Fishing near Callan, Co. Kilkenny

Callan sits in County Kilkenny, in the valley of the King's River, a tributary of the Nore. The surrounding area is classic Irish coarse and game country, with the King's River running close to town and the larger River Nore within easy reach. Pike, perch, roach, bream, brown trout and Atlantic salmon are all part of the local fishing picture, and the Nore at Thomastown — where Mount Juliet Estate manages a dedicated stretch — is among the more noted game fisheries in the county.

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

European Smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

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