Fishing near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

Thomastown sits on the River Nore in County Kilkenny, and the river is the heart of local angling. The middle Nore through the town and downstream to Inistioge is regarded as some of the finest fly water in Ireland — clear, alkaline, and rich in invertebrate life. Thomastown Anglers Association holds 7 kilometres of wild game fishing on the Nore, and Mount Juliet Estate's 12 named pools on the Nore and King's River lie immediately upstream. Brown trout and Atlantic salmon are the marquee species, with coarse fish — roach, dace, perch, and pike — in the slower downstream glides.