Fishing near Abbeyleix, Co. Laois

Abbeyleix sits in County Laois in the Irish Midlands, close to the River Nore and its tributaries the Owveg, Erkina and Goul. The Nore holds strong stocks of wild brown trout and draws fly anglers from across the region. A short drive away, Laois Angling Centre at Coolrain runs four spring-fed stocked lakes covering both game and coarse fishing.

Top waters to fish near Abbeyleix

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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

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Common Sole

Solea solea

Sea Trout

Salmo trutta

Twaite Shad

Alosa fallax

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

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