Fishing near Mountrath, Co. Laois

Mountrath sits in County Laois in Ireland's midlands, close to the River Nore and the smaller Delour and Mountrath rivers. The area is known for coarse fishing on free-access rivers, wild brown trout on the Nore, and the Laois Angling Centre at Coolrain — Ireland's largest stocked fishery — which draws anglers from across the country for trout and coarse fishing on four spring-fed lakes.