Fishing near Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Portlaoise sits in the heart of County Laois, within easy reach of some of the Midlands' most productive angling waters. The Rivers Barrow, Nore, and Owenass are the closest options, while stocked stillwater fisheries such as Laois Angling Centre at Coolrain and the Bog Lake on the Great Heath add variety. Wild brown trout, pike, and coarse species draw anglers from across Leinster to the area's rivers and club waters.

Top waters to fish near Portlaoise

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Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Common Sole

Solea solea

Sea Trout

Salmo trutta

Twaite Shad

Alosa fallax

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