Fishing near Rathkeale, Co. Limerick

Rathkeale sits in west Limerick where the River Deel passes directly through the town on its 65 km journey from the uplands of west Limerick to the Shannon Estuary at Askeaton. The Deel is the defining local water — a sinuous, limestone-country river known for wild brown trout in its pools and riffles, with roach, perch, and pike in the slower lower stretches. The neighbouring River Maigue, the lower Shannon, and Lough Derg broaden the options for anglers willing to travel a short distance.

Top waters to fish near Rathkeale

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European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Blonde Ray

Raja brachyura

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