Fishing near Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

Ballinrobe sits at the heart of some of Mayo's finest freshwater fishing. The River Robe runs through the town itself — giving Ballinrobe its name — before entering Lough Mask a few kilometres to the west. Lough Mask, one of Ireland's great wild brown trout lakes at around 22,000 acres, and the smaller limestone lough of Carra are both close at hand, with Lough Corrib not far beyond.