Fishing near Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Castlebar sits at the heart of County Mayo, surrounded by some of the west of Ireland's most productive angling waters. The town's own river holds coarse fish, while Lough Conn, Lough Mask, and Lough Carra lie within easy reach, renowned for wild brown trout and salmon. Coarse anglers, game anglers, and predator fishers all find serious fishing close to hand.

Top waters to fish near Castlebar

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Castlebar, Co. Mayo and what's needed to catch them.

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Tench

Tinca tinca

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Coalfish

Pollachius virens

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Arctic Char

Salvelinus alpinus

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