Fishing near Kells, Co. Meath

Kells sits in County Meath in the Boyne Valley, with the Kells Blackwater — the Boyne's largest tributary — running just north of the town. Fed by Lough Ramor in County Cavan, the Blackwater is regarded as one of Ireland's premier wild brown trout rivers. A short distance away, Grange Glebe Fishery provides a stillwater alternative for carp, tench, perch, and eel on three lakes about 5 km outside town.

Top waters to fish near Kells

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Blonde Ray

Raja brachyura

Bull Huss

Scyliorhinus stellaris

Common Sole

Solea solea

European Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

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