Fishing near Laytown, Co. Meath

Laytown sits on the Co. Meath coast where the River Nanny meets the Irish Sea, giving anglers access to both open beach fishing and two small local rivers. The sandy beach at Laytown and Bettystown is a known shore mark for flounder, sea trout and bass, while the Nanny and the nearby Delvin hold wild brown trout and seasonal sea trout runs.

Top waters to fish near Laytown

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Blonde Ray

Raja brachyura

Bull Huss

Scyliorhinus stellaris

Common Sole

Solea solea

European Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Goldsinny Wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris

John Dory

Zeus faber

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

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