Fishing near Navan, Co. Meath

Navan sits at the confluence of the River Boyne and the Blackwater (Kells Blackwater) in the heart of County Meath, making it one of the most accessible coarse and game fishing centres in the east of Ireland. The Boyne is a classic limestone river known for salmon and brown trout, with well-regarded shore-fishing spots at Kilcarn, Blackcastle, and Dunmoe on the town's doorstep.

Top waters to fish near Navan

Species & education

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

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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

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Blonde Ray

Raja brachyura

Bull Huss

Scyliorhinus stellaris

Common Sole

Solea solea

European Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

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