Fishing near Clones, Co. Monaghan

Clones sits in north-west County Monaghan, surrounded by up to sixty lakes within a five-mile radius and positioned within the Erne Catchment — one of the most productive coarse fisheries in Europe. The slow-moving River Finn is the centrepiece, flowing through lily-fringed margins toward the Erne system, while dozens of small interconnected lakes fill the surrounding countryside. Pleasure anglers, match anglers, and pike specialists all find serious water here.

Top waters to fish near Clones

Species & education

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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

Black Seabream

Spondyliosoma cantharus

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Thornback Ray

Raja clavata

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Common Bream

Abramis brama

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