Ballyforan sits along the River Suck in County Roscommon, offering access to one of Ireland's more unspoilt inland waterways. The area downstream of Ballyforan is recognized as an important location for pike and coarse angling.

Following the installation of a bridge at nearby Derrycahill, Inland Fisheries Ireland worked with Roscommon County Council to improve boat-launching facilities at the site, restoring access that had been unavailable for several years due to safety concerns.

The River Suck through this stretch flows through scenic water meadows and attracts wildfowl year-round. Anglers will find good stocks of bream, roach, rudd, and tench in the river and surrounding lakes.