Fishing near Ballymote, Co. Sligo

Ballymote sits in County Sligo, surrounded by a cluster of small loughs and the Owenmore River within a few miles of the town. The area is well regarded for coarse fishing, with bream, rudd, hybrids, perch, roach and pike all present in good numbers across venues like Ballinascarrow Lake, Ardrea Lake, Cloonacleigha Lake and Templehouse Lake. Game fishing is also accessible in the wider region.

Top waters to fish near Ballymote

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Common Bream

Abramis brama

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Ballan Wrasse

Labrus bergylta

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