Fishing near Collooney, Co. Sligo

Collooney sits in County Sligo where the Unshin River flows northward through the town toward Ballisodare, and the Owenbeg joins nearby. The area is primarily game angling country, with the Unshin — a clear limestone river — holding good wild brown trout, and the Ballysodare River running from Collooney down to the coast. Lough Gill lies just a few kilometres away, and Lough Arrow, known for its wild brown trout, is within easy reach to the south.

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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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