Fishing near Portlaw, Co. Waterford

Portlaw sits in County Waterford, close to where the River Clodiagh runs through the town before joining the River Suir. The area is primarily freshwater fishing country, with the Suir — one of Ireland's great salmon and trout rivers — within easy reach, alongside the Clodiagh, the Nore, and the Barrow. Coarse fishing is also well represented across these rivers.

Top waters to fish near Portlaw

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

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