Fishing near New Ross, Co. Wexford

New Ross sits on the tidal River Barrow in County Wexford, where the Barrow, Nore, and Slaney river systems converge nearby. The area is well regarded for coarse angling, with Oaklands Lake — a 4.5-acre man-made fishery at Marshmeadows just outside the town — drawing anglers from across Ireland. The surrounding rivers also hold salmon, trout, and a range of coarse species.

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Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Common Bream

Abramis brama

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Common Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

European Flounder

Platichthys flesus

Eurasian Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Common Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

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