Fishing near Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
Baltinglass sits in the Slaney valley in west Wicklow, with the River Slaney running directly through the town. The area is best known for its wild brown trout fishing on the upper Slaney, and the Blessington Lakes (Poulaphouca Reservoir) are a well-regarded stillwater fishery within easy reach.
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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
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
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