The West of Ireland offers some of the best fishing in Europe for wild brown trout, Atlantic salmon and sea trout in rivers and loughs.   The great Western loughs – Corrib, Mask and Conn – are unique as venues for wild brown trout fishing, while the river Moy is one of the most productive salmon and grilse rivers in Europe.   Numerous other rivers and loughs abound in the area, offering the visiting angler a wide choice of fishing, depending on weather and water conditions and his/her preferences.   Add to this superb pike fishing and as yet mostly untapped saltwater fly-fishing and you have a region that offers the visiting angler every prospect of tremendous sport.

These are the waters fished by such famous angling writers as T.C. Kingsmill-Moore and A.A. Luce.   Luce fished Lough Conn extensively and had for many years a cottage on the shore at Cloghans bay.   More recently, John Bailey has written of his experiences on these majestic waters in his book, “ Fly Fishing in Ireland ”.

“Once you have seen a ten-pound trout, with golden belly and both flanks patterned with red spots and black, come flashing out of the water in a head and tail rise at your bob-fly, arched like the bow of Ulysses, you never forget the sight.”

Fishing and Thinking, A.A.Luce