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Kilmore Seafood Festival

05 Jul 2012 - 08 Jul 2012

Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival will be held from Thursday 5th to 8th July 2012. This year's programme celebrates with music, street...

Irish Bass Sea Angling Festival

20 Jul 2012 - 22 Jul 2012

This is a brand new lure angling event created and organised by Absolute Fishing. It is a catch-and-release tournament open to all...

Belturbet Festival Of The Erne

28 Jul 2012 - 09 Aug 2012

The Festival of the Erne is well known as one of the largest festivals of its kind in the region and 2012 will hosts a programme...

Currane Sea Angling Competitions

10 Aug 2012 - 12 Aug 2012

A series of sea angling competitions will take place around Currane, Achill Island, from the 10th-12th August, 2012. On the 10th...

Baltimore Deep Sea Angling Festival

23 Aug 2012 - 26 Aug 2012

The Baltimore Deep Sea Angling Festival is South West Ireland's longest-running angling competition and is noted for exciting...

Arvagh 'King of Clubs' International Coarse Fishing Competition

03 Sep 2012 - 07 Sep 2012

The 'King of Clubs' is one of the longest coarse angling festivals that attracts coarse anglers from Great Britain and Ireland....

Arvagh International Coarse Fishing Comp

03 Sep 2012 - 07 Sep 2012

Established in 1982, the Arvagh has gone from strength to strength. 2012 will see the 30th year of this event, so there will be a...

Lakeland and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship

08 Sep 2012 - 14 Sep 2012

This is your chance to be part of history and take part in the biggest coarse angling match ever - and to call yourself World...

Cork Small Boats Festival

14 Sep 2012 - 21 Sep 2012

The Cork Small Boats Festival is one of the most prestigious angling competitions in the country. It is a “bring your own boat”...

22nd Annual European Pike Angling Challenge

24 Sep 2012 - 27 Sep 2012

"Lough Derg is the largest lake on the river Shannon. Its 32,000 acres stretch 22 miles in length from Killaloe to Portumna and is...

Cootehill Championship Fishing Festival 2012

24 Sep 2012 - 28 Sep 2012

Cootehill Championship Fishing Festival is Ireland's largest course angling festival held over five days in five great venues....

Fitzpatrick's Gowna Angling Festival 2012

27 Sep 2012 - 01 Oct 2012

The Gowna Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2012 and involves fishing various venues on a rotational basis for 4 of...

The Helm Skate Festival

06 Oct 2012 - 06 Oct 2012

The Helm Skate Festival is an angling festival for common and other species of skate in the Clew Bay area and takes place on the...

 

 

 

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Why Ireland

Ireland is one of the most popular sport fishing destinations in Europe and for good reason, too. The massive variety and quality of fishing has given the country an enviable reputation.

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Coarse Fishing

In Ireland, coarse fishing is free almost everywhere! Great catches, friendly hostelries, good food and tall stories guaranteed

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Game Fishing

Game Fishing in Ireland is a centuries old sport enlivened by innovation but rooted in traditional practices and local folklore

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Pike Fishing

The mighty pike is a formidable prey, which tests the skills of even the most seasoned angler!

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Sea Fishing

The seas around Ireland are so prolific that they can turn up anything from a Tompot Blenny of a few grammes to a giant Tuna of over 400kg!

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Fishing Regulations

In both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, licences are required for salmon and sea trout fishing.

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Course and Game Angling
Course and Game Angling

Internationally recognised fishing waters include: the River Bann,...

River Flesk
River Flesk

The River Flesk drains into Lough Leane at Killarney. It gets a run of...

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In Ireland, there are 5,600 km of coastline, 14,000 km of riverbank, 200,000 hectares of lake and almost 100 species of fresh and saltwater fish to test your angling skills!