Angling News great website award

Angling on the River Barrow

The River Barrow is a unique recreational fishery, facilitating both game and coarse angling. The Barrow also supports a fishery for twaite shad and plays host to a prestigious international shad fishing competition. The Barrow is renowned as a game and coarse angling river for salmon, brown trout, roach, rudd, pike, perch and tench with easy access to all parts of the river from the Barrow footpath.

The salmon and trout fishing season on the River Barrow commences January and runs to the end of September. Good trout fishing can be enjoyed at a number of locations on the river and its tributaries. The area behind the Dolmen Hotel in Carlow has enhanced fishing in this stretch. Between Goresbridge and Graiguenamanagh and at Milford the fishing can be very good and trout of up to 2lbs can be caught. Below the weir in St. Mullins the trout are small (.5lb) but plentiful.

Local Information:

Carlow Tackle Shops - (with free local knowledge and fishermen's tales!) click here

...

Carlow is the venue for the all-Ireland Angling competition in July 2008:

The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland has confirmed that the All-Ireland Angling Championships are to be held in Carlow this summer. The prestigious event was secured by Carlow Coarse Anglers and the Southern Regional Fisheries Board. It will take place on Sunday July 27. It's expected that up to and over 200 anglers are expected to descend on Carlow from Ireland and the UK for the biggest event in the annual angling calendar.

Contact Garrison House for special Angler's deals.

 

Specimen Fish - River Barrow 2007:

specimen fidsh River Barrow 2007

Angling in Carlow? Fishing guides are available in each self-catering house. Local knowledge freely given, Packed Lunches available from our own restaurant. Beer available in our own pub! Shopping & sightseeing for the non-anglers in the party. What more could you ask of an Irish angling holiday on Ireland's beautiful River Barrow?

A Salmon caught on the River Barrow

Local lock keeper (and keen fly fisherman) John O'Neill with a Barrow salmon. John works for Waterways Ireland, and will advise on fishing in the area, obtaining permits etc. John O'Neill - Mobile: 087 9516333

Click here for Leisure page

 

Coarse & Salmon Fishing on the river Barrow, Ireland

Coarse & Salmon Fishing on the river Barrow, Ireland

source: Infowing.ie

other links: Fishing HQ

 

 

 


Coarse Fishing on the river Barrow, Ireland:

The rivers Greese and Lerr, tributaries of the River Barrow provide excellent trout fishing. September is the best month for salmon fishing with the majority of fish taken below the weir at St.Mullins and some at Borris.

From Lanigan's lock in Carlow trout, salmon & coarse fishing is particularly good. The excellent stocks of quality pike are one of che main attractions for anglers on the River Barrow, with abundant stocks of 20lbs Pike angling is carried out on all stretches of the river between Athy and St. Mullins.

The main coarse angling locations are Bahana Wood (just above St.Mullins) and at Graiguenamanagh. Bream and hybrids are the primary species but rudd is also abundant here. Other favoured locations are Carlow, Leighlinbridge and Bagenalstown, with bream and hybrids being the main attractions in these areas. source: Carlow Tourism

Free Day Boat

Don't forget that our staying guests have the use of a free day boat. So you can get out on the river to make the most of your visit. Read more here.

click for local waterways map

 

River Barrow picture gallery:

Pike fishing on the river Barrow

John O'Neill with a Barrow Pike

Fly fishing on the river Barrow at Milford

Fly fishing on the river Barrow at Milford

Read an account of 3 men in a boat - a memorable day out on the river by local author Mim Scala. Click here

 

Website Marketing by Western Webs, Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland
Ask about our Portal Pages Project