Northern Ireland is one of the finest fishing destinations in the whole Europe and Northern Ireland has it all: Sea angling, Coarse and Game fishing. There's a wide choice of unspoilt locations and unforgettable scenery and local people are famous for their hospitality. You simply can't go wrong by taking a great angling break in Northern Ireland.

For game fishing there is a tremendous variety of fisheries available in Northern Ireland offering excellent Salmon and Sea Trout angling, with some providing exclusive beat fishing. Wild Brown Trout fisheries abound from the tremendous Loughs of Erne where Brown Trout of 4 kg and over are taken every season to hidden wild mountain loughs and fabulous river fishing with trout ranging from 0.5 kg to 3,5kg.

Coarse angler can enjoy fishing all year round in Northern Ireland and it has long been approved as one of Europe's best regions for coarse fishing. Two especially notable venues for big matches are Upper and Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh and the Bann river in County Antrim; the river flows into the biggest inland sea of whole British Isles called Lough Neagh. Both River Bann and Loughs of Erne have held innumerable match fishing world records.

Deep blue waters of Northern Ireland coast make your sea-fishing experience unforgettable. There's a huge variety of shore, rock and boat fishing opportunities available along the easily accessible coastlines of Counties Londonderry, Antrim and Down - and the variety of species available is second to none: dogfish, pollack, seatrout, mackerel, cod, sole for example. Professional guides are available whole year around and so are big matches!

Lough Erne is made up of the Upper Lough, east of Enniskillen and the Lower Lough which runs west to Belleek near the Atlantic coast.The lough is a mixed coarse and game fishery.The game angling, in the main, takes place on the Lower Lough although trout are found throughout the system.The Lower Lough is a large expanse of water – over 15 miles long - with numerous islands and bays.These provide vast areas of shallow water and rocky shores making for ideal fishing grounds.Although a limited number of salmon run the lough wild brown trout are the quarry and the lough holds an excellent head of fish. In the recent past their numbers have been further improved by restocking with indigenous Erne trout from the Erne and Melvin Enhancement Company’s modern hatchery at Marble Arch.At the same time an ongoing Salmon Enhancement Programme is running with the aim of restoring the Erne as a salmon fishery. It is hoped that the grilse runs will improve as the Programme progresses. Much habitat improvement has taken place on the feeder rivers and this has meant an increased natural recruitment. The result is an improving stock of wonderful wild trout.These trout can grow to double figures and the larger trout are usually taken trolling.The best fish taken trolling – some years ago - was 19lbs.

Navar Forest Park is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Forest Service and anglers are liable for the normal charge for cars using the Forest Drive.This is a beautiful 7.5 miles/12.2kms of winding road with some wonderful and panoramic views over Fermanagh, Lough Erne and west to the Donegal coast.There is a cliff top view point, which together with a touring caravan site, picnic areas and forest walks makes the Park ideal for a family outing.

This is one of Ireland’s most famous loughs. It is home to three distinct species of trout – the magic Sonaghan, the Gillaroo and the Ferox – as well as enjoying a run of spring salmon and grilse. Fishing starts in February with the arrival of the first salmon and continues through the months with grilse from May to July and wonderful trout fishing throughout the season.Trolling is the most used method for the springers but fly fishing for the sonaghan and gillaroo, as well as the grilse, is excellent.Whilst the gillaroo feeds chiefly on crustacea the sonaghan feed on the daphnia and emerging insects.

The Foyle is one of the richest game fishing systems in Europe and one of the best salmon waters in the world! The Foyle Basin covers 3,670 sq km and spans the Donegal Border and the districts of Strabane, Omagh, Londonderry and Limavady. Due to the variety of the rivers that make up the system, the region has an exceptionally long season, stretching from April to October. Each river is at its best during particular weather conditions which means that there is an opportunity to fish whether high or low water. It is estimated that 10,000 salmon are caught annually by anglers, while brown trout and sea trout are also abundant.

Situated close to the Giants Causeway on the North Antrim coast the River Bush offers top class salmon fishing to the visiting angler. Though the river is managed primarily for ecological research studies into the life cycle of Atlantic salmon, game angling of the highest quality is made available to the public on almost all of the river. Angling on the lower part of the river has been divided into several day ticket stretches to give the best sport possible, with a variety of methods available to suit conditions. The river is a ‘flash spate’ water and does not remain in top class order for extended periods. The addition of the Dundarave stretch in 2006 which is a good Salmon holding area should extend the fishing opportunities. When in form, however, it provides excellent sport. There are named pools on each of the day ticket stretches, and anglers are expected to follow fishing etiquette and move from pool to pool.

Close to the North Antrim coast the unrestricted stretch of the river Bush offers the chance of a good day’s sport in a variety of delightful settings. From the downstream limit at Walkmills to Stroan Bridge the river is mainly slow moving and fairly deep with isolated fords, and flows between high banks. From Stroan Bridge to Magherahoney the pace of the river quickens and faster flowing water over gravel begins to predominate. However, there are deeper pools and a fair chance of making contact with a good salmon. The brown trout fishing is also of a high order. Above Magherahoney the river changes to a mountain stream with water cascading over large boulders and small but deep pools with extensive bush cover. The chance of a salmon in this reach is much diminished but there is a good stock of small brownies and on the right day the sport can be fast and furious.

Antrim is a big fishing county ranging from Belfast Lough up through the lovely glens and round past Rathlin Island to the twin seaside towns of Portrush and Portstewart (the latter of which is in Co. Londonderry). For visitors there has always been a warm welcome and fishermen are no exception.