On these pages we introduce Northern Irelands main fishing locations, including rivers, loughs and sea fishing spots as well. Presentation is not comprehensive but we have picked destinations we have found worth to visit. Pages are updated reguraly and new locations will be added through out the season. Have fun and enjoy! All the photos are clickable to enlarge.

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.