Angling
At the heart of the Lakelands of Ireland, Longford is the undiscovered host of the best coarse fishing available, with a choice of over thirty lakes, rivers and canals never more than ten minutes away. These include the longest county shoreline of the River Shannon, the Inny River, the Camlin River, Lough Gowna and Lough Ree. Good fishing can be enjoyed from the shore in all locations with local information available on the most productive locations. Game fishing is also a popular activity in the region, with numerous locations where excellent catches can be taken.
The quality and quantity of the pike and bream in the extensive river and lake systems provide excellent opportunities to catch bumper weights of pike, bream, roach and tench.
The best known of the rivers, the Shannon, famed for catches along its length, carves its way through Longford, from Rooskey to Lanesborough (hot water stretch), holding excellent stocks of pike in its weedy inlets and wider stretches, at the entrance of the Camlin and Feorish rivers. Lough Forbes, a lake in its own right on the Shannon, is one of the best locations on this stretch. Lough Ree is 30km long, and the second biggest lake on the Shannon.
Particularly noted for its pike around the eastern shore from Killeenmore right through to Poolagh Point and the shore north of Elfeet Bay to Lanesborough. The many bays of Lough Ree have many bags of large bream taken each year, with roach and tench also widely available. Lough Gowna is a series of interconnecting lakes that form the headwaters of Lough Erne.
The numerous weedy bays and inlets of the main lake and smaller waters are all top class for pike, bream, roach and trout fishing. The Inny river flowing into Lough Ree is a magnificent pike fishery and can be fished at numerous locations for other species including roach, bream, perch and tench.
NORTH LONGFORD FISHING
North Longford, a fishermans paradise and a most attractive part of Ireland, with its rolling hills and beautiful lakes. It is a haven of peace and tranquility, where the people extend a warm welcome.
North Longford is noted for its wild well conditioned bream, roach, hybrids, pike, perch and its two games lakes with brown and rainbow trout, it has few equals as a holiday haven - probably none. Apart from the quality of its fish it offers the angler the opportunity to fish unattended and undisturbed in a wonderland of great scenic beauty, for every 14ha (34 acres) of land in Ireland there is one of water. It is without doubt a watery kingdom. Since most of these waters hold fighting fish it can in truth be called an anglers dream. The local people wish to share their good fortune and fisheries with you.
Our environment is the best in Europe. We have no acid rain and our waters are the cleanest in the E.U. The local people are there to make your holiday. Enjoy their hospitality and always remember that in almost every instance access to fisheries is by courtsey of these good people. So respect their property, close gates on access routes, don't litter and take care not to injure farm stock.