Lough Derg A Fishing Kingdom
 Lough Derg is the largest lake on the river Shannon. The lake is a natural mixed fishery offering superb pike and coarse fishing. It also has wild brown trout which are mostly fished during the mayfly season. The lake has many islands and sheltered bays that offer interesting and exciting places to fish. Bream, Tench, Rudd, Roach and Perch can be fished from a lake boat.
The lake is rated a top water for record weight pike. The European Pike Angling Challenge is an annual event and is normally held during the third week of September.
You will not require a licence to fishing.
Fishing at our houses
 Our three houses are set in 30 acres nestling right on the shores of Lough Derg. Our guests only have to walk to the end of the garden to start their days fishing. We have a private pier and also supply bait fridges and tackle storage. Our houses are 4 star and sleep up to 6 people.
Our boats are Anglers Fancy boats build by John Meaghar, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary. These boats are renowned for their ability to drift very slowly. The heavy gauge of fiberglass used in their construction makes them very safe and stable.
Many of our guests finish off their days fishing with a few pints and some food at The Half Barrel Pub in Whitegate.
We also organise sea fishing day trips. Carrigaholt Sea Angling Centre, based in the fishing village of Carrigaholt on the South side of the Loop Head peninsula, offers fishing trips on it's charter boat, the Clare Dragoon.
Shannon Estuary and Atlantic Charter are based in Kilrush marina for easy access to all the best fishing spots in any kind of weather. Over 20 species to fish for: Shark, Tope, Ray, Conger, Skate trips a speciality, general angling also.
We know two local ghillies that have vast amounts of experience fishing Lough Derg are available for hire for half day or full days fishing.
Bait shops: Garry Kenny Portumna, Scariff, Killaloe.
Shore Fishing:
There is also natural access for shore fishing. Williamstown harbour is less than 2 km from our houses is one spot for shore fishing and also Twomilegate near Killaloe has purpose built fishing stands.
Access:
The lake is accessible by several slipways and there are many sheltered harbours and marina around its shores.
East Clare Lake lands
The east Clare lakelands comprises of over 40 lakes and rivers. The area is most popular for pike and coarse fishing with abundant stocks of pike, bream, tench, rudd, roach and perch. Most waters are very accessible with car parking close by and purpose build fishing stands have been erected on some lakes to provide greater ease of access. Some of the most popular lakes are Lough Bridger, Doon and the Kilgory lakes.
River Shannon:
For those who prefer river fishing, the River Shannon is located just over 20 miles from our houses. The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland.
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