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An Angling Guide for Anglers with Disability or Restricted Mobility

Disabled Angling Facilities

Carlow

  1. Three stands at St. Mullins. Toilet facilities at local restaurant during opening hours

 

Cavan

  1. Big disabled Stand with ramp and protective railing, Castle Lake, Virginia, Co Cavan.
  2. Town Lake, Killeshandra, Co. Cavan. Floating disabled angling stand
  3. Holy Lake, Belturbet, Co. Cavan.     Put & Take Trout – specially adapted boat will be operative for the 2002 season. There is a wheelyboat with ramp where the wheelchair can fish this productive Trout fishery.
  4. Lough Gowna Co. Cavan – Dernaferst Shore north and south from the shore near car park with assistance.
  5. Cuillaghan Lake Ballyconnell, Co.Cavan – Floating disabled angling stand
  6. Mcnean River, Blacklion – Fixed Concrete disabled angling stand
  7. Gulladoo Lough, Co.Cavan – Floating disabled angling stand

Cork

  1. Munster Blackwater – Fermoy: Wheel chair accessible boats are available in the club waters. For more information on the wheelyboat at Fermoy contact:
    Chris O’Donovan, Fermoy Town & District Angling Club.
    Tel: +353 (0)89 4135120
  2. Boat charter – Rebecca C is a fully equipped Charter Vessel based from Youghal, Co. Cork. Full details on www.charterangling.ie
  3. Sea angling hoist at Kinsale. The board also has a mobile hoist that can be sited at any suitable pier particularly for sea angling festivals etc.
  4. Argideen River: There is full access to the pool below Inchees Bridge which is a concrete structure but gives very good access to Salmon and Sea Trout fishing.
  5. Bantry: There are a number of disabled stands at Lough Bofinne, a Rainbow Trout Lake near Bantry.
  6. Shepperton Lake: Accessible angling stand and parking
  7. Inniscarra: There are a number of stands on the Innisleena section for good Coarse and Pike fishing.

Donegal

  1. Owenea Fishery: Beat 3, Glenties.
  2. Eske Fishery: Mill Pool.
  3. Rosses Fishery, Lough Waskel – disabled boat access.
  4. Roosky Lough, Creeslough: ‘Clodha’ Wheelyboat available
  5. Loughanure: wheely boat

Galway

  1. There are two wheelchair accessible stands on the Cong River for Salmon and Trout fishing
  2. At Ballyquirke Lake near Moycullen there are two concrete disabled stand with guard rails for Coarse and Pike fishing.

Kerry

  1. Sea angling hoist at Cahersiveen. The board also has a mobile hoist that can be sited at any suitable pier particularly for sea angling festivals etc.
  2. Lough Currane: There is a hoist at Frank Donnelly’s angling centre for excellent Salmon and Sea Trout fishing.
  3. Killarney: There is a hoist for disabled anglers at Lough Leane for Salmon and Trout fishing from a boat.

Laois

  1. Gill Pond – Ballinakill: Mixed Coarse Fishery, 2 disabled stands present. Easy access for all anglers. No toilet facilities present.

Leitrim

  1. Kesh Lake, Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim.  One concrete stand for coarse and Pike
  2. Rossy Bridge, Keshkerrigan. Fixed disabled angling stand
  3. Shannon/Erne Waterway, Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim. There is a plastic stand with guard rail and car parking – Coarse fishing.
  4. Garadice Lake, (Haughton’s Shore), Co. Leitrim. Suitable for wheelchairs with assistance along the shoreline from the lake shore road.
  5. Garadice Lake, Co. Leitrim. Fixed disabled angling stand.
  6. Kiltybarden Lake, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. 2 fixed concrete disabled angling stands
  7. Rockfield Lake in Carrigallen from the lake side road and car park with assistance.
  8. Gulladoo Lake Carrigallen – Floating disabled angling stand and parking
  9. There is a disabled angling structure with road access and carpark on L Doon which is located in Fivemilebourne, Newtownmanor, Drumahair, Co Leitrim
  10. Lough Mcnean. Fixed Concrete disabled angling stand

Louth

  1. River Dee disabled facility, Ardee, Co. Louth.Riverside walk upstream of the town of Ardee, park offering good Trout fishing in pools and riffles.
  2. River Fane at Stephenstown.

Mayo

  1. There are disabled angling facilities on the Moy Fishery in Ballina including the Ridge Pool & the Fresh Water Beat.
  2. Additional facilities are provided on the Ballina Salmon Angler’s Association water and the Foxford Salmon Angler’s Association water.
  3. There are some concrete ramps on the Glenamoy River for fishing for Salmon and Sea Trout on some very good pools.
  4. East Mayo Anglers Association offer a disabled angling facility at Crillaun Straide on the River Moy. The facility offers a 76-meter fishing platform, with a changing room and car park exclusively for the use of disabled anglers on one of the best pools of the famous River Moy. More details available at: https://www.eastmayoanglers.com/the-fishery/limited-mobility-wheelchair-access/

Monaghan

  1. Carrickmacross: Capragh Lake, Lough Nagarnaman
  2. Castleblaney: Lough Muckno (Gas Lake), Lough ross
  3. Dromore river Cootehill – Fixed disabled angling stand
  4. Drum Lake – Fixed disabled angling stand
  5. Peter’s Lake, Monaghan Town, Co Monaghan
  6. Lough Major, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan. 2 Floating disabled angling stands – Coarse fishing
  7. Mullanary Lake, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan . Fixed disabled angling stand
  8. Gortnawinny Lake, Clones Co.Monaghan- A floating disabled angling stand

Sligo

  1. There is a jetty on the Garavogue River at Doorly Park which has disabled access. It is primarily a docking/berthing/pick up jetty for boat tours of L Gill, but regularly used by anglers
  2. There are two new fishing stands on the Garavogue River which are located off an existing path/walkway and would be accessible for those with impaired mobility.
  3. Bellanascarrow Lough, Ballymote Co Sligo. The Ballymote Anglers have installed disabled access and a fishing stand.

Tipperary

  1. River Suir – Cahir: There are 6 stands purpose built of individuals with wheelchairs on the River Suir downstream of the Swiss Cottage. Ideal trout waters and permits are available locally. Public Toilet facilities are available which wheelchair access also.
  2. Templemore Lake has three wheelchair accessible angling stands. The lake holds a good stock of coarse fish and pike.

Waterford

  1. Waterford Fly Fishing at Carrigavanty, Knockaderry and Ballyscanlon fisheries have wheelchair accessible boats available. Lakes stocked with browns and rainbows. Ideal location. Permits available locally at Centra Supermarket, Kilmeaden. To Hire out the Wheelie Boat contact Pat Smith (Treasurer) On : Tel. 051 384428
  2. Ballyshunnock Reservoir- Kilmeaden: This is a mixed coarse and trout fishery with angling access for individuals with disabilities. Permits are available in the Centra Shop in Kilmeaden, however there are no toilet facilities available at present on site.
  3. Munster Blackwater – Cappoquinn: Wheel chair accessible boats are available in the club waters. For more information on the wheelyboat at Cappoquin contact:
    Jeremy Nicholson, Cappoquin Salmon and Trout Anglers Association.
    Tel: + 353 (0)58 52302

Westmeath

  1. Mullingar has a disabled angler boat for lake angling

Wexford

  1. Oaklands Lake – New Ross :Ideal for coarse fishing. We have used this ourselves during National Angling Awareness Week when we had members of the Waterford and Wexford Branches of the Wheel Chair Association fishing at the lake. The lake has ramps, appropriate stands and toilet facilities.

Wicklow

  1. National Disabled Angling Facility, Aughrim, Co Wicklow
  2. Rainbow Trout fishery (purpose built facility)

The following is a passage from the Waterways brochure on disabled angling facilities on the River Barrow in the southern Region.

There are two wheelchair accessible angling stands and a car park at Athy (map 3), on the Barrow Line of the Grand Canal. The angling stands arelocated at the southern end of a major match angling section. This section plays host to a large number of local and provincial coarse angling competitions, run by the Athy and District Angling Club.

The Barrow Line at Ballyteague and Athy is between 12 and 15 metres wide and averages 1.75 m deep. The canal corridor supports a wide diversity of aquatic and marginal plants that harbour myriads of fish-food insects. This aquatic vegetation also acts as a spawning and nursery habitat for a variety of coarse fishes. This may explain the large quantity of healthy fish that is resident in this productive canal. The vegetation is carefully managed and does not pose an obstruction for anglers.

Barrow Navigation

On the Barrow Navigation at Bagenalstown (map 2),Waterways Ireland has developed a quality angling section with wheelchair accessible stands. Five state-of-the-art stands with adjacent car parking are located on the banks of the river, downstream of Rathelin Lock. A dedicated tarmac towpath services the section.

The Barrow Navigation adjacent to the stands at Bagenalstown is aproximately 40m wide. The flow is slow and the water is between 3 and 4 m deep. The margins of the Barrow Navigation support moderate stands of reeds and yellow water lilies. The density of boat traffic through the area is low.

Shannon Catchment Fisheries

Fishery    

Centre/ Location

Type of Facilities

Midlands Fishing Permit
Type of Fishing
Mohill,
Co Leitrim
One wheelchair friendly stand
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse angling and pike.
Carrick on Shannon,
Co Leitrim
One wheelchair friendly stand
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse angling and pike.
Mohill,
Co Leitrim
One wheelchair friendly stand
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse angling and pike.
Boyle,
Co Roscommon
One  wheelchair friendly stand
Check with local Angling Club
Mostly  coarse fishing  and pike present
Lanesboro,
Co Longford
Easy access to a concrete ribbon with three custom built stands and WC facilities
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
Donamon,
Co Roscommon
30 custom built stands with dedicated parking bays
Permit Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
Ballaghadereen
Co Roscommon
One  wheelchair friendly stand
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
Mullingar,
Co Westmeath
Double wheelchair friendly stand & dedicated parking bays
Permit Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling
Mullingar,
Co Westmeath
Easy access to open bank fishing
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling
Abbeyshrule, Co Longford
Easy access open bank fishing
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling
Banagher, Co Offaly
Easy access open bank fishing
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling
Boora Parklands, Co Offaly
Nine custom built stands and car park
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse angling with some trout
East Clare Lakes
One  wheelchair friendly stand
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
East Clare Lakes
One  wheelchair friendly stand & parking
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
East Clare Lakes
Easy access to stands and parking
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
Annacotty, Limerick
Easy access to stands and parking
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout and salmon
Scariff
Easy access to piers and parking
Permit not Required
Good trout, coarse and pike angling
Dromineer
Easy access to piers and parking
Permit not Required
Good trout, coarse and pike angling
Killaloe, Twomilegate
Easy access to stands and parking at Twomilegate
Permit not Required
Good trout, coarse and pike angling
Scariff, Tuamgraney Pier
Easy Access to fishing pier
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout
Scariff, Harbour Section
Easy Access access to fishing pier
Permit not Required
Mostly coarse and pike angling with some trout