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    Lough Corrib

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    Lough Corrib is 42,000 acres in size and stretches in length from within 4 miles of Galway City to within 2 miles of Maum Bridge, a distance of 33 miles. The Lough is renowned for its wild brown trout and salmon fishing. Brown trout fishing is usually good from the first day of the season and the salmon fishing for grilse is best from around the end of May. Trout can be caught on wet fly from opening day, Feb. 15th.

    Each season, a number of specimen brown trout are caught on the lough, and the record stands at around 21.5lb, caught in September 2002. There are boats for hire at several locations around the lough, and boatmen are also available at most boat stations. Angling on Lough Corrib is free.

    Season

    Brown Trout: 15th Feb. – 30th Sept.
    Sea Trout: 1st June – 30th Sept.
    Salmon: 1st Feb. – 30th Sept.

    Regulations

    This Bye-law provides for a daily bag limit of 4 trout of which not more than 1 trout is greater than 10 lbs (4.54 kgs), and prohibits –

    (a) the taking of trout less than 13 inches (33 cm),
    (b) the use of more than 1 rod or 4 artificial flies when fly fishing,
    (c) the use of more than 1 rod when dapping,
    (d) the use of more than 2 rods or 4 artificial flies per rod when trolling,
    (e) the use of more than 2 rods when bait fishing or spinning, and
    (f) the having on board a boat more than 3 rods when more than 1 person is bait fishing, spinning or trolling.

    Angling guides

    Birchhall Lodge and Angling

    Contact: Padraig Fahey
    Address Curraveha Birchall Galway H91 WPC3 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 256 5009 Website: birchallonloughcorrib.com
    Photo of Birchhall Lodge and Angling

    Notes

    We are located on the western shores of Lough Corrib, one of Europe’s best Trout & Salmon lakes which fishes from 15th Feb through to 30th Sept. From October through the winter months Pike Fishing on Fly or Bait can be arranged.

    Angling & Boating on Lough Corrib

    Padraig looks after the Angling and Boating facilities providing guiding services and boat & engine hire. Padraig has 35 years of experience fishing on Lough Corrib and has fished for the Irish International Fly Fishing teams over many years. On Lough Corrib he specialises in early season Duck Fly, Olive and Mayfly hatches, Buzzer and Caenis fishing and later on in the season sedge hatches. There is a Drying Room available for Wet Gear.

    Birchall Lodge & Angling on Lough Corrib is ideally situated in between the lower and upper lake giving one an ideal opportunity to fish here. We have private access to the lake with its own moorings. As an alternative to your fishing trip, we can arrange Sea Trout and Salmon Fishing & Guiding on Connemara Lakes.

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    Curraveha Birchall H91 WPC3 Ireland

    Boat Hire

    Information on where boats can be hired from is available at this link.

    Fishery Contact Details

    Address: Inland Fisheries Ireland, Teach Breac, Earl’s Island, Galway.
    Telephone: +353 (0)91 563118
    Fax: +353 (0)91 566335
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Website: www.fishinginireland.info