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Historical Overview Of Lake Fishing In IrelandA "" Factsheet~DUBLIN DISTRICT.~Lake.--Lough Ree, Station.--Athlone, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 80 miles from Dublin. Hotel accommodation good. Salmon, trout, pike, and perch free. ~LIMERICK DISTRICT.~ Lake.--Lough Derg. Station.--Nenagh, on the Great Southern and Western Railway. Accommodation at Lough Derg Hotel, Miss Mill's Private Hotel, O'Meara's Hotel, Nenagh, and Hibernian Hotels. Some good trout and salmon fishing; some by permission, and some fishings may be hired. Lake.--Inchiquin Lake. Station.--Corofin, on West Clare Railway, 33 miles from Limerick. Accommodation at Lake Hotel. Famous for trout fishing. Station.--Croom, on Great Southern and Western Railway. Lakes.--Tony Hill Lake, 1-1/2 miles from Croom, and Loughgor Lake, 7 miles from Croom. Accommodation at Croom Hotel and Maigue View Hotel. Pike free by permission of owners. Lake.--Lough Derg. Station.--Killaloe, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 15 miles from Limerick. Hotel accommodation excellent. Lough Derg is one of the prettiest pieces of water in Ireland, it is within ten minutes row of Killaloe, and the trout fishing is about the best in the United Kingdom. In favourable weather large baskets of trout are taken, and the fish weigh from 1 lb. to 7 lbs. Pike and perch also abound in the lake, the former grows very large. ~CORK DISTRICT.~ There is a chain of lakes near Inchigeela (Lake Allan and Gougane Barra) where some salmon and pike fishing may be had. There is also a small lake near Bruff (Loch Ghur) where trout, pike, etc., may be killed; also there are small lakes near Bantry well stocked with trout, &c. Lake.--Inchigeela. Station.--Macroom, on Cork and Macroom Railway, 25 miles from Cork. Good hotel, provided with boats, fishermen, etc. Pike and trout free. Lake.--Loch Ghur. Station.--Kilmallock, on Great Southern and Western Railway, 42 miles from Cork. Good accommodation at O'Sullivan's Hotel. Pike and trout free. ~KILLARNEY DISTRICT.~ Killarney for the Angler is a paradise. He can fish a different stream or lake every day for a month or longer. The best fishing season is March, April, May, and September. Close season, November to February. Lakes.--Lakes of Killarney, Lough Leane, Muckross Lake, the Long Range, Upper Lake. Station.--Killarney, thence by car. Accommodation at Killarney. Trout and salmon. Licence required for salmon, cost 20s. Lake.--Guitane. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 5 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown and red trout free. Lake.--Looscannagh. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 10-1/2 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout, etc., free. Lake.--Glas Lake. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 5 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout, etc., free. Lake.--Gourggh. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 9 miles, walk two more. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free. Lake.--Cushvalley. Station.--Killarney, thence by car about 8 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free. Lake.--Garagarry. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 6 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free. Lake.--Cummeenduff. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 13 miles through Gap of Dunloe. Accommodation at Killarney. Amply stocked with trout free. Lake.--Curraghmore. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 15 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free. Lake.--Augur. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 9 miles. Brown trout free. Lake.--Callee. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 8 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Fine stock of trout free. Lake.--Managh. Station.--Killarney, thence by car 6 miles. Accommodation at Killarney. Brown trout free. ~SLIGO DISTRICT.~ Lake.--Lough Gill. Station.--Sligo, on Great Southern and Western Railway, thence by car 3 miles. Good hotel accommodation at Sligo. Salmon, white and brown trout and pike free, by permission, which may be obtained without difficulty. ~*~ Research Provided By Teresa Thomas Bohannon |
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