Owenriff River The Owenriff River, Oughterard, has free fishing for both salmon and brown trout from where the river enters Lough Corrib to the trout hatchery upstream of Oughterard. Mr & Mrs. McCarroll, Clareville, Oughterard, Co. Galway, control the fishing on the short stretch between the hatchery and the first waterfall on the river. The left bank between the first and the second waterfall is controlled by Sir Robert Pankbridge, Waterfall Lodge, Oughterard, and the opposite bank is controlled by Mrs. Harben, Oughterard, Co. Galway. Upstream of the main waterfall private rights are claimed on most of the waters, including those of the O'Flaherty Estate. Excellent runs of salmon from Lough Corrib ascend the Owenriff river from around the end of May and these runs can last for several weeks whenever there is a good flood. August and September are two months when other good runs of salmon occur. Shannaghree Lough This lough is about four miles west of Oughterard and is close to the Oughterard/Costello road. There is good fishing from small brown trout on Shannaghree Lough from the month of April onwards. Leadmine Lough The lough is very small and forms part of the Owenriff river about two miles from Oughterard and it is situated between the townlands of Rusheeny and Glengowla. The Leadmine lough holds small brown trout, some salmon from May onwards and large Corrib trout from late in July to the end of the fishing season. Lough Agraffard Agraffard is a small lough on the left hand side of the road from Oughterard to Maam Cross in the townland of Derryerglinna. The lough holds brown trout to three quarters of a lb and the lough also holds salmon from May onwards. Lough Acogga Lough Acogga is high in the hills south west of the Owenriff river. The outler from the lough flows into the Owenriff about three hundred yards downstream from Lough Agraffard. The best way to reach the lough is across the bog on foot off the Oughterard. The lough holds a stock of small brown trout and some large Corrib trout run into the lough in September. Lough Lettercraffroe Lough Lettercraffroe is situated about six miles west of Oughterard. A half a mile north of the Oughterard/Costello road. Access to the lough is by a forest roadway that leads to the shore of the lough. There is a good stock of brown trout in the lough. Lough Adrehul This is a small lough alongside the Leam roadway which is about three hundred yards off the Oughterard/Maam Cross road. The lough holds a stock of small brown trout and some salmon from the month of May onwards as well as some large Corrib trout from the end of July onwards. Lough Boffin Lough Boffin is about six miles from Oughterard and is close to the Oughterard/Maam Cross road. The lough holds brown trout to three quarters of a pound and salmon run into the lough during heavy floods from around the end of May to the end of September. Large brown trout from Lough Corrib enter the lough with the first floods in late July. Subsequent runs of Corrib trout occur during flood conditions during August and September. Lough Aphreaghuan Access to this lough is difficult as there is no proper pathway and the lough can only be reached by travelling on foot across rough ground from a point about one mile north-west of Lough Boffin on the Oughterard/Maam Cross road. The lough holds small brown trout and the occasional salmon can be caught during the last two months of the season. Fishing is from the shore only. Lough Cromlec This lough is high in the hills west of Lough Boffin and it can be reached by travelling on foot from the old raiolway line close to Leam Bridge which is just a few hundred yards off the Maam Cross/Oughterard road. Fishing is from the shore only.