The Clare River system includes the Abbert River, the Grange River, the Sinking River and the Dalgan River and offers very good trout fishing over long stretches where trout to several lbs in weight are regularly taken to wetfly and dry fly fishing. Salmon fishing can be excellent over many sections of the Clare system. There are excellent hatches from a wide range of fly species present in the system, including Large Dark Olives, Mayfly, Blue Winged Olives, Sedges, Stonefly and Reed Smut. The Buckley Fishery The Buckley Family, control the north bank of the Clare River from Lough Corrib to Kiniska Bridge and also the South Bank from approximately a mile above the Galway/Headford road as far as the bridge on the Galway/Tuam road at Claregalway village. The stretch of river between Corrib as far as the townland of Montiagh is mainly cyprinid fishing water, but salmon can be caught close to the mouth of the river near Lough Corrib. Occasionally, there is reasonable fishing for salmon and for brown trout on the stretch from Montiagh as far as the bridge on the Galway/Tuam road. Corofin Anglers' Association and St. Colman's Angling Club Both of these clubs have fishing rights on part of the Clare River which is well known particularly for salmon fishing, but the association waters also hold very good stocks of brown trout and can be especially good during the months of August and September. Fly hatches are exceptionally good over all of the waters controlled by the Association. Brown trout fishing is best from April onwards and the first of the salmon fishing begin towards the end of March followed by the better fishing time when the big runs of salmon occur from mid-May to mid-July. Tuam Anglers' Fishery This Angling Association controls the Clare River from a point known as Gardenfiled, which is several miles upstream of Tuam town, as far as Clonmore Bridge on the Galway/Tuam road. The association also controls the left bank downstream at Turloughmartin, Corofin, for a distance of nine hundred and thirty yards past its junction with the Grange River. Brown trout fishing is good on the association waters from April onwards with trout weighing up to three lbs being caught regularly. Salmon fishing can start in April also but the best fishing is from mid-May to the middle of July. Salmon can also be taken in the months of August and September. There are prolific hatches of Olives and other fly species over all of these waters. The Abbert River The Abbert River produces very good trout fishing and the river has excellent hatches of most species of fly from April onwards, the predominant species being the Blue Winged Olive. Brown trout of three lbs are regularly caught by anglers fishing this river and salmon are also taken during and following flood conditions. The best angling is at Ballyglunin where the Abbert River meets the Clare River. The Grange River Practically all of the Grange River holds brown trout and salmon are usually found in the lower reaches in the later part of the season. Upstream of Castlemoyle for a distance of three miles is an extremely good area for brown trout fishing, where there is a very good stock of fish up to several pounds in weight. The river also has some salmon following floods during May, and onwards if the water levels are high. There is an abundance of fly-life, the most common species being the Olives. The Sinking River Salmon can be taken in the lower reaches of the Sinking River following flood conditions anytime after the end of the month of May, but this river is best known for brown trout fishing, the most productive area being from Dunmore town as far as Cloonmore. Fly hatches are good over most of the river. The Dalgan River The Dalgan River can hold stocks of trout and fishing can be good in the lower reaches during the summer months. Salmon may run in the Dalgan River from late in the month of May depending on water conditions.