lakes mayo

For some years the All Ireland Pike Fishing Championships were held in Co. Mayo. One of the great attractions of the coarse fishing in Co. Mayo is the variety on offer to the angler, from the smaller ponds to the larger lakes with pike, bream, rudd, perch, and tench to choose from. Fishing is all year round. Manulla Lake, Four miles from Castlebar - off the Claremorris road, approx. 14 acres with easy access and 100 yds. of bank suitable for shore fishing. Holds a great stock of pike, some p...

Lough Corrib is the Republic of Irelands largest lake and is found in beautiful County Galway. It is known throughout the world for its great fishing and is a real hit with visitors to Galway.
It is the perfect location to get calm and tranquillity if you want to escape from the hustle and bustle of nearby Galway city. It really is an angler’s paradise as its waters are brimming with the finest of trout, salmon and other freshwater fish.
If fishing doesn’t float your boat, w...

This environment offers many contrasts of terrain. The walks at Belderrig Cliffs rise 1,002 feet from the sea and follow the coastline for miles. The challenge of the natural structue of these cliffs for abseiling and mountaineering must be confronted. They also provide a natural habitat for many marine mammals and sea birds. The Bangor Trail, the original road to Castlebar, is a spectacular walk and passable all year round. The unique undisturbed boglands, largest in Europe, the hills an...

The ruin of Moore Hall, the Georgian home of a famous Mayo family, is situated on a promontory overlooking Lough Carra. The best-known members of the family are John (1763-99), who was appointed president of the 'Provisional Republic of Connacht' during the French invasion in 1798; George Henry (1811-70), MP for Mayo and one of the leaders of the Tenant-Right Movement, and George (1852-1933), one of the great novelists in English literature, who is lsowly gaining the international critical accla...

Lough Carra which is situated south of Ballintubber is a limestone lake of around 4003 acres. The lake is a haven for the angler. It has a good stock of trout and it has one of the earliest and heaviest rises of May-fly in Western Europe. The lake is also of great historical interest. Along its shores stands Moore Hall, the historic home of the Moores and Castleburke, the ruins of the 15th century Norman de Burgo castle. Doon Archaeological Nature peninsula is a site of National importan...