County Roscommon is surrounded by clean and unspoiled coarse fishing rivers and lakes. Turn your dreams of landing that 30lb (14kg) pike into reality. Use the superb facilities at locations such as Donamon Castle and Lough Key, or simply find your own quiet, clean and unspoiled river or lake to pass the day away.The areas listed below have well developed coarse fishing, with marked access to rivers and lakes and well maintained stiles, fishing stands and footbridges.
The Suck Valley
The River Suck, in the west of the county has good stocks of bream, roach, tench, rudd, perch and pike.The river flows through a 30 mile stretch of West Roscommon, and East Galway. It is a pleasant and undisturbed valley with many small lakes and an abundance of flora and fauna in its bogs and farmland.
Accomodation is available along the river. Most specialise in Catering for anglers and have bait/tackle storage facilities and private parking. Boats for hire and car hire also available.Angling and Walking Packaged holidays can be booked through the Suck Valley Visitor Conference Centre & Riverside  Cafe
at Athleague, Co. Roscommon.
Tel:090 6663602
E-mail:info@suckvalley.com
Website:www.suckvalley.com
The Mid River Shannon
The River Shannon with its vast inlets and back waters lies to the east. There are well developed sections of the lake in the Athlone-Kiltoom area where bags of bream and roach in excess of 100lbs are common .Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon system.The lake is noted for its big pike, and also produces specimen bream, Tench,Hybrids and Rudd each year.Accomodation is available locally and also in Athlone and Roscommon.Camping and Caravaning facilities are available in Hodson Bay and Knockroghery.
Further information is available from Roscommon Tourist Office.
Tel: 090 66 26342
Boyle Area Lakes And Lough Key.
The Boyle River and its network of lakes, in the Elphin-Carrick-on-Shannon, and Boyle area has a great diversity of coarse angling. Tench to 6lbs are common in this area, and the head of roach is excellent here with mixed bags to 80lbs. Lough Key is just over a mile north-east of Boyle, County Roscommon.Lough key has good stocks of Perch, Pike, Trout, Bream, and Roach.The Area has many lakes most of which are equiped with fishing stands.Boat hire is available locally.
Contact:
Cavetown Angling Club
Tel: 071 96 68037
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