Fish Ireland - Fishing in Ireland's Shannon Region, A Complete Angling Guide

Plan a Complete Fishing Trip & Book Your own Accommodation & Angling Services

The River Shannon is a vast waterway with a catchment area of over 7000 sq miles, consisting of over 1,600 miles of river, 40,000 hectares of still water (lakes), all offering a huge diversity of angling potential for the angler. This is a complete information package for Angling Tourists and Irish Anglers interested in fishing the Shannon Region.

Map Guides - Quick access to Fishing Locations

The guides cover Game (Salmon & Trout), Coarse & Pike and Sea fishing. Featured are real time weekly angling reports during peak season for Game, Coarse and Pike anglers where many anglers contribute themselves,  and a monthly report for Sea Angling. There is lots of supplementary information available also  including  info on Wheelchair access points for the physically disabled angler, a real time Weather Check, Specimen Fish Awards, an Advice Centre for visiting anglers and lots more (see left column for links)

Game Angling Guide - Salmon & Trout Fishing

This fishing guide describes the most important Salmon and Trout fishing waters in the Shannon Fisheries Region. Here you can locate such information as fishing regulations, close season, predominant species, fishing fees, access points, angling notes, country code etc on a fishery by fishery basis. The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board directly manage several river and lake fisheries where a fishing permit charge applies. Choose this Fishing Guide Click Here or the Game Image at the top of he page

Coarse & Pike Angling Guide

Coarse angling tends be organised around 'centres' usually towns and villages, where experienced caterers specialise in looking after visitors. We describe fishing on this extensive guide around such centres and provide much additional and supplementary information which include Specimen Fish Awards, Angling Advice, Coarse Fish Species in Ireland and angling notes etc. The guide describes hundreds of known and 'not so well known' fishing hotspots For more info Choose this Guide by Clicking here or click the Coarse & pike Image at the top of the page

Sea Angling Guide

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board coastal boundaries extends from Hags Head on the Co Clare Coast, and includes all of the Shannon Estuary to Limerick on the north side of the river, to Kerry head on the south side of he river. See map The region's scenic and rugged coastline offers exceptional shore angling. There are 40 shore angling marks where excellent Ballan Wrasse can be taken as well as Mackerel, Pollack, Dogfish, Bull Huss, Ling and Conger. There are many piers along our  coastline with miles of sandy beaches to tempt you. Good sign posting to the popular angling marks, will assist locating fishing spots. To Choose this Guide Click here or click the Sea Image at the top of the page.

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Welcomes You to Our New Competition and Club Zone Sections.

What is

This is a promotional tool provided by the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board to enable Operators, Clubs and others who host and run competitions/festivals in our region to access a range of utilities and become your own administrator to promote your event. Through a series of interactive screens you will be in control. You apply to the Board initially for approval and following approval by us, you will be able to gain access using your password to a wide range of utilities such as Adding New Competition Information, Edit Existing Competition Information, Enter the Results of a Competition, Delete a Competition, Restore a Competition. Once your details have been entered and saved the database will display all existing Upcoming and Past competition listings which can also be searched using various search criteria such as by County, By Competition Prize money etc 

Booking a venue

Operators who run events in our waters should apply to the Board in the first instance to book a competition venue. 'Apply for a Competition Venue' utility in Competition Zone enables you to do this very easily directly online. More >>

What is 

Similar to Competition Zone it is a special promotional tool provided by the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board where fishing club personnel and angling bodies can promote a club,  a clubs events and activities. Administration of club entries is undertaken by you using a series  of interactive screens and so it will be your responsibility to ensure that your entries are kept up to date.

To become a registered user is easy - follow on screen instructions. Once registered  we will review and approve your initial application and club entries within 48 hours (usually much faster) following your submission to us. On approval we will then activate your basic entries and your club will automatically go live. Thereafter, you can login using your selected password to avail of a range of tools which allow you to administer info on such topics as club policies, competition notices, club guidelines, general notices etc.  We hope you find this service of value and do let other fellow anglers and clubs know of its presence, it's a valuable resource. More >>

Planning your Fishing Trip

Accommodation Finder Facility

The new accommodation finder facility allows you to search for a suitable accommodation by type e.g.  B&B,  Hotel, Guesthouses, Budget/Hostel, Caravan & Camping etc and by area (county). Many of the accommodation providers listed are specialist operators, specially geared to cater for angling guests and have many in-house facilities such as fridges, bait and tackle shed, tackle shops etc. See how easy it is to use  this facility to review and arrange your accommodation by contacting the provider yourself and booking directyf more >>

Services Finder Facility

We have an extensive range of services advertised on the website again to assist you with locating and booking a suitable service for your fishing trip - e.g. Bait Stockists, Tackle Dealers, Cruiser Hire Companies, Boat Hire & Sales etc  more >>