Lough Derg – A Fishing Kingdom
Lough Derg is the largest lake on the river Shannon and is a natural mixed fishery offering superb pike and coarse fishing. Excellent rates for 2011 starting from £400 per house per week!
It also has wild brown trout which are mostly fished during the mayfly season. The lakes many islands and sheltered bays that offer interesting and exciting places to fish. Bream, tench, rudd, roach and perch can be fished from a lake boat.
The lake is rated a top water for record weight pike. The European Pike Angling Challenge is an annual event and is normally held during the third week of September.
Fishing at our houses:
Our three houses are set in 30 acres nestling right on the shores of Lough Derg. Our guests only have to walk to the end of the garden to start their days fishing. We have a private pier and also have supply bait fridges and tackle storage.
We have several Anglers Fancy 19ft lake boats build by John Meaghar, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary. These boats are renowned for their ability to drift very slowly. The heavy guage of fiberglass used in their construction makes them very safe and stable. We can recommend a number of local guides that have vast amounts of experience fishing Lough Derg are available for hire for a half day or full days. Many of our guests finish off their days fishing with a few pints and some food in The Half Barrel Pin Whitegate village.
What's included:
There is very good pike fishing around the Whitegate and Mountshannon area and pike can be caught here most of the year. There are several large bays that are ideal for pike fishing north and south of Lough Derg Holiday Houses. Pike to over 20lbs (9.07kg) are regularly produced in this area and the occasional 30 lbs + (13.06kg) fish is possible. Lough Derg is ideal for anglers that enjoy the challenge of wild fishing. Most popular methods of fishing for pike include lure fishing and dead baiting. A combination of drifting dead baits behind the boat whilst casting lures to the front of the boat will cover the water and present the Pike with two different bait options.
Coarse Fishing
There is very good general coarse fishing with excellent swims north and south of the houses. These swims yield good catches of bream, roach, rudd and hybrids. We have located several remote shore and island swims close to our houses that are ideal for coarse fishing in this area. Anglers are provided with boats to reach these island swims and then fish from platforms. For more information on coarse fishing please read Steve and Nigels information in the section below.
Shore Fishing:
Williamstown harbour is 1km from our houses and is a good spot for shore fishing. Also, there are some purpose built fishing stands in Twomilegate near Killaloe. In addition to this there is very good bank fishing on many of the stretches of the river Shannon above and below Portumna. The river is very deep here and with good coarse fishing match stretches all the way to Meelick Weir. Portumna is less than a 30 minute drive from Whitegate.
East Clare Lake lands
The East Clare Lake lands comprises of over 40 lakes and rivers. The area is most popular for pike and coarse fishing with abundant stocks of pike, bream, tench, rudd, roach and perch. Most waters are very accessible with car parking close by and purpose build fishing stands have been erected on some lakes to provide greater ease of access. Some of the most popular lakes are Lough Bridget, Doon and Kilgory.
Sea Fishing
We can organise sea fishing day trips for any of our guests that are interested in this.Carrigaholt Sea Angling Centre, based in the fishing village of Carrigaholt on the South side of the Loop Head peninsula, offers fishing trips on the charter boat - The Clare Dragoon. Shannon Estuary and Atlantic Charter are based in Kilrush marina for easy access to all the best fishing spots in any kind of weather. There are many species to fish for such as: Shark, Tope, Ray, Conger and Skate.
Bait shops
Portumna
Mountshannon
Scariff
Other interesting fishing areas in the locality:
Woodford River
Lough Atorick
River Shannon
Contact
phone: +353 (0) 86 8192195
email: lorrainetully@eircom.net
web: www.loughdergholidayhouses.com
Whitegate, Co. Clare, Ireland
Lough Derg is the largest lake on the river Shannon and is a natural mixed fishery offering superb pike and coarse fishing. Excellent rates for 2011 starting from £400 per house per week!
It also has wild brown trout which are mostly fished during the mayfly season. The lakes many islands and sheltered bays that offer interesting and exciting places to fish. Bream, tench, rudd, roach and perch can be fished from a lake boat.
The lake is rated a top water for record weight pike. The European Pike Angling Challenge is an annual event and is normally held during the third week of September.
Fishing at our houses:
Our three houses are set in 30 acres nestling right on the shores of Lough Derg. Our guests only have to walk to the end of the garden to start their days fishing. We have a private pier and also have supply bait fridges and tackle storage.
We have several Anglers Fancy 19ft lake boats build by John Meaghar, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary. These boats are renowned for their ability to drift very slowly. The heavy guage of fiberglass used in their construction makes them very safe and stable. We can recommend a number of local guides that have vast amounts of experience fishing Lough Derg are available for hire for a half day or full days. Many of our guests finish off their days fishing with a few pints and some food in The Half Barrel Pin Whitegate village.
What's included:
- Excellent Pike and Coarse Fishing in this area
- Lake shore accommodation
- Pier at the end of the garden
- 19ft Anglers Fancy lake boats
- Bait fridges
- Tackle storage
- Pre-baited swims for coarse anglers
- Several remote shore and island swims in this area
- Local guides available
- Complete flexibility in relation to when you fish
- No fishing license/permit required
There is very good pike fishing around the Whitegate and Mountshannon area and pike can be caught here most of the year. There are several large bays that are ideal for pike fishing north and south of Lough Derg Holiday Houses. Pike to over 20lbs (9.07kg) are regularly produced in this area and the occasional 30 lbs + (13.06kg) fish is possible. Lough Derg is ideal for anglers that enjoy the challenge of wild fishing. Most popular methods of fishing for pike include lure fishing and dead baiting. A combination of drifting dead baits behind the boat whilst casting lures to the front of the boat will cover the water and present the Pike with two different bait options.
Coarse Fishing
There is very good general coarse fishing with excellent swims north and south of the houses. These swims yield good catches of bream, roach, rudd and hybrids. We have located several remote shore and island swims close to our houses that are ideal for coarse fishing in this area. Anglers are provided with boats to reach these island swims and then fish from platforms. For more information on coarse fishing please read Steve and Nigels information in the section below.
Shore Fishing:
Williamstown harbour is 1km from our houses and is a good spot for shore fishing. Also, there are some purpose built fishing stands in Twomilegate near Killaloe. In addition to this there is very good bank fishing on many of the stretches of the river Shannon above and below Portumna. The river is very deep here and with good coarse fishing match stretches all the way to Meelick Weir. Portumna is less than a 30 minute drive from Whitegate.
East Clare Lake lands
The East Clare Lake lands comprises of over 40 lakes and rivers. The area is most popular for pike and coarse fishing with abundant stocks of pike, bream, tench, rudd, roach and perch. Most waters are very accessible with car parking close by and purpose build fishing stands have been erected on some lakes to provide greater ease of access. Some of the most popular lakes are Lough Bridget, Doon and Kilgory.
Sea Fishing
We can organise sea fishing day trips for any of our guests that are interested in this.Carrigaholt Sea Angling Centre, based in the fishing village of Carrigaholt on the South side of the Loop Head peninsula, offers fishing trips on the charter boat - The Clare Dragoon. Shannon Estuary and Atlantic Charter are based in Kilrush marina for easy access to all the best fishing spots in any kind of weather. There are many species to fish for such as: Shark, Tope, Ray, Conger and Skate.
Bait shops
Portumna
Mountshannon
Scariff
Other interesting fishing areas in the locality:
Woodford River
Lough Atorick
River Shannon
Contact
phone: +353 (0) 86 8192195
email: lorrainetully@eircom.net
web: www.loughdergholidayhouses.com
Whitegate, Co. Clare, Ireland