Corrib

This, the largest lough in the Republic, is 65 square miles of crystal clear water, and dotted with 365 islands, around which are shallows that make for good fishing. Brown trout are found in virtually every inland water in the country but for the dedicated Lough Corrib is the place to be from May, when the fly-fishing season comes into its own. Each season a number of specimen fish are taken, and the record stands at 22lb. The lough is so immense that anglers unfamiliar with it will do best using the services of a local ghillie. Trout fishing opens on February 15 and is mainly by trolling until April. Wet fly is good in April and early May, but lough best known for dapping with mayfly (beginning in mid-May) and Crane Fly (mid-July to end of season). Some dry-fly fishing on summer evenings.

The River Corrib drains Lough Corrib and runs 5½m to Galway Bay passing virtually through the city of Galway

The Corrib is also where we the Authors fish quite often, So keep an eye out for us if your down that way!.