Report for Salmon Angling on Carrowmore 29th June 23
June 29, 2023
Its been a slow fishing year so far – because the weather conditions have all but hampered angling on both the river and the lake.
Latest News
- Carrowmore Lake has continued to yield some great Spring Salmon on the Fly despite a lot of bright weather over the past week.
- Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo is located on route N59 and is 40km west of Ballina and 50km north of Westport. Bangor Erris Angling club was established in 1970.
- Carrowmore Lake has continued to yield some great Spring Salmon on the Fly despite a lot of bright weather over the past week.
- Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo is located on route N59 and is 40km west of Ballina and 50km north of Westport. Bangor Erris Angling club was established in 1970.
News
Carrowmore Lake has continued to yield some great Spring Salmon on the Fly despite a lot of bright weather over the past week.
About Bangor Erris
Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo is located on route N59 and is 40km west of Ballina and 50km north of Westport. Bangor Erris Angling club was established in 1970.
Bangor Erris is the gateway to the Erris Peninsula linking Belmullet with Ballina and Westport. It is a beautiful picturesque town located on the banks of the River Owenmore. The town has a central location and along with the superb world renowned wild salmon and sea-trout and brown fishing the area has to offer there also are many other attractive tourist activities for anyone wishing to visit North Mayo. Bangor Erris nestles at the foot of the Bangor Trail, a 22 mile mountain pass across the Nephin Beg Mountain Range to Newport, and there are many beautiful walks including the ‘Bangor Trail’ and the ‘Western Way’.
Carrowmore Lake
Carrowmore lake is located 2km North of Bangor Erris and has an approximate area of 1000 hectares of fishing water which ranges in depth from 1 to 6 metres.
The lake is frequented by very healthy stocks of Spring Salmon, Grilse, Sea Trout and also has a substantial number of resident Brown Trout.
Owenmore River
The Owenmore River is a spate river which runs alongside and then past the town of Bangor Erris. The river boasts some of the finest most fly waters in the region and the river is easily accessible from the nearby networks of roads.
The season on the river begins on the 1st of February and runs to the 30th of September. The river, like the lake, is frequented by many spring Salmon, Grilse, and a later run of Summer or harvest Salmon and also has some returning Sea Trout. The Bangor Erris club waters contains approximately 36 maintained holding pools.
Our Accomodation
Hillcrest House – Bed & Breakfast
Main Street, Bangor Erris, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
Tel: +353 (0)97 83494
Email: hillcresthouse@eircom.net
Tel: +353 (0)97 83494
Email: hillcresthouse@eircom.net
Heather View is a cosy family run Bed & Breakfast situated in Attavalla on the Belmullet Road (R313) as you head west from Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo. Bed and Breakfast owners Brege and John are famed locally for their hospitality, accomodation and friendliness. John is very well known in angling circles in Co. Mayo and also further afield as he frequently collaborates with International fishing bible “Trout and Salmon Magazine” and in the National Press “The Star” and “The Irish Independent”.
Your hosts: Brege & John
Bangor Erris Fishing Season
Salmon
1st Jan to 30th September
Sea Trout
1st feb to 13th September
Brown Trout
1st May to 12th October
Mayo
Mayo Weather
County Mayo, Ireland
7:13 am, December 10, 2023
7°Covercast clouds
Wind: 16 mph
Pressure: 991 mb
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 8:43 am
Sunset: 4:15 pm
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