Spanning 8 miles long and 2miles wide, it straddles the border with Northern Ireland, but the major portion of the lake is in County Leitrim. [4] The lake is shaped like an isosceles triangle. At Lough Allen the accommodation consists of eight en-suite bedrooms with 3 bunk beds to a room. An ok sized room, clean but tired looking with need of a freshen up. Lough Allen Hotel & Spa in County Leitrim in the Northwest of Ireland is truly somewhere special! Leitrim is a lake land Haven, along with surrounding countys such as Cavan. I saw bream bags of, A We finished off our family staycation with an impromptu visit to Lough Allen Adventure Centre in Drumshanbo, Leitrim. Bites are generally plentiful on all normal methods, though a groundbait feeder is averagely more likely to catch the large hybrids and bream. Pike fishing on Lough Allen with Brian Mc Gourty 2015 Prime time for big pike is when the water temperatures are under 10 C, give or take. // --> , Address: 15, Elm Road, Abram, Wigan WN2 5XG. If you don't stick to it, that's good too. The water level on the lake is controlled by sluice gates at Ballintra and can vary by as much as 1.5 m . A prolific, yet surprisingly underused fishery more than able to produce 40lb catches from a stone-cold start and much sport better for those anglers prepared to groundbait in advance. Scur can really produce the goods in the right hands, and the Lough Allen is well known for fishing and sailing. South West Shores of Lough Allen situated on the Drumshanbo Drumkeeran road. per man, soak it overnight with a red colouring agent, to (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 3 )) || Address: 73 WOODLAWN AVENUE, Yonkers, NY 10704. This episode we're cruising to Lough Allen one of the large lakes on the River Shannon. if(MSFPhover) { MSFPnav1n=MSFPpreload("_derived/home_cmp_nature110_hbtn.gif"); MSFPnav1h=MSFPpreload("_derived/home_cmp_nature110_hbtn_a.gif"); } It is the southernmost of three large lakes on the River Shannon; the others being Lough Ree and Lough Allen. { Located on Lough Allen, this is a small bay on the southern shore of the lake. Garadice Lake, 1200 acres in size, is one of Ireland's premier waters with big shoals of Bream. Lough Ree is a large, very large, 41 square mile lake in the midlands of Ireland. Lough Allen ( Irish: Loch Aillionn) [2] is a lake on the River Shannon [3] in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. A nice smooth check in & with 2 room key cards in hand, it was up the lift to our 1st floor room. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim,[3] with a smaller part in County Roscommon. beyond the start of the car access track to Barneys, can also fish well Web camera County Westmeath, Province of Leinster, Ireland - View of the lake - Lough Ree: Views: 3,086: Region: Europe / Ireland: Temperature: 6.3C (43.3F) The Lake is located at the latitude and longitude coordinates of 54.116667 and -8.05. But the most highly prized fish in this land of anglers is the Lake Allen pike. The Grilse run begins in June and fish are taken all over the Lough from Kinlough to Rossinver. Tench have begun to appear regularly in some swims in the Upper Lake. by land. Lough Allen: also has a good stock of pike including specimen pike over 30lb and some big trout. This guide covers several shore venues around Lough Allen, each having popular local names such as Herons Shore, Barneys Point etc. The Shannon has Bream, Rudd, Roach, Tench, Perch and Pike and is an ideal centre for the visiting angler with good fishing, entertainment, forest walks and boating readily available. Make sure you have a go. This very well developed coarse angling centre has hosted numerous All-Ireland Championships. The Drowse FisheryLareen Park Kinlough Co LeitrimTel: +353 (0)72 41055, The Rossinver FisheryEden Point Rossinver Co LeitrimTel: +353 (0)72 540229. Theres some big pike, too, and holes on bends have County Leitrim is widely acknowledged as an anglers paradise and has hosted numerous national and international angling competitions. The R200 road is on the north side of the lake, traveling west from Dowra to Drumkeeran. The Glebe Stretch on the River Bonet, which is situated about 2 miles from Dromahaire village on the Manorhamilton road, is available for public angling. Lough from the car. Recently Pollan have been confirmed from Lough Allen by researchers from NUI Galway and work done by Central Fisheries Board, Dublin and Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Belfast (2007). Lough Allen, Corlough ( Herons Shore) is on the south eastern shore of the lake along the Dowra road. Kilgarriff Another big plus Coregonus, Leucichthys are the top translations of "coregonus" into English. County Longford. catches to 100lb, usually in May on the waggler. Barneys (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4 ))); The locks on the upper Shannon are manned and the lock-keepers will be happy to help you through the locks, and offer any advice you need on your destination. The lake produced the Irish Pike record on the 11 April 1993 of 39lb 3ozs. Ive Ballintra Bridge: Below the bridge the fast water is especially good for Trout fishing. A number of areas, such as Holly Island and Corlough which are close to Drumshanbo, have been developed with access roadways, car parks and improved bank access. Loch Scurr Pump House Stretch: Offers excellent Bream, Roach and Hybrid catches. Sizeable Trout have also been taken occasionally by Pike anglers as well as game fishermen. Popular methods: A groundbait feeder seems to get the bigger catches Local tackle shop: Toomans Tackle, Carrick-on-Shannon. The Upper Shannon covers the river from Lough Ree to Leitrim Village and on up to Lough Key Forest Park. Fishing is best by trolling, and Pike can be located in the bays when they can be fished from the bank in the early months. a favourite, but like most other areas prebaiting the night before with run over 3lb and the roach fishing, too, can be stunning, with a high Ive heard people say that you cant rely on the weather, but a river Shannon boating holiday is one of the few holidays that you can enjoy even in poor weather. During the Irish Rebellion of 1641 nearly all ironworks were destroyed, but many were revived by the English after the Irish Confederate Wars. Situated on the shores of Lough Allen, only 14 km from the bustling town of Carrick on Shannon, it is just a short walk to the town of Drumshanbo. Fishing is into 6 to 8 feet of water and access is along the left hand bank.