Angling Near Our Bed And Breakfast
Located near Ardmore, Youghal, Cappoquin and Lismore, Summerhill Farm bed and breakfast accommodation is the ideal base for an angling holiday in Co. Waterford. Sea & game anglers will find themselves within easy reach of a variety of angling destinations.
The River Blackwater, which flows through West Waterford before entering the sea at Youghal, is a noted salmon river offering spring, summer and autumn fishing. The salmon angling season opens on February 1st and ends on September 30th. Tourist offices will have details of permits for fishing and angling.
Other areas for fishing in the County include the following: River Blackwater: Cappoquin, Lismore & Ballyduff, where one can catch sea trout and brown trout. Coarse anglers also find the river rewarding for roach, dace rudd and tench. The River Tar and River Nire are both renowned game angling rivers, where the villages of Ballymacarbry and Newcastle service the angler. The River Suir is another of Waterford's great game angling rivers served by Waterford City, Portlaw, as well as the Co. Tipperary towns of Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel.
Game Angling Centres
Ballymacarbry/ Nire Valley: Clonanav Fly Fishing School & Angling, +353 (0)52 36141
Blackwater River: Blackwater Lodge, Ballyduff, +353 (0)58 60235
Cappoquin: Tight Lines Tackle Shop, +353 (0)58 54142. Offers both coarse and game angling on the Blackwater.
Lismore: Fortwilliam Fisheries, +353 (0)58 54135
Ballyshunnock Reservoir: Carrolls Cross Inn, +353 (0)51 294328