The water has a character of its own and abounds with Salmon and Sea Trout especially from June onwards, but it is known that Salmon enter this lough in the early spring. It is approached by a scenic route along the south shore of Lough Currane. Fishing is from boats and available by ticket. These are all hill loughs containing there own species of Brown Trout that rise freely to a fly. Most are approached by short walks along tracks over the hills.
Fishing is usually free and from the bank.
You will come home with a sense of achievement. This is a spate river passing through moorland which connects the upper lakes to Lough Currane and where salmon and sea trout pass in large numbers during a flood. If there is a reasonable level of water good catches of Salmon can be expected especially in the Summer and Autumn. The river is divided into beats and it is available by ticket. This is a seperate river system entering the sea about 2 miles to the north of Waterville alongside the golf course.