Angling in County Westmeath Westmeath with its myriad of lakes, streams, rivers and canals, is an Angling Paradise . There is a huge variety of species ranging from salmon to perch.
Facilities are available for fly, bank and boat fishermen.
There are numerous angling shops and bait stockists. Angling maps and other information is readily available from the Westmeath Tourism Marketing Office, 2nd Floor, Presentation House, Mullingar or by sending a E-mail message by clicking on the enquiry menu on the home page. The largest lake in Westmeath. The Inny Bay area and just above Charlie's Island hold good stocks of specimen fish. Excellent fishing stands have been built on the western bank at Charlie's Island and just above the railway bridge in Athlone.