Welcome to County Monaghan - a fisherman's paradise with a multitude of lakes and rivers with angler access. Characterised by a natural drumlin landscape, the County and its’ surrounding neighbours – Cavan, Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone and Louth – provide easy access to quality fishing, interesting sightseeing and lively night-time entertainment.
Our lakes and rivers are here for your enjoyment and coarse anglers will find good stocks of bream, roach, rudd, hybrids, tench, pike, eels and perch. Game anglers can enjoy salmon fishing as well as wild, brown and rainbow trout fishing.
Fishing guide services and boat hire are available on request and there is plenty of good advice and helpful local knowledge freely available from Monaghan anglers. Bait is available from a number of outlets throughout the county and can be arranged in advance. Many anglers return annually to enjoy the calm and current of the waters, the thrill of the catch, the joy of the trophy and the telling of the tale among Monaghan’s beautiful hills.
There are a number of well-established angling centres in the County and a host of fishing venues that will cater to the needs of all anglers. The main centres are Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones and Monaghan but there are also a number of smaller towns and villages that would act as suitable bases for your angling trip.
