Leisure Activities
Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland
Fishing/Angling
Ballinrobe justly lays claim to the title of Lake Angling Capital of the West. The proximity of the great lakes of Mask, Carra and Corrib to the town affords the angler a choice of waters not available anywhere else in Europe. Apart from the excellent game angling on the lakes, there is coarse angling available within easy reach of the town.
If you plan to visit Ballinrobe for a fishing holiday you will find a choice of suitable accommodation from the following Ballinrobe rental accommodation providers:
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A major event in the angling calendar is the World Wet Fly Angling Championships held annually on Lough Mask. This competition now attracts an entry in excess of 600 competitors.
Photo: Dringeen Bay, Lough Mask
between Ballinrobe and Clonbur © Michael O'Sullivan
If you want bank fishing, whether spinning or fly fishing - wet fly, dry fly or nymph fishing there is literally miles and miles of it just ten yards from the door of Tom and Mary Feeney's Mobile Homes.
