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Angling within the Foyle and Carlingford rivers can be described as second to none when it comes to salmon and sea trout fishing on this island.

The rivers Finn in Co Donegal and Mourne in Co Tyrone produce exceptional runs of grilse averaging 4lbs from mid may towards the end of the season from £5 a day.

The Foyle system, an area of approximately 1,300 square miles, provides sport for a broad range of anglers. From the brown trout angler after a spot of dry fly fishing on some of the smaller rivers feeding the Foyle system, to sea trout anglers that can get cracking sport out of good runs of sea trout from mid July onwards on most of the Foyle rivers. Salmon anglers on the Foyle system enjoy healthy runs of larger salmon moving into the system from August onwards, and over recent years salmon of 20lb+ have been landed.

The Carlingford Rivers are best known for the runs of sea trout that tend to be much larger than their cousins in the Foyle system, averaging 3lbs and running late in the season from late August onwards.