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Fly Fishing in Wicklow. Salmon and trout fishing.


The Aughrim River

CLOSED TO ANGLING FOR ALL SALMON AND FOR SEA TROUT OVER 40CM for 2009. Catch and release for all other sea trout only.

The Aughrim River joins with the Avoca below the picturesque village of Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow. It contains good stiocks of wild brown trout with many of the fish being around 12ozs but larger trout often feature in anglers catches. The Aughrim River has good fly hatches including olives and sedges. The river is overgrown in placesand access can be difficult. Angling is controlled by the local Angling Association and riparian owners and details on access to beats can be obtained locally.

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The Eastern Regional Fisheries Board presents this web site as a definitive guide to salmon, trout, coarse and sea fishing in Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford.

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