Fishing at the River Blackwater
River Blackwater Kells is the largest tributary of the River Boyne and it is fed by Lough Ramor in County Cavan. It flows in a south-easterly direction passing north of Kells, Co. Meath to its confluence with the Boyne at Navan. This river has all the usual fly hatches associated with a limestone river with sedges and olives being important. This river holds good stocks of wild brown trout up to two pounds and over and most of the stretches provide good angling. Excellently located, just approx. 10kms drive from Darnley Lodge Hotel.
River Boyne
The River Boyne rises near Newberry Hall in Co. Kildare and meanders its way in a north easterly direction for seventy miles through counties Offaly, Meath and Louth before entering the Irish Sea below the historic town of Drogheda, between the townlands of Mornington and Baltray. The River Boyne gets a small run of big salmon early in the season a reasonable run of grilse and sea trout in summer and early autumn. The majority of salmon fishing in this area is controlled by Angling Associations with some being maintained by private fishery owners. Conveniently located, approx. 18kms drive from Darnley Lodge Hotel.
Lough Ramor Virginia
Lough Ramor is the biggest lake in the area at 800 hectares. It is quite shallow at its southern end but depths in excess of 15m have been recorded around the northern end of the lake. This is an excellent coarse fishery and it regularly produces large catches of bream, roach, roach-bream hybrids and some perch. Large pike have re-established themselves in the lake and many 20lb fish are frequently recorded. Excellently located approx. 27kms drive from Darnley Lodge Hotel.
Lough Sheelin
Lough Sheelin (County Cavan) is a little more than four miles long and over one mile wide. It has an area of approximately 4500 acres (1800 Hectares). The Lough is situated in the North Midlands, on the borders of Counties Cavan, Meath and Westmeath and it is part of the River Inny system. This is a rich limestone Lough, with a capacity to produce and maintain a large stock of large wild, pink-fleshed trout. Located approx. 40kms drive from Darnley Lodge Hotel.