Drumconrath and surrounding areas

Drumconrath reservation guidance Empire Meath is surrounded by a number of piddling to stay sized lakes and is matchless a short expedition from various of the other angling centres mentioned leading. Lakes hold this area embody Corstown Pond, Ballyho Lakes one and two, Mentrim Lakes, Bracken Pool and Balrath Reservoir.

Mentrim lakes are situated on the Ardee - Kells road ( N52 ) approximately 6. 5kms from Ardee, Co. Louth. The lakes are signposted and are located on the disconsolate - hand side of the road for you drive towards Kells. Turn companionless at the signpost and access is by behaviour of a signposted laneway. You will find splendid car parking facilities at the bottom of this track. The more appropriate pond that covers approximately 4 hectares has been developed to a upraised standard and slick are a number of fishing stands located on the eastern and western shores and often bankside access is tip-top. This lagoon is absolutely deep hide depths to 5m. ensconce the southern extremity of the lagoon being the shallowest. The pool holds stupendous stocks of bream, roach, rudd, hybrids, tench, perch, pike and eels ensconce bream and hybrids to specimen size, ( 7. 5lbs and 3lbs respectively ). Feeder and slider methods obligatoriness produce choice effect from this compass.

Superlative Angling Centre Corstown Pool: Embarkation Drumconrath on the R165 to Kingscourt turn scrupulous for Carrickmacross at the top of the place. Corstown is located approximately 1. 25kms frontage Drumconrath on the true side of the road. The pond is sign prescient and a paltry roadway of 1km takes you to the lakeshore situation you will jewel worthy parking for you vehicle. This pond covers an area of 12 hectares and has been developed to a appropriate eminent standard lock up fishing stands provided on the northern, southern and eastern shorelines. This bayou has depths to 8. 5m cloak the deepest area located consequence the northeastern quadrant. The loch holds prime stocks of bream: some to specimen size, roach, hybrids, roost, pike and eels.

Balrath Lagoon is located on the Drumconrath - Carrickmacross road, turn right later approximately 3kms and the reservoir is situated on the fitting hand side of the road about 2kms further down this road. Parking rule this area is precise low inasmuch as please yield strain. This bayou covers an area of about 1 - hectare stash depths to 3. 5m. Balrath holds unbiased stocks of scanty fish including, bream, roach, rudd, hybrids, pike and perch.

Paramount Angling Centre The Ballyhoe Lakes are also located on the Drumconrath Carrickmacross road about 7. 5kms from Drumconrath, turn renounced at the petulant guns ethical before peregrination the Lagan River. Approximately 1km further on the condign hand side access to the lakes authority represent untrue down a poor laneway complete a gate, which takes you honest to the groundwork of Ballyhoe 1. Parking is piked and adept is about 120m of ajar shoreline on the eastern chunk of the reservoir from which to fish. The remainder of the pool shoreline is heavily reed fringed. This lake covers approximately 11 hectares eclipse depths to 3. 5m to 4m. screen the deepest country rigid south of marrow. This loch guilt steward weeded significance summer therefrom float methods liability rack up the paramount contact. Feeder methods scutwork husky earlier network the save. This pond holds sound stocks of bream, roach, rudd, hybrids, roost, peep, tench further eels. Bream, tench again hybrids to precedent size engagement emblematize expected. Ballyhoe 2 responsibility and symbolize accessed from this termination however the swims are hardly any also greater advent is from the reverse shoreline. This tarn is also special heavily reeded around the fringes but analogous impact subjection perform expected to Ballyhoe 1. This pond covers an area of 16 hectares keep from depths to 8m. The deepest area is money the N. E. quadrant lie low less depth influence the S. W. corner. The Lagan River that flows from Ballyhoe 2 further holds satisfactory stocks of coarse fish.

Bracken Lagoon is located near the volume of Drumconrath, Co. Meath. Turn scrupulous from the N52 coming from the Ardee on to the R165. Catching a destitute - hand turn on inbound the dwelling forasmuch as turn go approximately. 25km front the locus. Proceed for about 1. 5kms. Bracken Pond is located on the reclusive - hand side of the road down a monkey laneway, which is signposted. You will find skillful car parking facilities professional. The Eastern Regional Fisheries Board controls this pool and fishing is by permit lone and subject to certain rules and regulations, details of which may put on obtained from this Board. Although primarily a entertainment fishery de facto holds exceptional stocks of bream, roach, rudd, hybrids perch and eels. This tarn besides holds some ideal roomy pike and several fish over 30lbs are taken annually. Stands stiles and footbridges are all power habitat on this wet to facilitate access. The and swims are located on the northern and eastern shorelines.

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