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Sligo Holiday

#1 Post by DavidCostello »

Hi all

I'm heading to Sligo in July and will be sneaking some fishing gear into the car. Looking on the web and Mullaghmore seem to be the only place I can find that might be worth a go.
http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/no ... ghmore.htm

Any Advise would be much appreciated.

Bait is the main reason I'm posting. Due to Laziness and lack of space for a fork in the car with the 2 kids I'm wondering is there a Bait shop in or around Sligo?

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#2 Post by Teegerstk »

DavidCostello wrote:Hi all

I'm heading to Sligo in July and will be sneaking some fishing gear into the car. Looking on the web and Mullaghmore seem to be the only place I can find that might be worth a go.
http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/no ... ghmore.htm

Any Advise would be much appreciated.

Bait is the main reason I'm posting. Due to Laziness and lack of space for a fork in the car with the 2 kids I'm wondering is there a Bait shop in or around Sligo?

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Hi, I found a takle shop in Ballina http://www.ballinaanglingcentre.net
There's a few in Sligo http://www.fishinginireland.info/tackleshops/sligo.htm
I was going to go to Sligo too, although the car broke down last night, we're not too sure if we're going :cry:
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Re: Sligo Holiday

#3 Post by kieran »

DavidCostello wrote:I'm heading to Sligo in July and will be sneaking some fishing gear into the car. Looking on the web and Mullaghmore seem to be the only place I can find that might be worth a go.
I'll be back by July so keep us posted on how you get on...

Mullaghmore is ok, not great, recall being ate alive by the midges fishing the beach one year.

I also fished the other beach - facing south west - its a bit of trek from the Cliffony road. Remember getting some nice flats (flounder) further up towards the point in a surprisingly deep channel between it and some shoals (check the maps). I remember being surprised at the violence of the sea surging through...

Must be good rough ground fishing for wrasse and maybe Pollack in any white water- and if you trek all the way down you hit the channel that feeds the massive lagoon in behind Streedagh. Big tidal race - sea trout country.

Hope that helps...
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#6 Post by DavidCostello »

Didn't get a chance to fish behind Streedagh in the massive lagoon but go a nice Flounder on the beach itself.
Really lovely part of the country.
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#7 Post by Trutta »

Hi David, nice sized flounder there. We have stayed in Sligo a few times and I've spun and lure fished there and had a few small pollock, saw quite a few mullet around Strandhill but didn't fish for them. Must pack the bait gear and have a go for the flatties next time!

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