12 Screebe

Species & Season

Salmon: February 1st to September 30th Sea Trout: June 1st to September 30th Brown Trout: February 1st to October 12th Methods & Regulations Flyfishing only

Permission

Screebe House, Camus, Co. Galway Tel. +353 (0)91 574110 Web: www.screebe.com (Arderry, Shindilla Lr., part Shindilla Upper) Currarevagh House, Glann Road, Oughterard, Co. Galway Tel. +353 (0)91 552312

Fishery Description

The Screebe Fishery is situated in south Connemara, approximately halfway between Ros an Mhíl and Cill Chiaráin. It consists of a number of interconnected loughs draining into the sea at Camus Bay, and reaching all the way up to the lakes around Maam Cross. The main lough, Screebe Lough is also known as Lough Ahalia, and the Irish name refers to the saline influence, as spring tides push up into the lake, which gives migratory fish an easy run from the sea. Screebe Lough has a very good stock of brown trout averaging 0.5lbs, with many larger fish. Wetfly fishing can be very productive, and there are fish up to 5lbs caught in most years. The system gets a run of sea trout in July, and a small run of salmon as well. The head of the lough, where the inflowing river enters, is known as the Salmon Pool and can provide good fishing for salmon in high water. The loughs further up the system, including Knockaunawaddy, Cornageeha, Cornaree, Ashleam, Arderry and Upper and Lower Shindilla provide fishing for brown trout and a few sea trout. Arderry, Lower Shindilla and part of Upper Shindilla are controlled by Currarevagh House, with the rest controlled by Screebe House.