22 Abbert River

Species & Season

Methods & Regulations

Permission

Brown Trout: April 1st to August 31st Salmon: April 1st to August 31st Size Limits (Brown Trout): 13 inches (33 cm). Catch limit of 4 trout per angler per day, including only one fish over 10lbs (4.5kg).

Tuam Anglers control some fishing around the village of Abbeyknockmoy, but the rest of the river is considered free fishing, with landowner permission recommended.

Fishery Description

The Abbert is one of the main tributaries of the Clare River and provides good fishing for trout and some salmon. It is a small river, suitable for nymphing, wet fly and dry fly, and the resident trout average less than half a pound. It gets a run of fish from Lough Corrib on summer floods, with the best fishing for these in late summer. As it is a spawning tributary, anglers are encouraged to practise catch-and-release, and the river closes at the end of August to protect these fish.