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River Roughty

Season – Salmon: 15th March to 30th September. Sea-Trout: 15th March to 12th October.

This lovely river drains a catchment of 78 square miles and is approximately 20 miles long. It gets a run of Spring Salmon and a very good run of Grilse from mid June to late July. It also gets reasonable runs of Sea-Trout. Angling access is good throughout the system. Two Angling organizations manage most of this river and are tourist angler friendly.

Map of Roughty and Slaheny Rivers
  1. Roughty Bridge
  2. Artully Bridge
  3. Coolyard Bridge
  4. Slaheny Bridge
  5. Cahergal Bridge
  6. Morleys Bridge
  7. Inchee Bridge

Contacts

John O Hare, 21 Main street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry.
Quills Shop, Kilgarvan, Co Kerry.

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  2. River Croanshaugh / Glenmore
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  6. Caragh Lakes and System
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