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AIR :: North Mayo is served by Knock Sligo Ballina Angling Centre 33 View Manor, , Cathedral Close, Ballina, Co Mayo Dillon Terrace, Ballina, Co Mayo North Mayo Unit 55, Ridge Pool Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22767 Tel: +353 (0)96 72230 Tel: +353 (0)94 9257099 with numerous flights to Britain (www.irelandwestairport.com). Co Mayo The Loft Bar B&B Jimmy’s Tel: +353 (0)96 21850 Judd Ruane Other regional Airports close by include Sligo Airport, Ireland West Knock Pearse Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Clare Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Email: [email protected] Dublin Nephin View, The Quay, Ballina, Tel:+353 (0)96 21881 Tel: +353 (0)96 22617 (www.sligoairport.com) and Airport, PJ Tiernan Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22183 Galway Red River Lodge The Junction Restaurant & Take Foxford, Co Mayo Kenny Sloan Away (www.galwayairport.com) both serving UK destinations. Iceford, Quay Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)94 9256731 7 Riverside, Foxford, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22841 Tone Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Shannon Fax: +353 (0)94 56731 Tel: +353 (0)94 9256501 Tel: +353 (0)96 22149 ROAD :: Ballina and north Mayo is linked to Dublin and the Email: [email protected] Suncroft B&B John Sheridan The Loft-Late Bar Web: www.themoy.comJohn 3 Cathedral Close, Ballina, Co Mayo east coast by the N5 and then the N26 from . Waterford Kerry Ridge Pool Tackle Shop Clossagh, Foxford, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 21573 Pearse Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)87 2067858 Tel: +353 (0)96 21881 Cathedral Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Cork Michael Tiernan Murphy Brothers PUBLIC TRANSPORT :: Irish Rail and Bus Éireann operate Tel: +353 (0)96 72656 SELF CATERING Fax: +353 (0)96 72656 Tiernan Brothers Angling Centre, Clare Street, Ballina, Co Mayo daily schedules from Ballina to Dublin. (www.irishrail.ie & Mountain View Walkin’s Fishing Tackle Shop Main Street, Foxford Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22702 Tel: +353 (0)94 9256731 Drumsheen, Bonniconlan, Ballina, Neelam Indian Restaurant & www.buseireann.ie) Market Square, Ballina, Co Mayo Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 45063 Tel: +353 (0)96 22442 Ian Wise Takeaway The Ridgepool Apartment or +353 (0) 87) 2959225 Ballbrinque, Castlehill, Ballina, Sligo Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Fax: +353 (0)96 22442 Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 31928 Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 76838/096 72939 Tel: +353 (0)96 21033 Paddy Jordan’s Bar & Restaurant River Edge GUIDES & GHILLIES HOTELS Station Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Rathkip, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 21916 Jackie Barrett The Courthouse Hotel ★★ Tel: +353 (0)96 72646 Paddy Macs Swinford Road, Foxford, Co Mayo Kevin Barry Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Riverside Self Catering Tel: +353 (0)94 9256162 Tel: +353 (0)96 21350 Garden Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Gary Crossley Web: www.courthousehotel.ie Cathedral Close, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 71030 Tel: +353 (0)96 21573 Cloonmoyne Fisherey, Enniscoe Downhill House Hotel★★★ and The Stuffed Sandwich Eagles Leisure Centre Salmon Court Holiday Homes House, Castlehill, Co Mayo Tone Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 31112 Downhill Road, Ballina, Co Mayo 3 Salmon Court, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 72268 Gerard Downey Tel: +353 (0)96 21033 Tel: +353 (0)96 22998 Web: www.downhillhotel.ie Foxford, Co Mayo. VISITOR INFORMATION Tel: +353 (0)94 9256824 Downhill Inn★★★ CARAVAN & CAMPING Ballina Salmon Festival Harry Feeney Sligo Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Belleek Caravan & Camping Park Tel: +353 (0)96 73444 Teeling Street, Ballina, Co Mayo The Foxford Lodge, Pontoon Road, Web: www.downhillinn.ie Belleek, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 79814 Foxford Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 71533 Email: [email protected] Mount Falcon Country House Tel: +353 (0)94 9257777 Web: www.belleekpark.com Web: www.ballinasalmonfestival.ie Hotel & Spa★★★★ Robert Gillespie Ballina Tourist Office Foxford Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Leckee, Road, Foxford, Tel: +353 (0)96 74472 EAT & DRINK Moy Valley Resources, Cathedral Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)94 9256874 Web: www.mountfalcon.com An Bolg Bui Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Ken Hall Tel: +353 (0)96 70848 Ice House ★★★★ Bridge Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Email: [email protected] Lahardaun, Foxford, Co Mayo Quay Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22251 Web: www.discoverireland.ie/ballina Tel: +353 (0)86 8846920 Tel: +353 (0)96 23500 The Bard Bar & Il Gardino The North Western Regional Ken Henry Web: www.theicehouse.ie Restaurant Fisheries Board Caddagh, Glebe, Dromahair, Ramada, Ballina ★★★★ Garden Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Ardnaree House, Abbey Street, Co Leitrim Tel: +353 (0)71 9134971 Dublin Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 21894 Ballina, Co Mayo Delcan Hughes Tel: +353 (0)96 23600 Brennans Lane Tel: +353 (0) 96 22788 Web: www.ramadaballina.ie Email: [email protected] Coolagrane, Foxford, Co Mayo Garden Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Web: www.northwestfi sheries.ie Tel: +353 (0)87 7649571 Tel: +353 (0)96 74044 Paddy McDonnell BED & BREAKFAST The Broken Jug Barnacouge, Swinford, Co Mayo Brigown O’Rahilly Street, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)87 4123235 Quay Road, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 72379 Malcolm McPhearson Tel: +353 (0)96 22609 The Coffee Vine Café , Co Mayo Burton Street House Tone Street ,Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)87 9315712 Faranoo, Killala Road, Ballina, Tel: +353 (0)96 21458 Jack Mellette Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)96 22050 Crockets on the Quay Pontoon Flyfishing School, Pontoon Errigal Late Bar & Restaurant Bridge Hotel, Pontoon Co Mayo Killala Road, Ballina, Co Mayo The Quay, Ballina, Co Mayo Tel: +353 (0)94 9256120 Tel: +353 (0)96 22563 Tel: +353 (0)96 75930 To Swinford / Dublin River Moy Fisheries Your Complete Guide N26 19 The Moy Fishery NWRFB: Double bank. 1 Tel: +353 (0) 96 21332 Ballina Salmon Anglers: Double bank. to the River Moy 18 2 Call: local tackle shops Mount Falcon Fishery: Double bank. 3 Tel: +353 (0) 87 283 1776. 2 The River Moy, with a catchment area of 2080 km , is Ireland’s most prolifc game fshery Scott-Knox-Gore in association with Angling Club: Single with an annual average rod catch of 8,295 salmon for the years 2005 to 2009. 4 bank, right. Tel: +353 (0) 94 9258151. The main Moy channel is up to 40 metres wide in places and comprises a variety of Scott-Knox-Gore in association with Knockmore Angling Club: Single private and association angling waters to suit all tastes and budgets. The river’s 5 bank, left. Tel: +353 (0) 94 9258287 premier salmon angling stretch is The Moy Fishery in Ballina town. To Swinford Scott-Knox-Gore, Coolcronan Fishery: Double bank. These largely fy-fshing beats are highly sought after by anglers from all 6 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9257055. N26 over the world and must be booked well in advance. Scott-Knox-Gore in association with Attymass Angling Club: Single 7 bank, right. Tel: +353 (0) 94 9258151 The Moy Estuary offers a unique opportunity to the angler with superb stocks of feeding seatrout, which can be Scott-Knox-Gore in association with Knockmore Angling Club: Single 8 bank, left. Tel: +353 (0) 94 9258287 caught on bait or fy. Rinanney, Scott-Knox-Gore in association with the Foxford Salmon R321 9 Anglers: Single bank, right. Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256731 Byrne’s Fishery: Single bank, left. 10 Tel: +353 (0) 86 1600754 Armstrong’s Fishery: Single bank, left. 11 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256580. N58 To Castlebar Gannon’s Fishery: Single bank, left. 12 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256101. N26 The Foxford Fishery: Double bank. To Sligo 13 Tel: +353 (0) 86 803 2350 The Foxford Rocks: Double bank. 14 Tel: +44 7979 596 859 N59 13 Foxford 17 Foxford Salmon Anglers in association with the NWRFB: Double bank. 7 9 15 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256731 12 NWRFB Cloongee Fishery: Double bank. North Western 14 N26 16 16 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256731 Ballina Regional Fisheries Board Headquarters 4 15 East Mayo Anglers Association: Double bank. 5 6 17 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9253955 3 8 10 11 NWRFB Ballintemple Fishery: Single bank, left. 1 R318 2 18 Tel: +353 (0) 94 9256731 To Killala R314 N26 CFB NWRFB Riparian Owners. Ridge Pool 19 Tel: +353 (0) 96 22788 Angling Offce

R310 No permit is required to fsh the River Moy above the Ballintemple Fishery. Anglers can fsh here as long as they are in possession of a valid state salmon licence and they have lough obtained the permission of the riparian land owners. cullin Every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy in the compilation of this publication. Tourism Ireland and its agents cannot, however, accept responsibility for errors or omissions. The Map is intended only as a guide, for the exact locations E N59 of fshery boundaries, contact the North Western Regional Fisheries Board or the private fshery owners. N Pontoon Bridge S W

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