Guides and Ghillies

Northern Irelands fishing Guides or "Ghillies" intimately understand the beat of the waters...

Guides or "Ghillies" (meaning "man servant" in Gaelic) first priority is to look after your safety and then they will try to ensure that you get a catch!

They offer both group and individual instruction and are often a vital ingredient to a successful days fishing.

Check out the below links for more information:

Association of Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructors

Professional Angling Guides & Instructors Network

The Game Angling Instructor Association
Erne Angling

Hardy Greys Acadamy

Federation of Fly Fishers

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Temple Springs Fishery, Garvagh, Coleraine

Temple Springs Fishery is a facility to cater for learning or occasional anglers. We cater for youth groups, parties, families, corporate events.

Murloc Angling Centre, Aghalee, Craigavon

Murloc Angling Centre is an angler's paradise which is fast becoming Ireland's number one spot for fishing, nestled in the peaceful rural interface of Counties Antrim, Armagh and Down at Old Church Lane, Aghalee.

Gary Bell Fly Fishing,

Gary Bell from Co. Antrim is a Professional Casting Instructor and Guide with over 30 years of fly fishing and fly tying experience.

Strangford Guiding Company, Downpatrick

Stephen Kennedy runs the Strangford guiding company, specializing in saltwater fly-fishing, on the coast of County Down.

Brian Russell Flyfishing, Armagh

Brian Russell Flyfishing is ideally situated in the middle of Northern Ireland in County Armagh, surrounded by countless streams and waterways teeming with wild trout and salmon.

Warrenpoint - Omeath Passenger Ferry and Carlingford Lough cruises, Warrenpoint, Newry

A brand new state of the art vessel licensed by the Department of Marine, ROI operating between Warrenpoint, Co Down (NI) and Omeath, Co Louth (ROI).

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Top Things to See & Do

Take a unique railway journey from Coleraine to Derry~Londonderry with a performance of a special show, The Farmer and the Fisherman.
Book your tickets and be among the first to step aboard the restored SS Nomadic, opening June 2013.
Sign up and start training for this year's Lap the Lough and Giant's Causeway Coast Sportive cycle challenges.
Sample the best locally produced food, arts and crafts every Sunday at Victoria Square, Belfast.
Visit The Art of Craft Exhibition 2013 in Armagh - running until 20 July.
Take an equestrian break in Northern Ireland.
Take one of the world's great railway journeys: Derry~Londonderry to Coleraine

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