As a small child I remember fishing for crabs in the Canal just below the Grinnin Road. to the Clanrye river in Newry. Although narrow in most it’s length it still offers reasonable trout fishing mainly to the fly .There is also the added bonus of a sea-trout later in the season. The Clanrye River is a medium sized river (12 miles, 5-20m) with good brown trout fishing. Membership from Newry Angling Centre. Newry And District Angling Club have a rainbow trout fishery, McCourts Lake near Pontzpass and fishing for wild brown trout and, in the summer, some salmon and sea trout on the river Clanrye. It should go without saying that daytime fishing for sea trout, unless fishing a high and coloured water, would be as close to a waste of time as you could get. ... thanks for all the info folks the wee river im talking about is the clanrye in newry ,gets a good run of 3 to 4 lbs. This is an alphabetical list of the main rivers in Ireland as a whole. There are over 70,000 km of waterways in the Republic of Ireland contained in 3,192 river water bodies including rivers, streams, and tributaries. This 1.25 acre trout factory is situated on the outskirts of Warrenpoint. Fishing trips for all the family. Several rivers run into it, including the Newry River (and, indeed, the Newry Canal), Clanrye River and the Whitewater River. You Are Here: Home Page: Clanrye River: McCourts Lake: Contact Us: About Us: Membership: Club Membership And Licences Newry And District Anglers Association. The Clanrye or Newry river is controlled by Newry and district angling club. The Clanrye River is a medium sized river (12 miles, 5-20m) with good brown trout fishing. Get the latest up to date fly fishing report for Bass, Carp, Suckers, Winter Trout Stocking fishing in Salt River with the top producing flies and recommended equipment to get you into fish. Pike and small minnow frequent the waters and in the summer months you will find a run of sea trout. Table 5.3 Newry/Clanrye River fish counter figures 33 Fig 5.32 Monthly fish counts on the River Faughan, River Roe, River Finn and River Mourne at Sion Mills (Foyle system) in 2007 33 5.2 CONSERVATION LIMITS/SPAWNING TARGETS 33 6.0 COARSE FISH STOCKS 34 Table 6 Fish survey results from Newry canal 2007 35 Newry Canal fish stock assessment 2007 35 Membership of the club is very reasonably priced either full which includes McCourts Lake or river only. It includes rivers that flow through the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Rivers that flow through Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk (*). Read more. More Info Read more. Current fly fishing reports and conditions for Salt River in Arizona! (fly fishing only) and the Clanrye river which runs over 16 miles through the beautiful South Down countryside from Rathfriland to Newry. Find out where the action is, what the water conditions are and everything you need for a successful day on the water! Also cruises around Bangor Bay. Donaghaguy Reservoir Newry, County Down. (worm, lure, and fly fishing only). brokenbank Active Member. The Newry Canal, located in Northern Ireland, was built to link the Tyrone coalfields (via Lough Neagh and the River Bann) to the Irish Sea at Carlingford Lough near Newry.It was the first summit level canal to be built in Ireland or Great Britain, and pre-dated the more famous Bridgewater Canal by nearly thirty years and Sankey Canal by fifteen years. The river holds brown trout along its length with seasonal angling for sea trout and salmon as well. stocked annually with rainbow trout. Visit website. On the County Down shore lie the pleasant resort towns of Warrenpoint and Rostrevor, backed by the Mourne Mountains “sweeping down to the sea”. Clanrye River Newry, County Down. ... What a wonderful story of the history of the County I was born in.