Angling Guide: Antrim and Newtownabbey 2018

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BREAM

COARSE

ROACH

COARSE

The common bream (Abramis brama) is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is now considered to be the only species in the genus Abramis.

The Roach (Rutilus rutilus), also known as the common roach, is a fresh and brackish water fish of the Cyprinidae family, native to most of Europe and western Asia.

PERCH

EUROPEAN EEL

COARSE

The Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca.

COARSE

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) a species of eel, is a snake-like, catadromous fish.

SEA FISHING Sea Fishing is very limited in Newtownabbey. Flat fish, small whiting and mullet can be caught in Belfast Lough from some shores at Whiteabbey and Hazelbank as well as mackerel in the summer months. Boat fishing is not advisable in Belfast Lough, due to the volume of marine traffic.

GONE FISHING

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