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River Lagan Shaws Bridge


River Lagan (Shaws Bridge)
Nearest Town: - Belfast
Area/Length: - 1 km
Species: - Salmon and Brown Trout
Season: - 1st March - 31st October
Methods: - Fly Fishing, spinning and worm fishing
Daily Bag Limit: - 4 Brown Trout per rod per day. Salmon limits click here
Size Limit: - Minimum takable size 25.4 cms
Disabled Facilities: - See Disabled Fisheries
Licence: - DCAL Game Fishing Rod Licence
Permit: - DCAL Game Fishing Permit
Wild Salmon and Trout Fishery
The fishery is close to Belfast City Centre. It stretches for approximately 1km from Shaw's Bridge to below Red Bridge. There are a number of good fly fishery stretches along this stretch. The river below Red Bridge is deep and slow flowing with fishing points available all along the old tow-path on the West bank from Red Bridge downstream to Stranmillis weir and beyond. It has good spinning water at certain places. Access has been improved by the Laganside development as far down as the Queens Bridge.
How to get there
Shaw's Bridge is on the Belfast Ring Road between Newtownbreda (Forestside Shopping Centre) and the Malone Road. The Red Bridge is a short distance downstream.
The Stranmillis weir is reached from Lockview Road or Sharman Road off the Stranmillis Road