Dollaghan

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Brown Trout and Sea Trout
Conservation status
Least concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes Family: Salmonidae Genus: Salmo Species: S. trutta
Binomial name
Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758

Dollaghan are a variety of brown trout native to Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, and many of its tributaries. They are a potamodromous migratory trout spending much of the year in the lough, returning to the rivers in autumn to spawn. Dollaghan are much sought after by anglers in County Antrim due to their greater size in comparison to the non-migratory trout found in streams such as the Kells Water and Six Mile Water.

[edit] References

• BBC Nature

• Angling in Northern Ireland