Colebrooke River

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The Colebrook River is a river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It has its source in the Sliabh Beagh mountains and flows in a south-westerly direction through the county until it enters Upper Lough Erne near Inishcollan.

A stretch of the River Colebrooke in Maguiresbridge
A stretch of the River Colebrooke in Maguiresbridge

The river is on the northeast side of County Fermanagh, flowing through Maguiresbridge into Upper Lough Erne, and called in its upper course the Many Burns. The Tempo River runs by Tempo and joins the Colebrooke a mile below Maguiresbridge.[1]

[edit] Angling

The river has abundant large bream and roach, as well as perch and rudd. Salmon are scarce, but big brown trout are often taken towards the end of the season and large pike are numerous. Salmon and Lough Erne trout up to 4.0 kg can be caught towards the end of the season when moving from the Lough to spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the river.[2][3] Some of the river is private fishing waters on the Colebrooke Park estate.[4][5]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Rivers - From Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900). Library Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  2. ^ Colebrooke River. Discover Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  3. ^ Colebrook River. DCAL - Fishing NI. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  4. ^ Colebrooke River. Guided Fishing. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
  5. ^ Colebrook Park Fishing. Colebrooke Park. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
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Coordinates: 54°15′N 7°30′W / 54.25, -7.5