Coarse fishing is available on the Sixmilewater River and trout fishing is available outside Ballynure.

Mossley Mill Dam

Mossley Mill Fishery is an exclusive Brown Trout Fishery based at Mossley Mill. The facility is open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 10pm during the fisihing season.

Contact:

Dean Holmes

Newtownabbey Borough Council

Mossley Mill

Newtownabbey

BT36 5QA

Tel: 028 9034 0065

Email: dholmes@newtownabbey.gov.uk

Web: www.newtownabbey.gov.uk/fishery

Straid Fishery

The 22 acre lake at Straid is one of Ireland’s top trout fisheries regularly yielding fish over 10lbs with boat and bank fishing available. Refreshments and fishing flies are available from the lodge. For the novice there are classes to introduce you to fly fishing.

Contact:

Davy Couples

21 Castletown Road

Ballynure

BT39 9PU

Tel: 028 9303 8721

Email: info@straidfishery.com

Web: www.straidfishery.com

Tildarg Fishery

A purpose built lodge overlooking a 17½ acre Stillwater lake. One of Northern Ireland’s most beautiful and best equipped fishery to suit all anglers. Regularly stocked with 2½ to 10lb rainbow trout.

Tildarg is a 17-acre lake set in the hills just north of Ballyclare. Stocked with 2-3lb Rainbow Trout and holding stock of naturally breeding Rainbows it provides excellent boat and bank fishing with easy access.

Facilities include a purpose built fishery lodge including a shop, angler’s rest room with log fire. There is an attached kitchen and toilets including ladies, gents and disabled. Flies, tackle, confectionery and cold drinks are available. There are wheelie boats that will take a wheelchair and have an electric engine, which are free to disabled anglers.

Contact:

42 Breckenhill Road

Ballyclare

BT39 0TB

Tel: 028 9334 0604

Email: info@tildargfishery.com

Web: www.tildargfishery.com