Irish Landscape Photography – The River Suir at Mooncoin , County Kilkenny

Fishing boats on teh River Suir
Irish Landscape Photography : Nigel Borrington

Fishing on the River suir

A walk along the river Suir, at Mooncoin, County Kilkenny is one of the best river walks in the south east of Ireland.

The river is used by many local people during the year but the fisher men are probably it’s most common visitors, the River is renowned for its game angling, holding both salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta).

I have taken many photographs of the fishermen here over the years, alone with their boats, used for their fishing. These boats ( all made locally ) are used more like punts as they have a completely flat bottom and are moved along the river using a pole.