Angling

Killybegs provides one of Irelands best destinations for sea angling with daily fishing trips available. Fishing on reefs yields pollack, cod, ling, coalfish, wrasse, gurnards (red, grey and tub) and conger. Tope fishing (starts in May) and Shark fishing is good from August onwards – these are mostly female sharks from 15 Kgs to about 60 Kgs on their migration down the West Coast of Ireland. This fishing lasts into October when the water temperature drops and it becomes too cold for them. Shark fishing and Tuna fishing are available from August onwards.
For more details of fishing trips contact

Brian McGilloway

Tel: +353 (0)74 9732444 or +353 (0) 87 2200982

Website - www.killybegsangling.com

Paddy Byrne Boat +00353 87-6284688

Website - www.nualastarteelin.com

Smithy Campbell +00353 87 275 9731

Website - www.irishanglingcharters.com

Birdwatching
There is a large variety of birdlife in the area. The harbour area around Killybegs has been designated an important site by Birdwatch Ireland where Herring Gull along with a Yellow-legged Gull, 16 Iceland and seven Glaucous Gulls have been sited and recorded.

The small now uninhabited island west of Killybegs known as Innisduff is also designated a ‘Special Protection Area’ (SPA) by Birdwatch Ireland and also listed by Birdlife International as an ‘Important Bird Area’ (IBA) for its barnacle geese.

Boat Trips

Boat trips available around the bay and furhter

for more info

Brian McGilloway

Tel: +353 (0)74 9732444 or +353 (0) 87 2200982

Website - www.killybegsangling.com

Paddy Byrne Boat +00353 87-6284688

Website - www.nualastarteelin.com

Smithy Campbell +00353 87 275 9731

Website - www.irishanglingcharters.com

Diving

There are so many good spots for diving along the south coast of the county and much of it is centred around St. John’s Point.
The “Point” is famous for its diving – offering some of the best sea diving in Europe. There are a number of sites and a couple of deep wrecks

The watery delights of the South West coast of Donegal are now open to underwater exploration with the newest dive school in the North West. The Killybegs Dive Centre, based at the Western Seaboard Fishing building on St Catherine’s Road.

Contact Chris 00353 74 9732775/ 0879209562

Website - www.killybegsdivecentre.ie

Golf

The closest golf courses to Killybegs are
Narin and Portnoo Golf Club, is situated in a beautiful seaside resort in southwest Donegal. It is considered one of the finest natural and scenic 18-hole links courses in Ireland, with sweeping views of Gweebarra Bay.

Donegal Golf Club at Murvagh, Co Donegal is an outstanding links golf course.it is continually featured in Golf World's Top 100 courses in Ireland and Great Britain.

Horse Riding

Deane's Equestrian Centre

The Equestrian centre is ideally situated between the Donegal hills and the wild Atlantic Ocean, a place of unrivalled natural beauty in south west County Donegal in the village of Bruckless.

Tel: 00353 (0) 74 9737160

 Website -www.deanesequestrian.ie

Pitch & Putt

Sandfield Pitch and Putt is a wonderfully challenging 18 hole Pitch & Putt course with spectacular views of Loughros Bay and the hills of Donegal between the heritage town of Ardara and the seaside resort of Portnoo.

Contact +353 (0)74 954 1344

sandfieldpitch@eircom.net

Rock Climbing

Muckross Head is a small peninsula about 10 km west of Killybegs and 3 km east of Kilcar

It contains a popular rock-climbing area, noted for its unusual horizontally layered structure.
The Muckross crag is quite popular because of the unusual climbing encountered there. It is a sea-cliff, situated above a partly tidal rock platform, and access is convenient.The overhanging nature of much of the rock makes climbing there quite strenuous, and yields some spectacular roof-climbing.

Sailing

Atlantic coastline makes the area around Killybegs one of the top locations for sailing.

For further information

Kevin Hegarty 087 6333707

Walking
South & West Donegal's unspoilt beauty provides walkers with the opportunity to experience the different cultures, folklore & landscapes which make up this unique part of Ireland.Our dramatic landscapes are just waiting to be discovered.There are coastal walks looped walks, long distance waymarked routes and beautiful forest walks, you will be spoilt for choice. You can walk part of the Bluestack Way or you might like to try the Killybegs Heritage Trail or the Killybegs Looped Walks.