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Encyclopedia > Lough Owel

Lough Owel is a lough in the Midlands of Ireland, situated north of Mullingar, the county town of Westmeath in Ireland. It is a deep lake, well known amongst anglers, and holds a few char along with brown trout. Water from Lough Owel feeds the Royal Canal, a canal crossing Ireland from Dublin to the River Shannon. Access to the lake can be gained from a carpark and pier to the south of the N4 Mullingar to Longford route.

See also: List of Irish lochs and loughs

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Seanad Éireann - Volume 169 - 07 March, 2002 - Adjournment Matters. - Fisheries Protection. (1279 words)
The first objective for the people in the area of the lough is to stop the culling of all fish, including trout, which are also killed in nets as this interferes with the natural ecological balance of the fishery.
They are the only lakes of their kind in the world, with the exception of Lough Leven in Scotland, which have an indigenous fish fauna dominated by the salmonoid species brown tout and, in some cases, shared with Atlantic salmon.
Lough Sheelin is one of the few wild brown trout fisheries still remaining in Ireland and it is the Shannon board's policy to ensure that all possible measures are taken to ensure that the lake remains as such.
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