As the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh has always been synonymous with fishing. The rivers flowing into the Lough and the small lakes surrounding it offer fine fishing. Salmon, pollen, perch, bream, roach and Dollaghan (Lough Neagh Trout) are among the species to be found and provide a range of challenges to all sorts of anglers.

Alan Kirkpatrick and his colleagues in Lough Neagh Fishing Tours recognised that there was a gap in the market for fishing trips operating out of Antrim Lough Shore Park. With a little imagination, a bit of help from Antrim Borough Strategy Partnership and a lot of hard work, they got to work and now fishing tours are up and running.