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The '''Colebrooke River''' is a river in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It has its source in the Sliabh Beagh mountains and flows in a south-westerly direction through the county until it enters [[Upper Lough Erne]] near Inishcollan, [[Lisnaskea]].
[[Image:Colebrooke_river.jpg|thumb|200px|A stretch of the River Colebrooke in Maguiresbridge]]
[[Image:Colebrooke_river.jpg|thumb|200px|A stretch of the River Colebrooke in Maguiresbridge]]
The '''Colebrooke River''' is a river in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. Its source is in the Sliabh Beagh mountains where its known as the ''Many Burns''. 


The river is on the northeast side of County Fermanagh, flowing through [[Maguiresbridge]] into Upper Lough Erne, and called in its upper course the Many Burns. The [[Tempo River]] runs by [[Tempo]] and joins the Colebrooke a mile below Maguiresbridge.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rivers - From ''Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland'' (1900) | work=Library Ireland | url=http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Fermanagh.php | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref>
The river flows in a south-westerly direction, through [[Maguiresbridge]], before merging with the [[Tempo River]] and finally entering [[Upper Lough Erne]] near Inishcollan, [[Lisnaskea]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Rivers - From ''Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland'' (1900) | work=Library Ireland | url=http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Fermanagh.php | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref>


==Angling==
==Angling==
The river has abundant large bream, roach, perch, rudd and pike. Salmon and Lough Erne trout up to 4.0 kg can be caught towards the end of the season when moving from the Lough to spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the river.<ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrooke River | work=Discover Northern Ireland | url=http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/shortbreaks/product.aspx?ProductID=2436 | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrook River | work=DCAL - Fishing NI| url=http://www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk/riversinfo/default.asp?river=ColebrookRiver-WILD| accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref> Some of the river is private fishing waters on the [[Colebrooke Park]] estate.<ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrooke River | work=Guided Fishing | url=http://www.jxbreslin.com/new_page_4.htm | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrook Park Fishing | work=Colebrooke Park | url=http://www.colebrooke.info/fishing.htm | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref>
The river has abundant large bream, roach, perch, rudd and pike. At the end of the season salmon and trout can be caught as they move from Lough Erne to their spawning grounds in the river's upper reaches.<ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrooke River | work=Discover Northern Ireland | url=http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/shortbreaks/product.aspx?ProductID=2436 | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrook River | work=DCAL - Fishing NI| url=http://www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk/riversinfo/default.asp?river=ColebrookRiver-WILD| accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref>  
 
Some of the river is private fishing water on the [[Colebrooke Park]] estate.<ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrooke River | work=Guided Fishing | url=http://www.jxbreslin.com/new_page_4.htm | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Colebrook Park Fishing | work=Colebrooke Park | url=http://www.colebrooke.info/fishing.htm | accessdate=2007-11-28}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:42, 29 January 2010

A stretch of the River Colebrooke in Maguiresbridge

The Colebrooke River is a river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Its source is in the Sliabh Beagh mountains where its known as the Many Burns.

The river flows in a south-westerly direction, through Maguiresbridge, before merging with the Tempo River and finally entering Upper Lough Erne near Inishcollan, Lisnaskea.[1]

Angling

The river has abundant large bream, roach, perch, rudd and pike. At the end of the season salmon and trout can be caught as they move from Lough Erne to their spawning grounds in the river's upper reaches.[2][3]

Some of the river is private fishing water on the Colebrooke Park estate.[4][5]

References