Cazalan House, Putighan, Belturbet

It is home-from-home for anglers at Cazalan House, located on the outskirts of Belturbet close to the famous Putiaghan Lake, renowned for tench, bream, roach and hybrids.

Cazalan House in Putighan, Belturbet  has four en-suite bedrooms and a guest TV lounge. All rooms are beautifully appointed and include fridge, personal safe, tea & coffee making facilities, TV & CD players. Alan and Carol Jones are your hosts and offer bed and breakfast accommodation.

Angling-wise this is a great location within casting range of two prolific lakes and a beautiful stretch of the River Erne. Alan is an ex-UK angler with his own boat for pre-baiting and taking guests to private swims. There is a bait room, tackle shed and bait is regularly collected fresh from the bait farm.

Superb coarse and pike fishing location with a huge choice of lake and river fishing and top advice.

PRICES FROM:

LOW SEASON - Ferry & 7 nights B&B
Car and 4 - £507 per person; Car and 2 - £550 per person

Supplements apply for high cars and vans

Prices may be subject to change - please contact us direct for the latest deals 

Fishing in Co Cavan

Cavan’s abundant waterways and diverse fish populations make it a top destination for anglers. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a beginner, the lakes and rivers of Cavan offer a rewarding fishing experience. Bream, hybrids, roach, rudd and tench are common in most waters.

The River Erne and its main tributaries, the Shannon Erne Waterway and the Dromore/Annalee system dominate the middle of the county. The River Erne System is the major water in this scenic county linking lots of lakes both large and small. Good access to many waters whilst there are still lakes that take some effort to access that are rarely fished. The River Erne will fish well in the cooler months where there is depth and flow. A tributary of the River Erne, the Annalee is known for its trout fishing. It’s a beautiful river with plenty of access points.

The Shannon-Erne Waterway offers a diverse and rich fishing experience with its interconnected lakes, rivers, and canals. Approximately 63km in length it connects the River Shannon in Leitrim with the River Erne in Fermanagh and features a series of rivers, lakes, and canals, with various connecting lakes and rivers. Ballyconnell is located on a central spot on the waterway with good access points and facilities. The town itself provides amenities for anglers.

For the angler seeking large open waters with the promise of outstanding bags of bream and roach choose the large lakes such as Gowna, Oughter, Sillan, Upper Lough Erne and Lough McNean. For something more secluded you will find many smaller lakes and river stretches with plenty of fish. There is a water here to suit all tastes.

Lough Oughter is a large and complex lake system with many bays and inlets. Great for both coarse and pike fishing. Lough Gowna is another vast lake system shared with County Longford, it offers excellent coarse fishing, especially in the summer months, for bream, roach, hybrids, perch, and pike. Garadice Lake has excellent fishing for bream, roach, hybrids, perch and pike from both the shore and boats. It is also a popular spot for match fishing events. Kiltybarden Lake offers a more peaceful fishing experience with abundant tench and bream.

Spring and Summer are the prime time for coarse fishing, with fish being more active in warmer waters. Pike fishing can be particularly productive during colder months. Wherever you fish in Ireland, the chances of catching fish are hugely improved by pre-baiting to attract fish into your chosen swim. Ideally this is done the evening before (or for a couple of days) using breadcrumb or local maize meal carrying particle baits such as sweetcorn, boiled wheat, hemp and pellets. Early morning and late evening are generally more productive as fish tend to feed more actively during these times.

For further tips and advice check out our YouTube channel - anglersworldlive  

Client reviews:

Our client, Martin Avison travelled to Cazalan in July 2023 and provided the following review:

We've just enjoyed a week at Cazalan House in Belturbet and I couldn't recommend the experience highly enough. The location is wonderful, the accommodation was superb and the hosts are fantastic. They have created a real home-from-home experience and they are the perfect hosts, where nothing is too much trouble. The three of us really enjoyed the food and Carol's bread and butter pudding was worth the journey on its own. Alan knows everywhere with regards to fishing and it made life so easy in talking to another angler. The weather was against us but we still managed to catch plenty of Roach, Hybrids and the odd Tench. We couldn't recommend the people or the place highly enough and this is because they really cared about you having a great time. We wouldn't contemplate anywhere else in Ireland.

Many thanks Martin  

Dave Reeves travelled to Cazalan in September 2021 and provided this review of his time spent in Ireland. 

I was not sure what to expect at this first visit to Cazalan House, which was recommended to me by Anglers World Holidays, first sight was a big wow what a fantastic place. On arrival we were treated to tea/coffee and homemade cake and a very warm welcome. Alan and Carol our hosts were very friendly, our rooms were fantastic and very comfortable; tea, coffee, fridge with water provided. Breakfast was fantastic; my friend and two sons thought they were in a five star hotel so did I.

Alan provided our bait in a fridge in large garage he also advised us what was been caught and gave us directions to a few fishing places. We fished the River Erne just a few hundred metres from the house. Alan made arrangements with the farmer and arranged for us to park on his property. He was a very friendly man, Brendan and we had a fantastic 4 days fishing there. The best fishing I’ve had in 40 years of fishing in Ireland. We caught plenty of large roach but the bonus was a fantastic catch of tench to 8lbs - 25 in all.

We cook our own meals, a lovely Irish stew - fantastic and we asked permission from Brendan to use our cooker on his property. He was delighted to help us and provided us with a table and chairs to eat our meal. We invited him to eat with us, he accepted and he thoroughly enjoyed it and became our friend, what a lovely man.

A short journey to Belturbet to have a pint of Guinness in the evening rounded up a perfect fishing holiday, so much we booked again for next year and cannot wait to meet up with Alan, Carol and Brendan again.

We also fished Derricasson Lake near Ballyconnell - had a good day with roach, tench and bream.

Best holiday ever!

Dave Reeves