Avonmore River the prefect training ground for youth team
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? Piscari-fly training this years Irish Youth Team heading to Czech Republic. We had a fabulous day on the Avonmore River with a...
View ArticleAmerican and Canadian anglers get good fishing on the Maigue at Adare
Paddy Dunworth of Celtic Angling reports from the Maigue: Florida based Bill and Patti Martin are on a 45th wedding anniversary celebration break in Ireland, a very active couple, they teed off at...
View ArticleMayfly and sedges on the menu for Sheelin trout
The mayfly season is drawing to a close on Lough Sheelin, but Chris Oliver reports that there are still a few fish moving to them. He was on a drift just outside Chambers Bay when he saw a few fish...
View ArticleTwo prestigious competitions fished on Lough Conn
Michael Murphy reports from Lough Conn… The annual Whit weekend competition took place on Lough Conn on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June. Eighty-five anglers took part on both days. Conditions were...
View ArticleDries and wets working well on the Nore
Dan O’Neill reports from the River Nore… What a week, a medium to strong wind made fishing difficult at times but we managed. I had quite a few clients out, some early morning and some late evening for...
View ArticleGreat evening fishing on the Nore – Piscari-Fly Update
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? Some improvements on the Nore system this week. Mark got out for a Dry Fly session. Mark was on the Upper Nore again near...
View ArticleWould you Belize it! A wet day on the Maigue
Paddy Dunworth of Celtic Angling reports from the Maigue: 15 June: Weather for the Swans – I met Kayla and Keith Bassett at Adare this morning for an Intro to Flyfishing session on the Maigue. We...
View ArticlePoor hatches and poor evening rise on the Bride
Evening Trout angling should be advanced by now but hatches of flies are poor due to unusually cold evenings/nights. Anglers would normally be starting angling by 8pm but are now off the river by then...
View ArticleAnglers getting good trout to 2.5lb on Lough O’Flynn
Joe Fitzharris reports on some recent catches on Lough O’Flynn. Paddy Purcell and Billy McDonald had 3 fish for their outing best 2lb. English visitor Adrian Blackwell had 3 fish best his best was a...
View ArticleIreland on the fly: Dublin’s River Dodder, an incredible story of regrowth
The Dodder is a unique and special river that flows through Dublin’s south city boundaries with salmon, sea trout and incredible brown trout in it – a fact not many capital cities can claim. Dublin’s...
View ArticleKeith McDonnell makes an Impact on big river browns
WHEN THE RIVER LIED: A VERY BIG BROWN TROUT ON THE DRY FLY “The weather forecast screamed heavy rain and high water all week and I was excited, but when Saturday afternoon arrived and the heavy rain...
View ArticleThe River Whispers – Fortnightly Newsletter from Dan O’Neill
This week in “The River Whispers”:– I recently fished with good friend Kevin O’Neill, who ties up some fantastic flies that always have a slight twist. Kevin fishes the Dodder and Liffey, so he has...
View ArticleIrish rivers teams do well in Scotland & France – Piscari-Fly update
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? Peter and Mark have been out a bit on the River Nore over the last week.Still patchy fishing, its still not where it should be....
View ArticleTrout fishing reported as good on the Bride
There were good numbers of Trout anglers met on the Bride last week. River conditions have been ideal for trout angling over the week and are running at normal levels, low and clear. Catches of trout...
View ArticleDerg trout taking well as they move on from pin fry
Senan Stanley is back out on Derg hunting for trout to see have they finished with the pin fry yet… The evening after-work trout sessions in the lakeboat are back on! Wasn’t sure how the trout would be...
View ArticleExcellent trout fishing on the Nore – Piscari-Fly update
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? After spending most of the last month wondering if the Nore would fish to its full capabilities this year at all, finally its...
View ArticleHuge trout from Inchiquin for Rosie Maguire
PJ Maguire and his daughters Annie (9) and Rosie (6) were out on Inchiquin at Corrofin in Co Clare at the weekend for a bit of trout fishing. The trio were only trolling 10 minutes when the rod Rosie...
View ArticleTrout to 69cm, pike to 111cm and 130 perch to 35cm all in one day
Senan Stanley and Daniel Nesbitt were out at the weekend chasing toothy predators on one of Ireland big and wild loughs, but this time they got more than they bargained for… Wow is all I can say. What...
View ArticleIreland on the Fly: Team Captain, John Buckley, on Ireland’s 6th place at the...
You may not be into competition fishing but when the FIPS-Mouche World Championships are on surely you can’t help but wonder how the Irish team fared when pitting itself against the best in the world...
View ArticleGood fishing to nymphs, dries and spiders on the Nore – PiscariFly update
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? Fishing on the Nore has generally been good through out the week. Peter was out making videos for Piscarifly Club and they had...
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