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The River Whispers from the Nore, sets ups, first fish, top tips and handy hints
This week on the river whispers Dan O’Neill speaks a little about his favourite set-ups for a leisurely day on the river. Young angler Reese from Chicago speaks about how he felt when he hooked his...
View ArticleDaniel McDermott wins McCarthy Cup on Lough O’Flynn
Joe Fitzharris was in touch with the results from a very successful McCarthy Cup held on Sunday. There were a good few fish caught and most were returned as it was a heaviest fish event. Daddies,...
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Practice makes perfect for Irish Fishing Tours
Species practice was the name of the game for Senan Stanley and Paul Bourke who headed off on a road trip to try some new water. The early start was worth it with a tally of 7 Trout, 12 Pike and a...
View ArticleGreat fishing on Ballinlough
A total of 52 rods fished the Ballinlough Fishery over the past four weeks catching over 100 trout many of which were released. Amongst the successful anglers were Dan O’Donavan and Mike Shanks who had...
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Successful Catch & Release competition for Loughanure Anglers Club
Last Sunday, Loughanure Anglers held their McBride Memorial competition. Read their report… Yesterday saw us host The McBride Memorial event. We had a great turn out and despite the bright conditions...
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Ireland on the Fly – Mick O’Farrell and what he learned fly fishing in...
Mick O’Farrell is an Irish fly angler and is that rare breed who moved to the UK and subsequently established a high reputation for himself on the stillwaters in England in addition to his prowess in...
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Great saltwater flyfishing in West Cork & decent fishing on the Nore –...
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s the Fishing, West Cork The lads headed to West Cork last week and spent a few days around Crookhaven, hunting the coastline down there. What...
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All fishing suspended on Ballysadare River and estuary
Inland Fisheries Ireland is currently investigating the salmon mortalities that have occurred on the Ballysadare River in Co. Sligo and conducting a full environmental analysis to determine the cause...
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The River Whispers from the Nore, approaching the water, guide life, top tips...
This week on the River Whispers Dan O’Neill speaks to father and son duo Mitch and Brody on their approach to a trout run. Lauren from Texas recently was fly fishing for the first time and talks about...
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Introduction to fishing and social day at Laois Angling Centre
On the 28th of July Dan O’Neill will be at the “Introduction to fishing and social day” for all ages at Laois angling Centre. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring the budding young anglers along...
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Midlands Mick’s midnight sessions produce some twilight trout on Lough Lene
Well-known angler Mick Flanagan has been all over the midlands lakes in the past week. He’s experienced blue skies on Lough Owel, chased rainbows into darkness on Lough Lene, and spun for perch on...
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Good fishing to wets and dries on Corrib
Second Hatch July has been a relatively dry month, although cool and overcast on many days, which has made for ideal fishing conditions. Larry McCarthy from Corrib View Lodge reports that the second...
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The River Whispers – Dan’s blog returns
The River Whispers 4 This week on The River Whispers I look back on the kids casting and social day at Laois Angling Centre, also what it’s like to return to some of my childhood fishing spots. Anthony...
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Nore and more fishing well for trout – Piscari-Fly Update
Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly… How’s The Fishing? Fishing in Northern Ireland Over the weekend Mark headed up North of Ireland for some river fishing with two close friends from...
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Ireland on the Fly: Chris McCully, prolific fishing writer and author of...
This week Tom and Daire are joined by the prolific angling writer, Chris McCully. Chris has been a regular contributor to Trout & Salmon magazine and in his spare time has written not just on...
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Tough fishing on Mask for World Cup
The Workd Cup Flyfishing Championships were held on Lough Mask last week. This is one of the most hotly contested competitions on the Irish fishing scene, and this year was no exception. 435...
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Irish Youths win Gold to claim unprecedented Four-in-a-Row Grand Slam
This report courtesy of the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association: Despite torturous temperatures during the Youth International Fly Fishing Championships held in July 2024 on Grafham water in England,...
View ArticleSean Goulding wins Paddy McDonald Cup on Lough Conn
Lough Conn and Lough Cullin Lough Conn and Cullin Anglers held the Paddy Mc Donald Cup competition on Saturday 10th August where 15 anglers participated. 4th place went to Joe Quinn with one fish...
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Rossinver Fishery host new World Youth Lough Open Cup competition
A new addition to the competition calendar, a one-day boat competition for trout, will be held on Sunday 8th September, at Rossinver Fishery Lough Melvin. There will be some great prizes valued at over...
View ArticleMayflies of Ireland: A National Survey – Zoom Talk
Trout anglers might be interested in attending this Zoom talk by Dr Jan-Robert Baars on the mayflies of Ireland on 25th August at 10am. The talk will cover the ecology and biology of mayflies, what we...
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