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From beach fishing at Silverstrand to face painting at Galway, FAW holds something for everyone!

May 16th, 2012

Cousins Oisin Nee and Siofra McHugh from Connemara test out their boat driving skills at the Family Fun Day held by Inland Fisheries Ireland on Saturday 12th May as part of Fisheries Awareness Week.

Saturday’s Open Day at the Fisheries Field in Galway turned out to be great fun !! Here are some photos of the cheerful participants….. And on Monday May 14th we have Merlinda Duffy from Tuam with a nice flounder caught during the Introduction to Beach Fishing event held by Inland Fisheries Ireland  as part of [...]

Continue reading... From beach fishing at Silverstrand to face painting at Galway, FAW holds something for everyone!


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A varied catch for the Rosguill in Donegal including half a ling !

May 16th, 2012

Half eaten fish on Rosguill

The Rosguill which operates from Mulroy Bay, near Downings in Donegal caught a variety of fish over the last couple of weeks.  Here is a selection: On May 2nd a lady retrieved her line to find half a ling. This happens fairly regularly during the season – angler winding up a fish only to be hit by something [...]

Continue reading... A varied catch for the Rosguill in Donegal including half a ling !


This post is in: Donegal, Sea angling reports

Some nice LRF flounder for David at Avoca

May 16th, 2012

David 2

David from Arklow, an experienced lure fisherman should apply for a  job in The Met Ofiice. Reason?  He could predict the bad weather. It’s always rain when he’s off and Wednesday May 9th was no exception!! He tells us- “Being stuck in the house, my feets  were itching to go somewhere and wet the line. This time I decided to [...]

Continue reading... Some nice LRF flounder for David at Avoca


This post is in: Coarse angling reports

Good Brown Trout Fishing at Navan

May 15th, 2012

A Mayfly Shelters from the Cold Breeze

Colm Lynch from East Coast Angling in Navan reports that there has been very good wild brown trout fishing on the River Boyne in Navan with plenty of trout to 1.5lbs being taken by anglers. The river is currently in very good condition with the water continuing to fall and clear. The Mayfly hatch has improved but the cold [...]

Continue reading... Good Brown Trout Fishing at Navan


This post is in: River Boyne, Trout fishing reports

Navan Anglers 5 Boyne Salmon 0

May 15th, 2012

Tony Lyoness Releases his Salmon back to the River Boyne at Navan

Recent reports about salmon fishing on the River Boyne at Navan have seen the salmon get the better of the anglers on many occasions over the last few weeks. However, things have changed over the last few days and 5 salmon have been taken in the Navan area with all of the fish being reported to have been over 10lbs in weight. [...]

Continue reading... Navan Anglers 5 Boyne Salmon 0


This post is in: River Boyne, Salmon fishing reports

Pike to 114cm long taken on a Buster Jerk in perch colour at Boyle

May 15th, 2012

Ezio's Pike

Bodo Funke, angling guide from Boyle tells us about his guiding angling trips over the last few days Fri 11/05/12: May has arrived and finally the pike have become a bit more lively and active. On Tuesday, Barry Jackson from Scarborough, UK, was out on a guided pike trip with us and a days trolling [...]

Continue reading... Pike to 114cm long taken on a Buster Jerk in perch colour at Boyle


This post is in: Boyle, Coarse angling reports

Fun at Paddy Mac’s Lake for all

May 15th, 2012

FAW at Paddy's Mac's Lake, O'Briensbridge

Ciaran O’Keeffe from Ireland’s Coarse Fishing was out and about this weekend and tells us about the fun at Paddy’s Mac’s Lake: On a weekend that brought the FA premiership to a dramatic finale for soccer fans all over the country, there were many other sports fans that opted for a quieter and more peaceful [...]

Continue reading... Fun at Paddy Mac’s Lake for all


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Some Nice Fish for Pawel and Lucasz

May 14th, 2012

Lucasz shows a lovely Bream from his outing over the Weekend

We have just received a nice report from Pawel Ladniak from the Fishmaniak Fishing Club who reports on some nice fish that were caught over the weekend. Lukasz Ciziel had a lovely Bream on Saturday and Pawel Ladniak also had a great 52 cm Tench from a lake in the Cavan area. The fish were [...]

Continue reading... Some Nice Fish for Pawel and Lucasz


This post is in: Cavan, Coarse angling reports

Bieber preforms well in Delphi but others hit a bum note

May 14th, 2012

Bernd Bieber with 9lb 4oz Salmon from Delphi

While the rest of the country seems to have been awash with rain we seem to have escaped again! We did get some rain on and off during the week but the high point for the river this week has been 30 and believe me it looks like a massive flood compared to 0 or [...]

Continue reading... Bieber preforms well in Delphi but others hit a bum note


This post is in: Delphi, Salmon fishing reports

The only thing moving on the Inny was the water, so off to the Correen Forde for the roach

May 14th, 2012

Bream

John Cole reports from the Inny 8th May: The weather turned to cyclonic with thunder and lightening, now it has turned back to Northerly winds and low temperatures again. Philip has headed home without ever seeing the Roach on the Inny, despite using the sounder up from Tommy’s they never saw a single Roach only [...]

Continue reading... The only thing moving on the Inny was the water, so off to the Correen Forde for the roach


This post is in: Coarse angling reports, Inny

Plenty of action and mixed weather for fishing around Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

May 14th, 2012

And a lovely sea trout for Julien too!

John Quinlan, bass angling guide reports on  bass fishing for clients at the Thatch Cottage near Cahersiveen in Co. Kerry. 13th May – Unseasonably cold conditions have prevailed which has made bass fishing very difficult at times.  Luca Montanari, a regular visitor from Italy caught some very nice pollock on the fly.  Nick Gough, Eddie [...]

Continue reading... Plenty of action and mixed weather for fishing around Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry


This post is in: Kerry, Sea angling reports

Wicklow Boat Charters treats the Irish Home Nations Team to an early season animal fishing bonanza

May 14th, 2012

A fine Wicklow Tope for Tony Santry, after a 25 minute battle.

As part of their plan of action for the 2012 Home Nations Championships Team Ireland spent a very successful weekend fishing out of Wicklow with Wicklow Boat Charters. Captained by John Dennehy the Team embarked on a mission to practise their speed fishing on dogfish, this they certainly achieved but they also had the added [...]

Continue reading... Wicklow Boat Charters treats the Irish Home Nations Team to an early season animal fishing bonanza


This post is in: Sea angling reports, Wicklow


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