IT was a real pleasure to attend opening day on the River Tolka in Dublin last weekend. The river never looked better as anglers, young and old, lined both banks from Cardiff’s Bridge in Finglas to Ashtown and beyond to Blanchardstown to celebrate the first day of the season. Living close to Ashtown as a youngster, the Tolka became my second home during school holidays and weekends. In those days, a bamboo rod, wooden centre-pin reel and a juicy worm was sufficient to bag a few wild trout for dinner…
Irish Times, 21/03/14. Read the full article ‘“Large fish” once again spawn on Dublin’s River Tolka‘.
