Andrew Wain 6.5lbs

Quiet on Corrib but some big fish taken on fly

Declan Gibbon reports from Lough Corrib where trout angling activity has been quiet the last week as some anglers focused their attention on salmon...
Gareth

Mayfly done on Corrib, but good trout to Caenis

Declan Gibbons, reporting from the shores of Lough Corrib, tells us that the trout angling quietened down in the week gone by with lesser hatches...
blueshark

First blue shark of the year taken by Bellavista boat

Ian O'Shea from Bellavista Angling Centre was in touch to say they have had their first blue shark of the season. This is the...
Sixgill shark

Incredible fishing off Clare coast, reef, wreck, monster sharks

All the usual fishing is providing plenty of thrills for charter boat anglers fishing off Clare's coasts. Even those who want something with a...
Black sole

Looking for good shore angling – head to Donegal Bay

Stefan Martin from Killybegs Mariners SAC reports on the fishing around Donegal Bay which is continuing to provide... 11 May: It just gets better for our species...
sixgill shark

Monster shark – 1500lb – caught of Clare coast!

The big hits just keep on coming for anglers on the Clare Dragoon. Having just won Catch of the Week for a sixgill estimated at 900lb,...

Massive 900lb sixgill shark for Clare Dragoon

It's been a while since we heard from Carrigaholt skipper Luke Aston. He's back on the water now, and he's already tangling with the...
Best specimen of the weekend went to Mike Sherwood coming in at 199lb

Skate to 199lb for Loch an Iasc anglers in West Cork

Tom Collins of Loch an Iasc out of Union Hall was back on the water and back at the skate... 22 April: First day back out and...
Angler poses with a large bass

Bass of a lifetime in North Kerry

Glen Wightman tells us that after a poor month of bass fishing in March he was desperate to catch some bass. He headed out...
Connor Lowry sets the 2017 benchmark with a 5lb 5oz fish

Roach spawning, early tench and big bream at Lanesborough

Paul Waghorne reporting to Lanesborough has all the latest coarse angling news… 06 April: Josh fished near the bush and had lots of Roach to about a pound....