Coarse angling reports

Regular coarse angling reports from all around Ireland featuring match and festival updates, as well a general news from popular and less well known venues.

86lb catch leads the way in first leg of Oaklands Junior League

The Oaklands Junior League started with the first leg of this competition with a 3 hour match on Saturday. The young anglers fish very...

Irish Kayak Angling Club holds first round of Championship at Portumna

The Irish Kayak angling club recently held its first round of the IKAC All Ireland championship on the waters of Lough Derg from Portumna...
A calm looking River Shannon overlooking Portumna Bridge

Portumna, Meelick, Shannon Harbour fishing well nets to 80lb reported

Emma Stanley of IFI reports on the angling in the Birr and Lower Shannon area... Monday through to Wednesday had fine, sunny days, with evenings...

Royal Canal produces the good for novice anglers

Junior anglers and cousins Shane O’Reilly (7) and Tom Creagh (12) went fishing on the Royal canal recently. Neither had managed to catch a...
Aerial image of the River Barrow, courtesy of Carlow Weather.

New research reveals current state of fish stocks in Ireland’s second longest river

New research reveals current state of fish stocks in Ireland’s second longest river River Barrow water sites have 39% high or good fish status 14...

Nice Practice Session for Dave Harlow at Daingean

Dave Harlow from the UK has been visiting Ireland for 35 years and is back again to take part in the canal festival on the...
Shamie Winters Co. Monaghan

County Monaghan based angler wins the Ballinamore Angling Festival

The 5th edition of this five-day coarse angling festival showcasing the fishing available on the Shannon Erne Waterway in County Leitrim took place from...
Len and John settle for Tench when Bream are not in the feeding mood

Early start and prebaiting produces 272lb of bream in Longford

Angling Guide and guesthouse owner Kevin Lyons reports from Melview Lodge: Len Riding and friend John Seeley from Merseyside were over to Ireland and Melview...

Some excellent coarse fishing along lower Shannon

Emma Stanley tells us that anglers were reporting excellent fishing around Shannon Harbour with one angler landing over 80lbs of fish on Wednesday last...

Cavan venues fishing well for coarse anglers

Good Tench fishing on Town Lake Killeshandra at outflow and on Dereskit. Meanwhile good Roach, Perch and Bream are reported on Town Lake at...