Sarah Lynch wins first round of Cobh SAC’s Light Lines competition

The first leg of Cobh SAC's ever popular Light Lines Competition was fished on Sunday. IT's a hugely popular event that saw 38 anglers...
A Black Eel did some damage for me after my paddletails were being nipped off at the tail!

Pollack, wrasse and bass for Cork Harbour small boat anglers

Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu was weighting up his choices to make the most of what was on offer at the weekend… Choices, Choices… With the impending weather change...

Individual gold and team silver medals for Ireland at Boat World Championships @ Crosshaven,

While a very strong Croatia team took the Boat World Championship team gold medals home with them, Irish team member Liam O'Callaghan was the...
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Perfect weather last Friday for Cork Harbour small boat anglers

Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu was out in some really incredible conditions last week… Imagine the best weather day of the year was October 11th! The frost was hopping...

59th World Championship Boat Angling for Seniors @ Crosshaven

This week, Inland Fisheries Ireland is proud to sponsor the the 59th World Championship Boat Angling for Seniors, as teams from thirteen countries descend...

Impressive seabass on the fly for Dutch anglers

Fishing journalist Rudy van Duijnhoven was on the road in southern Ireland with his fishing buddy Theo van de Poll for the last week...
Some nicer day in the morning. The wind did come up later. You’ll always remember the morning though

Jim Clohessy makes most of last settled day in September for run offshore

Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu was making the most of Saturday ahead of the current unsettled conditions... Saturday's run was the last run for September. I think at...
Was really hoping for a bass on this drift hence the Crazy Paddletail… at least the wrasse hammered it and didn’t just chomp the tail

A blast of wrasse from the Cork coast

This in from the Cork coast as Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu gets back on the water again: This weather, a lovely week with rotten winds and big tides,...
Paul with his first blue! Some great fights and blistering takes.

Blistering takes, robbed blocks, sharks playing fetch and more

Jim Clohessy reports on a great small boat fishing trip out from Cork Harbour... Saturday was a great run out by any standards. While most...
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Bass and pollack on fly with Eire Bass

Another report from Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan arrived this week. The guide takes up the story... Like all anglers I’m finding it hard to...