Peter Quinn, Belfast with his Sheelin beauty of 5.6lbs on May 13th

The fishing world gathers at Lough Sheelin, see the reports and results

May 13th to May 20th 2012 ‘Victory is in the quality of competition and not the final score’ Mike Marshell The Spring International Fly Fishing competition dominated...
Irish Team Captain Seamus Kelly (pictured left), congratulates fellow team member Martin McGorian on winning gold in the 2012 International Fly Fishing Competition.

Irish Team take Gold in 2012 International Fly Fishing Competition

The Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association hosted the International Fly Fishing Competition at Lough Sheelin on 18th May 2012. The excellent work carried out...
‘The Gosling’ Responsible for Gary Connor’s specimen catch of almost 11lbs of trout, an effective pattern for Sheelin particularly in the evening when fish are taking emergers just subsurface. Well done Gary!

Lough Sheelin reinforces its reputation as one of the best trout fishing lakes in...

May 6th to May 13th 2012 “The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who...
The careful release of a 2lbs trout caught on May 6th by Thomas Lynch

Sheelin trout to 7lb on buzzer, mayfly warming up

Temperatures swung from highs of 18 degrees last Thursday May 3rd to lows of 2-3 degrees leaving angling on Lough Sheelin erratic and sporadic...
Kilnahard Pier Lough Sheelin

Weather is playing havoc with fishing on Sheelin

The weather is playing havoc with the fishing on Lough Sheelin which is disappointing considering that we are fast approaching what would be considered...

5lb 2oz trout for 7 year old Aoife on Lough Sheelin

Aoife Cassidy (aged 7)  and father, Brian, from Belfast enjoyed a great day on Lough Sheelin last April 13th. The pair had chosen to...
Richie Meacle with his best trout of the day

Sheelin trout to 5lbs as Buzzers and Olives hatch, but weather a challenge

The weather last week made fishing on Lough Sheelin both difficult and challenging for anglers – dropping evening temperatures, north east winds and showers...
Andrew Browne with his 3lbs wild trout caught at Plunketts Pt.

Trout fishing testing as temperatures tumble on Sheelin

April 6th to April 16th 2012 ‘The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series...
Two boats almost over the weir at Finea, March 21st, 2012

Lough Sheelin trout angling report

Lough Sheelin normally is a lake that is slow to ‘take off’ from an angling point of view with anglers usually gradually appearing in...
Pat with their best fish

Lough Sheelin fly anglers see action in Chambers Bay

Oliver McCormack of Ashbourne and angling pal Pat Sweeney of Santry produced a few beautiful Trout from Sheelin on the fly. Fishing in...