Transitional times fuel tempers on Sheelin

Lough Sheelin Angling Report April 11th – April 17th, 2022 ‘If there is no struggle, there is no progress’  Frederick Douglass This was another grueling week for...

Lough Sheelin anglers invited to be part of a new Citizen Science project

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the state agency responsible for the conservation and protection of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling resources, is launching a...

Cold winds the killer – Lough Sheelin Angling Report April 4th -10th

‘PERSEVERANCE IS FAILING 19 TIMES AND SUCCEEDING THE 20TH’ Julie Andrews The fishing on Lough Sheelin this week reminded me of both band title and lyrics...

Lures still the top option to entice bottom feeding Sheelin trout

Lough Sheelin Angling Report, March 28th – April 3rd, 2022 By Brenda Montgomery, IFI   'When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you...

Lures still rule on Sheelin, but hatches bring hope

Lough Sheelin Angling Report - March 21st – March 27th, 2022 ‘Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it’ It...

A week of rocks and hard places on Sheelin

Lough Sheelin Angling Report - March 14th – March 20th 2022 ‘And ​like the moon, we must go through phases of emptiness to feel full again’  Aimee...

Lough Sheelin Angling Report, March 7th – March 13th 2022

Lough Sheelin Angling Report, March 7th – March 13th 2022 By Brenda Montgomery, IFI ‘Forget all the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one...

So ends the longest winter, slow begins the spring on Sheelin

Lough Sheelin Angling Report March 1st – March 6th  2022 ‘Just ‘cause things are different, don't mean anything has changed And I know the world's on fire,...
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Fishing slow and catches low on a sluggish Sheelin

As would be expected angling effort on Lough Sheelin has been quite low over the last couple of weeks. An average of 3 to...
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Iron Fly Fishing gets a couple of trout on Sheelin

Shane Callan from Ironflyfishing was out on L. Sheelin last week. With the mixed weather we have been having lately the mayfly fishing on...