Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Hungry rainbows take the bait on Carrigavantry

David Tantrum from Waterford City & County Trout Anglers Association reports from Carrigavantry: Donnie Hayes and Keith Moore fished Carrigavantry last Sat after the mid...
Afishing party from Boston. The lady 2nd from left had never fished before and yet caught a lovely 2lb rainbow on her first cast on the Sheet of Water – on the fly as well!

Rubberleg goldheads turn on trout at the Carton House Fishery

The Sheet of Water has been fishing very well as of late with a wide variety of patterns being successful.  Popular choices include Goldheads,...
Liam Gilsenan recieving the Knockeyne Cup from John Tyrrell

Derravaragh competition results outshine previous years and stream enhancement project completed

Joe Keena, PRO for ITFFA tells us: "The Stonehall and Knockeyne brown trout competitions were fished by Lough Derravaragh Anglers on 7th October and as...
Nigel Greene, Enniskillen with his winning 5 lbs 11.6 oz trout

Sheelin shines through the mist and the fog to be crowned king of the...

Brenda Montgomery IFI reports from Sheelin, September 30th to October 7th: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I...

Memorable mayfly was the season highlight on Corrib

A stock survey early in the season showed a slight decline in trout numbers on Corrib, but this was certainly not the experience of...

A quiet finish to a great season on Mask

There were no reports for the last week of the season, but it was a memorable one to look back on. After a couple...
Andrew Browne winner

Lough Sheelin provides the sport and the fish for the seasoned anglers

Lough Sheelin Angling Report By Brenda Montgomery, IFI from September 23rd to September 30th "Fishing is a condition of the mind wherein one...

Rainbows on top at Carton House Fishery

The Sheet Water is fishing very well at present with trout feeding on or close to the surface.  A wide variety of flies appear...

Last week on the Rye Water fishes with trout to 3lb on nymphs

The trout season has now closed on the Rye Water although there is still pike fishing on the Rye Lake. There was some superb fishing...

Two end of season competition reports from Lough Conn

Two end of season competitions were fished on Lough Conn of late, with the Conn and Cullin Anglers Competition attracting 22 participants. This was...