Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Fantastic trout and pike fishing on the fly for clients fishing with angling guide,...

Angling guide Marc O'Regan reports on some wonderful fly fishing for trout and pike in the past six weeks on a variety of waters.   Pike...

Fantastic fish coming to the nymph and dry fly on the Suir and the...

The last few days on the Suir and tributaries has seen some amazing fishing. We are really busy guiding at the moment, with clients...

Brown trout on the Slaney around Baltinglass/Rathvilly

Anglers out on the Urrin have reported brown trout up to 1/2 pound along with the usual smaller fish. While one or two early...
A Well Conditioned Emy Lake Trout Taken by Martin McKenna

Evenings Best On Emy Lake

Due to the recent hot spell, fishing has been hard work with only a few trout during the day been caught. A nice fish...
Rising to a fly: how did trout first come into Ireland's rivers? Illustration: Michael Viney

Why so many Irish trout species? It's the lough of the draw – Irish...

ANOTHER LIFE: IT’S CLOSE ON 60 YEARS since Ethna’s father, Seamus MacManus of Westport, won the beautiful bronze shield now hanging on...
Brown trout

Total Flyfishing on Carton House lake and Ryewater

Cartons stocked lake is fishing well as above photo will testify to.  With the recent warm spell surface activity has increased and trout have...

Weather sub tropical on Corrib, but fishing not sub-parr

The west of Ireland bathed in sub-tropical conditions over the last few days, with the temperature gauge reaching 28 degrees on several ...
Part of the Shannnon Backwater near Drumharlow lake….

Great May fly fishing on Drumharlow lake last week

Drumharlow Lake Two Longford anglers Sean Kenny and Richie McDermott had great May Fly fishing on Drumharlow Lake  last week. They fished the lake five...
Thomas on the Strule with a small trout

Strule still producing sport in low flows

Although water levels are very low and salmon aren’t a prospect yet the trout can still provide an excellent days sport.  With the high...
Brown trout from the River Callan

Evening and early mornings order of day on Lagan, Cusher, Callan and Bann

The warm temperatures have made daytime fishing very frustrating on these rivers over the last week.  However  anglers prepared to don knee pads and...