Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Improving hatches of Mayfly bring better sport for trout anglers on Lough Arrow.

Lough Arrow Jimmy Frazer reports that anglers took advantage of good mayfly hatches towards the end of the week on Arrow. Conditions were cold with...
Niall McCarthy and ITFFA youths officer George Behan at Youths qualifier competition Lough Owel

Qualifier competition for 2013 ITFFA youths internatinal team held at Lough Owel

The qualifier competition for the 2013 ITFFA (Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association) Youths International Team was held on Lough Owel on 28th April 2012....
A Fine Brace of Emy Trout

Mayfly Up at Emy Lough in Co. Monaghan

Emy and District Anglers PRO Enda Fields reports this week that the May Fly is up and at it on Emy Lake in Co...

Annalee river provides excellent fish for the ITFFA Ulster River Championship

The Annalee River, Co. Cavan and its tributaries continue to provide excellent fishing with fantastic hatches of olives.  The River hosted the ITFFA Ulster River...
46cm Trout

Hawthorn heaven on the Lagan

Tuesday 2nd May sees heavy hatches of hawthorns on all stretches of the Lagan.  Their smaller cousins, the black gnat also put in an...

Mayfly Hatches Increasing on Lough Corrib

The mayfly is well and truly up on Corrib, and despite the brutally cold northerly winds of much of the last week, has been...

Lough Mask Producing Excellent Sport

Ronan Cusack reports on plenty of good fishing on Lough Mask again this week, despite the cold north/easterly winds and icy showers. The majority...
Gerard Casey - Leinster T.A.F.I. Rivers Champion 2012

Gerard Casey takes 1st prize for trout at Mountmellick

The Mountmellick Angling Association on the River Barrow hosted the T.A.F.I. Leinster River Championship on Sunday 22nd April 2012.  The competition was held on a...
A great bunch of workers !

Gerry and the Carlow gang help clean the Dodder

We spent the day (Sat 28th April 2012) in Dublin cleaning a wee Trout river(The Dodder) with the Irish Wildlife Trust and U.C.D. amongst...

Conditions suit Iron Blue duns for trout fishing at Clonanav

Good fishing was had this week despite the weather.  The cold north east winds have made fishing very difficult but we are still getting...