Coarse angling reports

Regular coarse angling reports from all around Ireland featuring match and festival updates, as well a general news from popular and less well known venues.

Jack Tisdall wins out on flooded Erne system

The report below was summarised from the VDE Baggers Facebook Page:

A mixture of small shads seduced some chubby perch

With coffee and good company Rookiebassangler Steven Neely tackles the cold and the fish.  He reports: We headed up the Bann system to find some...

Hybrids and Perch but Roach scarce at Newry Canal competition

The Newry Canal Match Group report on day 2 of the Fathom Festival: This was the second of the 4 two day events planned for...
Perch

Super Ennell perch for English angler

Every Angler has their chosen fish species, and one high up on Michael Flanagan's list is the colorful Perch. They provide Anglers with exciting...
Larry Kelly had this, his biggest unweighed Tench on Monday

Good fish at Lanesborough but cold snap took its toll

The current news from Lanesborough, courtesy of Paul Waghorne of www.lanesboroughangling.ie... 20 April: Two Tench were banked this morning by Fran McCormack and Richie Gilligan from Mullingar...
Callam Reilly

Good bags of rudd, roach and hybrids at Ramor

Callam Reilly of Navan Coarse Angling Club reports that Lough Ramor is fishing very well at the moment. Last weekend Callam had over 40lb and angling pal,...
Killian McCormack and a new personal best bream of 7lb 15oz

Big bags and big fish possible at Lanesborough despite cold

It was a busy weekend at Lanesborough with a number of anglers settled in for the long haul. Some like Paul Waghorne had the...

Lough Muckno festival calendar 2019 published

Lough Muckno Matches and Festivals group Presents their calendar of events for 2019... With some less than expected or deserved numbers on some of our...
Reeling em in on the Suck

No big bags at Ballyforan as 10kg catch wins match

Bill Cassidy, chairman of the Suck Valley Angling Hub reports: On Sunday last the Suck Valley Angling Hub held a match on the River Suck...
Team Blackpool finish the week on a high

Three generations fish the wild waters of Ireland

Last week Kevin Lyons of Melview Lodge featured the guys from Blackpool who were still fishing at the time of writing.  He tells us that...