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.

Fermoy Spring Festival

Nigel Hirst wins Fermoy Spring Festival

Congratulations to Nigel Hirst of Mirfield, West Yorkshire the 2015 winner with a catch of 44lbs 14oz over the three days. 34 anglers from the...
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Alistair Ogilvy wins Vintners Cup on Inniscarra

Inniscarra Lake TDL reports on the Vintners Cup which was fished in a mix of bright sun and northerly breezes... Festival mania continues on Inniscarra...

Lightening strikes twice at the World Pairs Championship

Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Angling Pairs Championships 2013 Match Report They say that lightening doesn’t strike twice, but talented Irish anglers Philip ‘Jacko’ Jackson and...
Charlie Harvey and Mike Murray, Murrays B&B and Angling Services

Pre-baited swims yield good results in Portumna

Mike Murray of Murray’s Angling Services reports on the coarse fishing around Portumna: Fishing in and around Portumna has continued to improve. Plenty of Bream and...

Yellow island proved a winner at Lough Muckno for Ballybay competition

Ballybay Angling association report from an exciting team event on Lough Muckno: On Sunday Ballybay Angling held their annual 4 Man Team Event on Lough Muckno. 28...
Eoin Rogers, Carrickmacross AC aged 11yrs, Finished in the top ten.

Tony Green wins Jackie Lennox Munster Festival

For the final day of the festival we had a storm of lashing rain with gale force winds, the fishing was hard enough without...

Edenderry angling festivals fast approaching

The Edenderry 2 & 3-day festivals are fast approaching, taking place from 1st to 6th June. Anglers interested in taking part should click this...

Almost a tonne of fish caught at the Carrigallen Festival

Stuart Thompson reports on the Carrigallen Festival... This year saw a full entry of 50 anglers fishing. Weather conditions were wildly variable with sunshine, gales...
John with one of two tench landed yesterday

First tench of the year landed at Lanesborough

Paul Waghorn reports that conditions have improved somewhat at Lanesborough and that the first tench of the season have been landed there... 23 April: As...
Ian Kelsey

Ian Kelsey wins Portumna 2 Day comp with 43lb 13oz

The  Portumna 2 dayer was fished at the weekend and some great weights were caught by the competing anglers. Overall results 1st Ian Kelsey 43lb 13oz 2nd...