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.

Graeme with his 6lb 3oz Tench

Two Ipswich anglers brave the elements in Longford and are rewarded with a fishing...

Geoff Wilson and Graeme Sargent from Ipswich were on their annual fishing trip to Ireland and Melview Lodge in Longford, when they arrived they...

Wind fails to blow the Baggers off course

The VDE Baggers fished the penultimate round of their current league in very blowy conditions last weekend. They had a decent turnout, so decided...

Fishing Slow on Lough Egish at the Moment

Brian O'Neill and his buddies report that rods were in water at Lough Egish by 7.30am on Friday last 20th June. Brian and Ian...

All Ireland Youth Feeder Championships

This report from the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland: A cold east breeze greeted the young feeder enthusiasts who took part in the All...
O'Briensbridge

A tale of two end pegs at O’Briensbridge

Munster Coarse anglers report on their second match of their winter league… Round Two of our winter league was fished at the O'Briensbridge rowing course....

Tough conditions but some good catches in the Cootehill Festival

The 39th Annual Cootehill Angling Festival took place last week with 101 anglers taking part. High water levels prevailed as did the wind and...

Coarse anglers pleased with their catches around Killeshandra

Prosperous Coarse Angling Club held Leinster League qualifier at Rockfield recently using two sections.   Joe Nolan came first with 7.10kg, Graeme Gannon second with...

Roach are on the feed in the Longford area when the bream switch off...

Fishing in and around the Longford area has been hampered by the bad weather, with very high winds and heavy rain some venues have...

Good bream and hybrid fishing around Portumna recently

Mike Murray of Murray’s Angling Services  reports on the coarse fishing around Portumna recently... Two visiting English anglers had a great weeks fishing last week netting over...

John Easton wins Royal Enfield CAC 2-Day International

The Royal Enfield Coarse Angling Club held their annual 2-day competition on the Royal Canal at Longwood and Blackshade over the weekend...