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.

Steve Hemingray wins Clones Festival

After four fish-filled days, Steve Hemingray took the honours at this year's Clones Angling Festival, finishing with a total weight of 67kg. It was...

Green gold and bronze for the Inny nymphers

Following up from last week's surprise bronze while euronymphing it appears as though Longford angler, Gintaras Vosylius has struck gold, or at least that's...

Nice bags at Edenderry

Edenderry Coarse Angling Club reports good fishing on the canal: Edenderry on the Grand canal fishing well for the pleasure angler, with 19 miles of...
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Weather, fishing and thinking of more fishing…

A week of varying weather saw Dan and Anthony get in a bit more coarse fishing, while keeping an eye on the soon to...

New bye law closes fishing from Maganey Bridge to Graiguecullen Bridge on River Barrow...

This byelaw prohibits any fishing for any type of fish in the defined waters of the River Barrow except angling with rod and line...

Belturbet Festival – Final Results

*UPDATE* The Belturbet Coarse Fishing Festival came to a close on Thursday, August 3rd, with well known festival attendee Julian Kendrick finishing top of...

Brenton bags near record bream

The NCFFI report on a cracking bream just shy of the current Irish record caught by Brenton Sweeny: CM Lakelands Feeder Club member and Irish...

Future looks bright for U25 Feeder Team Ireland following Worlds in Spain

This report on the U25 Feeder World Championships in Spain form the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland: The 2025 Under 25 World Feeder Championships...
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Ireland on the Water Expo 4th & 5th March 2023

There's less than 2 weeks to go until the very first Ireland on the Water Expo where you can find all the best marine leisure and...

Anthony’s ‘David and Goliath’ challenge

Dan O'Neill reports from a busy weekend of fishing with Anthony, 'David' and 'Goliath'! With the end now very much in sight on the trout...