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.

14lb 8oz common

14lb 8oz common carp for Lee angler to start the year

Master angler Sidney Kennedy of   Lee Reservoirs Angling Services lands some fine carp: As the weather was unusually mild for this time of year and...

Belmont Anglers Open on 24 April

Belmont anglers will be hosting an open match on Sunday the 24th April. The venue is the match stretch at Shannon Harbour. Registration and draw is...

Bream tip the balance at Irish Canal Masters

The first qualifier for the VDE Irish Canal Masters was held on the Grand Canal last Sunday in unseasonably sunny weather. With the bright...

Well done to Templemore and District Anglers – Superb clean-up reveals sparkling lake

Just look at the fantastic work the Templemore and District Anglers have carried out on their Town Lake.  These boys got out there, rolled...

Local Anglers clear swims on Grand Canal in Offally

Local anglers have prepared over 30 fishing swims on the White Hall stretch of the Grand Canal Tullamore for all to avail of. This stretch...

Hedges & Trees provide only comfort for Leinster coarse anglers

The Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation fished the 8th leg of their Leinster Open at the Millennium Bridge section of the canal at Daingan last...

Paul Boothby, MAP Fishing is the 2019 winner of the Ballinamore Angling Festival

Lakelands Angling Ballinamore reports on the Ballinamore Angling Festival… 39 festival anglers took part in this years competition which kicked off with 60 anglers on the...

Portumna and O’Briens Bridge for the Munster Coarse Angers league

Munster Coarse Anglers have fished the first two matches of their Winter League at O'Brien's Bridge and Portumna… 12 November:  A cold, wet, windy day with...

Secret specimen lake for wild tench & bream

Not content with fishing the usual haunts, Alin Dragan likes to beat his own path to the water, searching for unfished swims that hold...
Perch love black lures

Black lures attract the perch on Lough Ennell

Michael Flanagan from Midland Angling reports on some super fishing with black lures: Our good pal Marty Smith was back over from Macklesfield near Manchester last...