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From left: Dr Ciaran Byrne, CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland CEO; Jerry O'Sullivan, ESB Deputy Chief Executive; Declan Hurley, Mayor of the County of Cork; Oliver McGauley, President of the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland and Claudio Matateoli, President of the Federation Interionale de la Peche Sportiv from Italy.

Irish Angling Update – 16 August 2018

This week saw some great reports from a number of coarse angling festivals fished at various venues around the country. Salmon fishing was less...

Irish Angling Update – 11 April 2019

Rainfall this past week was up to twice the norm across some eastern and northeastern coastal counties, but below average across many other areas...
Lough Oughter photo by Adrian Bebeto

Irish Angling Update 5th January 2017

A new year and a new beginning as we welcome 2017. My father used to say “Girl you have a head...but so has an...
Krzysztof Knopp with his 16.5 lb. bass at Courtmacsherry

Irish Angling Update, 06/10/11

Heavy rain in the past week brought some better salmon fishing for anglers trying to catch that last fish of the season as nearly...

Irish Angling Update 🎣 22 May 2026

Last week’s weather across Ireland was generally unsettled, with frequent showers, spells of rain and mainly moderate southwesterly winds. While the rainfall helped maintain...

Irish Angling Update – 30 May 2019

During the past 7 days the weather has been about as normal as it can be for May. Some areas were much drier than...

Irish Angling Update – 03/04/14

What a spring we are having this year here in Ireland.  When I think of the horrible spring anglers and fish had to endure...

Irish Angling Update 17/07/14

 It’s all systems go at Inniscarra. Great preparations have provided great results and the scene is set for the 25 nations competing in the...

Irish Angling Update – 17 May 2018

It feels very late to be only starting to relay catches on Mayfly, but that's the sort of season we're having this year. Coarse...
River Nore

Irish Angling Update, 04/06/15

Well it is summer time here in Ireland and earlier today the first blue shark was caught and released in Union Hall in West...