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Irish Angling Update – 27/02/14

Fishing conditions still remain difficult with high water levels; nonetheless a number of good fish were caught during the week. The Drowes saw John...
24lb pike

Irish Angling Update, 30/04/15

The weather has changed drastically since last week. The long, dry, bright days gave way to colder, windy weather which was very wintry in...

Irish Angling Update – 17/09/15

From empty rivers to crowded seas, fishing this week, as ever, was very reliant on the weather. And the weather threw everything at us....

Irish Angling Update – 09 August 2019

  It's been a pretty wet start to August, and this week has seen some heavy rainfall, with parts of the south and west receiving...

Irish Angling Update – 23 November 2018

Congratulations to Letterkenny Educate Together National School who were named winners of the national education programme, ‘Something Fishy’. Something Fishy allows students to learn about fish...
Allister Johnson and his 25lb pike

Irish Angling Update, 29/09/11

Although the last few days have been very summery in some parts of Ireland in much of the southern half it has remained wintry...
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 – 23/01/14

There was a little less rain in the last week and overall the weather was a bit more settled and mild. Many rivers saw...

Irish Angling Update 🎣 20 February 2026

It will come as no surprise to hear that rainfall amounts were well above average across parts of the midlands and east over the...

Irish Angling Update 🎣 22 September 2023

  It's been a topsy-turvy week of weather, with beautiful sunshine and calm conditions followed by stormy weather at times. The Atlantic and the jetstream...