18lb blackwater salmon

Excellent salmon fishing on the Munster Blackwater as the season closes

Salmon fishing was reported as very good throughout the system with Trout fishing exceptional good as the season wound down. Fish were taking once...

Baker’s dozen a lucky number for the Clare Dragoon

Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but not for the Clare Dragoon, as Luke Aston reports that this year is the thirteenth...

Irish Angling Update 18 September 2020

" Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun... " So begins John Keats' ode to Autumn, and he could have easily...
25lb salmon from Ballyhooley Castle fishery on the Munster Blackwater

Huge salmon reported at Ballyhooley Castle on the Blackwater

Ryan O'Hagan enjoyed a great week's fishing with friends Mark Chidgey, Kieron and Noel Clancy in Ballyhooley Castle. There were a lot of fish...

Lightning strikes twice for (big) tagged bass in Ballinskelligs Bay

Bass is Ireland’s only marine fish species which is managed for recreational angling and this has been the case since the signing of the...

Clare coast off the mark for Bluefin, Donegal Bay still fishing well

It's not easy for a skipper to switch from their 'bread and butter' fishing - be that wreck and reef fishing, targeting shark species...
pollack

Rocky shore and small boat sport in Donegal

Stefan Martin reports on the Killybegs Mariners SAC recent angling trips… The Donegal Mariners had another good weekend fishing from the Donegal shore and along...
Angler in boat holding big trout

Up and down on Corrib – big fish for some anglers

Ups and Downs The weather recently has been quite unsettled, with water levels fluctuating substantially in response. Like the weather and water levels, the fishing...

Double-figure pollack from Killala Bay

Charter skipper Donal Kennedy reports from Killala Bay... A party of anglers from Tubbercurry Co. Sligo set out from Killala Harbour on 30th Aug for...
Angler in boat on lake holding a very large trout.

Storm Ellen fails to dampen spirits on Corrib

Declan Gibbons reports from Corrib, where Storm Ellen and rising water levels hampered anglers, but good sport was had by those who did get...