Irish Angling Update 17 June 2022

It's the middle of June, and an Irish summer stretches out before us - so more wind and cloud! It's been a strange year,...

Super pike fishing for German anglers in Boyle

Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland reports... Our nice new guests Michael and Martin from Germany found tough conditions here on their first trip to...
Tadgh and first blue shark of 2022

Silver Dawn gets first blue of 22 – that’s three years...

Charter fishing boat Silver Dawn has caught the first reported blue shark of 2022. This is the third year in a row this boat...

Irish Angling Update 10 June 2022

While writing these lines, the remnants of former Tropical Storm “Alex” are battering Ireland’s Northwest Coast bringing strong gales and some heavy showers to...

Irish Angling Update 03 June 2022

It was another bright, dry week, which with cooler temperatures and a wind that was always up at the wrong times, meant fishing was...

Irish Angling Update – 27 May 2022

While it might not have felt like it, the last seven days were milder than average, especially over the eastern half of the country....

Irish Angling Update 20 May 2022

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails  (William Arthur Ward). We have to confess to...
Shad - clean tag

Anglers – Please Look Out For Tagged Shad

 Inland Fisheries Ireland led research on Twaite Shad in Irish Rivers has been ongoing for several years, particularly in the Rivers Barrow and Suir....

Permits for Ballyvary and Cloongee fisheries available online now

Inland Fisheries Ireland's online permit shop is well stocked for the current season, especially now as it has just added permits for the Ballyvary...

Irish Angling Update – 6th May 2022

The country seemed to press the reset button as we passed from April into May, with the cool easterly winds that had been nagging...