Mullet season kicks off

It's the time of year when we see shoals of mullet, some of them very big fish, cruising around harbours, channels and estuaries, and...

Belturbet Festival – Final Results

*UPDATE* The Belturbet Coarse Fishing Festival came to a close on Thursday, August 3rd, with well known festival attendee Julian Kendrick finishing top of...

Lure Fishing Podcast – The Henry Gilbey Interview

Cormac Walsh from BassfishingIreland recently started the Lure Fishing Podcast, and we featured his first episode with Michael Kelly from Evobass Lures, an Irish lure...

Excellent trout angling season on Lough Conn

Declan Cooke reports from Lough Conn... On Lough Conn, the great trout fishing recorded around the time of the Mayfly appears to have got even...

52 blue sharks and a lot more on the Silver Dawn

David Edwards, skipper of the Silver Dawn at  West Cork Charters, had some unbelievable blue shark fishing at the weekend... 03 September 2023: A long-range...
We had some cracking pout today and lots of them. Pollack were scarce on some reefs. Maybe the pout were able to get to the lures.

Small boat anglers close 2024 with a mix of species on...

With just a few foggy days left of 2024 Jim Clohessy of TopFisher.eu took the decision to make a run on the last weekend of the...

Boyne sees some dry fly action despite the cold

Mark Watson from Trim & Athboy Angling Club sent us a report of his recent session on the Boyne. Despite facing some chilly conditions...

Convictions, fines and boat forfeiture for illegal fishing in Dundalk

Two men in Dundalk have been convicted of illegally killing pike and have been ordered to pay fines following prosecutions taken by Inland Fisheries...

Wild day provides plenty of action for anglers on Lough Derg

Damien Culliney of Anglers Paradise had Anne Marie and Stephen out for a day's pike angling on Lough Derg. It was a wild and...

IFPAC interclub competition raises €840 for Alzheimers Society of Ireland

The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs hosted their annual interclub event at the weekend, which saw 18 teams of four anglers compete for...