Irish Angling Update 9 January 2026
Avery Happy New Year to all our readers, and let us start by wishing everyone a very successful 2026, particularly on the fishing front....
First Blue Shark of the season & some super Ling for...
Skipper Dave Edwards of West Cork Charters reports on his first blue shark of the season:
A great few days making use of Silver Dawns...
July and January on Sheelin as Mayfly gets going
May 11th - May 17th, 2020
‘I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains’
Anne Frank
A persistently cold north to...
A nice 16lb salmon on the Boyne but fishing is slow
It's still very quiet in the north-east according to reports. Since our last report no additional fish have been caught on the Fane, Dee...
Grilse arrive in numbers to the Erriff
Donavin Brinklow gives us a round up of the season so far, with the Erriff swinging into peak season now as grilse start running...
Steady fishing for salmon anglers on the Lee
Angling on the River Lee remained steady for the week with high water producing some decent results. Most salmon were caught on club waters...
Calm weather produces nice pollack in Galway
It may have been colder than the Baltic, but last week's cold spell gave nice calm conditions at sea. One skipper who took advantage...
Slow week on Conn & Cullin
Kevin O'Boyle reports from Loughs Conn & Cullin...
A very slow week on the lakes which is typical for this time of year. Most trout...
Seafishingsligo back in the water and catching plenty
Tommy McCallion of seafishingsligo.ie reports in that he started back fishing at the weekend following the lockdown period. They have introduced social distancing due...
Salmon fishing slowing on the Boyne as water levels drop
The water level in the River Boyne has been on a downward trend since the 17th April and the water remains clear. Conditions on...
