Battling the blues on Lough Sheelin

Irish angling Update 🎣 16 May 2025

It's a great summer we're having! A bit earlier than usual, but what can you do? We're enjoying (enduring?) a long dry spell that...

Specimen pollack for anglers aboard Fiona Tee

Killybegs Fishing Trips report their first specimen pollack of the new season. The fish was over the magic 12lbs. mark and measured 83cm. However,...

Ireland on the Fly Book Club Episode #7: Sidney Spencer: Fisher...

This week’s Ireland on the Fly is another book club episode with returning author, Dan O’Donovan, whom Daire & Tom spoke to previously about...
Not often seen by shore anglers - haddock!

Shore-caught Haddock for Aaron in Donegal

Killybegs Mariners report... Catch of the week this week goes to Aaron Vambeck with a shore caught haddock from the pier which also goes down...

Big water and big fish on Corrib

After the recent run of storms and heavy rain, Lough Corrib is very high at the moment, although water temperatures are holding fairly steady....
David Murray

Inny River producing good pike for midlands anglers

Michael Flanagan reports from the River Inny... Our pal James O'Hara was back in Mullingar for the New Year and had daughter Ella over for...

Dan O’Neill looks forward to the Irish Spring Angling Fair this...

I always look forward to fishing fairs. The knowledge, the anglers, watching the kids starting out on their journey and many times watching the...

River Easkey Brown Tag Lottery Results – 24th April 2025

On Thursday 24th April 2025, a draw took place to allocate an initial 15 Brown Tags for the taking of salmon on the River...

The River Whispers – Season 2

Angling Guide and Casting Instructor Dan O'Neill is back for his regular off-season newsletter - The River Whispers Season 2: Welcome back, everyone to the...

Sandeel and a calm spell bring Connemara pollack on the feed

West coast lure fishing guide Vinny Corrigan is, alas, moving to Australia in a few months. He is still fishing away, however, and sent...