Youthful enthusiasm heats up piking on a very cold Barrow
Roly Byre, the River Barrow Piker, reports that any hint of Spring that had been in the air vanished quickly but that there was...
A gentle giant of a pike followed by a Barrow fighter
A rusty Barrow piker tackles the river again. Pondering where to establish himself on the river bank, Roly Byrne scrutinises the water, hoping for...
One angry mother of a pike fights the Barrow angler !
Withdrawal symptoms were setting in on The Barrow Piker as he hadn't been down to the river in six days. He tells us "Two...
A fine Double from the River Barrow
Roly Byrne the Barrow Piker reports that it has been a very good week on the Barrow this week so far. Two double figure...
Three men, Three sisters and the Phantom Pike
Biker Piker, Frank the plasterer and the Barrow Piker had a date with one of the three sisters - The Barrow. A fiery romance...
The predator becomes the prey – a beautiful marked jack made the day
Roly Byrne, the Barrow Piker reports:
Driving a pothole ridden back road in the early hours my phone gave a mechanical shudder, a text!....
Some piking possible on the Barrow despite floods
Sean Jordan would rather be fishing for bass from the Wexford shore but with all the bad weather ruling out that option he turned...
The Barrow fishes well with pike to please the anglers
John Flynn IFI gives us a report from the River Barrow.
Some good fishing at the moment on the River Barrow around Goresbridge in Co....
Well fed pike breaks specimen barrier for east coast angler
The East Coast Fishing blog had an interesting report last week which included this capture of a particularly fat pike. David and his angling...
A frank encounter leads to first double on the Barrow
Roly Byrne and his angling buddy Frank had a few hours free yesterday morning, so they decided on a quick piking session on the...






















