Lough Sheelin, Ireland

Mixed conditions bring mixed results on Lough Sheelin

We have received a few reports about the trout fishing on Lough Sheelin recently. The weather has been all over the place with 4...

Few tears shed as 2020 season slips away on Sheelin

Lough Sheelin Angling Report October 5th – October 12th 2020 “A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which...

Season of the stolen summer on Sheelin

Lough Sheelin Angling Report  September 21st – October 4th 2020 'Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank...

Second summer makes it tougher on Sheelin, though good waves bring great fish

Lough Sheelin Angling Report September 14th – September 20th 2020 "Many of us probably would be better fishermen if we did not spend so much...
Thick from top to tail

Dark, moody, temperamental Sheelin tempts anglers in search of autumn gold

September 7th – September 13th 2020  “Beginners may ask why one fishes if he is to release his catch.  They fail to see that the...

Sheelin trout rise for terrestrials but fall for stimulation

Lough Sheelin Angling Report August 31st – September 6th 2020  ‘You never get what you really want, until you discover what you really value’ Andy Stanley Now, into...
The future in the palm of a hand

Francis picks up where Ellen leaves off as Sheelin anglers move to late season...

‘We fish for hours to hold a trout for seconds’ -Unknown Now, on the cusp of autumn it was a difficult week to pull the proverbial...

Mixed bags on Sheelin as fishing matches the weather

Lough Sheelin Angling Report, August 17th– August 23rd 2020 ‘But when I am alone in the half-light, all existence seems to fade to a being...

Dog days on Sheelin, night owls still catching

Lough Sheelin Angling Report, August 10th – August 16th 2020 “...it is not fly fishing if you are not looking for answers to questions.” ― Norman...

Riches of the night bestowed on Sheelin’s anglers

‘I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day’ Vincent Van Gogh We are moving through the last month...