Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Incredible fish for young angler on Lough Derg

  Florent from Pike Pro Ireland, a guiding and accommodation business on Lough Derg, sent us in a report of a recent day's pike fishing...
Ross bagged two double figure trout and five specimens in total

Big trout through the night at Cong

Trout anglers had some exceptional fishing on the Cong Canal last week. This unique piece of water opened on St Patricks Day and many anglers fished...

Fishing on Carrigavantry takes off after a long hot summer

David Tantrum reports that after the hot summer, with little fishing pressure, the lake holds a large population of trout. The cooler weather has...

Excellent “purple patch” of fishing on Lough Conn

Declan Cooke reports from Lough Conn: Although it was anticipated that the quality flyfishing associated with the olive and mayfly season on Lough Conn would...
2lbs 13oz trout caught on a Yellow Wulff at Crover

A hard week on Sheelin, lots hatch but trout tough to tempt

‘Study to the quiet’ Izaac Walton There’s a saying that goes that 10% of the anglers catch 90% of the fish and for Lough Sheelin this...

Ryewater low, fishing challenging, but sedge hatches provide evening sport

Rob Love from Carton House reports that anglers on the Rye over the last week have described the fishing as highly challenging.  The river...

A few trout reported from Lough Arrow.

Lough Arrow Angling effort during the hot weather was limited but now, with the onset of cooler weather, evening fishing is giving way to daytime...
Owel trout

Plenty of Owel trout coming to fly and lure

Mick Flanagan has all the news from Lough Owel... OWEL ON FIRE I was heading home off Owel one evening last week, and thought we had an emergency...

Excellent mayfly hatches on Arrow

Lough Arrow Anglers report... The past week provided excellent mayfly hatches throughout the lake. Weather conditions were favourable too, with overcast skies and moderate winds....
David Ryan from Cong, who won the Cong Angling Club Easter Competition, pictured with his sons Donal (left) and Daithi (right) after the presentation of prizes.

Olives yet to fire on Corrib but fishing reasonably good

Declan Gibbons reports on a quiet enough week on Corrib, with the duckfly finished and the olives yet to hatch in significant numbers. Cold...