Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Reasonable duckfly fishing on Corrib during March

March was a difficult month weather-wise on Corrib, with unseasonably cold winds from the east on many days, and plenty of rain on others....

New angling guesthouse opens on Corrib

A new season opens shortly on Corrib, and this year anglers will have a new option for accommodation, boat hire and guiding, with the...
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Dan O’Neill’s advice on early season river tactics for fly anglers

Dan O'Neill reports from the Nore: Wow, so we are well on the way into the trout season here on the river Nore, Water is...

Super Croneen fishing from the midlands with Johannes Bulfin

Angling guide Johannes Bulfin reports on some super Croneen fishing in the midlands: "The Croneen fishing has been really good this summer. I've put a...

Sheelin struggles in Spanish sunshine

Lough Sheelin Angling Report April 7th - April 13th 2025 "Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go" William...
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Tough fishing marks late season on Corrib

Declan Gibbons brings us this week's round up from Corrib, where angling was for the most part difficult with little or no consistency in...

Eastern promises for Sheelin anglers

Lough Sheelin angling report April 21st - April 28th 2023 “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Benjamin Franklin This week’s fishing on Lough Sheelin was dogged by...

Patience pays off for young Corrib angler

David Black (aged 9) was rewarded this weekend after three hard days of dapping on Lough Corrib. David, who was out fishing with his...

Mariners brave storm Kathleen on the Mullet Peninsula

Despite storm Kathleen Killybegs Mariners had a great few days fishing the beaches around Belmullet in northwest Mayo including a cracking specimen sea trout....
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Ireland on the Fly: Conor Arnold on the Blackwater’s May run and where have...

This week Daire Whelan and Tom Doc are talking about the Munster Blackwater which has not seen many fish caught this year...