Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Melvin fly anglers report very good trout fishing

Melvin fished very well last week. Mayfly hatched consistently through the week and there were goods bags of trout recorded right throughout the week. The...

Trout taking fly on Lough Conn despite the cold conditions

Markus Muller, Angling Information Manager reports from the Inland Fisheries Ireland Office in Ballina on trout fishing on Lough Conn. Lough Conn Trout angling commenced in...

Lough Conn had a quiet week with high water levels

Lough Conn Due to the unseasonal high water levels, angling was again fairly quiet on Lough Conn. However, some anglers who ventured out enjoyed...
Noel O Connor with 13.7lb rainbow

A lovely rainbow for Noel at Ardaire

Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny give anglers the opportunity to catch some cracking fish. Noel O'Connor from Tipperary was one such...
A nice brownie from the Rye Lake.

Trout coming well to Iron Blues and Sedges on Rye Lake

Rob Love of Carton House Fishery was watching the Iron Blue Duns hatching by the boathouse a couple of days ago.  The poor little...

Klinkhammers and tiny buzzer flies continue to tempt rainbow trout at the Cashel Trout...

Cashel Trout Fishery report by Marlene Mc Laughlin Although we have been having quite unsettled weather anglers are still keen to give Cashel...
The about to be spent gnat

Sheelin spent caught on camera, Sheelin trout caught on spent

Michael Flanagan, Angling Guide and Reporter, captured some great shots of the Mayfly hatch on Lough Sheelin last week... Its very hard to catch a fly...
Jason O'Riordan at Cornamona, Lough Corrib

Bitterly cold Corrib still provides good fishing

Jason O'Riordan of South East Game Angling spent a tough 2½ days in Cornamona which lies  north of Lough Corrib in the middle of...

A little slower on Corrib but sedges and dapp taking fish

Declan Gibbons, IFI Galway, reports on the trout fishing on Lough Corrib... Larry McCarthy of Corrib View Lodge Glencorrib http://www.corribangling.com reports of a slower week gone by...

Brown trout on the Slaney around Baltinglass/Rathvilly

Anglers out on the Urrin have reported brown trout up to 1/2 pound along with the usual smaller fish. While one or two early...