Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Nore doing well with trout coming nicely to the fly

Dan O’Neill reports from the River Nore... The riverbank and indeed the river's transformation is well underway at this stage, small swarms of flies can...

Mayfly draws to a close on Lough Ree

John Devaney working with IFI in Roscommon reports that the mayfly hatch on Lough Ree is almost at an end now. Not many big...

Martin McGorian wins first leg of Rathcon winter league

Dermot Page reports on thefirst leg of the Rathcon Winter League final fished earlier this month… The first qualifier of the 2019 winter league was fished on November 4th....
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Hard fighting rainbows from Lough Lene provide excellent sport

Michael Flanagan reports that Lough Lene provided excellent sport all last week for local and visiting anglers, with plenty of hard fighting rainbows taking...

Free fishing and lots of fun at Carrigavantry on May 23rd

David Tantrum PRO of Waterford City and County Trout Angling Association invites us to their Fisheries Awareness Week Event and tells us: Make note in your...

Lough Conn update

The Lough Conn and Cullin Spring competition was held on Sunday 15th, with 19 anglers competing. The day was won by Padraic Traynor with...

Advice for winter fly anglers at Carton House Fishery

There is still time for a trout on the stocked lakes at Carton House before the pike season opens there... The RyeLake closes for trout...
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Carrigavantry stocked for summer angling

David Tantrum tells us that Waterford City and County Trout Angling Association  has just completed their summer stocking of Carrigavantry. They are asking all their...

Aidan Hodgins wins World Cup Trout Fly Angling Championship

  Ronan Cusack reports from the 2014 World Cup held on Lough Mask: Dry-fly supremo Aidan Hodgins takes the cup for the second time in...

Twenty Eight Trout for Two Anglers on the River Boyne

Matt Campbell reports that he and Brian Mc Shane returned to the River Boyne on Monday. This followed their visit to the River for  Sundays Fisheries...