Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Western Lakes Update

The long cold spell has slowed fly life down a lot on the lakes, although duckfly are starting to hatch again now. The olives...

Family Days and Accessible Angling a great success at Ballyshunnock

Waterford & District Coarse Angling Club have been busy running events on their managed fishery the Ballyshunnock Reservoir. The Family Angling Day run in association with...

Top Dry-Fly tips from Keith McDonnell

Angling guide, instructor and blogger Keith McDonnell usually has some interesting takes on fly fishing, and he recently put together this piece on dry...

Corrib produces good late season fishing

Eamon Walsh reports that with the season drawing to a close, anglers are making the best of the last few opportunities for a spot...

Rainbows on top at Carton House Fishery

The Sheet Water is fishing very well at present with trout feeding on or close to the surface.  A wide variety of flies appear...

Broken weather, sedges and mayfly improve trout fishing on Corrib

Frank Reilly reports that fishing has picked up significantly on the Corrib with the break in the weather over the last week. Jerry Dixon...

Hatches slow to come on Corrib

This year looks like being the year of the June fly, as mayfly hatches are well behind, and even olives are only starting to...

Very variable week for trout fishing on Lough Melvin

Lindsey Clarke reports from LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 27th June  to Sunday 3rd July 2016 The fishing on Melvin remained very variable over the week....

Lough Melvin very quite as levels remain low

Melvin remained very low all week once again. Rods reported trout fishing to be hard work with only a few fish of a keepable...

Dundalk Angler is Flying High After National and Provincial Wins

Fly fishing guide and casting instructor Eamonn Conway from Dundalk in Co Louth has had a great run of success recently in competitive river fly fishing events, winning...