Trout fishing reports

Fly fishing reports for trout

Gina Tanczos with her personal best for a brown trout (guided by Christopher Defillon)

Warm, damp days see Sheelin hatches improve

‘A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure, may turn to glorious success’ Elbert Hubbard Making the assumption that most of...
Man in boat holding huge trout

Monster trout from Corrib!

Ferox Trout Lough Corrib has always been noted for a stock of big ferox trout. Packed with prey, the lough provides rich feeding for these...

Some good salmon caught in last week on the Bandon

Jason Nash of the Bandon Angling Association reports... 29 September: Some great fishing was experienced during the week along different stretches of the river. Many...

Some more “early” trout reported from Lough Conn

Kevin O'Boyle reports from Loughs Conn & Cullin... Loughs Conn and Cullin had little angling activity for the week. Ian Wise from Cloonamoyne Fishery, Crossmolina,...

Conditions testing, despite this some anglers enjoying good sport on Lough Conn

Wind badly affected conditions on Conn at the end of the week, but many hardy anglers found shelter and continued to fish. Others enjoyed...

Recent Rain Good For Trout Fishing on the Fane

Angling guide and casting instructor Eamonn Conway reports that the River Fane has risen in the last week with the recent rain. It has...

Fine specimen 15 lb. 5 oz. brown trout at Ballynahinch on fly is the...

Simon Ashe, fishery manager at Ballynahinch Castle reports that a fine specimen 15 lb. 5oz. Brown Trout which was taken by Galway angler, Stephen...

A hive of activity with lots of small fish jumping on Sheelin

Richie Johnston of Guide Fishing Ireland enjoys the delights of beautiful Lough Sheelin: I spent a couple of days on Lough Sheelin last week including...

Southern County tackle test for South East Casting

This report in from Dan O'Neill of South East Casting: With the Irish Fly Fair only a few days away, I have been casting more...
A view of Lough Conn and Nephin taken earlier this year

Conn and Cullin update

Michael Murphy reports from loughs Conn and Cullin: On Sunday 18th Crossmolina Angling Club held a dual competition on Lough Conn - The Aidan Connor...