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Irish Angling Update, 23 November 2017

A mild November just went polar and we have a  Status Yellow Weather Warning for Snow and Ice in place as I write. The...
Ardaire

Plenty of rainbows for anglers at Ardaire Springs

Ned Maher tells us that there were some great fish landed at Ardaire Spring in Mooncoin on Sunday. Wilawan Carroll did particularly well had a...
Match the Hatch

Small stillwater courses – Match the Hatch and Tactics

Jason O'Riordan is running two small stillwater angling courses for flyfishers later this a month; a Match the Hatch course and a Stillwater Tactics...
Photo by Stefan Martin, Killybegs Mariners SAC

Irish Angling Update – 10th November 2016

What a week it has been, we thought we might see history being made with the first lady President of the USA but it...

A rainbow on a cold day's competition for Kevin Lafford at Ardaire Springs

Ned Maher owner of Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny was delighted with the turn out for their competition yesterday.  A very...
Autumn colours captured by John Flynn IFI at the river Colligan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Irish Angling Update – 4th November 2016

Jack Frost made his presence felt earlier in the week to remind us that Winter is here. Although as the week wore on, the...

New comers and good fishing at Ardaire Springs Fishery

Ned Maher owner of Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny has just restocked the lake with 300 triploid rainbows average weight 3lbs. This...
Catch Photo Release

Irish Angling Update – 23 June 2016

It was another week of historic catches for Irish anglers. The rain saw salmon fishing improve on many rivers and the cloudy, cooler conditions...
Andy Coughlan with fine rainbow

Super rainbow wins the Johnny Scott memorial cup at Ardaire Springs

The Johnny Scott memorial competition  took place at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny.  Owner Ned Maher congratulates Andy Coughlan on winning the cup...
Casting lesson

Irish Angling Update – 21 April 2016

There was a lovely bit of settled weather at the end of last week and many fisheries benefited from the warm, calm days we experienced....