Tag: fly fishing
Corrib warming up as duffer's fortnight aka the mayfly approaches
Declan Gibbons reports on a week of cold, sometimes stormy conditions, but fishing was good on some days and has picked up well since...
Spring salmon fishing par excellence in Galway
I was called out yesterday by an angler who shall remain nameless (ahem, Colm) for being overly optimistic in recent reports about the prospects...
Olives yet to fire on Corrib but fishing reasonably good
Declan Gibbons reports on a quiet enough week on Corrib, with the duckfly finished and the olives yet to hatch in significant numbers. Cold...
Corrib quiet yet but some great fish about
Angling has been fairly quiet on Corrib so far, with high water levels and cold conditions prevailing since opening day. Renvyle man Jackie Coyne...
Corrib rounds off a fine season in style
Declan Gibbons reports the last week of the season has been one of mixed fortunes for anglers on Lough Corrib with some having great...
Massive floods at Kylemore as season total nears the ton
Much of Connemara suffered massive floods over the last few days, with up to 140mm of rain recorded in the Clifden-Letterfrack area, causing landslides...
Carra comes alive for Martin with excellent late season dry fly sport
Ronan Cusack reports that Lough Carra has come alive over the past 2 weeks with some outstanding dry-fly fishing to be had. Dr Martin...
Changing water levels affect fishing on Mask but late season sport continues
Ronan Cusack reports that torrential rain over the past few weeks in the Connacht area has driven water levels on Lough Mask up to...
Excellent late season sport continues on Corrib
Declan Gibbons reports that as anglers are having their last casts this month, Corrib is still producing excellent sport on wet and dry fly...
French visitors have a fine time on the Erriff
Fishery manager Osgur Grieve reports on fishing from the 8th to the 15th. On the 8th Jean Francois Calvar had a nice 4lbs grilse...
