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Spring salmon fishing improves in Galway

Spring fishing has begun to improve in Galway, with 7 fish landed for the week, and a remarkable number of fish hooked and lost...
Tim Rowley with a fine 4lbs 2oz Corrib trout, with angling guide Larry McCarthy (holding fish).

Olives and buzzer tempt Corrib trout as mayfly makes first appearance

Frank Reilly reports that anglers throughout the Corrib are reporting good hatches of olives and Campto buzzer, with reports of early mayfly in the...
David Connors from Ballinrobe with a nice Mask trout, April 2015

Mask continues to produce excellent sport for trout anglers

Ronan Cusack reports that Lough Mask has been a hive of activity over the past week, with dozens of happy anglers enjoying what Mask...
Leo Casey from Dublin with a fine 13lbs 4oz Galway salmon taken on the fly, April 2015

Dropping water improves sport in Galway

Salmon angling has been slow so far in Galway, with persistent high water hampering angling over the first few weeks of the season. However,...
Tarquin Millington Drake from Frontiers Fishing, guided by Larry McCarthy, landed 5 good trout on his day out last Friday, including this lovely fish

Bright conditions hamper sport on Corrib but some great fish caught

Frank Reilly reports that there was little angling on the Corrib over the last week in the bright sunny conditions, however those that did...

Mask just keeps on producing the goods as great sport continues

Ronan Cusack says there are plenty of good reports again this week, as the olives and Campto buzzer make their first appearance of 2015....

Duckfly hatches tempt trout on Corrib

Frank Reilly reports that there were few anglers out over the last week in the cold and windy conditions, however those that took to...
Afishing party from Boston. The lady 2nd from left had never fished before and yet caught a lovely 2lb rainbow on her first cast on the Sheet of Water – on the fly as well!

Rubberleg goldheads turn on trout at the Carton House Fishery

The Sheet of Water has been fishing very well as of late with a wide variety of patterns being successful.  Popular choices include Goldheads,...
Rob and his Boyne salmon

Philly trout angler meets Atlantic salmon on the Boyne

Fly casting instructor and angling guide Keith McDonnell spent Wednesday on the Boyne guiding Rob Kurz from Philadelphia. The trout fishing was very poor...

Saltwater fly fisher wanted for a movie

Jim Hendrick is looking for a 'serious' saltwater fly fisher to help another angler and himself  make a short film about the experiences of fly fishing...