Declan Gibbons reports on a week that saw hectic sport at the start, but the heatwave has slowed mayfly fishing right down since the weekend. Anglers out late have been rewarded with good balling buzzer fishing, while the early morning Caenis hatches have started in some areas, mainly from Saddle south. Fishing during the main […]
If you’ve been following our fishing reports, then you know May has been outstanding. The proof is in the numbers! In May we hosted 125 charters. The total, just for May, is 2,287 raises, 1,843 bites, and 1,138 sailfish releases, that’s 18 raises per day on average! To make May even sweeter is the mixed plate of species including Blue Marlin with 142 raises, 111 bites, […]
The first outing/trial of the Irish Ladies Fly-Fishing Association this year was at Tildarg Fishery on Sunday April 22nd. Jenny Casey reports… The Irish Ladies’ first outing of the year took place on the 22nd of April at a new venue for the ladies at Tildarg Fishery, Doagh, Ballyclare. The ladies will like to thank the Tildarg for the […]
Angling on Lough Arrow improved considerably over the past peek with plenty mayfly hatching throughout the day. Dapping & wet flies worked best with some nice fish beeing caught late in the evening. Finian Dodd reported that many anglers enjoyed good sport and that fishing has much improved over recent days. Dr. Tissi & friend […]
Declan Gibbons reports from Lough Corrib, where despite sporadic hatches, many anglers enjoyed excellent fishing. Mayfly hatches have been good in some parts of the lake and patchy in others, while Campto buzzer have hatched consistently in some bays and buzzer fishing has produced some great trout this week as conditions were ideal for it […]
Lough Corrib is seeing small hatches of olives at the moment, but wet fly fishing and buzzers are taking most fish. No big sign of mayfly yet, and with the whitethorn bush still showing no sign of flowering, it may be another while yet. Weather over the past week has ranged from sunshine and flat […]
Well done to Noel’s father Seamus Fitzmaurice who was fishing on the Blackwater Salmon Fishery‘s Ballyhooly Beat on Sunday. Seamus caught and released a lovely spring salmon from the castle flat on what was a pleasant Spring day. On Thursday last week, 22 March, an 8lbs salmon was landed and released on the Ballyduff Bridge […]
Jason Corcoran caught and released the the first springer of the year to be reported from the Ballyduff Bridge beats this year. Jason caught his fish on the morning of the 24th of February at Cable Island. The salmon was a lovely clean fish, sea-liced and lightning fresh. Updated – 27 February: Well done […]
The mullet have made an appearance off the South West Coast. Richie Ryan, the Eire Bass Guide takes up the story… Every year I look forward to the appearance of mullet on our Southern shores. As some of you know fly fishing for the Irish Bone Fish is one of my passions. They can appear […]
Spring salmon on lure and fly from Lough Currane Vincent Appleby has an update from Lough Currane where the spring salmon have started to play ball… 19/2/18 Lough Currane was all quiet on the SW front, so on that note we will head straight to the action down stream to the World Famous Butler Pool […]