This one almost didn’t make it due to other fishy commitments but fear not because the latest issue of Ireland’s best angling magazine is now here! On the front cover, the magazine pays homage to the catastrophic carp deaths in Cork recently, notably the infamous Lough in Cork City. Bill Brazier, Editor of Off the […]
Tag: Cork
Wind, waves, seals – pollack and bass on fly at Cork Harbour
Richie Ryan, the pride of Carlow, bass angling guide and Cork Harbour afficinado has been in touch with another fishy tale. Richie takes up the story. Heading out with my good friends Kevin Mc Loughlin and Dr. Jacques Bronkhorst for one of our fishing forays we were seriously disappointed to see an East wind whipping up […]
Cork Harbour pollack on fly – great day out for young anglers
The numbers of children are taking up fishing as a sport is often a concern to us here but this recent booking with Richie Ryan gave us all a bit of hope. Richie takes up the story… Recently I received a call from a Godfather who wanted to take his two Godchildren out fishing. […]
Pollack fly fishing on fire at Cork Harbour
That Carlow guide living in Cobh had an interesting booking recently. You never know who is going to make an appearance on your boat. Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan takes up the story… The great thing about the guiding business is the variety of people you meet. I’ve had Derek Davis, RIP, out a few […]
Good bass and pollack on fly around Cork Harbour
Earlier in the year two German fly anglers went to the Fly Fishing Exhibition in Munich where they asked about a guide they had booked in Cobh for a week in June. Delighted at the positive response they got from the IFI stand about Richie Ryan the Eire Bass guide they were now happy about […]
Coalfish to 5 pounds for saltwater fly anglers on Cork Harbour
It was great to see the amount of angling activity in Cork Harbour by the end of january. The Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan took a run out with some friends as conditions were perfect for chucking fluff. Calm weather and great water clarity held out good prospects , unusual for this time of year. […]