Now more than ever we need nature, the outdoors and a return to what we hold most dear and the Ireland on the Fly podcast will continue it’s weekly episodes finding out about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland. On this week’s episode, it’s all about streamer fishing and how […]
Daire Whelan has started a new Irish fly fishing podcast called Ireland on the Fly, with news and interviews covering salmon, sea trout, brown trout and even bass and pike as well throughout the season. This is a weekly podcast which started at the beginning of January. You can tune in on Spotify and Apple: […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland is planning to encourage more ladies to enjoy the benefits of angling. Between April and September 2020 they are planning to run a number of taster days on the rivers Blackwater, Shannon and Moy. Women who have never fished before will receive an introduction to all freshwater fishing techniques and for all […]
IFI is aware of the recent agreements at EU level which aim to introduce new bag limits etc for Bass angling. • Catch and Release for January and February • Bag limit of 2 fish per day per angler for the rest of the year • Minimum landing size 42cm Anglers are advised that the […]
In all, 81 rivers will open for angling activity in 2020, 40 of these rivers will be fully open with a further 41 for angling on a “catch & release” basis. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme regulates salmon and sea trout fishing in Ireland and is administered by Inland Fisheries […]
Husband and wife Cédric and Frauke from Belgium have made a great start to their pike fly fishing week with Melview Fishing Lodge; it’s their first time to Melview and the first time to Ireland for Frauke. Host Kevin Lyons reports that they have been catching great fish, with a number being over the magic […]
Over 250 young people from the Greater Dublin Area took part in the Dublin Angling Initiative, a novice fishing programme delivered by Inland Fisheries Ireland, during the summer. The initiative aims to promote, develop and improve angling among children and young people in the Greater Dublin Area. Youth clubs, community groups and schools took part […]
Salmon Watch Ireland will host its annual conference on Saturday, 19th of October in Galway Bay Hotel. Salmon Watch Ireland is seeking the views of all attendees regarding the future of salmon conservation and management in Ireland and it will offer an opportunity to air your views on salmon management policy. One of the […]
Declan Gibbons reports on the fishing on L. Corrib: Larry McCarthy of Corrib View Lodge http://www.corribangling.com reports of mixed angling with many guests struggling and some catching good fish, Craig Freas from the USA fished for two days and boated four trout from 1.5Lbs up to 4.5Lbs. Father and Son Duo Dave and David Kent […]
A report from the 3rd Trial of the year held at Loughanure Lake, Co. Donegal. Members of the Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association travelled to Loughanure Lake, Annagry. Co. Donegal last weekend for the Ulster Trial and 3rd trial of the year to select their 2020 International Team to represent Ireland at the Ladies […]