Rain improved the fishing on the Munster Blackwater last week… 12 May: This beauty was caught and released safely on fly this evening off the Glenmore beat at Fortwilliam Fishery by Brian Hennessey. 13 May: Cliff Tobin had a lovely salmon fishing with Glenda Powell at the Blackwater Salmon Fishery. 14 May: It was […]
‘Fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their whole lives in the course of a single day’ Carl Sagan Very early on this week I was reliably informed that mayfly had been spotted down at Crover – one or two, so every evening subsequently I made a point of walking the shoreline from Crover House Hotel […]
Billy Downes reports that as of 28 March the Laune was at a beautiful 1,3 meter, ideal for all methods. A few fish have been landed from the Laune in recent weeks and some good sea trout also – up to 3 lbs. Mostly spinning at this stage. Outlook is improving as tides very […]
Declan Gibbons reports that the improved temperatures have seen a big increase in duckfly hatches over the last week. With the improved weather over the weekend a lot more anglers were out and catches have improved further. Moycullen Angling Club hosted a competition which saw 30 anglers weigh in eleven fish, in calm sunny […]
The first day of the Experience the World of Fly Fishing, on Saturday the 1st of April at Event Forum Fürstenfeld in Fürstenfeldbruck near Munich, turned out to be warm, sunny and busy. The number of visitors was about the same as last year on the first day of this two day event. […]
The new report has details of 41 different species of specimen fish taken by anglers in 2016 in Ireland. 28 different species (including bass, common skate, gilthead bream, various species of mullet, several species of ray, etc) were taken by sea anglers. Freshwater anglers accounted for the remaining species. Particularly large numbers of carp (10% […]
Declan Gibbon from the Galway IFI office reports that the week gone by saw less angling activity due to inclement weather conditions. Hopefully the drop in temperature won’t affect the duckfly hatches that shouldn’t be too far away. On Saturday last Gerry Molloy (loughcorriboughterard.com) enjoyed a few hours fishing. He had good success on the […]
Declan Gibbons reports on a productive opening few days on Corrib. Opening Day on the 15th of February provided some of the best early conditions in several years, with the lake at a low enough level and mild weather offering anglers the chance of good sport. There was much activity and enthusiasm amongst anglers from […]
Around 80,000 people visited Messe Westfalenhallen Dortmund again this year. From 31 January to 5 February, around 800 exhibitors from 38 nations presented themselves. That’s two more countries than last year. One third of all exhibitors were from foreign countries. The share of foreign visitors increased from 13 to 14.2 percent. Due to the comparatively […]
Exhibitors agree: most important business platform worldwide Messe Düsseldorf CEO Werner Matthias Dornscheidt is delighted: “boot is in great shape!” His conclusion in Düsseldorf on Sunday: “There was a vibrant feel about the halls throughout the nine days. Good sales and a party atmosphere were the outstanding features of boot 2017. The trade fair smoothly […]