Co-founded by John Kelley and his son, Fergus Kelley, this is the second ever annual exhibition which will exclusively feature fly fishing, outdoor lifestyle brands and experiences in central London. A few of the exciting attractions will be the indoor casting pool, with impressive displays from some of the world’s best fly fishers and personalities. […]
David McEvoy reports on a great start to the 2018 salmon season at the Delphi Fishery… The Delphi fishing season got off to a great start on the 4th of February when Pat Hagan from North County Dublin landed the first fish of the season. I think it is the second salmon landed in the […]
An increase in angling effort for the final week of the salmon angling season led to a reported catch of 223 salmon. With over 7,000 salmon reported, the 2017 season is well ahead (+1,002 on 2016) of last year. Overall, anglers and fishery owners were quite happy with this year’s salmon season which kicked off […]
The Munster Blackwater finished well after a flood put the river out of order for much of the last week of the season… 28 September: The river was in a big flood today – this photo from Glenda Powell at at Blackwater Salmon Fishery gives an idea of conditions… 29 September: There were two […]
“The trout is still with me, as are my memories. The future is somewhere between these two forces, but it lives in mystery.” ― Daniel J. Rice Over the past week, those subtle and not so subtle seasonal changes reminded anglers that we are being gradually sucked into autumn. Winds are taking on a […]
Declan Gibbons reports that anglers and service providers are reporting slow to moderate angling activity for this time of year. A drop in temperatures resulting in less hatches and heavy recent rainfall, causing lake levels to rise are not the most conducive to good angling, however some anglers enjoyed good late season sport and are […]
For the third installment we found ourselves searching for high ground. Wet wading hasn’t kept us cool enough this season, so we packed up our backpacks and found some solitude amongst the cirques and stars. PEAK SEASON | ELEVATED from BLOODKNOTS on Vimeo. The camp vibes were strong, and the cold air left us looking […]
Carp On Fly Adventures is back after some more guiding: we just ended our carp season and we are now waiting the winter rain to bring some water to our lakes. But we need to wait some more months! Follow some photos from these action days and we hope to see you next […]
Fishery manager Osgur Grieve was back from holiday in the first half of August and had great news from the Erriff, where the rod catch so far this year is almost four times the total for last season already, with almost two months of the season left to go. The smolt run of 2016 had […]
We started at the 31st of May and we received some new and returning anglers already. The winter was very bad, just some rain and the result is a low water level. We fished five different lakes, the fish are there and feeding very well in shallow waters and the fishing was very good as […]