Flies tied by Steve Yewchuck (@envisionflyworks). The Kona UCK The UCK is optimal for tying a variety of caddis patterns or for Klinkhammer-style dry flies or emergers. This versatile hook has a slightly heavier wire for added strength. Look for the UCK at your local fly shop and online from J. Stockard Fly Fishing. Learn more […]
‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see’ Henry David Thoreau August is a fishing month that can sometimes be mistakenly written off by anglers as being slow and sluggish with not much happening, a month of ‘resting up’ as such before that final blast into the last leg of […]
Declan Gibbons reports: Angling has been mixed on Corrib during the turn of the month with some guides reporting of a slow week while others enjoyed good fishing. Mayfly and Sedges are the hatches most prevalent at the moment with some anglers catching fish on the dap. On Wednesday last, Damien Martin, Clonmel, had two […]
‘One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal, one golden glance of what should be’ Roger Taylor For the multitude of those who have enquired recently as to why the Lough Sheelin weekly angling report has seemingly vanished, the answer is that, for the past month the internet connection at the Sheelin office has […]
Declan Gibbons gives an overview of angling on Lough Corrib in the second half of July which saw an improvement on mayfly and sedges. In the Oughterard area, Basil Shields of Ardnasillagh Lodge (tel.: +353 (0)91 – 552 550) reports of greatly improved fishing in the area predominantly due to mayfly: – Colin Wright from […]
Declan Gibbon reports from Lough Corrib where trout angling activity has been quiet the last week as some anglers focused their attention on salmon fishing… Larry McCarthy from Corrib View Lodge (www.corribangling.com) reports of a quieter week and fishing has been difficult the last week with wind and rain. Malcom Patrick from the UK […]
This past week on Lough Sheelin has been very much like that familiar extract from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn – ‘you pays your money and takes your choice’ as angling reports swung from total blanks to excellent catches of trout up to a top weight of 5lbs, coupled with considerable fly variations. Summer can be […]
Declan Gibbons reports that Corrib is fishing reasonably well as we come into the last month of the season. Anglers are requested to bear in mind that trout will be preparing for spawning soon, and to exercise restraint in considering whether to take a fish or not. In the Cornamona area Shay White from Boyne […]
Declan Gibbon reports that fishing on Corrib in the week gone by has been quite productive. Those anglers that did best fished with sedges, which are dominant hatch of fly at this time, and some excellent catches were made… Starting on the Lower Corrib angler Harold O’Toole from the Commercial Boat Club enjoyed an […]