Category: Catch reports

July and January on Sheelin as Mayfly gets going

A persistently cold north to north easterly wind coupled with night time frosts caused a staggered and somewhat patchy start to Lough Sheelin’s 2020 mayfly season.

  A persistently cold north to north easterly wind coupled with night time frosts caused a staggered and somewhat patchy start to Lough Sheelin’s 2020 mayfly season. Despite the unwelcome chill Ephemera danica still made its presence felt here with a particularly impressive hatch around 3pm last Thursday followed by a heart stopping rise of […]

Latest fishing report and updates from Alan Broderick in the Westmeath area

Alan Broderick from Fish Wild Ireland has been in contact to let us now that fishing has been slow in the Westmeath area over the winter with the best of the fishing towards the tail end of 2019.

  Alan Broderick from Fish Wild Ireland has been in contact to let us now that fishing has been slow in the Westmeath area over the winter with the best of the fishing towards the tail end of 2019. A number of Alan’s guests fishing in the Westmeath and Midlands areas had some good fishing […]

Belgian couple start their week well on the fly at Melview Fishing Lodge

Belgian couple start their week well on the fly at Melview Fishing Lodge.

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 […]

Top class fishing for Irish Ladies at Loughanure

Irish Ladies Flyfishing Assocation members with the Loughanure Anglers Club members at the recent trial on Loughanure, Co. Donegal.

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 […]

Good fishing on Corrib to dry mayfly, as Caenis makes first appearance

Larry McCarthy of Corrib View Lodge www.corribangling.com says angling was much improved over the last week with late mayfly hatching producing good sport.

  Declan Gibbons reports on an improvement on Corrib over the last few days: Larry McCarthy of Corrib View Lodge www.corribangling.com says angling was much improved over the last week with late mayfly hatching producing good sport. Early morning Caenis fishing has been busy with some good catches. UK angler Ben Watson fished for 4 […]

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