Irelands biggest fly-fishing extravaganza will again feature the largest group of fly tyers and game angling stands under one roof. A host of the greatest fly dressers fly casters and angling celebrities from all over the globe will once again gather at the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill, to participate in the 9th Irish Fly […]
The Irish Fly Fair will be held at the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill in November. The list below may change slightly. More tyers maybe on trade stands that have not submitted a bio for the Irish Fly Fair website yet. Please come welcome these fantastic men and women that have travelled to Ireland from […]
Grilse have provided excellent sport in the last week of May, with 72 fish landed, and more as I (Kevin Crowley) looked out on the fishery half an hour ago and saw three anglers playing fish at the same time! Among the lucky anglers this week were John Anderson, with three grilse to 6lbs on […]
Plenty of water, a few salmon and prospects good on Owenea The Owenea received a big flood on Monday (0.58m) which gave lovely river levels on Tuesday (0.30m). Thereafter the river dropped until a minor flood on Saturday (0.22m). The gauge average for the week read 0.24 metres. Despite some lovely water levels, only […]
Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill, 12th and 13th of November 2016. Ireland’s biggest fly fishing extravaganza, and now one of the top fly fishing shows in Europe. The event will again feature a huge host of world famous fly dressers and angling stands, under one roof in Ireland. Fly dressers, fly casters and angling celebrities […]
It was the best week of the season for the Galway Fishery, with 121 fish in the book, as well as many more lost. I hold my hand up here with three fish hooked and lost myself on Saturday evening! James Quinn reports the fishery averaged 17-18 fish per day, the best day being the […]
