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Fishing News
Irish Angling Update - Weekly roundup
Catch of the Week
Tony Lyoness landed a 13lb fresh run fish on the River Boyne. This great shot of the salmon going back wins Tony Catch of the Week... Want to see more? Visit Catch of the Week.
Mayfly reports
Regularly updated reports on how the Mayfly is coming along this season. Mayfly reports.
A huge amount of fishing reports came into the office this week, so we have an update bursting with sea, pike, coarse, trout and salmon angling catches. Fisheries Awareness Week has been a huge success so far and no doubt the weather, mostly dry and clear, was a big factor in this and all the other angling successes of the last seven days... ...read more [updated 17/05/12]
Headlines
- Some Nice Fish for Pawel and Lucasz
- The only thing moving on the Inny was the water, so off to the Correen Forde for the roach
- French anglers enjoy good pike fishing on Lough Corrib
- Pike up to 21 lb. for a Belgium party at Melview Lodge
- Pike to 114cm long taken on a Buster Jerk in perch colour at Boyle
- Cloongee and East Mayo produce the best catches on the Moy
- Winds disrupt weekend fishing on Carrowmore, however, early week fishing was productive
- Navan Anglers 5 Boyne Salmon 0
- Bieber preforms well in Delphi but others hit a bum note
- Salmon and sea trout report from Lough Currane.
- Shads on lead heads were by far the best rig with a fish on every cast for the Carrigaholt charterboat
- Killala Bay update
- A varied catch for the Rosguill in Donegal including half a ling !
- Plenty of action and mixed weather for fishing around Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry
- Wicklow Boat Charters treats the Irish Home Nations Team to an early season animal fishing bonanza
- Emy’s Superb Trout Fishing Attracts Fly Anglers to Emyvale
- Our boys in green ! ITFFA Youth international team and IFI at Lough Owel
- Lough Conn and Cullin update
- Lough Sheelin reinforces its reputation as one of the best trout fishing lakes in Europe
- Mayfly shows on Annalee
- Good Brown Trout Fishing at Navan
For daily reports and news read the Irish Angling Update
Additional Fishing Resources
Irish Fishing Tackle Shops
A definitive list of all the fishing tackle shops in the Ireland. Arranged by county, details what each shop sells, an invaluable resource.
Fishing Guides and Ghillies
Here you will find contact details of all the ghillies, Irish fishing guides and casting instructors for flyfishing, coarse and sea angling in Ireland.
Fishing Charter Boats
A list of all registered and insured deep sea fishing, angling charter boats in Ireland.
Irish Angling Regulations
A complete guide to all bye laws and regulations governing angling in Ireland.
Online angling guide for anglers with a disablity
An online angling guide for anglers with a disablity or restricted mobility featuring those fisheries which offer accessible angling.
River Basin District Offices
An introduction to and contact information for the River Basin District Offices.
Fishing in Ireland
Ireland is recognised as being the outstanding fishing holiday destination in Europe. The vast variety and quality of fishing in Ireland makes it the perfect destination for your angling holiday.
The Irish climate is well suited to sport angling. It is temperate and kind to the angler with moderate summers, mild winters and adequate rainfall throughout the year. The warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift lap the south and west coasts, giving us a milder climate than our geographical location would indicate.
The result is a fabulous mixture of cold and warm water fish species, capable of exciting the specialist or casual angler on the annual family holiday. In fresh water, they range from Carp, more attuned to warm waters, to the Atlantic Salmon, which is a north Atlantic species. The marine species range from the cold water Cod and Coalfish to the Mediterranean loving Bass and the mid Atlantic Blue Shark.
Many Irish people enjoy fishing but we are happy to share our "riches" with our fellow anglers from all over the world. Few of us, however, fish for coarse fish (freshwater species other than the salmon and trout family) which means that our magnificent pike, bream, tench, roach, rudd and eel fisheries are largely left to the tourist, as is much of the sea angling, particularly along the south and west coasts.
Lakes, rivers and coastal stretches are surveyed and mapped, fisheries are managed and stocked, while banks and access routes to the waters edge are developed to ensure the visitor gets directly and easily to the hotspots. Most of the angling is organised around recognised angling centres which specialise in catering for the angling tourist. Salmon and trout fisheries are usually the property of an individual, club, organisation or the state and permission to fish is generally required except in the case of the state owned lakes, such as the Great Western Loughs and the Lakes of Killarney.
Some waters have seldom, if ever seen a rod and line but exploration is always an enjoyable part of an fishing holiday, so do not be afraid to "have a go", it might well result in the fish of a lifetime.