Coarse angling reports

Regular coarse angling reports from all around Ireland featuring match and festival updates, as well a general news from popular and less well known venues.

PikeSeeker recommends tench tactics

Artur PikeSeeker reports on a recent tench fishing trip where he catches some really nice fish… The end of May to the beginning of August is a...

Tench Tempted by Artem’s Custom Made Lures

Innovative lure maker and angler Artem Novikov of Makeshiftlures was in touch to tell us of his pursuit of tench with custom-designed homemade lures: My...

Secret specimen lake for wild tench & bream

Not content with fishing the usual haunts, Alin Dragan likes to beat his own path to the water, searching for unfished swims that hold...

30th Clones Coarse Angling Festival – July 31st to Aug 3rd

The landmark 30th edition of the Clones Angling Festival will be taking place from Friday 31st July to Monday 3rd August 2026. Four days of...

No Muckno magic this week for match anglers

The CM Lakelands Feeder Club held a match on the Yellow Island section of Lough Muckno on Sunday with 15 anglers competing. As could...

UK regulars have some good catches of Bream and Tench.

Angling guide Kevin Lyons of Melview Lodge had some UK anglers visiting to experience some wild bream and tench fishing in the Midlands: Len and...

IFI advises high temperatures may close fisheries

Updates: As of 28 May Cloongee, the Galway Fishery and the River Erriff have closed due to high water temperatures. We are monitoring the Ballyvary...

All ireland Feeder Club Championship – This Weekend @ Inniscarra

The NCFFI are hosting the All ireland Feeder Club Championships this weekend on Inniscarra Reservoir: A reminder to clubs that the 2026 All Ireland Feeder...

Hot under the collar for Monasterevin Anglers

This post was compiled from angling reports shared on the Monasterevin and Daingean Match Anglers Facebook page:

Youth Angler of the Year Competition – Lough Muckno, 29/30 August

Well-known coarse angler Philip Jackson is hosting a new angling competition for budding young coarse anglers this August, supported by the NCFFI. See his...