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Lady Luck Shines On Westmeath Anglers

April Flanagan

Yes it’s certainly Girl Power this week, and we have a few cracking photos of Westmeath Lady anglers in action. Recently on Owel 9 years old Caitlin Smith hooked up with her first trout, and is caught on Angling we are told. Over the Easter weekend the Boyle & District Anglers hosted their 2-day Pike [...]

Courtmacsharry Angling News

Christy Lanes near Specimen Ling

Hi All, The beautiful weather we have been experiencing of late has been great for fishing both offshore and in the Estuary. In the bay we have had good catches of Pollack, medium cod, coalfish Ling, Bull huss, Ray, conger and the mackerel making a show but scattered. The inshore wrecks have produced some good [...]

Duck Fly Up On Owel

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I was hit with the Man Flu last week, and it almost knocked the fishing out of me. Still I managed a few days on the lakes, and Duck Fly is abundant on Owel, with plenty of trout on the move. Also the Owel Anglers have installed their CCTV cameras at Tullaghan and Mullallys. On [...]

Ennell Fish Flash – The Coogan Brothers

Googan Brothers Fishin on Lough Ennell

I ventured out on Ennell this week, and enjoyed some of our early summer weather. Having fly fished for a few weeks, I needed to just site back and troll for a few hours. Plus I wanted to check if any Ennell trout were on the move. Their were huge hatches of Duck Fly and [...]

Phoenix Pike Anglers / Jim Coyne Memorial

Jim Coyne Memorial

Recently Tullamore Angling club, Phoenix Pike Anglers fished the Jim Coyne Memorial competition. It was a cracking day out and some nice pike came on line. Sean Condron was in fine form and topped the day with 2 fish for 15lbs 8oz, including the best pike of the day a super fish of 14lbs 8oz. [...]

Anglers World Coming to Town

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Well it has being another interesting few days in the Angling World, and we have another net bursting report this week. Anglers World will open we are told in the coming week up at Tesco Shopping Centre. Lough Lene is still producing cracking trout, and also the Zebra Mussel is spreading fast on this North [...]

WRBD Galway Angling Report 21 March 2012 (Kevin Crowley)

Brian O'Rourke

Angling does not seem as important this week, when spring was overshadowed by news of the death of angler Michael Ruane from Salthill, Galway, on Lough Corrib on Monday. Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to offer its condolences to the family and friends of Michael. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. Galway Weir [...]

Dave Beales Reports

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On Thursday 15 March, I joined seven other anglers aboard Weymouth charter skipper, Paul Davies’s 10m Cougar catamaran “Katie Ann”, for a full day drifting for flatties on The Shambles Bank. Paul had advertised an individual day and sent a round-robin text to all those anglers on his individuals list. There had been reports of [...]

Trout Parade for Paddy’s Weekend

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Yes the Trout were gearing up for St. Patrick’s weekend on our local lakes, and we have some great photos of fish from Owel and Lene. Also on the Trout scene Lough Lene Angling Association host their first competition of the season next Sunday March 25th. On the Pike scene entries are flowing in for [...]

Safety and Fishing Catching On

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Yes Water Safety is a big issue and it’s incredible the amount of Anglers, and other lake users that don’t have, or wear a Lifejacket. As a rule in most competitions it listed as one of the Golden rules, all competitors must wear lifejackets, and last weekend at Hooked Live the Irish Water Safety launched [...]