The dull throbbing buzz of the alarm on my mobile woke me on a morning I was looking forward to. Plans were nailed down for a day of roach fishing on the Shannon. The weather looked to be perfect and reports showed the roach were around in numbers. Unfortunately, the vague dizziness of yesterday hadContinueContinue reading “Something bright”
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The Brown Olive
A wet fly for the early weeks of the trout season, this is a good fly for the tail leader. A lot of anglers will skip over this fly in favour of much brighter offerings, but don’t be fooled by its drab colouring. Hook: sizes 8 down to 14 heavy wet fly hooks Tying silk:ContinueContinue reading “The Brown Olive”
When a plan doesn’t come together
Cool, dry weather has settled across Ireland of late, lovely weather for a guy to sit beside the water trying to catch a few fish. Tuesday rolled around and I decided to try somewhere new to me, the Jamestown Canal over in Roscommon. Not a name that springs to mind when talking about angling, letContinueContinue reading “When a plan doesn’t come together”
Back to an old haunt
After a bit of a struggle to catch a few fish on my last outing, I thought I’d push my luck again and fish the often difficult stretch of water where the canal joins Lough Scur at Keshcarrigan. I have never blanked there, but on the other hand I have not had a red letterContinueContinue reading “Back to an old haunt”
My fly tying set up
Now that autumn is upon us I thought you might like to see how my fly tying set up is arranged. I am exceedingly fortunate to have a room in the house dedicated to my angling and fly tying gear, something I am sure will turn many of you green with envy. The fact thisContinueContinue reading “My fly tying set up”
God loves a tryer
I had a crap day yesterday. Yes, I did get to do a bit of fishing (eventually), but boy was it hard work just getting finding a few fish. I guess we all have days like this but my orderly little life has largely shielded me from difficulties like this. I had a solid planContinueContinue reading “God loves a tryer”
Knockvicar and plan B
We are back to scraping ice from the car windows in the mornings now, and with that drop in temperature the fishing has become a bit harder. I had hoped to do a bit of pike fishing on Sunday but ended up retrieving and moving a boat for a friend instead. Monday was clear ofContinueContinue reading “Knockvicar and plan B”
Making the most of a bad job
As the autumn rolls on and the temperatures drop, I will be turning my attention to either pike or roach fishing. Not being a fan of the pike, I doubt if there will be many sessions chasing them, but the roach on the other hand are my primary target species during the colder months. WithContinueContinue reading “Making the most of a bad job”
Return to the Erne
The horrendous cost of petrol has clipped my wings when it comes to travels with fishing rods this autumn. Some of my planned trips to far flung corners of Ireland have been shelved and even some venues within a couple of hours drive were just to expensive for me to undertake. However, my tiny potContinueContinue reading “Return to the Erne”
Last crack at the bream
We have seen a real change in the weather over the past two weeks with significant drops in temperature both at night and during daylight hours. The trout and salmon fishing is over for the year and the cooler weather means the summer coarse species will be winding down. I wanted to cram in oneContinueContinue reading “Last crack at the bream”
