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”
Category Archives: coarse fishing
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”
Where quiet waters meet
Gales force winds over the past couple of days kept me indoors, but Thursday looked like it would be a bit quieter so I ventured out with the rods. Once again I was heading for the Camlin River, but this time I wanted to try a different stretch, the point where the river, canal andContinueContinue reading “Where quiet waters meet”
The lake in the woods
After a full week of guiding for trout I was in need of something different and a spot of coarse fishing seemed to fit the bill. I know I should have been out with the fly rod to round of the trout season, but my heart wasn’t in it, so I looked out the coarseContinueContinue reading “The lake in the woods”
Shanballybaun
There is a lough which hides in a fold of the land, a lake I had heard of but never seen. A lake which, rumour had it, was an excellent place to catch all manner of wild fishes. If I could find it, that is. I knew roughly where this mysterious body of pea green waterContinueContinue reading “Shanballybaun”
Cloonagh
My plans to fish a new lake to me over in Leitrim on Saturday turned to dust when an old affliction flared up. I don’t want this blog to turn into a pity party for me, suffice to say I was sore and grumpy. So I passed on the long drive and hard day’s fishing,ContinueContinue reading “Cloonagh”
Leaving it late on the Camlin
After a fairy disastrous day on the Shannon last time out, I wanted to try and do a bit better on my next jaunt. When Nik suggested the Camlin river might be worth a go I jumped at the chance to fish with him. To date, I have always done well on the Camlin, nothingContinueContinue reading “Leaving it late on the Camlin”
Ballyleague
Last week went by with too much to be done at home and no time left for fishing. We all get times like that and I am unbelievably lucky that just a week without being bankside feels like a long time. This week I have plans to get out more with the rods, and whatContinueContinue reading “Ballyleague”
Late summer in south county Galway
Safety notice – those of a nervous disposition should be aware my ugly mug is plastered all over the following post. The simple act of writing posts for this blog has many advantages for me. I enjoy mangling the English language in an attempt to tell wee stories of my fishing trips, it stretches myContinueContinue reading “Late summer in south county Galway”
River Erne
For the past two or three years I have been meaning to fish the Erne, either the upper lough, the lower lough or the river. It is such a huge fishery I found it a bit daunting, and because it is a bit of a journey up there I wouldn’t have the opportunity to makeContinueContinue reading “River Erne”
