As promised, I headed off for a spot of coarse fishing today. The trout fishing on the western loughs is poor to say the least so I figured I would get back into the float and feeder game again. Anyone with any sense would have picked a venue close at hand for their first sessionContinueContinue reading “Corgar”
Category Archives: Fishing in Ireland
Change of tack
Nearly 6 solid weeks of ghillieing had left both me and my gear in a mess. Today was spent addressing the resultant carnage and planning my next move. My right shoulder aches after days of pulling hard on the oars. I usually try to turn the boat so anglers take turns fishing from each side,ContinueContinue reading “Change of tack”
A trying few weeks
While I have not been fishing myself, I have been out on the western loughs most days since the beginning of May. As a ghillie I have been able to observe first hand the decline in our stillwater fisheries and a pretty bleak picture has emerged for the much vaunted mayfly season. It would beContinueContinue reading “A trying few weeks”
Tackling the weeds
This is an old post from a few months ago which I had forgotten to put up! (To my shame this is not uncommon, there are currently about 30 posts which I started but didn’t get around to finishing and sticking up on this blog. I scribble my doggerel easily enough, it is the postingContinueContinue reading “Tackling the weeds”
That’s better!
After three very tough days on the Corrib I had a relaxing day with a mate planned for today. We would fish lough Cullin together, a lake he has been doing well on recently. 10am was the agreed time to meet up on the shore and before then I had a hectic couple of hoursContinueContinue reading “That’s better!”
3 tough days
Three of the last four days have seen me out with a client on lough Corrib and tough days they were! The lough has been fishing well to the troll and buzzer in previous weeks but David was looking for some dry fly sport so we headed to Doorus first. I knew this was goingContinueContinue reading “3 tough days”
Cheap fly tying material
A very quick post for you fly tyers out there. It feels like everything in our lives just gets more and more expensive with every passing day so any way of reducing costs in our pastimes has to be a good thing. For fly tyers the cost of some synthetics can be quite high, soContinueContinue reading “Cheap fly tying material”
Reversed Zulu
Before I get on to this fly I want to apologise for the near total lack of posts here on my blog. For some time now angling has slipped down my list of priorities and that meant writing about my fishing suffered the same near terminal decline. Yes, I have been tying flies, but allContinueContinue reading “Reversed Zulu”
Helen’s new website
As many of you who follow me are pet owners I thought I’d share a link to Helen’s new website. She takes commissions for paintings of dogs, cats and other animals. Get in touch with her if you want a lovely picture of a beloved pet. https://helenmariepetportraits.com
A well travelled fly
A good friend and regular client, Derek Woods is down in Patagonia at the moment dong a bit of trout fishing. He sent me some snaps of the action down there and it looks like he is having a whale of a time in the 32 degrees heat. Strangely, his most productive fly is oneContinueContinue reading “A well travelled fly”
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