The high water earlier this week has allowed a run of both salmon and sea trout to come up the Newport River and into Lough Beltra. I have not been out yet but you can follow reports on the Genisland Coop FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lough-Beltra/380982678740593?fref=nf At this time of year smaller flies will work better, soContinueContinue reading “Beltra seeing an increase in sport”
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Grilse still in short supply
July is often a wet month in Mayo. A little rain fell on Tuesday night and some more as the Wednesday morning wore on, so I decided it was worth a look at a small river I sometimes fish in North Mayo. Expecting a small rise in the water I was instead confronted with aContinueContinue reading “Grilse still in short supply”
Sea trout in the Moy estuary
Killala in North Couty Mayo is a pretty little place with windy roads and old stone buildings.It’s a pleasant place to visit at any time, but yesterday we were in Killala on a mission – to catch some sea trout in the Moy estuary. Three amigos gathered on the quay, Ben, Ronnie and yours truely.ContinueContinue reading “Sea trout in the Moy estuary”
Mayo angling update
It has been generally quiet from what I can gather but here is the latest angling news from the area around me here in Mayo. Loughs Carra and Mask are turning up the odd brown trout but the sport is far from hectic by all accounts. Evenings are best. Lough Conn is patchy with someContinueContinue reading “Mayo angling update”
More news from nowhere
Sunday. The weather is promised to get fine again later in the day so I decided to try my luck on Lough Conn for a few hours. The word on the street is that a small number of salmon and grilse has been running the Moy and a few have been landed all the wayContinueContinue reading “More news from nowhere”
Quiet day on Conn
Out for a few hours on Conn today but the lake was extremely quiet. No signs of any salmon and very few trout moving to a small hatch of mayfly. I trolled for a bit to start with as there was very little wind. One fish gave the rod a heafty thump but didn’t hangContinueContinue reading “Quiet day on Conn”
A quick update
Just a few lines to update you all on the game angling in Mayo this week. Strong winds have disrupted the fishing on Carrowmore Lake once again. For those unfamiliar with the lake a big wind, which is normally so desirable for salmon fishing on other lakes, churns up the peat sediment on the bottomContinueContinue reading “A quick update”
Fly patterns for Lough Beltra
After my posting some photos of Lough Beltra I thought I’d better give you some patterns to try if you are fishing there. Elsewhere in this blog you can find details of the Beltra Badger, Claret Bumble, Bibio, Goat’s Toe and Black Doctor. Those 5 alone would make a good selection for the lough, butContinueContinue reading “Fly patterns for Lough Beltra”
Spate river tactics, part 2
OK, so in the first part of this post I discussed my views on the basics of rod, reel and line for fishing small spate rivers here in Ireland. Today I want to talk about what we tie on the business end of our lines – the flies to use and how to fish themContinueContinue reading “Spate river tactics, part 2”
Spate river tactics, part 1
Fishing the tiny streams for summer salmon and sea trout are the mainstay of my angling year. I don’t particularly enjoy elbowing my through the crowds for the chance of chucking worms or ironmongery into the slow, deep water of the River Moy so I tend to avoid that prolific system. The Galway Weir isContinueContinue reading “Spate river tactics, part 1”
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