R&M – repairs and maintenance. In my previous working life I was frequently in charge of engineering departments, so R&M was part of my everyday life. Some things never leave you I guess, and these days I seem to be always fixing stuff that is related to my angling which is either worn or brokenContinueContinue reading “R&M”
Category Archives: Fishing in Ireland
Shannonbridge
That hateful east wind has continued to blow all week. A miserable breeze as far as any angler in the west of Ireland is concerned, it seems to put the fish off the feed altogether. OK, so we have had a lot of dry, sunny and even warm weather of late, if only the windContinueContinue reading “Shannonbridge”
Badger hair
In a world where every day seems to pressure us buy yet another ‘must have’ synthetic material, I want to talk about an old material which I never see anyone else use now, the body har from a badger. I realise this is not an easy material to find and it has very limited uses,ContinueContinue reading “Badger hair”
Back to the Robe
For the past couple of months I have been thinking about fishing, preparing to go fishing but not actually managed to do any fishing. Apart from a solitary coarse session I have been confined to quarters, of my own volition I must say. There has just been so much going on that angling dropped downContinueContinue reading “Back to the Robe”
comms
All, A couple of people have been in touch to say they are having trouble calling me on my mobile number. Apologies if this has happened to you. If you are struggling to get through to me please drop me an email at colinmclean2005@hotmail.com and I’ll respond asap. Oh, and just to say that bookingsContinueContinue reading “comms”
Rogue
I have been refining my coarse fishing over the past three seasons, trying out different methods, venues and tackle in an attempt to get better and more repeatable results. Along the way I have ditched some gear which I found either not good or not fitting my styles of fishing. At the same time, newContinueContinue reading “Rogue”
Tying small jigs
Athlone, situated pretty much slap-bang in the middle of Ireland has pretentions to be a ‘city’. I am sure this has a lot to do with how they could access government funding but I have doubts that a town with about 25,000 residents can be classed as a city. I have visited Athlone frequently, especiallyContinueContinue reading “Tying small jigs”
Fog on the Shannon
With another storm due to hit us on Friday, I decided to sneak out once again with the rods before the weather deteriorated. It’s been cold and foggy for the past couple of days and Wednesday was promised the same, maybe not ideal conditions but not the worst either. Roach would again be the targetContinueContinue reading “Fog on the Shannon”
Paltry fine handed down for Mayo fish kill
https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/news/press-releases/ifi-secures-conviction-against-uisce-eireann-for-sewage-pollution-that-killed Uisce Éireann have been handed a tiny fine for killing nearly a thousand fish in Clare lake in April last year. The case was brought before the court by the IFI. This will just be a few Euro on the balance sheet and has no real meaning to anyone in power. The Clare LakeContinueContinue reading “Paltry fine handed down for Mayo fish kill”
First outing of 2025
In the words of D:Ream – things can only get better. The first outing of the year is always a tricky one, isn’t it? Where to go, what to fish for, what day to pick, get any of the variable wrong and your season is off to a bad start. I had put off fishingContinueContinue reading “First outing of 2025”
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