Recent weeks have been too busy to fit in much fishing but even when I did venture out the results were poor to say the least. I will happily own up to my own shortcomings but other anglers I was with suffered equally miserable results. I badly needed a pick-me-up. Last week, while buying maggotsContinueContinue reading “Banagher”
Category Archives: Fishing in Ireland
Grey Mayfly Nymph
I guess we are now at the beginning of the fly tying season so I will post a few flies every now and then. I’ll start today with a fly I often turn to when the mayfly fishing is difficult due to calm conditions. This is a very easy nymph to tie but getting theContinueContinue reading “Grey Mayfly Nymph”
The quiet season
2024 proved to be a huge disappointment for game anglers across Ireland. I have no answers as to why this happened, but here is roughly how the season just gone played out. The season started out with reports of a lot of trout being caught on Corrib by the trolling guys. This is not unusualContinueContinue reading “The quiet season”
All over
Returning from a lovely trip to Sligo, we found the kitchen awash due to a burst water pipe under the floor. Splashing into the dining room only brought further misery as the water had destroyed the wooden floor in there too. The insurance assessor shook his head while scribbling furiously in a small black notepadContinueContinue reading “All over”
Change of seasons
Last Friday was a scorcher, 28 degrees when Helen and I were mooching around Galway city. The sun splitting the stones on Shop Street, traditional music flowing from the open doors of the pubs and throngs of visitors enjoying the spectacle of the sun beaming down on old Eire. I found a high stool inContinueContinue reading “Change of seasons”
The blue rod
This tale all begins many months ago when one of my followers on this blog got in touch about a post I wrote on old ABU rods. Keith had a similar love of the Swedish rods from the 1970’s, and indeed we both actually owed examples of the same rods. We agreed to keep inContinueContinue reading “The blue rod”
Shannon Harbour revisited
When I was careering around Ireland like a lunatic a few years ago doing my ’32 counties’ project, I visited Shannon Harbour and caught a handful of fish in truly horrific conditions. The wind and rain that day still remain vivid in my memory, colouring my view of the place. Perhaps it was time toContinueContinue reading “Shannon Harbour revisited”
Just one of those days
We all get them, those days when nothing goes right. Last Monday was just such a day for me when a bad day and work spilled over into an equally poor session on the bank. I woke before the alarm, not an unusual occurrence for me but one which shortens an already insufficient night of sleep.ContinueContinue reading “Just one of those days”
New chair
Earlier this year I treated myself to a new piece of kit to celebrate my (semi)retirement. I know, just stopping work is not the most original of excuses but it was about the only way I could justify to myself the substantial spend on something as basic as a chair to park my bum onContinueContinue reading “New chair”
On the road
Not so much a fishing post this one, more of a reflection on the ethereal nature of life In my last post I mentioned that I was heading over the Irish Sea for a week to catch up with family and friends. The few days flew by in no time, indeed it feels on oneContinueContinue reading “On the road”
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