Random fishing and fly tying photographs. I will try to post as often as I can.

 

a salmon boils close to the boat

         Lough Furnace

Summer is coming…………

Frank Dooley landed the first salmon today (opening day) at the Glenisland River mouth. A very fresh 8lb fish

Capes on the fly tying bench

Clydagh river

17th May

3.5.2016

A broken marker pole on Cullin. Two weeks ago this hazard was covered in water. Take care when fishing and motoring on Irish loughs, there are lots of these damaged poles out there.

24.4.2016

Ashore in Castlehill Bay for a brew yesterday

27.3.2016

Water is still high on the Corrib River in Galway

I have been sadly amiss in not posting photos lately due to work commitments.

Looking across Ballinlough, near Westport, Co. Mayo

Pearsill’s tying silk, still the best for making spiders.

25.11.2015

Storm clouds gather over the Cashel River in County Mayo

29.11.2015

A Connemara Black Dabbler still in the vice.

3.12.2015

Sculpture beside Lough Owel

7.12.2015

Helen and Nessie looking out across a sheltered bay on Lough Corrib.

8.12.2015

Bridge over the Cong River. A popular salmon river, the Cong is also an important spawning stream for Ferox trout.

10.12.2015

Lough Beltra

16th December 2015

Me on top of Nephin last year. You can see the Errew shore, Castlehill Bay and Brachwannsha in the distance.

19.12.2015

Buzzers in the fly box

30.12.2015

31.12.2016

1.1.2016

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