Random fishing and fly tying photographs. I will try to post as often as I can.
Looking across Ballinlough, Westport. Used to be stocked with rainbows but has not received any fish for a couple of seasons. Hopefully it will be revived this year
where I berth the boat on Lough Conn. High, cold water
Flat calm on Beltra
Making up rigs for tench fishing
An old photo of me with a grilse from the Moy at Ballina. Think this must have been ’94 or ’95.
river floats in a tube, when will they get used?
Hard to believe it is nearly 4 years since Nessie died.
Setting up the rods for a coarse fishing session
Going through old photos. This is the river Kelvin at Kirkintilloch near Glasgow. I used to catch some nice trout here when I lived in the town many years ago.
Me on top of Nephin from a few years ago
River Greise in Co. Kildare from a few years ago
Head of an Indian Crow. It was in a bag of materials I bought 40 years ago and I have used all the feathers now.
Me and Helen, hard to believe this was taken 11 years ago!
I know, more floats! Fully stocked up now with floats for running and still water
wonder if I’ll get to the Cropredy festival in 2021?
you can never have too many floats
lichens
At the fly tying desk
With no fishing during the lockdown I’m taking the opportunity to learn more tunes on the 3 string
Like my Canon very much, just need to get better at using it!
Clare Lake in Claremorris
sea fishing in Donegal many years ago
This old bag has seen better days!
Evening light over Lough Lannagh
Nephin in the distance
Erris Head
The Shannon as it flows through Athlone
small plugs
Organised chaos
Too much of this last night!
My old ‘Perfect’ fly reel, wonderif I will get a chance to use it this season?How many reels do I need! This is just a few of my collection, mainly trout fly reels. There are salmon fly reels, sea reels, spinning reels, baitcasters and multipliers on top of this lotFound this brand new Rapala Husky Jerk still in its box. It was in amongst my sea fishing gear for some strange reason. 12cm size, good for springers
6000C loaded with braid and ready for action after the lockdown
some cool striped devons
spools of light line for my coarse fishing
My lovely old Cardinal 70, handy for pike fishing
flies for springers
Castlebar, 1948
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.
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