Sri Lanka Our holiday in Sri Lanka took us from the coast to the highlands and back again. We enjoyed some beautiful safaris and saw extraordinary wildlife. We hiked to Worlds End and then took on the famous Sri Pada or Adam’s Peak, a tough pilgrimage normally undertaken by lamplight at night. Up to 6,000…
DetailsExploring Sri Lanka Christmas 2019 saw us head East for one of the few occasions to reunite with travelling Christopher who was returning from 4 months travel and we met in the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. This is a wonderful country boasting many legacies to the old colonial days when the influence of England…
DetailsWell as the winter comes we must bring home all the boats and tidy everything away for the next season. Its a busy time as the days shorten and the winter always seems long. Not this year, Oughterard’s Intermediate football team went on a winning spree that saw them put in some amazing performances and…
DetailsWell September and October saw the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Lucky Christopher headed off with a ‘College’ of Veterinary Surgeons (yes that’s the collective noun!) and they all did us proud shouting for Ireland. The Scotland match was a ‘battle royale’ with Ireland coming out on top but Japan was a banana-skin. The other…
DetailsNot being one for venturing fishing that often Deirdre landed two trout on the same cast at Inchagoill in early September – both beautiful keepers were safely returned. The same day a group of Birmingham vets had some super fishing as well as a lovely tour of Inchagoill.
We had two very fun family trips to Inchagoill in 2019. Both parties planned fishing to the island, a picnic and a return fishing journey. All this was of course subject to reasonable fishing conditions and the Corrib duly obliged. The Kelly gang took over the mooring at Inchagoill and Robert – the chef for…
DetailsSome good fishing and hiking a new peak! There were some great trips on the lake and good fishing not just on Corrib but also at the Erriff. A group from Carraroe and abroad had a few lovely trout which was a benefit for their planned dinner. Meanwhile a brief visit to Ireland by Christopher…
DetailsWe had some spectacular weather last May with beautiful bright days and sunny skies. We welcomed Eddie and Imelda to the house who reacquainted themselves with the wonderful Lough Corrib. The bright conditions demanded fine casts and careful presentation. The clarity of the water due to the presence of Zebra mussels means that the fish…
DetailsAs we approach May 2020 we look back at what happened last year! Some of the best fishing in the mayfly 2019 happened at the end of April in the cross over from Olive fishing to Mayfly fishing. Its all about the weather. Good windy south westerly winds are the favourite but these were not…
DetailsFollowing our hectic week in the mountains and temperatures as low as -12C we moved to Marrakesh and temperatures up to 30C what a change! We spent a few days getting lost in the extensive Souks – never able to find our way back the same route. As for finding a stall where there was…
DetailsOur Trip to North Africa In order to show we are still in business despite being closed we have decided to do a number of blog updates of the activities over the past year! This is for two reasons – life was too busy that we did not have time to keep the website up…
DetailsMid summer has just passed and while the weather has not been suitable for the beach there has been plenty of water which has brought a great run of salmon this year into the west. Many reports of salmon being spotted running through the waterfall at the top of the village have been circulating. Oughterard…
Details[vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text 0=””]My how time flies, it has been a few months since our last newsletter, we have been having some down time , which involved some travelling and of course some home improvements too, but we have finally shaken off our social media torpor.. and are now looking forward to another great season…
DetailsWith Christmas just around the corner, we are left wondering where did that year go? It seems like only yesterday when we were on our Peruvian adventure. We had a great year in Camillaun Lodge, welcoming back many of our regulars and getting to know new people who promise to return. We welcomed more walkers…
DetailsThe final week of September saw out the last of the trout season on Lough Corrib with honeymooners Leonie and Bjorn Koehler from Germany having a fantastic day on Lough Corrib. They caught a beautiful 3lb trout, a very large pike and 14 perch! All returned except the trout, which I am glad to say…
DetailsHello friends, October is always a lovely month in Connemara with plenty of beautiful walks, cycles and golf on offer, the leaves are turning a lovely russet and there are many autumn delights to find. Gaestrum Triplex …
DetailsAs a member of The Great Fishing Houses of Ireland I attended the Horse Show when Minister Heather Humphreys dropped by! She was delighted to hear about the marketing group and had words of encouragement It was a very special day for my niece Aisling Mc Greal who is now All Ireland Reserve Champion this involved dressage…
DetailsI always find that July slips by very quickly, there is so much happening, what with tennis, football not to mention salmon on the move its all go here at Camillaun Lodge. Reports of a large number of salmon passing up through the weir in Galway has reached all ears here including our canny Heron…
DetailsIt seems the secret flies did they trick! Eduardo and his team mates fought off the challenges of 37 other countries. They were lying 3rd after the first day of the competition but performed brilliantly on the final day and won the competition, Eduardo performing brilliantly on Lough Corrib The team received gold and Edoardo…
DetailsJune arrived with cooler temperatures and rain which should be good for fishing but was certainly needed for the garden. We have a lovely Scots man Joseph Gault fishing with us for the past 5 weeks, getting to know every nook and cranny of the lake, his success rate has been modest until he took…
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