As we approach the end of the month and the end of the fishing season- we look at highs and lows of the month We had some incredible rain over a couple of days in the early part of the month, the river being our barometer, we thought we had been catapulted into November We…
DetailsFishing was good on Lough Corrib for anyone who braved the challenging weather. Many local anglers enjoyed some great trout fishing on the “Dap”, some using artificial Mayflies and others Daddy Long Legs. Our son Christopher returned home recently and he took father and son, Christian and Aaron Sommer from Marburg out fishing. The had…
DetailsOtter 1 Angler 0 Otters are beautiful creatures but anglers watch out they are also very cunning. This was proven recently when our friends, the Kelly’s visited us with David Micks who caught a beautiful fresh run salmon on the top waters of the Ballynahinch system . For those of you who live in the…
DetailsWe are now in the third week of July with the Galway Arts Festival in full swing and plenty of visitors about but ooh that rain, we locals seem to be taking the bad weather very personally, some of our walkers have a much more philosophical take on things suggesting that a good poncho is…
DetailsI always count my blessings when I go for a hike in Connemara- to live so close to such wonderful hiking and spectacular scenery!! In preparation for our Christmas hike to Machu Pichu we enlisted a few of our family members, some more reluctant than others, can you spot the reluctant one?? The howling wind…
DetailsThe king of fish- Salmon are on the move with some excellent fishing at the Weir in Galway City,so we are looking forward to seeing some silver flashes passing our garden. With some heavy showers forecast for the next few days we expect to see the Salmon running the waterfall in Oughterard. I will…
DetailsI am happy to report that with the milder weather of the past week, fishing on Lough Corrib has picked up. In particular dapping Mayflies has proven very successful in a recent local competition with some excellent fish being caught on the Dap. There is a lovely southerly breeze blowing which should make for some…
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DetailsWith summer drought conditions, the river is very low and even the most avid fisher is getting a bit down in the mouth, our resident Heron is finding life tough, but the forecast is suggesting that rain is on its way so things could look better by the weekend Check out our new activity breaks…
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DetailsAs 2013 draws to a close it seems timely to look back over the year and remember some of the good times we all had in Camillaun. It has been a great year on so many fronts, we all have fond memories of the wonderful summer we enjoyed this year, in particular the long summer evenings.…
DetailsAugust went by in a flash with many walkers visiting our area and the occasional angler. There were many good days on the lake in terms of soaking up the scenery and enjoying the hazy days of summer but very little fishing activity- you just can’t have it every way! The good news is that…
DetailsThis year I really enjoyed June, the weather was better and the childhood memories of the long fine evenings were reawakened. Lough Corrib has fished well for Salmon in particular along the Glann Shore and especially in Cong, where words like “stuffed with salmon” were used. Unfortunately Uchiumi Junichi, who traveled all the way from…
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DetailsHats off to all Mayfly anglers who this year despite the difficult weather conditions went fishing and actually had some nice catches of beautiful brown trout. Interestingly, Oughterard Bay fished very well over the month, which enabled anglers to fish and catch in windy conditions Jim O Sullivan, Cork who is a veteran Mayfly enthusiast…
DetailsWe are finally coming to the end of the longest coldest spell in spring on record! We have had night temperatures down to -3C and day temperatures struggle to get to over 5 C. This has gone on for weeks. The river is very low and the growth in the garden non-existent. Its all about…
DetailsWe had a big celebration on Easter Sunday with Deirdre’s mother celebrating her 90th birthday! All the family gathered to join in the celebration in Longford. During March we were also visited by the RAS cycle race. As well as having last years winner and their years second place we were also hosts to Fran…
DetailsThe Great Fishing Houses of Ireland AGM was held in Mount Falcon in Mayo on the 12th February 2013. The owners and managers posed for a photo before dinner!
DetailsWell another season opened on a lovely mild February day. Sure it was great to be on the water along with a good sprinkle of other anglers. In fact fly fishing surpassed the traditional trollers! The start of the season is not about catching fish rather about re-acquainting oneself with the traditional fishing grounds and…
DetailsWe finally reacquainted ourselves with the French ski slopes after a 6 year absence. It took a bit of work and training but we had a great Christmas in Meribel there was lots of fresh snow and Christopher took snow boarding for the first time, by the end of the week he was coming down…
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