Well 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…
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Not 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…
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Some 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…
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We 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…
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As 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…
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Following 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…
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Our 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…
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Mid 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…
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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 at Camillaun Lodge…
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