Happy New Year to all, by now most of us have taken down the tree and gathered up all the tinsel and Christmas debris ! Its time to work our way through January but the good news is that Spring won’t be far away We have had some pretty serious amount of rain over the…
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As 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.…
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August 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…
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This 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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Richard Morris with his lovely trout caught on a wet Mayfly Hats 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…
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Hats 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…
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