Christmas Greetings and looking back on 2016
With Christmas just around the corner, we are left wondering where did that year go? It seems like only yesterday when we were on our…
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Fishing season 2016 comes to a close
The final week of September saw out the last of the trout season on Lough Corrib with honeymooners Leonie and Bjorn Koehler from Germany having…
Autumn Special-Discover Oughterard, the Gateway to Connemara
Hello friends, October is always a lovely month in Connemara with plenty of beautiful walks, cycles and golf on offer, the leaves are turning…
High Jinks at RDS Horse Show and Mayflies reappear
As 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…
July , Galway Arts festival, Galway Races and Salmon runs
I always find that July slips by very quickly, there is so much happening, what with tennis, football not to mention salmon on the move…
Victorious Italians- FIPS Mouche winners 2016
It seems the secret flies did they trick! Eduardo and his team mates fought off the challenges of 37 other countries. They were lying 3rd…
June update-FIPPS Mouche-World Masters Fly Fishing Competition
June arrived with cooler temperatures and rain which should be good for fishing but was certainly needed for the garden. We have a lovely Scots…
Mayfly- lets talk about everything but the flies
In my last post I was full of anticipation, thinking ahead of a late Mayfly because of the cold spell we had in April, every…
April 2016- Spring or Winter? Mayfly Festival on its way
Since our last newsletter, the clocks went forward but the seasons went backwards, with Arctic winds and freezing temperatures, one could be mistaken in thinking…
Easter Time at Camillaun Lodge
Happy Easter to you all This poor fella -a Gold Crest, Ireland’s smallest bird-was love struck this morning and collided with our window with…