We saw salmon spawning the other day. its hard to photograph but there are two fish in the photo, one sideways digging the gravel the other patiently waiting just above the first fish! It’s time to start planning the year ahead! So why not put a few days aside for trout fishing in April its…
DetailsAt the end of May 2010 we hosted the SIGMA SPORTS team who were competing in the FBD RAS cycle race around ireland. It was hard to count the calories consumed to re-fuel the team at the end of the day. Dinner alone included four carbohydrates, potatoes, rice, pasta and cous cous. An hour later…
DetailsThe Development 50 competition on Duckfly took place back in March and was won by a guest of Camillaun – well there’s a first!! David Dinsmore and Mike Shanks scored with 15 minutes to go with a trout of over 9 pounds!!. Wonderful for them and a mighty shock to second place who had managed…
DetailsWell in March 2010 I realised a dream and caught my first bonefish. It meant travelling to Peter Mantle’s magnificent new lodge in Abaco, Bahamas but was certainly worth it! So anyone who wants to know more about it all just ask!!
DetailsWe avoided most of the really cold spell at Christmas having spent Christmas and the new year in Cuba so here’s a couple of contrasting photographs!! Havana at about 25 degrees centigrade and Oughterard at minus five all in the same week! In December – January 2009 / 10 we spent two weeks in…
DetailsGreat news on the access front the M6 motorway from Dublin to Galway opened on the 18th December. You can now get from the west of Dublin to Oughterard in 2 hrs 20 mins!! – no excuse for not coming fishing for a weekend break great brown trout fishing was never closer!! Given the very…
DetailsWe had some great fishing in 2009, certainly the Corrib produced some excellent trout and it was encouraging for evening outings to be well rewarded in the summer. In late July I caught two good trout which we kept for a large family dinner, best 3lb 7 oz and second 1lb 14 ozs in two…
Details2009 saw the best Mayfly in years. Trout returned to the surface in large numbers splashing at hatching mayflies. Those that did not record good catches were happy to report great hatches of fly and large numbers of trout feeding. Not everywhere every day but consistently good hatches and rises through a three week period.…
DetailsThe Special conservation measures for wild brown trout were signed by the Minister into law in 2008. These apply to the three main lakes, Loughs Corrib, Mask and Carra and their feeder rivers and streams. The laws primarily are as follows: All trout under 33 cms (13 inches) must be returned immediately alive to the…
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