Fishing Reports
What's fishing well across Ireland, reported by the community.
Was walking up the river after being told of my friend there was trout so I got in my waders and my ultralight rod I was using a Sise 0 spinner gold bladed and forested carat hooked one and in total cought about 12
1 × Brown Trout · ReleasedSpinLure
Although the weather has been less than favourable, charter boats in Clare still getting out on some days. Sean Maguire who skippers the Isle of Aran says they have been blessed with good weather all summer, s they are thankful for any few days they are getting out at the end of the season. It […]
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RaySeaThe report below was sourced from content published on the CM Lakelands Nufish Facebook page: Twenty anglers turned out to fish a CM Lakelands Nufish club match at Annaherrin over the weekend. Fishing was patchy, but skimmers provided good catches in several areas. Piotr Horbiński made the most of peg 9 to weigh 9.580kg and […]
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TenchCoarseThe report below was sourced from content published on the Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs Facebook page: A great turnout of 49 anglers landed 212 pike at the latest Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs qualifier. Several double-figure pike featured in the catches, while Paul Reynolds also landed a 5lb brown trout. The fishing […]
PikePikeThe report below was sourced from content published on the Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation Facebook Page: Members of the Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation fished the first round of the Royal Enfield Winter League over the weekend. The scheduled 11.15am start was delayed until 12.15pm to accommodate a marathon along the canal. With around 1,500 runners […]
PerchBreamRoachRuddTenchCoarseThe report below was sourced from content published on the Ulster Krakens SAC Facebook Page: Fourteen members of the Ulster Krakens SAC attended a rearranged match at Benone Strand over the weekend, fishing from 5pm to 10pm across the ebb and flood. Early casts produced fish for several anglers, although catches varied along the beach, […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaThe report below was sourced from content published on the South Shore SAC. Facebook Page: Bright weather, calm seas and a pleasant south-westerly greeted members of South Shore SAC fishing the penultimate leg of their Master Angler series on Ballinesker. It was a good sign that the first fish was landed within thirty seconds of […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaAfter a successful running of the Daiwa Pairs sea angling festival in Dingle last month, the organisers have wasted no time and announced the dates for next year’s event. In 2027, the Pairs will run from Friday 24th September to Thursday 30th. Registration on Friday 24th, with pegged competitions scheduled for Saturday, Monday and Wednesday. […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaCobh SAC report on the Munster closed Boat competition, fished at the weekend… MUNSTER CLOSED BOAT COMPETITION 2026 – CROSSHAVEN A fantastic day of boat angling in Crosshaven today for the Munster Closed Boat Competition. Huge congratulations to Dan Lynch, who took 1st place overall with a brilliant performance! Congratulations also to John Dennehy in […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaThe report below was sourced from content published on the North Kildare Trout & Salmon Anglers Association Facebook Page: Seamus O’Neill took first place in North Kildare’s final club competition of the season on Lough Lene, Collinstown, with a combined length of 103cm. He also caught the longest fish of the day, measuring 55.5cm. Sixteen […]
Brown TroutTroutThe report below was sourced from content published on the TAFI Ireland Facebook Page: Connaught claimed the provincial title at the 2026 TAFI All Ireland Interprovincial Lake Championships on Lough Owel, narrowly finishing ahead of Munster after both provinces recorded 27 fish. The event attracted 48 anglers, with a total of 86 fish caught. Practice […]
Brown TroutTroutKit Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters reports on some of top-notch animal angling at last Sunday’s Wicklow Bay SAC outing. They finished with: 17 Tope, longest at 154cm 11 Huss, longest at 112cm 10 Hounds, longest at 101cm 5 Gurnard, mix of Grey & Tub 260 Dogs Plenty of big Scad, Whiting too, Pretty exceptional […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaIn the latest edition of the Lure Fishing Podcast, host Cormac Walsh talks to Lee Smith, who shares some of his secrets, tips and advice on all things bass.
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaBodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland has had a bumper week of guiding for some of his regular clients: What a week it was for our regular guest Martin and his friend Steffen last week. 6 days, a number of lakes and 8 big pike well over the meter, the biggest measuring 117cm. 117, 112, […]
PikePikeThe Killeshandra Pike Anglers will be holding their Paudie O’Reilly memorial cup competition on 18th October on Town Lake Killeshandra. Full details in the graphic below: Go Fishing… The Erne catchment – The Great Pike Waters of Ireland
PikePikeThe Dodder Anglers are having a final day out for the season at Southern County Fishing Resort in Carlow on Sunday, 25th October. All members are invited to attend, and juniors have free admission, but advance booking is necessary as spaces are limited. Go Fishing…
Brown TroutTroutThe following report was supplied by the Ballisodare Fishing Club: Season Roundup Another salmon season over and Ballisodare Fishing Club had a reasonable run of salmon with 5,000+ through the counter. Expectations weren’t high at the outset as four years ago in 2022, only 4,200 were recorded, so an increase of 20% was acceptable. Our […]
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Sea TroutSalmonFishery Manager David McEvoy is back with a round-up of the late season on Delphi, and a look back at the season in general… The Angling Seasons seem to get crazier and crazier and how to even start to sum up 2026 is baffling. One thing for sure is that salmon and sea trout […]
Atlantic SalmonSea TroutSalmonDavid Norman of Angling Adventures West Cork was in touch to tell us about a blitz and bass session with plenty of topwater action Had a quick solo session on the Kayak and the action was fast and furious! Birds on bait (Sprat & Sandeels) to Nat Geo proportions !! Many Bass on Topwater, mostly […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaMoy Catchment Angling Report – 21st – 30th September 2026, composed by Síle Philbin: A predominantly mixed combination of weather brought the season to a somewhat challenging close, culminating in highly unsettled wet and windy conditions and average daily air temperatures of 13 to 14° Celsius. After the unseasonably warm and dry spell at the […]
Atlantic SalmonSea TroutSalmonNewport SAC – 2026 Teams competition (sponsored by J.Coffey) Newport SAC hosted their final competition of the season on Saturday, September 26th. Nine teams of four took part which meant that the total number of fish caught by each team member was combined together to calculate the overall winning team score. The main prizes up […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaCaught nothing although my friend caught a mackerel
1 × Mackerel · Big · ReleasedLureBaitGreat day, we arrived around 1, was set up by 2. 16ft canal and I was getting bites on a barbless hook within minutes. Landed 3 perch. 2 very good size, 1 tiny / juvenile. float fishing on about 3g with maggots and a size 12 / 14ish barbless hook.
3 × Perch · ReleasedBaitBottom FishingFishing at last light, tide was on the way out. Caught on the fly, streamer.
1 × Brown Trout · 2.5lb · ReleasedLureGot to greystones bout 3pm second cast caught 2 herring after bout 40 mins changed feather 🪶 next thing I new mackerel were flying in used 1 as bate then the big 1 first dogfish ever very happy with the outcomes great area
15 × Mackerel · 2 pound · Released
Started early in Portacarron Bay and saw plenty of Mayfly and fish moving. Took one to the dries (a Wolff) before 9:30am and we rose a couple more. Moved on down the lake trying various locations from Flynn to Knockferry. As we worked our way down there was a steady hatch of Mayfly and we saw plenty of fish taking fly the whole way throughout the day. We took 3 more between two of us (CDC Mayfly, Wulff, one to Wets) in the boat and missed several others. 3 came to dries and one to the wets. When we reached Knockferry there wasn’t much fly to be seen or fish showing, so we headed back up the lake. The best of the rises were up until about 2:30/3pm. The fishing was still tough but the rising fish kept it interesting and enjoyable. Cold enough but lovely ripple for dries. Looking forward to when it warms up a bit.
4 × Brown Trout · ReleasedDry FlyWet Fly
Mayfly are up nicely and fish are moving to the flies. You’ll see some surface action to the Mayfly throughout the day which keeps our interesting. Buzzer didn’t really make an appearance though. We hardly saw any buzzers. Started on the Mayfly dries first drift and rose a few fish and caught one by 9:30am. It was a nice start but we wanted to see if the bigger fish were still making an appearance to the buzzers, so we headed down the lake. On the way down we tried another few dry fly drifts in different spots and took another to the dries. Missed a few also where they splashed at the dries but didn’t connect. Early afternoon we started buzzers down the lake. There were light hatches of olives but hardly any buzzers to be seen. It was very cold too but the bays were sheltered nicely, and not much boat pressure, so the drifts were lovely. But not a touch or fish moving down there. Eventually we headed back up the lake and took a few more, two to dries and one to wets. Fish were average size in general and good sport. So, looks like there’s plenty of decent Mayfly action to be had. Hearing great reports too depending on conditions, with plenty of boats catching. Buzzer remains sporadic and very condition dependant, and even then it’s a case of keeping the head down for your fish. Talking about Fly hatches… the yellow fly in the pic landed in our boat. It might be a yellow sally? 🤔 No idea . It landed in the boat and was very yellow and unlike what we’re used to seeing down there. Photo attached. Looking forward to the next trip.
5 × Brown Trout · ReleasedDry FlyBuzzerWe were buzzer fishing primarily down the lake (Burnt house/Killbeg Pier, Ballindiff, Wormhole areas). Boat partner had one trout close on 3lb. I lost a solid fish. It pulled the line hard, ran very strong to the side and then just popped off. Missed one on the dries that boiled below the fly but didn’t take it properly. Aside from that we didn’t have any action apart from a few perch taking the buzzers! In terms of fly life, it was bleak.We saw very little fly until late afternoon. It softened at about 2:30/3pm and then we saw some buzzers and olives start to pop but no fish moved. We hardly saw a fish move all day. When we got in we learned several boats had decent enough wet and dry fly action (6/7 fish to the boat) to the Mayfly around the mid lake spots. The fish were taking wets almost straight away in the morning and then slowed a bit. Apparently they had a good shower in the afternoon which brought on a strong mayfly hatch. They saw fish and missed plenty too where the fish came short to the fly. The fish are smaller than those on the buzzers but it’s better action throughout the day. It definitely sounded like the Mayfly action is much better than the buzzers, which I’ve heard have been tough going all week.So, it’s a case of tough it out on the buzzers for the big one(s) or hit the Mayfly for better all day action. Tight lines.
1 × Brown Trout · 3lb · ReleasedDry FlyBuzzerStarted early in Keekil with not much fly life or fish showing. Did a couple of drifts before heading to Wormhole, Ballindiff, Marker 50, and surrounding areas. First fish was in Ballindiff at about 11:30 to buzzer on the point. The fly weren’t really showing at this stage. Lost another about a hour later. By lunch time plenty of buzzers (campto) and Olives were showing. Lots of fly life. As the wind died down there were several fish showing but they were just not taking our flies. Later, my mate caught two on buzzer in close succession. Aside from those, we had no other takes or misses. We saw a couple of other boats take a fish but not many. On the shore, several boats blanked or had one or two max. It was supposed to be 15C but felt cold. The wind was very light and flat calm at times. At some times it felt perfect conditions but the fish were not playing ball. The cloud gave a grey/oily look on the water from it - as opposed to being bright. The fly are definitely up, so I think it’s just a matter of time before it really picks up.
3 × Brown Trout · 1.5 to 2lb · ReleasedBuzzerDry FlyNymph
Boatman , National finals. Both my anglers had fish on a day when there lots of blanks. Sinking lines, black stimi was the best fly
5 × Brown Trout · ReleasedWet FlyTough going today. Most boats had a tough session. We had 3 smallish trout all to Olive cdc dries. There were decent hatches of olives in Ballindiff and Lime and fish moved a bit when the wind died down, but it was windy enough most the day and bitter cold. Marker 50 had very little fly life and just saw the one fish move in there. We saw about two campto Buzzer all day and the buzzers didn’t produce. I had one other fast take/miss on the olive nymphs and also missed a couple more on the dries. Other boats had 6 to dries , another had 2 to Buzzer and nymph. Several others blanked. It felt like if the wind stayed down and the sun had a chance to warm things up, it could have kicked off properly. Things look like they’re going to warm up a bit during the week, so that might get the buzzers going.
3 × Brown Trout · ReleasedI’ve heard reports that the Olives were up in decent numbers on the western shores of Lough Corrib on Tuesday with the trout moving nicely on the surface to them. Dry fly fishing was producing decent results for some with trout up to 5lb 10oz reported. Conditions yesterday were well suited to Olives.
1 × Brown Trout · ReleasedDuck fly buzzer fishing in Corrib today. Tough enough day. 4 fish total. Best was close on 2lb. The others were fine fighters but on the smaller side - per the photo. 3 came to a size 14 red holo. Tried Flynn, Rabbit, Knockferry, Burnt House and a few other spots, There were patches where duckfly were hatching but it was sporadic enough. Saw only a handful of fish move all day. When the wind dropped and heat picked up I got 3 of the fish in 25 mins from 11:45 to 12:10 and the other about 55 mins later at 1:05. All released to fight another day. Not another touch all day, Most boats had a tough day with one or two fish being caught and several boats blanking this side of the lake. I believe Thurs was a decent day for a lot of boats but Fri was also a tough day. Nice to get out all the same and get the season started.
4 × Brown TroutBoatBuzzerHigh dirty water, fished Donacloney at the cricket pitch caught 2 fish and Banogue where I caught no fish. Flys hatching but no fish rising, both taken on gold head hares ear nymphs.
2 × Brown Trout · ReleasedNymphAfter some tough blanks over the winter the Mullet finally decided to feed here in beautiful West Cork, well for a few hours anyway... Four landed during an afternoon into evening session, two over the Irish Specimen Thick Lip length size of 55cm, which should relate to 5lb +. Standard feeder tactics used, with Mr Brennan’s finest white Bread on the size 8 hook. Looking forward to more Mullet action by various means as the season progresses and the weather hopefully improves... Contact me now to arrange your Guided Trip or Workshop – Mullet, Pollock, Bass, Wrasse, Fly or Lure, Kayak or Shore, plus Junior Coarse Fishing - david.aawc@gmail.com
This is an example fishing report to show what's possible on fishing.ie. Every angler can submit their own — just click "Submit Report" in the navigation bar. Headed out from Greenfields in Oughterard around half nine with a southwest wind pushing nicely across the lake. Started drifting over the shallows near Birchall and had a fish come short on a Claret Bumble within the first hour. Switched to a team of Bibio on the top dropper, Green Peter on the middle, and a Murrough on the point — that combination worked well for the rest of the day. The best spell came between one and three when the cloud thickened up and a light drizzle set in. Took three fish in quick succession off Rabbit Island, all on the Bibio fished just under the surface. Beautiful wild brownies averaging about a pound and a quarter, deep gold with vivid red spots. Conditions eased off around four and the fish went quiet, so we worked back towards Baurisheen Bay for the last hour. One final fish came to a dry Spent Gnat in the calm — a lovely rise in flat water. Five fish landed from seven hooked, all carefully released. A proper day on Corrib. Your turn: Hit "Submit Report" to log your catch. Pick your venue, add the conditions, tell the story, and upload a photo or two. Your reports help build the picture for every angler who fishes these waters.
5 × Brown Trout · 1–1.5 lbs · ReleasedWet FlyDry FlyBoat