Fishing Reports
What's fishing well across Ireland, reported by the community.
Clare-based charter skippers experienced highly eventful trips recently despite encountering mixed weather conditions. Skipper Luke Aston of Carrigaholt Sea Angling reported that strong northern winds forced his boat to seek shelter down towards Loop Head during part of the week. This strategic move paid off, producing reasonable pollack drifts mixed with mackerel, alongside a nice […]
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RaySeaDonegal beaches have produced some fantastic shore fishing recently for members of the Killybegs Mariners Angling Club. Club members Gavin, Daragh, and John H. enjoyed great sport on a recent session, landing quite a few schoolie bass. In addition to the bass, the anglers also brought in a few decent, hard-fighting smooth-hounds, with some top […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaWe received a great report from Killarney Salmon & Trout Angling Club on their recently held Juvenile Competition. Check it out below… Killarney Salmon & Trout Anglers were delighted to have 19 juveniles attend, and conditions were smashing for some great fishing. Nearly every person attending managed to hook a fish on the night, which […]
Brown TroutTroutThomastown Anglers Association, in conjunction with Leinster TAFI, held an introduction to flyfishing youth day on Sunday. Piscari-Fly reports… It proved a good time to have the youths on the river as even though the water was low, as they could wade quite easily and they could access the gullies where there are a few […]
Brown TroutTroutSenan Stanley was out with some junior anglers last week and the fishing on Lough Derg. They had an action-packed day targeting wild brown trout, pike and perch…. Top class craic with two young brothers Donnacha(11) and Sean Og(18). Donnacha told me he’s going to be a fishing guide in a few years and to […]
Brown TroutTroutDavid Edwards, Skipper of the Silver Dawn, is back again with more news of incredible shark fishing… On Sunday we made the most of the most of what looks like the last settled spell for a while. We headed out early with 4 top anglers in search of shark. An amazing sunset and sunrise was only […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaThe Ballinlough Fishery, Co. Mayo, produced excellent returns for July. A total of 24 rods caught 179 trout, maintaining a high average of 7.4 fish per rod. Anglers heavily favoured Catch & Release, releasing all but two fish. The standout performance came from Tom Carroll and Ronan Gibbons, who landed 75 rainbow trout. Most successful […]
Brown TroutTroutInland Fisheries Ireland’s stocked lakes in Co. Kerry, Lough Fadda and Lough Barfinnihy, have been fishing very well recently. The lakes are regularly stock with hard fighting trout that are very popular with locals and visiting anglers alike. Permits are available online and locally, with day tickets and season permits on offer. Go fishing… LOUGH […]
Brown TroutTroutKenmare’s rivers are still very low, with described as record low levels. Despite the low water there were 3 salmon caught on Roughty by visiting Belgian anglers. Go fishing… River Roughty River Blackwater and Lough Brin River Sheen
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Sea TroutSalmonCurrane produced 3 salmon last week and some good numbers of sea trout when conditions right. However, the lake is dead low and rain is badly needed. Go fishing… Waterville lakes and river system Guides and boat hire Sea Trout – Catch and release only Inland Fisheries Ireland wishes to remind anglers that the Conservation […]
Atlantic SalmonSea TroutSalmonAlex Gurnee of Old Head Charters has been catching a good mix of sharks and basses… It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the Vibes Ahoy! We’ve been catching plenty of blue sharks to 100lb. We also caught and released a good porbeagle. Plus we had our first stone bass/wreckfish of the season. Op top […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaGer Power, a regular reporter, was fishing at Belturbet over the weekend. This time he was fishing with his friend Derek. They got to the water good and early and fishing simple tactics they were enjoying catching a few roach and perch. Derek had best of the fishing though, taking this bream on a red […]
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TenchCoarsePaddy Dunworth at Celtic Angling was fishing with Levi Bonnewitz at the weekend to fish an ebbing backwater at Adare. This was the only option with upriver stretches still chronically low. Levi got special treatment as his dad Frank’s mother is from Limerick city – Paddy normally has a cut-off age of 12. Strong for […]
Brown TroutTroutArtem Novikov of the MakeShift Lures YouTube channel was inspired by the yellow and black caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth and his latest lure experiment is another success… Every summer I see caterpillars along canal bank vegetation. They are about 2 or 3 centimetres long, black and orange in colour. Since they are so close to […]
PerchBreamRoachRuddTenchCoarseBass angler Chris Scott is enjoying a good season in Co. Kerry this year. A few of his favoured marks have been fishing well and some really good bass have been caught by him and other anglers. Just last week he had a very enjoyable session which culminated in him catching this smashing bass on […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaMick Flanagan of Midland Angling had a few guests out fishing with him recently. First up, he had Julie Garry & Patrick Bergin from Naul on Lough Derravaragh for a spot of pike fishing. Both of them managed a pike or two, and Mick got a nice bag of spuds for hosting them! Next up, […]
PikePikeA new angling festival is scheduled to run on Lough Muckno from the 21st to the 25th of September. See details on the poster below:
PerchBreamRoachRuddTenchCoarseThe CM Lakelands Feeder Club fished the last round of their qualifier for the Grand Final event, scheduled to be held on Lough Sillan on 5/6 September. They fished the qualifier on the deeps of Lough Sillan, and there were some bags in what was a fairly even match. Charlie Richards put in a great […]
PerchBreamRoachRuddTenchCoarseThis post was sourced from the Ballybrack SAC Facebook page, as they co-hosted this year’s Wexford Pairs competition along with Ringsend Irishtown Angling Club: What an incredible turnout for the first Wexford Pairs Competition on Ballinesker Beach! A fantastic total of 86 anglers travelled from all corners of the country, and they were greeted by a beautiful […]
BassPollackMackerelCodRaySeaThis post was compiled from angling reports shared on the Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation Facebook page: The Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation were back on Annaherin again for the second round of the Leinster Team qualifiers. Similar to last week, there was some good fishing, with a handful of 20lb+ bags. But one angler stood out […]
PerchBreamRoachRuddTenchCoarseFishing 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