The Great Fishing Houses of Ireland Fishery news & reports

May 2013 report for Lakeland Angling Centre & Midsummer Lakehouse

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The month of May was a challenging one for anglers visiting Lakeland & Lough Corrib and conditions were anything but traditional for the time of year. Harsh cold northerly winds and a conspicuous lack of Mayfly may have given some pause for thought, but many of those who ventured out were rewarded and matters certainly ... more

May 2013 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After a relatively slow start to the 2013 season, May really delivered in style with 93 fish landed in total with some magnificent fish included. It now becomes the third best May in Delphi�s angling history, only being surpassed in 2009(100) and 2011(122). There was also one 15lbs+ fish landed, which is spectacular for a small fishery like Delphi. The first ... more

May 2013 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

With good water conditions the last batches of salmon and sea trout smolts continued to migrate downstream to the sea. There was little activity on the river for the first week in May. However fishing improved during the week commencing the 7th of the month. With water levels at 1.2 meters on the Aasleagh gauge Richard Kelly, Dublin ... more

May 2013 report for Camillaun Lodge

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

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 caught 5 trout of total weight ... more

May 2013 report for Mount Falcon Country House Hotel

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Mount Falcon Fishery May Report The Moy enjoyed a very good run of spring salmon, high water meant that a lot of the fish made straight for the headwaters and the lake. Those enjoying success included the Marley group who had a 9lb salmon on the fly on the upper river, David Martin caught a sea liced 10 lb fish from ... more

Apr 2013 report for Camillaun Lodge

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

April is usually my favourite month, the evenings start to really stretch, the lovely soft spring green begins to appear in the garden and of course its the month Greg and I tied the knot now 25 years ago, But this April was a different kettle of fish! Cold North-Easterly winds, with sunny and dry conditions made for very poor ... more

Apr 2013 report for Enniscoe House

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As March turned to April on Lough Conn we experienced a gradual rise in daytime temperatures and this in turn has livened up fish activity on the lake. Hatches of fly are still very sparce and everything seems to be about three weeks behind but in spite of this our guests have enjoyed some good fishing on small wet traditional ... more

Apr 2013 report for Mount Falcon Country House Hotel

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Several rises in water levels over the month brought the first run of spring fish into the Moy. The fisheries in the upper reaches enjoyed the best of the sport when the water cleared and dropped, with some good fish in the upper teens being taken on fly and bait. Angling pressure on the Mount Falcon water was low during April ... more

Apr 2013 report for Screebe House

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

March started very cold with no rain and east winds which trend continued throughout the month, with very light fishing pressure we recorded 22 brown trout and 4 sea trout, Albert Burkart had the biggest trout at 2.5lbs. April started well with signs of spring and tempretures rising, which in turn brought the trout rising too. From the 1st to the ... more

Apr 2013 report for Carton House

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Rye Water (Season 1st March � 30th September) With milder weather over the last two weeks there has been a steady increase of insect activity on the Rye Water. Several anglers have had good sport with various nymphs such as Copper Johns, PTN�s and Hares Ears topping the list. Last Tuesday, a visiting angler Declan Doyle had 15 fish ... more

Mar 2013 report for Enniscoe House

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The fishing on Lough Conn for the month of March has been very slow due to adverse weather conditions, and not for the faint hearted. The odd trout had been taken at the beginning of the month on buzzers fished slow and deep but the expected hatches of Duck Fly which usually appear around the middle of the month ... more

Mar 2013 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

March 2013 is a very difficult month to sum up from any perspective, not alone an angling one. The weather plays the foremost role in this as angling and weather go hand in hand. To say our weather has been a bit unusual is an understatement. A lot of people around the area would say it�s good for nothing, except drying ... more

Mar 2013 report for Carton House

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Rye Water (Season 1st March � 30th September) Perhaps surprisingly given the winter like weather since the start of the season, there has been a steady trickle of Large Dark Olives on the Rye. I guided for a gentleman by the name of Philip McAteer in early March � there was a not too glorious mix of snow and ... more

Mar 2013 report for Camillaun Lodge

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

They say beware of the Ides of March and certainly that was true of this March. Air and water temperatures have been well below normal for this time of year. Day-time temperatures have been struggling to get above 5 degrees Celsius. The constant north-easterly wind scuppered fishing on Lough Corrib. In fact a number of fishing competitions were cancelled. So ... more

Feb 2013 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

February 2013 - A Month of Two Halves February 2013 was definitely a month of two halves in more ways than one. As you know we had about three months of constant rain (although some people will say it�s more like 12). This trend basically continued for the first half of February and then the rain stopped, and I mean stopped ... more

Feb 2013 report for Mount Falcon Country House Hotel

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Due to the high water levels and the cold temperatures angling activity on the Moy was low during the month. The first fish of the season a 5lb sea-liced salmon was taken at the ��Boxes� immediately upstream of the Ridge by an angler worm fishing on Sunday 24th February. As the river continues to drop we would expect to see more ... more

Sep 2012 report for Newport House

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Newport River had excellent water levels throughout the month of September - But sadly we had very few anglers fishing - with only 9 rods fishing over a period of 7 days for the whole of September. However, those anglers that did fished were well rewarded and enjoyed some excellent fishing. Details below: 7th September - Graham ... more

Sep 2012 report for Mount Falcon Country House Hotel

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

During the month the fishing was at times difficult with few showing and the resident fish extremely reluctant to come to fly or bait, yet on other days the fish �switched on� and anglers enjoyed some excellent fishing. On the Owenduff and Erriiff, anglers lucky enough to be there as the water was rising of falling after rain had sport with ... more

Sep 2012 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Angling Report 2nd to 15th. Sept 2012. Water levels and angling conditions on the Erriff varied through this period. The week commenced on Sunday with a big spate of 1.76 meters on the Aasleagh Guage � the level fell to 1.48 meters on the 4th. The levels dropped further to 0.76 meters by Saturday 8th. Levels during the ... more

Sep 2012 report for Lough Inagh Lodge Hotel and Fishery

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

2012 has been a season to remember. The Sea Trout have returned in the greatest numbers since the collapse in 1989, and we landed 1146 this year compared to 263 in 2011. In fact the last two good years in the 1980s produced 900 each year. There were also some fine sizes of Sea Trout, with 20 ... more