Well here we are again about to commence another season after all the turmoil of the last few years things have started to look up.  Travel has opened up and people have become accustomed to the new way of life - already I have bookings from the States, South Africa and  and am thrilled at the opportunity to show overseas visitors the wealth of fishing that we have to offer here.  Our winter has been relatively mild and as such I am expecting our wild browns to be well fed and ready to go whe...
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Who could ever have imagined it! Like so many all over the world the last year has had far reaching consequences for a fly fishing guide.  Totally just didn't happen and it is hard to imagine when the situation is going to change.  On the positive side I am starting to see some enquiries but as expected these are mainly from the local market and realistically can't see any overseas interest happening this season anyway.
On the fishing side of things 2020 was still a great year for fishing with...
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The 2018 season in Ireland commenced with heavy snowfall on the 1st march and although the eyes were freezing to the line wild trout were still eager to come to weighted nymphs on my local streams.  March as a result of the extreme conditions was relatively quiet from a guiding perspective but I used the free time to maximum effect by optimising my own time with the rod.  As the weather warmed up we were to start and see fly hatches increase and hawthorne and black gnat fishing was good on so...
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Well that was a short, sharp and eventful season.  Fishing in Ireland 2013 had it all from the worst snow in the Spring to a near drought summer. The spring saw heavy hatches of olives,  and while the black gnat was very patchy the mayfly where abundant and  the blue wing, sedge and midge fishing was fantastic on the balmy summer nights. When prepared to adapt to meet the prevailing conditions great sport can always be had on our rivers.  I read once in the days when I was gainfully employed ...
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Well suppose I was always expecting great things after the mild winter but who could have forecast the quality of early season trouting that we are experiencing on the Bann, Cusher and Lagan.  Trout and LDO's are both plentiful and Tuesday 13th March gave me an incredible couple of hours on the Bann with the fish in fine condition and up on the olives.  What a fantastic combination an olive klink and size 16 baetis nymph are at this time of year.  Thomas my middle son ( aged 12) proved the ef...
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