Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
#ANGLING - Angling Times reports that an Irish angler has caught the biggest carp ever recorded in the country. Andrew Doyle landed the 40lb 2oz monster known as Big Hole at Maynooth Fishery in Co Kildare recently. The intrepid fisherman…
#ANGLING - The Irish Angling Development Alliance (IADA) is running a series of biosecurity awareness evenings at venues across Ireland over the next two months. The evenings follow from the "success" of the IADA's awareness section at the recent Ireland…
#ANGLING - Hooked Live!, Ireland’s premier angling and fishing show, is returning to the CityWest Hotel and Lakes this weekend 10-11 March for the third year running. Spey caster and innovator Ian Gordon is the latest star to join the…
#ANGLING - An "eagle-eyed" angler in Co Cork received a free eye test after his remarkable find of a wedding ring in the water last week. Seventy-five-year-old Pat O'Flaherty spotted the €400 gold band - complete with its red box…
#INLAND WATERWAYS - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) officially launched the Lough O’Flynn and Upper Suck Angling Guide at the Old Stonehouse Restaurant in Ballinlough recently. The guide opens to Lough O'Flynn, a 300-acre limestone lake situated 2km from Ballinlough and…
#ANGLING - Northern Ireland river anglers are taking a novel approach to lobbying Stormont over salmon exploitation by harnessing the power of social networking. According to the News Letter, the NoSalmonNets campaigners "have swapped their fishing rods for laptop computers",…
#ANGLING – Waterways Ireland and Fáilte Ireland have come together to establish a higher profile for the excellent wild fishing that is available in the Lakelands & Inland Waterway Region. They have established the Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs…
#ANGLING - A prize pool of more than £60,000 (€71,500) will be up for grabs at the Lakeland and Inland Waterways Ireland World Pairs Championship, coming to the border counties this September. Described by the organisers as "a pairs match…
#ANGLING - Two Newtownabbey anglers are part of a six-man Northern Ireland team competing at the 2012 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships, which started yesterday in Tasmania. The Newtonabbey Times reports that Kenny Ferguson and team captain Alan R McDade set out…
#ANGLING – The Ireland Angling Show, organised by Donegal based Mara Media covers all aspects of Sea Angling, Game and Coarse fishing with activities and demonstrations to suit both expert and novice anglers alike. A great day out for all the…
#ANGLING - Junior Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Fergus O'Dowd T.D. will be arriving at the The Ireland Angling Show 2012 this Saturday (11th of February at 2pm). At 2.30pm the Minister will…
#ANGLING - The National Disabled Angling Facility at Aughrim in Co Wicklow is to remain open following an 11th-hour agreement last month, The Irish Times reports. A deal reached between Fás, Siptu and the centre's staff will retain all 23…
#ANGLING - Ciaran Reilly was awarded the title of best all-round fly-dresser for 2012 at the Connacht Youth Fly-Tying Championships in Loughrea, Co Galway recently, The Irish Times reports. The 12-year-old from Loughrea is now set to captain the Connacht…
#ANGLING - Top angling photographer and TV presenter Harry Gibney will be among the guests at the first Ballybunion Angling and Marine Show from 23-25 March. According to The Kerryman, the show is the brainchild of local angler Mike Enright…
#ANGLING - Ireland's south coast will play host to the first Irish Bass Festival this July. Created and organised by Absolute Fishing, the lure angling event is open to all shore anglers at various venues between Tramore and Dungarvan in…
#ANGLING - Enniscorthy anglers have secured the support of the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland in their call to lift the ban on using shrimp as bait. As the Enniscorthy Guardian reports, members of the Enniscorthy Local Anglers group argue…
