1 of 2 Senan Stanley continues his run of luck with big pike on Lough Derg. Whether fishing with old friends from school or friends like angling guide Paul Bourke, he finds himself amongst some great fish. Sometimes a move to less pressured spots is required, as is being completely familiar with your electronics if you have them… “Won’t forget this strike for a while! Paul and myself were sitting in 3 meters of water for over an hour watching Roach which were spawning on the grass underneath us swim around, we cast non stop for over an hour clockwise around the boat – knowing there w ..read more

Having had a quiet couple of months on their competition calendar, the Newbridge District Pike Anglers made up for lost time with a weekend double-session, fishing both Saturday and Sunday, with a bit of camping and rest and relaxation in between… Saturday’s competition was a normal affair, with fishing from 9am to 6pm, but it was an early start for the 23 anglers on Sunday, with fishing from first light to 3pm. The fishing was very consistent over the whole weekend, with 227 pike landed, including seven doubles, so most anglers will have been happy with their catches. But one angler in parti ..read more

The Lough Ree International Pike Festival & World Cup was fished over three days last weekend, pitting 130 of the best pike anglers in the country against each other. And the venue didn’t disappoint, as 47 pike of 100cm or over were brought to the net. One of the 100cm+ pike The largest fish of the competition, a monster measuring 112cm, was caught by Brian and Aiden Mullin. That pike helped them to top the overall competition with a combined length of 311.5cm. But it was oh-so-close at the top, as James Greene & James Green Junior were only 5mm behind them in second place with a combi ..read more

Chris Scally from FishTales was in touch to tell us about a fine fish landed by a client of his recently. Damien is an experienced angler, and between himself and Chris, they decided that trolling would be the best method on the day and so set up their rigs to fish at different depths. They had plenty of takes and landed a few fish, one of which was a real croc of 24lb/103cm which hammered the lure, put up a great fight and put a real gloss on the day. Well done Damien & well guided Chris . Super 24lb pike for DamienOne of the smaller onesGo Fishing Book your guided fishing trips at Fish T ..read more

Family Friendly Angling Fair Reels In Angling Novices & Enthusiasts Don’t miss what has evolved into Ireland’s largest and only angling show of its kind this May. Building on the success of previous years, this year, the Irish Spring Angling Fair promises to be bigger and better than ever! The two day event takes place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2024 at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre, located just outside Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny (Eircode: X91XTY7). Once accompanied by an adult, children under 14 years of age can attend for free making this an ideal family day out. Parent ..read more

The Irish Federation of Pike Anglers held their 2024 final at a venue in the Longford area last week. 52 anglers turned out for the yearly event, which sees the foremost pike anglers in the country compete for top honours and a place on the Irish team. A fine 18lb pike There were plenty of fish active on the day, as evidenced by the final tally of 496 caught. With nine bags in excess of 40lb, some anglers were kept pretty busy during the day. But as the numbers mounted up, it was some familiar faces that emerged at the top of the leaderboard, namely Mark, Jody & Alex Kiernan. It was a supe ..read more

The Lough Ree Lanesborough Angling Hub are thrilled to announce that the King Of The Lake 2024 International Pike Festival is open for entries. The event will be run over two days of fishing on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th of September 2024 – it is a boat fishing competition and anglers must be in a boat while fishing. Lure fishing, fly fishing and dead baits are the only methods allowed. Anglers may only use two rods. There must be at least two people in each boat and a maximum of three anglers and a maximum of four rods fishing at a time. Day 1:  Prizes for the longest cu ..read more

Continuing a long tradition, German angling writer Uwe Pinnau and his mates flew over to Dublin shortly after Easter to enjoy their annual irish fishing trip and hopeful of meeting some of those brave and hard fighting toothy beauties of the esox familiy, the waters on the emerald isle are famous for… As often the weather situation on the arrival was quite nice, but the further we approached towards our final destination in Cavan, the worse it went. When we finally arrived at Carafin Lodge, our host Pauric McGearty honestly admitted that the weather forecast wasn’t really promising and besides ..read more

Paul Bourke of Irish Fishing Tours tells us he was out with a couple of anglers on Lough Derg at the weekend. The windy conditions on Sunday limited the amount of spots they could fish but they made the best of it all the same. In the end the lads managed to get 8 pike to the boat today with the best going 102cms. 1 of 3 Go fishing… Irish Fishing Tours Irish Fishing Tours Address Garrykennedy Tipperary Irelandwork Mobile Phone: +353 87 1953554cell Email: vasb@vevfusvfuvatgbhef.pbzmoc.sruotgnihsifhsiri@ofniINTERNET Website: irishfishingtours.com Categories: Angling Guide, Pike Gui ..read more

Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland reports great flyfishing for pike from Boyle. First timers Remo and Frabrizio from Switzerland had a fantastic week’s pike fishing despite more than difficult conditions due to the strong and gusty winds which prevailed throughout their trip. Remo and guide Bodo with a great pike just under the 1m markA happy Remo with one of his many fly-caught pike The duo from Switzerland finished their week in the Boyle area with over 60 pike providing great sport on the fly. Remo and Fabrizio had over 60 pike between them with many in the 90cm plus and 80cm plus rang ..read more