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Ireland on the Fly

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The people and places of fly fishing in Ireland. www.irelandonthefly.com

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65:30

The Bucket List #2: New Zealand on the Fly with Ronan...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/05/04

For our latest bucket list episode we catch up with Galway man, Ronan Creane, whose love of fly fishing and big brown trout led him to New Zealand where he hasn’t left and is now firmly established as a full time guide during the season. So just what is the life of a guide really like on some of the finest brown trout waters in the world and does he miss the Irish fishing at all? Ronan discusses the sight fishing on the rivers, the need for speed in one’s casting and why the lakes are an untapped

47:33

River Tactics With Ireland Captain Darius Simkus

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/04/26

For this week's Ireland on the Fly we’re joined by Darius Simkus, who only started fly fishing after he moved to Ireland from Lithuania and within a few years he was fishing for Ireland, winning national titles and is the 2023 captain of the ITFFA Irish rivers team. Darius tells us why competition fishing is so important to him, how he learned so much through self-belief and learning on the water himself, plus he has some useful tactics and tips for river fishing at this time of year and discusses

55:48

Sea Trout on the Fly with Steffan Jones

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/04/20

While we may be still a few weeks off the summer runs of salmon and sea trout, in advance of that, we thought it would be worth finding out more about catching sea trout on the fly in both daytime and night time conditions from one of the leading experts, Steffan Jones. Steffan is based in Wales but has fished for – and caught – big numbers of sea trout all over the world and he has some great insights and tips on the set-up, tactics and flies for catching the elusive white trout. Steffan will also

48:28

The Salmon Summit

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/04/12

This week we wanted to find out about the Salmon Summit that was held recently in Iceland. It’s an annual get-together of NGOs, scientists, policy-makers, researchers and scientists run by the North Atlantic Salmon Fund to discuss the current state of salmon stocks and possible solutions to help the future of the fish. So, what did they discuss and what of note came out of the summit? We speak to Elvar Fridriksson, NASF's program director in Iceland, to find out more, including the alternative,

69:00

Book Club Ep #4: John Gierach, All the Time in the World

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/04/06

It’s a very special guest for this week’s episode of Ireland on the Fly. He was an inspiration for us as well as thousands of other fly anglers around the world, and with every new release, his musings, essays and reflections on a life lived through fly fishing have kept us entertained down through the years. For the latest Ireland on the Fly Book Club episode it’s an honour to be speaking to John Gierach, the prolific and best-selling fly fishing writer, whose first collection Trout Bum, in 1986,

56:10

Frankie McPhillips - how he was nearly lost to...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/03/29

We’re turning our attention to fly tying for this week’s episode and our guest is a bit of a legend in Irish fly tying circles it has to be said and yet his flies might never have graced our waters and caught so many fish if it wasn’t for a sliding doors moment in the life of Frankie McPhillips when he was looking for work….. Frankie describes a different time in the 1970s and 1980s when good, quality flies were hard to come by and how after 45 years he’s still as much in demand. Don’t forget to

50:40

When the rains subside here's where to target a...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/03/23

With all this rain the last while I’m sure many of you are still itching to get out fishing and for this week’s episode we’ve got some great insights and advice on where to fish for those early season salmon along the Atlantic seaboard from Markus Muller. When the rains do finally subside and the waters come back into contention Markus pinpoints some of the most likely places where you have a high chance of landing a salmon. Plus he also has some interesting points about the 2022 season and trends

41:58

Unlocking the secrets of the Suir with George McGrath

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/03/16

It’s St. Patrick’s week and for so many fly anglers this really is the start of the brown trout season in Ireland, especially on the rivers, including the River Suir, which has been called the finest brown trout river in Europe. So for this week’s episode we wanted to find out how and where it fishes best and we speak to George McGrath of Gundog & Fly YouTube fame, who has also spent a lifetime fishing the Suir. Rate, review and follow the show to keep up to date with all the latest Ireland on

63:40

Salmon Fishing on the Upper Caragh

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/03/10

Continuing our focus on spring salmon fishing, this week’s Ireland on the Fly podcast turns its attention to the Upper Caragh Fishery in county Kerry and we speak to Mike O’Shea the fishery manager to find out about the salmon run on the system from springers right through to the summer grilse and back-end of the season. Mike also discusses the introduction of the hatchery, how that has been a success with 30% of the salmon caught coming from it and why he believes an enlightened, supplemental

34:32

From fly fishing with US Presidents to Tiger Woods -...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/03/02

For this week’s episode we speak to Sean McManmon, a hugely experienced fly angler, and someone known as Mr Salmon in some circles in Ireland. After decades working in the K Club he has guided US Presidents, rock stars, supermodels and golfing greats such as Tiger Woods and Mark O’Meara. From tales of giving the Secret Service the slip to catching 19 salmon in a day, Sean has a lifetime of memories, insights and most importantly, great stories and sums up exactly what fly fishing is all about in a

52:19

Mullet on the fly in early season

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/02/23

It's a first for us this week on Ireland on the Fly as we find out about catching mullet on the fly in early season. It’s a fish known as the Irish bonefish and not one that has been targeted a great deal but maybe that’s about to change. After all, if you’re like our guest, West Cork guide and angler, David Norman, you could be landing five mullet on the fly in a single session in February on your five weight. If you’re interested, then stay tuned as David explains how and where to target the

58:02

Book Club Ep #3: Dan O’Donovan & the Salmon of the...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/02/15

We’re into February, spring is in the air and slowly the season is starting to kick into gear. Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we get updates on the salmon rivers and loughs around Ireland and we’ll be bringing you more tips and information for getting the most out of your fly fishing as the season progresses. For our latest episode we’re continuing our fly fishing book club and this time we speak to Dan O’Donovan, the author of Salmon of the River Lee as well as a monograph on Sidney

55:45

Duck Fly Tactics & Spring Fishing on Lough Corrib

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/02/09

With the start of the season on Corrib only around the corner – it opens next week on February 15th - we catch up with Mike Keady, the Corrib expert and Irish international angler, to get his insights into getting the most out of spring fishing on the lough, with a focus on the duck fly hatch which is when the first real numbers of fish are caught on the fly. Mike explains how and where to find the duck fly holes, the ideal conditions needed and how it just sometimes all comes together when the

56:02

The best lake for spring salmon on the fly in Europe?

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/02/02

Although the salmon season has only just got under way, some of you may be looking to make plans for your spring fishing and one fishery that has always caught my eye that I’m hoping to fish is Carrowmore Lake in the far corner of Mayo on the Erris peninsula. Renowned as a spring salmon lough it usually features with some of the earliest salmon caught in Ireland each year but as we find out, Carrowmore is an awful lot more as well. And so for this fishery focus episode we speak to Brian Hope, a

56:35

Does fly tying make you a better fly angler? Ryan...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/01/26

While the salmon season has officially begun, we’re still in the thick of it so to speak with the long nights still hanging over us and many of you are getting busy at the vice in anticipation of your own local waters opening in the coming weeks. So for this week’s episode we catch up with former international angler and renowned fly tyer, Ryan Houston, to find out about his fly fishing career, his fly tying obsession and to also get some fly tying secrets from one of the best on the island.Ryan

44:17

The Fight for Wild Salmon & Sea Trout

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/01/19

A recurring theme of some of our podcasts recently has been looking at the disastrous effects fish farming has had on wild salmon and sea trout and we have been examining Scotland in particular as a case study where the politicians have – just like Ireland – pursued a policy of increasing fish farming whilst blithely ignoring the accepted scientific evidence about the dangers to wild salmon and sea trout. And so, for this week’s episode we’re speaking to Wild Fish’s Rachel Mulrenan, who is the

58:22

Ronan Collins on a lifetime of curiosity & learning...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/01/12

For so many of us, fly fishing is also about the people, places and experiences we have, especially whilst discovering new places. And so, for this latest episode of Ireland on the Fly, we speak to Cork fly angler, Ronan Collins, whom Daire first met in Greenland last year. Ronan has fished in many far flung places around the world and is a particularly keen salmon angler with incredible stories from Russia and elsewhere, plus he also introduced Daire to the wonders of yacht-rock, but more on that

19:29

Opening Day Update from the Drowes

Ireland on the Fly ·

2023/01/04

It’s January 2023 and a Happy New Year to all our listeners and to those of you especially who have been in touch with ideas, suggestions and for the competition as well. We’ll be running a lot more comps with prizes of books, flies and fly boxes throughout the year so stay tuned for that. And the winner of Mark Wormald’s The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes was Kevin Tripper so congratulations Kevin. But back to this week’s episode and we hear from Shane Gallagher of the Drowes Fishery to hear how the

41:56

Most Memorable Fish on the Fly Vol 1

Ireland on the Fly ·

2022/12/28

Christmas 2022 has been and gone, the presents opened and too much eating and drinking gone on I’m sure and you’re probably counting down the days to the salmon season starting, or getting back out onto the water before the hectic work-life schedule starts all over again. And so, for our last episode of the year we’ve put together a collection of some of our guests’ most memorable fish on the fly stories. With everything from small fish to giant fish and fishing with family and friends, they give a

60:26

Book Club Ep #2: The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes &...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2022/12/20

As it's the run-up to Christmas, we’ve got another instalment of our book club this week on the show and we’re discussing Ted Hughes and the influence of Ireland and Irish fly fishing on his poetry with Mark Wormald, a Cambridge lecturer and fly angler, who has written a superb book called The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes. Mark stands where the poet stood, forty years ago, because fishing was Ted Hughes's way of breathing - and because the poet's writing has made Mark understand that it has always

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