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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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76:19

Castleconnell – an historic fishery with hopes for...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/05/24

This week’s episode is a fascinating look at the famous Castleconnell Fishery on the River Shannon in Limerick with Pat O’Connor who is chair of the Castleconnell River Association.It’s a fishery steeped in history when it was internationally renowned for its huge salmon in the 1800s to the early 1900s and it became a thriving centre for tackle development including the Castleconnell rod.But since the Ardnacrusha development dammed the lower part of the Shannon in 1929 to provide power for the

26:15

Mayfly Update from Corrib and Derg

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/05/18

We’ve our first update of the mayfly season for this week’s show and Mike Keady joins us to tell us how Corrib has been fishing.The weather has been unsettled and cold which hasn’t helped things, Mike tells us, but he does expect it to pick up for the next 1-2 weeks so if you have the opportunity do try and make the most of it before it finishes up on Corrib.On Derg, Shane Creamer was out fishing for the week but he did send in an update with word that it has been very slow. However, there have

53:14

Frank Maunsell's tales from the Owenmore

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/05/16

The Owenmore Fishery has been in the news recently with the State buying up the river and lands that are situated on the Dingle peninsula in Kerry.So what does the future hold for the fishery and what is the fishing like on the river and lakes in one of Ireland’s most scenic locations?Frank Maunsell has been the fishery manager there for over a quarter of a century and he joins us on this week’s show with tales of poachers, fishing and tactics that you’d scarcely believe but are well worth listening

35:45

Rory’s – a legendary place and person in Irish fly...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/05/02

Rory’s. It’s a famous name with a famous owner, Rory Harkin, of Rory’s Tackle Shop in Temple Bar in Dublin.But did you know it opened its doors in 1959 when there were just warehouses around the area and trout and salmon could be caught by the bucketful within Dublin’s environs?Rory Harkin may have passed on the running of the shop to his daughter Mary but he joins us this week to talk about his love of fly fishing, meeting and fishing with so many household names – including Charles Ritz, Hugh

56:58

Collecting Irish fly fishing first editions

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/04/23

This week we’re turning our attention to first editions of Irish angling books.The Ireland on the Fly Book Club is an important part of what we do here on the podcast and Muiris Huston, the medical contributor to the Irish times, is also a fly angler and fly fishing book collector and he joins us on the show to discuss the books everyone should have on their shelves.Listen & follow on Apple or Spotify:If you are interested in collecting, here are some websites that Muiris

68:50

Mayfly on Lough Derg – a tough lake, but it can be...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/04/14

It might be hard to believe, but mayfly season is starting soon and it’s expected on Lough Derg from around April 20th onwards. This week’s guest is Shane Creamer from the Garrykennedy Angling Club and he gives us some great and honest insights into fishing Derg during mayfly and the rest of the season. Listen & follow on Apple or Spotify:Rate, review and follow the show to keep up to date with all the latest Ireland on the Fly episodes on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Plus you can sign up for our

33:49

Nicholas Grubb on 60lbs salmon and tales of an age...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/04/04

This week we speak to Nicholas Grubb who grew up in south Tipperary beside the Suir and the Tar and he tells us about the incredible catches of fish that were to be had growing up.It’s a throwback to another age and his great grandfather Samuel also had a reported 62lber which would have been an Irish record but it was never measured or verified at the time.Nicholas also previously wrote an article for Salmon Watch Ireland discussing some of the reasons why he thinks salmon numbers have plummeted

51:25

Julie Gerry, the only woman to win the Lough Mask...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/28

This week we’re joined by Julie Gerry, former winner of the World Cup on Mask – and the only woman to have won it to date, she’s captain of the Irish Ladies Fly Fishing team, and now also Youth Officer with the Irish Trout Fly Fishers Association.Julie tells us how, despite the success of Irish fly fishing teams, it is still a struggle to get more youths and women into the sport, and how maybe we should be looking to copy the successful programme in Northern Ireland based on the Foyle River

58:37

John Maduro, from the Caribbean to the Copper Coast

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/22

This week’s guest on Ireland on the Fly is a fly tyer and fly angler well known to many from fairs around Ireland and abroad and it was only when he moved to Ireland over twenty years ago that he discovered fly fishing and quickly embraced the sport, especially fly tying.Having been originally from the Caribbean it’s no surprise that saltwater fly fishing remains his first love, but John also has more than a few interesting tales to tell, including the time he was a bodyguard to Mike Tyson – stories

35:04

The River Slaney, queen of Irish Rivers

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/15

This week on Ireland on the Fly, we turn their attention to the famous River Slaney. The river that was once the doyen of spring salmon rivers in Ireland has suffered more than most in recent times but there are still anglers and custodians of the Slaney that are fighting to keep it going and recover.And to hear more about their work as well as those halcyon days, we’re joined by Richard Burgess, former chairman of the Slaney River Trust.Plus, Tom was a recent guest speaker at the illustrious Fly

59:23

Book Club Ep #7: Sidney Spencer: Fisher of Wild Places

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/09

This week’s Ireland on the Fly is another book club episode with returning author, Dan O’Donovan, whom we spoke to previously about his book, The Salmon of the River Lee.Dan has also written a very popular monograph on Sidney Spencer, who was a renowned angler and author on lough-fishing for salmon and sea-trout in the north-west of Ireland and the Western Isles of Scotland, and we speak to Dan about Sidney Spencer’s life and legacy and his love of fly fishing in Ireland.Rate, review and follow the

20:58

The 'catastrophic' fish kill on the Ballymacraven...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/06

Some of you may recall the devastating fish kill that occurred last May on the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. It is estimated that in excess of 2000 fish were killed in this incident. This culminated in a court case on February the 16th, taken by the I.F.I. where Uisce Éireann admitted liability for this event and were fined over €15,000. Tom spoke to Jane Gilleran who is an Environmental Fisheries Officer with the I.F.I. and represented them in these proceedings to find out about the

48:19

From the River Suir and Beyond – John Lalor’s Fishing...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/03/01

John Lalor, the well-known Tipperary salmon and trout angler, joins us on the latest Ireland on the Fly podcast to talk about his fishing life on the River Suir and beyond.John’s new book, ‘Fish Scealta: Game Fishing from Alaska to Lapland and the Swedish Arctic’ covers his remarkable fishing life beyond Tipperary covering many of the bucket list destinations we can only dream about – as well as some of his other favourite fishing locations in Ireland.Rate, review and follow the show to keep up to

60:19

Jimmy Tyrrell’s Irish Fly Craft

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/02/23

Jimmy Tyrrell, the well-known fly tyer based outside Abbeyleix in Laois, joins us on this week’s Ireland on the Fly.Jimmy talks about his fly fishing and fly tying journey from tying flies he could fish with on his local rivers to supplying shops and customers as far afield as Australia. And for those of you who want to know the perfect way to mix your dubbing, it involves a Chinese takeaway carton and an air canister so listen out for Jimmy’s fly tying tips and for more from Jimmy, check out his

53:33

Wet fly fishing on Cork’s rivers in early season

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/02/16

For this week’s episode we’re joined by Dave O’Donovan, the Cork-based international angler who loves nothing better than fishing his local Awbeg and Funcheon rivers.With most of the rivers in Cork and Kerry open for trout from February 15th, we spoke to Dave about fishing in the early season and why wet fly tactics are a particular favourite.Listen on Apple or Spotify:Early Season Buzzer Tactics MasterclassIf you’re interested in learning more about early season buzzer tactics, then our very first

29:14

Conor Arnold on the start of the 2024 salmon season...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/02/08

With the opening of the Blackwater on February 1st, we caught up with Conor Arnold, the guide and casting instructor who we spoke to previously on the show, to find out how opening day went on the river and what we can expect over the next few weeks.Conor also has some good advice on how to tempt the early season springers, plus he tells us how he fared on his recent trip to Patagonia where double figure sea trout and hundreds of brownies made up his week’s fishing down there.Rate, review and follow

59:47

Early season on Lough Currane with Neil O’Shea

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/02/01

Neil O’Shea, the long-standing ghillie on Lough Currane whose family have been guiding on the lake for nearly 150 years joins us on this week's Ireland on the Fly and what Neil doesn’t know about Currane probably isn’t worth knowing…..We speak to Neil about the opening few weeks on Currane, the good and the bad days for the lough, why you’ve a good chance of a springer in the coming months and how double figure sea trout can still be got – if you time it right…..Rate, review and follow the show to

47:06

Eamonn Conway and how a fly fishing obsession led to...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/01/25

For this week’s episode we’re joined by Eamonn Conway, a well known angler from Dundalk, who in 2016 took the leap and decided to set up his own fly fishing company called Táin Fly Fishing.Its range includes fly rods, reels, lines and leaders and Eamonn talks to us about the challenges of setting up and running a fly fishing company and why he wants Táin to be like the Tayto of fly fishing in Ireland.Eamonn also talks about fishing the rivers around his native Dundalk and has some tips for how his

47:39

The Wicklow man captaining Sweden – Graham Reynolds...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/01/20

For this week’s episode we speak to an Irish fly angler who is now not only living and fishing in Sweden but also represents his adopted country at World Championship level.Wicklow’s Graham Reynolds tells us about the incredible fishing that’s to be had in Sweden and how, despite his early struggles in the competition scene over there, he kept at it and in a few years it led to him fishing at the Worlds and captaining Sweden in 2024.Plus he also tells us about the incredible landscape and fishing to

52:19

Book Club Ep #6: O’Gorman & The Practice of Angling –...

Ireland on the Fly ·

2024/01/18

After a long hiatus we have another book club episode this week and this time we’re focusing on O’Gorman and the Practice of Angling from 1845.Who was O’Gorman you may be asking? In many ways he was the Izaak Walton of Irish fly fishing (albeit a lot better at writing!) whose book in the 1800s gives a glimpse of the halcyon days of Irish fishing.This week’s guest is Patrick Gageby, barrister and fly fisherman who co-wrote the introduction to a re-issued version in 1993. We discuss O'Gorman's life,

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