He fought boldly for a fish only half a foot long. I smiled upon him, patted his head (he was my first Irish trout), and returned him to his mother. Using the same two flies (the Irish always use two ...

The moths have long since shredded Seamus’s prized wallet of flies (in that neglect, I fear, I was a disappointing son-in-law), but the bait for last Saturday’s great armful of trout was a ...

THOUSANDS of trout fishermen across Ireland are the latest to be hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis.

The two competitions were held under the auspices of the Trout Anglers’ Federation of Ireland (TAFI) and Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA). Darren Sweeney, at 17 years of age, simply ...

TUBBERCURRY NATIVE and international fisherman Eamon Ross won another accolade last weekend when he won the Irish Trout Fly fishing championship which was held on Lough Melvin, Co. Leitrim.

Harry McAteer, from Belfast, won the Harry Lafferty Cup for the top Irish rod at the International Fly Fishing Association's autumn match. Harry landed the title with nine trout for over 17lb ...

A Bray teenager has hooked himself a place on the the Irish fly-fishing youth team to take on England, Scotland and Wales on Wednesday. Trout angler Alan Browne (16), who is a member of the County ...

This trio of flies covers most options for trout on the river, with a realistic nymph, Klinkhamer dry fly and traditional spider pattern. The Klinkhamer is a favourite for attracting fish to the ...

Pennsylvania angler, videographer produce a new DVD set on "Trout with Flies" Published: ; Jul. 25, 2010, 4:07 p.m.