With Otmar at Lough Watvaneill
Only a few more days left and yet another season comes to an end. Otmar Butz and me try our...
The Pool below the Footbridge
At the Owenea, there is a little footbridge across the river. Below it there are stepping...
Ray, Otmar and me at the Owenea
The three of us went to the Owenea in the hope of a salmon. There were a few about, but not...
At the reservoir
Killybegs Reservoir is a biggish water with many trout of different sizes. Mostly you get...
Not a ripple on Lough Atlieve
Thank God it is September and the midges are not that aggressive anymore. Otherwise I would...
I catch another Salmon
There are days where you fish ten or more hours for salmon and don’t get a take at all. Today...
Lough Anna in the rain
It is still raining and the rivers are too high. So, we decide to drive up to Lough Anna,...
Big water
There was heavy rain last night and all the rivers are very high. We try the upper Owenea,...
I caught a Salmon
Ray refers to the place where I caught my first salmon of the season: the pool where everybody...
August and still no real grilse run
The grilse fishing should be in full swing by now, but this year, like last, there isn’t much...
Big Brown Trout from the Eany
Usually the brown trout you catch in the Eany River, Co. Donegal, are miniature ones. But...
Ray hasn’t fished Meenahorn in ages
Ray hasn’t fished Meenahorn in ages. But this afternoon we go there and the Wickham’s Fancy...
It is Lough Nalughraman again
Lough Nalughraman, somewhere between Ardara and Carrick in the Blue Stack Mountains, is always good...
High up in the Blue Stacks
Between Donegal Town and Ballybofey, up in the Blue Stacks there are plenty of lakes. We...
An evening at Lough Free
Ray picked me up at the house and we drove to Lough Free, outside of Ardara.After admiring the...
Good water in the Owenea River
Good water in the Owenea River. We tried our best, but there was just hardly a fish in the...
Back in Ireland again
After two months in Germany I am back in Ireland again. And thank God, I am Fishing again....
Another set of pictures in the mail from Ray Robinson
Ray has sent me some more pictures of his recent angling trips to Germany. Here they are.
Congratulations and Celebrations
He has done it again, and this time the fish is even bigger. Again Owenea and again Bibio.
Ray catches Salmon in June
Ray Robinson caught a nice fresh salmon in the Owenea. He mailed the pictures to...
Killybegs Reservoir in the sun
Lots and lots of takes, but the buggers don’t hang on. They are coming short, as the expert...
At Lough Nalughraman near Ardara
All we want is three each for a feed. That proves to be no problem. Ray and me catch...
Fuck up at Lough Slug
Thank God, Ray has the tackle always in an immaculate state. That's all I have to say to this.
Beautiful weather/bad weather
Blue skies all around in the Blue Stack Mountains. Ray of course thinks this is very bad...
At Lough Ananima
Again at Lough Ananima, near Glenties, Co. Donegal. The lake has good trout, but they are not...
Fishing Meenahorn
The lake looks always different, though I must have fished it a hundred times; there are always new...
A day at the Robe River
Ray and I did a little trip down to the Robe River in County Mayo. The river is not very big,...
Trouting at the Unshin River, Co. Sligo
The Unsin River runs out of Lough Arrow and is regarded as a good brown trout river. Ray and...
Pike fishing at Lough Meelagh, Co. Roscommon
Pike after pike after pike, and just one spinner. We came to catch trout, but there were pike...
A day in the Blue Stacks
Ray says: this is very bad weather. Blue sky ‘n all. But we managed to catch a few...
Daffodils and Trout
Same procedure as last year. Seems like the first good trout comes from the Termon River,...
Open Season for Trout
The trout season opened yesterday. But the weather is slightly against it.
We go to Slieve League
Whoever comes to visit Donegal should see Slieve League, the highest or second highest sea cliffs...
Willy's Visit
Willy Fickelscher visited me and took off for a trip to North Donegal. Here are some of the...
