Another Season comes to a close
For me it is always a bit sad to see the winter coming. There is melancholy in the air and...
Fishing the Eany
The Eany, another good Donegal salmon river, has many pools. The most popular of them is the...
Plenty of Salmon in the Owenea
Fish everywhere, but we can't catch one. That is not a complaint.
Off the Maas Road
Along the Maas Road, atween Ardara and Maas, County Donegal, there are a couple of lakes well worth...
Salmon from the Owenea
There was a good drop of rain recently and the Owenea is in good nick. So we try what we call...
Ray and Otmar and Me up at Glencolumbcille
To go to the mountain lakes up at Glencolumbcille is always something very special. I always look...
Another Owenea Salmon
Though the rain has stopped, there is still enough water in the Owenea to catch a fish. The...
Salmon run the Owenea
The grilse run happened today, about four weeks late. We saw fish everywhere, a very...
More Tales from the Owenea
The Owenea has water and looks perfect. We can see a lot of fish but only this one takes the...
Lough Skannive
We catch a few small brown trout in Lough Skannive, County Galway. A farmer tells us, there...
Connemara National Park
Lough Nahillion is at the south tip of "Connemara National Park" and Mr. Raymondo and I...
At Lough Easky
Lough Easky lies high up in the Ox Mountains, County Sligo. The setting is splended and there...
A Salmon for Otmar Butz
Again lots of water in the Owenea. The usual thing in Donegal: once it has started to...
Ray does it again
Another salmon for Mr. Robinson from the Owenea. You might have guessed it already: it took...
At Haughton's Shore
At Haughton's Shore, Co. Leitrim. The Shannon-Erne Waterway meets Lough Garadice. The entire area...
On the Bibio
Ray Robinson always catches salmon on the Bibio. They are all tied on single hooks and...
The day the rain came
After a dry spell there was a dose of rain again and we were of course out fishing for...
No Rain, no Salmon
No rain, no salmon. So, it's the lakes of the Blue Stack Mountains again. Ray Robinson...
In the Blue Stacks
The Blue Stack Mountains in Co. Donegal are like a magnet. Trout anglers are just drawn to them,...
Brown Trout at Lough Carrowmore
Lough Carrowmore, near Bangor Erris, County Mayo, is a known sea trout and salmon water. But...
Lough Inchiquin
Lough Inchiquin, a limestone lake in the Burren, Co. Clare. A river runs through it. ...
Little Mermaid
A visit to the Burren in County Clare. With me are Iris Tantow and granddaughter Sarah...
Dull Day, lots of Fish
Since the salmon seem to come later every year, we decided to go trouting today, despite the fact...
More Rain; Perfect Water in the Owenea
This is great weather now; for the salmon angler anyway. It rains day and night but the rivers...
At the Eanybeg
Still no grilse run. At least we can't see or catch anything. The river looks like dead.
The Owenea looks good
More rain during the night and the Owenea below Glenties looks pretty good.
The Eany in Good Flood
This time of year there should be the odd salmon in the Eany. Specially after a night's heavy...
Lough Geeta
Lough Geeta is a long walk away from a tiny bog road. There are no other lakes with trout...
At The Cliffs
Slieve League, famous cliffs in Co. Donegal. Not only a place where the sight-seer wants to...
At Kleengort, Lettermacaward
The town-land of Kleengort lies high up overlooking Lettermacaward and the Gweebarra-estuary. To...
Lough Derkmore at Lettermacaward
Lough Derkmore is a natural lake serving as public watersupply for the Lower Rosses Region in...
Fishing the Rosses
Ruediger Trautmann invited me up to the Rosses to fish the Laeghan Loughs. He had some good...
Boating on Lough Unshin
Lough Unshin in South Donegal is full of small brown trout. That's what we though all the...
Big Trout Day
A day to remember. Big trout taking the fly right left and centre.
Big Trout
Some lakes shall always be a secret, particularly when they are remote and not that easy to find.
Ruediger Trautmann strikes again
The Leaghan Lakes in The Rosses near Dungloe, County Donegal. Always worth a visit. Mr....
No Fish from Lough Free
Hard to believe, but there are days when even Mr. Robinson doesn't catch a trout. They are...
With Ray and Ted Robinson at Lough Slug
Mr. Ted Robinson is on his annual vacation to County Donegal.
In the Partry Mountains
When nothing goes in the big lakes, resort to Plan B and fish the smaller ones. There are a...
Fishing Lough Mask
Mighty Lough Mask. Wonderful lake in wonderful surroundings.
Cloonaghmore Bay, Lough Conn
Lough Conn, another world famous angling water and not a fish in sight. Well, I saw a salmon...
At Lough Arrow, County Sligo
Many of the great Irish Brown Trout Loughs are only a shadow of what they used to be in the...
Some people should stay at home
Why do some people leave their litter behind? I just can't understand that.
A Trout from the Derg River
The Derg River is usually known for Salmon fishing, but early in the season I like fishing it for...
At Lough Nalughraman
It always pays to take a little detour in Co. Donegal, because the reward is mostly a couple of...
Again at the Termon River
Another day at the Termon River near Pettigo in South Donegal. The river follows partly the...
Paddy's Day at Lough Namanlagh
Paddy's Day and beautiful weather, but not a fish in sight.
Happy New Year
Wishing you all a Happy New Year are Sarah Buettner and Mr. Bohnsdorfer himself.
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