Char fishing at Lough Eske
There are two weeks in November, when the char come close to the shoreline at Tawnawully, Lough...
Various Pictures
Our Friend Dominique Barthou sent us these pictures. They were taken during his holidays in...
Last day of the salmon season
The anglers say thank you to the Eany River. The ceremony at Ballymacahill Bridge ends the...
At Lough Free
Lough free at the Maas Road near Ardara is only a small lake. We love to fish it though, not...
Great Weather
There is another Lough Finn in County Donegal. This one is near Ballyshannon.
Autumn is in the air
Today it really feels like autumn, and the days are much shorter already. Another season...
Just below the bridge
The Little Eany, or the Eany Beg, can be a good wee river for salmon and sea trout. Particularly...
An evening with Mr. Robinson
Time for the Wickham's Fancy. Though there are no real sedges around anymore, trout still...
Clouds over Lough Finn
September trouting on Lough Finn. The first signs of Autumn are in the air.
Starting the day right
One of those "too" days: too bright, too sunny, too calm. too warm, too low.
Eany at Drumboarty
Up at Drumboarty the Eany is not really a big river, but at this time of year, with a good bit of...
Owenea in flood
One of the most famous pools of the Owenea River is "The Gubbin", just below...
Great water for the fly
All of a sudden, it seems, the salmon have arrived and there are a good few in the rivers, and all...
It rained
Usually at this time of year it just needs a good dose of rain, preferably over night, to bring...
At Lough Nalughraman
Lough Nalughraman is one of these waters where you never leave without some trout. Well, there...
Favourite spot
Rugged and wild, that is most of Donegal's coastline. There is this rocky outcrop at St....
Bad weather = lots of sunshine
Thank God, we are living close to the sea. When there is bad weather, lots of sunshine and...
The top of the world
Walking up to the lakes at Glencolumbcille is only for the fit angler. It takes about 50 min. to...
High up in the Donegal Mountains
Lough Finn at Finntown, County Donegal. Dramatic lake in dramatic landscape, is always worth...
Lough Unshin
Two boats with five anglers on Lough Unshin and a lot of trout. That's how Sarah...
Donegal Weather
This is trout weather, even if it's the middle of July. When there is rain and wind, you are...
Fishing the Big Pond
Always fascinating: fishing off the cliffs for mackerel and pollack. Usually you associate...
Trying hard to get a few trout
Jimmy Schmidt, Yorko and me at Meenahorn, or Naman Finn, as they call it.
No fish for Jimmy Schmidt and me
Lough Kip near Glenties is usually good for a trout or two. But July never was a good month for...
At St. John's Point.
Cliff fishing at St. John's Point near Dunkineely, County Donegal. Usually there are always...
Splendid colours
Gorgeous weather, lots of flowers, but no trout. Here comes the summer.
Small Lakes
Small lakes sometimes hold big fish. When they are remote enough, you have a pretty good...
No rain and no wind
On mighty Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Mayfly time and a fish...
We caught f*** all.
There are days like that. Nothing goes. Like the thing is jinxed. No fish, no take no...
Great Fishing
The lakes hidden in the Blue Stack Mountains are a jewel, for the angler in the know. There...
Raymondo Weather
When it's wet and windy and cold and nobody wants to be out. That's Raymondo weather.
Down to Lough Boyle
Three fellers and The Bibio at Lough Boyle in South Donegal.
On Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin at the border to Northern Ireland is regarded to be one of the great Irish angling...
Lough Naman Finn near Inver
Bibio and Wickham's at Lough Naman Finn in South Donegal.
A day of two halves
The lakes around Carrick and the Slieve League are like pearls dropped into the landscape.
Nectar
Very tasty. Though mountain lake trout are mostly very small, they taste delightful.
On Lough Unshin, Co. Donegal
Lough Unshin is the right water for the boat angler. The banks are difficult walking, but...
At Barnesmore
The windmills at Barnesmore are always worth a visit. There are some good lakes, like Lough...
Near Leitir, Co. Donegal
Lots of casts, lots of different flies tested, but only some small trout caught.
Up at the Reservoir
Beautiful weather but bad fishing. Or as Mr. Robinson would say: you want gale-force winds...
One take, one Fish
No April Fool's Day prank. This Lake is really called Lough Free.
Easterly Winds
Easterly winds are something the angler in Ireland doesn't really want.
At Lough Fad
At Lough Fad or The Long Lake. Very good description for this water.
The feast
Fishing and eating the catch somehow belongs together. For me at least.
The first ever trout
Fishing Killybegs Reservoir with our joung friend from Germany.
First trout of the season
This time it was not in vain, going to the Termon River. We have a trout.
1. March 2005, First day of the trout season
The Termon River at Pettigo is a good option for catching the first trout of the season.
January 2005, a look into the past Photographs courtesy of John Heslink
John Helink found our website and recognised some of the waters he fished in the early 1950s.Here...