Char at Lough Eske

Not exactly the most exciting thing, this fishing for char, with maggots and float. But when the...
A salmon from the Eany

Somehow this is the last salmon of the season. I have it in my water.
At the windmills again

Though the windmills and their construction and erection have fucked up the place to a great...
Ray at Lough Free

When I asked him which fly they took, his dry answer was: on a Blue and Purple Shitty and on a...
The Eany River at Letterbarrow

The Eany is only a small river up at Letterbarrow, but well worth a visit later in the...
At Disert

Disert or sometimes spelled Dysert, is somehow a magic place, and you know immediately why it was a...
Owenea, at the football field

That was the day Otmar Butz climbed a tree at the football-field near Glenties. He was so...
At St. John's Point

Even in September it is worth fishing at St. John's Point. There are still a good few mackerel...
Killybegs water reservoir, Co. Donegal

Mr. Kapretz, an Austrian from Berlin, wanted to catch a trout. And he managed without a...
Fishing the Little Eany

There is this famous spot at the Little Eany, mentioned already by Kingsmill-Moore, in his...
Autumn at the Owenea River

Looks like the run of grilse occurs a bit later every year now. Ten or fifteen years ago the main...
Upper Eany River at Drumboarty

The river looked perfect, and we had great weather too. Lots of rain, yet the river was not...
Blue Stack Mountains and Lough Anna

High above Glenties, County Donegal, there is Lough Anna, or Lough Annie, as the locals call...
At Lough Ananima

Lough Ananima near Glenties in Co. Donegal is a very difficult place to get to. And it is...
St. John's Point

Another day at the sea, trying to get a few mackerel for the smoker. Iris and me are at St....
Good dose of rain

What else is there to say? I am very lucky to catch a big trout on a size 12 Bibio. ...
Splendid weather

Just splendid it is. To look along Lough Nalughraman on a day like this. Ray is not too...
The River of the Deer

When in good nick, one of the best rivers in the county. The Owenea or "River of the...
A run of grilse

No self respecting angler is at home when it is August in Donegal and there is a flood in the...
An evening near Laghey, Co. Donegal

At this time of year, the best time to catch trout is the evenings. That's why we are on the...
At Glencolumbcille

The lakes up at Glencolumbcille are a long walk away. Otmar, Ray and me on the way to some...
Great evening

Some evenings seem to be made for fly fishing. This is one of them, everything is right and the...
High up in the Donegal Mountains

The mountain calls. Otmar Butz and me in the Blue Stacks.
Tropical Heatwave

On days like this, even the wild North Atlantic looks harmless like a monasteries' tench pond.
Sunny conditions

The pleasures of a Donegal Summer. Well, the angler's pleasures. I just love fishing...
Ray strikes again

Like a scene from a Shakespearean drama. Mr. Raymondo and The Trout.
Boating on Unshin, Co. Donegal

Lough Unshin in South Donegal is a very beautiful water, and it is full of small trout. When...
Fish from the Owenea

Big fish produce big smiles. A happy angler and his catch. The salmon, by the way, took...
Unusual catch

Fishing off the rocks at St. John's Point. What a great way to spend a summer's day.
Nectar

Trout like these, fresh from the smoker are surely a great delicacy. Particularly with a pint...
Lots of rain

Lough Mhor, locally known as "The Lake up at the Corkscrew". Usually you won't catch a...
Old Sweater

For someone who hasn't the slightest interest in football, or any other sport, Ray has a very...
Up at Barnesmore, Co. Donegal

People who first come to Donegal notice the colours. Unless you have a soft day, with no sun...
Superb colour

Sometimes the colour of a fresh salmon seems almost artificial, or doctored, or colour...
A bit of rain

A long dry spell is good for swimming or sun bathing, but not for angling. But last night...
Near Barnesmore, Co. Donegal

Barnesmore in South Donegal is a good destination for the trout angler. There are a few lakes...
Towards Meenahorn

Looks again completely different. Lough Naman Finn, or Meenahorn, as they call it.
Croagh Lough, County Donegal

Croagh Lough is a moody little lake. Sometimes you can't help but catching loads of fish,...
Towards Rushen Lough

Straddling the border. Lough Rushen lies partly in Donegal and partly in Fermanagh, Northern...
At Menahorn

Close to home, fished at least a hundred times, and still new, every time I go there.
Lough Free Trout

Mr. Robo Robinson has it in the genes. Here he catches a couple of nice trout in Lough...
Warm and sunny day at Lough Rushen

Hateful day for Ray: warm and sunny. The fish didn't know that and took our flies...
Raymondoweather

According to the Irish calendar this is the first day of summer. But not much heat about, the...
Breezy Hill

Breezy Hill and beyond. Anyway, Lough Unshinn isn't far away, Lough Finn is very close, and...
At Lough Avehy

Lough Avehy used to hold a stock of good brown trout. Nowadays it is better known as a pike,...
Lough Awaddy, Co. Donegal

Lough Awaddy between Pettigo and Laghey is a long walk away from the road. Thank God, the...
Killybegs Reservoir

The reservoir above Killybegs, County Donegal. A place from where you seldom come home...
In the Blue Stack Mountains

At the little Owenrua, a tiny mountain stream, coming down from the heights of the Blue Stack...
Near Ardara, Co. Donegal

Ardara lies by the sea. But you will find freshwater all around. Ray and me take a...
Spring is in the air!

Not exactly a tropical heatwave, but some hazy sunshine and a soft, mild day. It should be...
Rain and wind

Still horrible weather, well at least for fishing. You just don't want to be out in these...
Lots of snow

Opening day of the trout season. But not much hope to catch a fish.

