Ireland on the Fly

Conor Arnold on the Blackwater investigation and Oireachtas hearing

No matter the fishing and conditions, the 2025 fly fishing season will go down in memory as the year of the worst ever fish kill in the history of the…

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September 2025

Brown trout fishing on the Boyne

As we head into the final days for most of you for the game fishing season, this week we find out about the Boyne fishery, and the superb brown trout…

Sep 28

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Cork’s Kevin McLoughlin on the good old days of salmon fishing

Kevin McLoughlin is a lifelong angler from Cork who joins us on this week’s Ireland on the Fly to talk about the good old days for salmon when the…

Sep 8

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August 2025

Richard Gorodecky, Throwing Feathers in the Wind

Throwing Feathers in the Wind is a new book out by Richard Gorodecky, a fly angler who moved full time to Ireland five years ago to be closer to the…

Aug 25

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Grilse run update - from the bad to the sublime

We’re at the tail end of the grilse run now and with the summer conditions we’ve had, coming off the back of a poor spring run, we’ve been desperately…

Aug 17

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Sprats, overfishing, heatwaves & ecosystems in danger of collapse

You may have seen the recent campaign and news stories about the disappearance of sprat from our coastal waters and the government’s unwillingness to do…

Aug 8

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July 2025

The Last Salmon: Rob Macfarlane & why rivers are alive and should have rights

Is a river alive?

Jul 25

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The Last Salmon: Season 2 Launching July 25th

Wild salmon are in a perilous state.

Jul 19

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‘If the rod doesn’t talk to you, you’re not doing it right’ Packy Trotter on a lifetime of fly fishing teaching and learning

We should never stop learning – and in fly fishing especially, we’re never done.

Jul 18

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The Bucket List: Ronan Collins on Fly Fishing in Africa

Continuing our fly fishing in hot waters theme on the show, this week we’re joined by Ronan Collins, a well-known and well-travelled fly angler who is…

Jul 8

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June 2025

Trout in Hot Water – Ken Whelan on fly fishing in a changing climate

This week, with the hot temperatures we’ve been having and the noticeable lack of rainfall, we wanted to speak to renowned fisheries scientist, Ken…

Jun 27

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The Mid-Season Review – the highs & lows of the season so far

This week, in honour of the midsummer solstice, we’ve recorded a midseason review to find out how the fishing has been so far, the highs and lows, and…

Jun 20

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