Archive - Ireland on the Fly

Frank Maunsell's tales from the Owenmore

The Owenmore Fishery has been in the news recently with the State buying up the river and lands that are situated on the Dingle peninsula in Kerry. So…

13 hrs ago

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Rory’s – a legendary place and person in Irish fly fishing

Rory’s. It’s a famous name with a famous owner, Rory Harkin, of Rory’s Tackle Shop in Temple Bar in Dublin. But did you know it opened its doors in 1959…

May 2

35:45

April 2024

Collecting Irish fly fishing first editions

This week we’re turning our attention to first editions of Irish angling books. The Ireland on the Fly Book Club is an important part of what we do here…

Apr 23

56:57

Mayfly on Lough Derg – a tough lake, but it can be worth it

It might be hard to believe, but mayfly season is starting soon and it’s expected on Lough Derg from around April 20th onwards. This week’s guest is…

Apr 14

1:08:50

Nicholas Grubb on 60lbs salmon and tales of an age gone by

This week we speak to Nicholas Grubb who grew up in south Tipperary beside the Suir and the Tar and he tells us about the incredible catches of fish…

Apr 4

33:48

Mayfly Tactics Masterclass

Mayfly time is the pinnacle for most brown trout anglers and to help you improve your catch rate this mayfly season, we’ve produced a Mayfly Tactics…

Apr 1

March 2024

Julie Gerry, the only woman to win the Lough Mask World Cup, on breaking boundaries

This week we’re joined by Julie Gerry, former winner of the World Cup on Mask – and the only woman to have won it to date, she’s captain of the Irish…

Mar 28

51:25

John Maduro, from the Caribbean to the Copper Coast

This week’s guest on Ireland on the Fly is a fly tyer and fly angler well known to many from fairs around Ireland and abroad and it was only when he…

Mar 22

58:37

The River Slaney, queen of Irish Rivers

This week on Ireland on the Fly, we turn our attention to the famous River Slaney. The river that was once the doyen of spring salmon rivers in Ireland…

Mar 15

35:04

Book Club Ep #7: Sidney Spencer: Fisher of Wild Places

This week’s Ireland on the Fly is another book club episode with returning author, Dan O’Donovan, whom we spoke to previously about his book, The Salmon…

Mar 9

59:23

The 'catastrophic' fish kill on the Ballymacraven River explained

Some of you may recall the devastating fish kill that occurred last May on the Ballymacraven River in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. It is estimated that in…

Mar 6

20:57

From the River Suir and Beyond – John Lalor’s Fishing Life

John Lalor, the well-known Tipperary salmon and trout angler, joins us on the latest Ireland on the Fly podcast to talk about his fishing life on the…

Mar 1

48:18

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