Paul O'Reilly

1 week ago | fishinginireland.info | Paul O'Reilly

Sheelin Boats are sponsoring the Sheelin May Fly-In – in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland at Lough Sheelin Airfield, Tonagh, Co Cavan on Saturday 24th of May 2025 from 10am to 7pm. (weather permitting). Lough Sheelin Airfield is a grass short strip airfield on the border of Co. Cavan and Co. Meath, alongside one of Europe’s finest brown trout fishing lakes. Come, spend a while, or the day, on the airfield with food, refreshments, and chat, or fishing the lake, or both.

2 weeks ago | fishinginireland.info | Paul O'Reilly

Pike anglers Dylan and Florian from Switzerland were over in Ireland for their very first time to take in some of the great pike fishing that Ireland has to offer. They decided to stay with host and guide Kevin Lyons at Melview Fishing Lodge. During their stay they managed some lovely pike to 97 cm using both dead baits and lures. Host Kevin said, “it was a great trip for them and I’m sure we will be seeing them back in Ireland again soon for some more Pike fishing to try and get that 1m +.

2 weeks ago | fishinginireland.info | Paul O'Reilly

This report from Gus O’Reilly (aged 12) on a recent fishing trip with Damien Culliney of Anglers Paradise:The day started when my dad woke me up very early I had to get ready straight away, then we went straight to the car – the drive took about an hour and a half to the lake. When we got there it took a bit to get ready and get on the boat – but once we got on board we went straight out to the lake.

2 weeks ago | fishinginireland.info | Paul O'Reilly

The IASCaire Feeder Fishing Club held round four of their Spring League on Lough Gulladoo in Leitrim last Sunday and fishing once again proved to be tough, but a few bigger fish showed up late on to help some anglers put a decent weight together! Bream, roach, hybrids and the odd perch made up the weights, but so difficult was the fishing that twenty fish was the highest number caught on the day and only four of the eleven fishing managed to break into double figures! Results: 1st Place –...

2 weeks ago | fishinginireland.info | Paul O'Reilly

Big tides, big bass. That has been the pattern this last few weeks anyway for Cormac Walsh of The Lure Fishing Podcast. Spring tides over last weekend again activated some feeding fish and Cormac took a punt on a mark he hadn’t visited for quite a while – one that he knew would fish well, but only at a certain stage of tide. Cormac had been using an ever reliable Seeker, but once the sky became overcast, he figured that a white and green Sasuke – another favourite – could be well worth a blast.