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Bream galore in Cork
Written on 8 Sep, 2010 at 9:34 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 23 views times | 0 Comments
Bream, skimmers and hybrids, are producing exciting catch returns on Inniscarra Lake at Coachford, County Cork, and the anglers are only midway through two weeks of match fishing. The Ockwell Cup Festival is a three-day event smack bang in the... (Continue reading)
Gowna Festival won by Kevin Johnson
Written on 7 Sep, 2010 at 11:07 in Coarse Angling Features, Coarse Angling News | viewed 75 views times | 0 Comments
Match fishing in Ireland is at its height in Cavan where water levels are starting to rise rapidly following a few two days of torrential rainfall and threaten to spoil the Arvagh Festival. Last week the five-day Gowna Festival enjoyed... (Continue reading)
A change of scene works wonders!
Written on 7 Sep, 2010 at 8:43 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 56 views times | 0 Comments
Sometimes a change of scene can work wonders …. as Active Irish Angling customer Peter Scotney remarked Dave We had a great week at Hawthorn Lodge in Belturbet. The digs were spot on, Pauline and Steve looked after us very... (Continue reading)
Where to Fish on Innascarra Lake
Written on 4 Sep, 2010 at 9:20 in Coarse Angling News, Pike Angling | viewed 97 views times | 0 Comments
We have added two more “Where to Fish” locations to our programme. They are the St John’s and Pump House section on the prolific Inniscarra Lake around Coachford in County Cork. The fishing is back on form and earlier this... (Continue reading)
Cork bream await the action!
Written on 29 Aug, 2010 at 8:16 in Coarse Angling Features, Coarse Angling News, Cork | viewed 186 views times | 0 Comments
Cork’s bream are back and in bigger numbers than ever. The angling festival scene gets underway this weekend with matchmen from England, Wales, Holland and Ireland, descending on the welcoming village of Coachford. It is 15 years since the Inniscarra... (Continue reading)
Where have all the Shannon bream gone?
Written on 28 Aug, 2010 at 8:41 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 198 views times | 0 Comments
The answer is nowhere – they simply will not feed seriously in the River Shannon’s clear water and local angler John Stroud and his friends proved a point as this report from Inland Fisheries Ireland demonstrates. “John Stroud, Athlone, fishing... (Continue reading)
Carrick-on-Shannon Angling Festival is 30
Written on 21 Aug, 2010 at 7:37 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 183 views times | 0 Comments
The Carrick-on-Shannon Angling Festival celebrates its 30th birthday in September and the four-day event is attracting a new batch of overseas match fishermen who hope to win the guaranteed €1,000 first prize. But money isn’t everything. The appeal for the new... (Continue reading)
Bob Nudd in Ireland
Written on 17 Aug, 2010 at 6:10 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 255 views times | 0 Comments
FOUR times World Angling Champion Bob Nudd has hosted his first ever Master Class coaching session in Ireland – and it was a huge success. The holiday base was the Angler’s Rest in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, with fishing on three... (Continue reading)
Looking for a new water to tackle?
Written on 3 Aug, 2010 at 9:38 in Coarse Angling News | viewed 336 views times | 0 Comments
A new water, a simple approach and we caught fish in a most enjoyable four hour session on a misty morning with the whole lake to ourselves. And while we understand that many anglers on holiday don’t want to be... (Continue reading)
Come Match Fishing to Ireland
Written on 1 Aug, 2010 at 10:17 in Cavan, Coarse Angling Features, Coarse Angling News, Leitrim | viewed 261 views times | 0 Comments
Another couple of weeks and the autumn match fishing season gets underway and there are great expectation for bumper catches – plus the “craic” and the big cash payouts. Active Irish Angling have the lowest holiday prices on offer from... (Continue reading)
