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Written on 7 Mar, 2010 at 6:49 in Coarse Angling Features, Selected Angling Features | viewed 736 views times | 0 Comments
Fishing and having a pint go hand-in-hand. And there’s nowhere better than Ireland, especially when you are on a week’s holiday where combing the two becomes an entertaining art form. I’ve cried with laughter, made a mad attempt at Irish... (Continue reading)
Swansea to Cork Ferry
Written on 17 Jan, 2010 at 7:57 in Coarse Angling News, Sea Angling News, Selected Angling Features | viewed 436 views times | 0 Comments
Active Irish Angling is now offering reservations on the brand new Swansea-to-Cork car ferry service will be launched on Monday March 1 by Fastnet Line. Ideal for sea anglers wanting to explore the famous shore and boat angling in Cork... (Continue reading)
Floods may impact on angling
Written on 14 Jan, 2010 at 11:50 in Coarse Angling Features, Selected Angling Features | viewed 361 views times | 0 Comments
Spring fishing in Ireland this year will be interesting – to be sure! Winter floodwaters were running at record levels with many villages and towns underwater for weeks. Then came the heavy snow falls and frost – just in time... (Continue reading)
Irish Coarse Angling Festivals 2010
Written on 20 Dec, 2009 at 12:30 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 1,798 views times | 0 Comments
Fancy taking part in a festival this year? This is the latest list of dates for the new year and Active Irish Angling can help with accommodation, travel and practical advice for competitions listed below. You can travel when and... (Continue reading)
Cruise & Fish
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:35 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 332 views times | 0 Comments
EXPLORING the Shannon-Erne Waterway on a cruiser reveals an untapped source of terrific lake, river and canal fishing that is getting better by the day. It is 44 miles long and runs from the famous spring fishing hot-spot of Battle... (Continue reading)
Pike Fishing in Ireland
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:12 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 1,952 views times | 0 Comments
County Carlow The River Barrow is certainly the finest pike river in Ireland. The Barrow rises in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and is the second longest river in the country at 192km (120 miles), passing through the town of Monasterevan,... (Continue reading)
Ireland’s Top 10 Centres
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:03 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 1,607 views times | 0 Comments
NUMBER one priority on a fishing holiday is to catch fish. And that’s a certainty if you stay-and-fish in any of Ireland’s top 10 angling holiday centres. I’ve chosen them because they wonderful waters lots of bream, roach, hybrids, tench,... (Continue reading)
Heart of Ireland
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:02 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 932 views times | 0 Comments
ANGLERS are not particularly interested in what Irish county they might happen to be fishing in, what’s more important is the water and does it hold plenty of fish? And of course, where are you staying and is the grub... (Continue reading)
Ireland’s Roach
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 17:00 in Selected Angling Features | viewed 848 views times | 0 Comments
ABOUT 45 years ago the face of Irish angling changed with an eruption of roach. The biggest impact was in Northern Ireland, first of all on the Erne system around Fermanagh followed quickly by the River Bann at Portadown. Huge... (Continue reading)
Ireland by Bob Nudd
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 16:58 in Coarse Angling Features, Selected Angling Features | viewed 328 views times | 0 Comments
Bob Nudd is one of Ireland’s biggest fans and says unshakably: “Without a doubt, Ireland has the most natural and best coarse silver-fish angling in Europe”. “The lake and river fishing is mega, both for the quality and quantity of... (Continue reading)
