The World Masters Flyfishing Championships 2016

Today was the first relaxation day since we arrived in Ireland for the World Masters Fly Fishing Championships.  Team USA slept in after a late night catching up with old European friends.  I didn’t move until around 8 AM.  After breakfast I gave my tackle a once over...

Learning the Brown Trout of Lough Corrib

Every World Flyfishing Championship I fished back in my day had one fishing location that caused havoc with the scores of the tournament.  It was usually a lake where only about 10% of the competitors caught a single fish and the other 90% blanked.  Based on our...

Wild Brown Trout of Ireland

Guide Mike Drinan brought us to a spectacular small shore fishing lake 30 minutes out of Oughterard.  The lake was shallow and weedy.  The skies were gray and blue with wind and occasional drizzle then sunshine.  Connemara ponies watched as we set up our rods then...

Fly Fishing on Lough Corrib in Ireland

Word on the street here in Galway, Ireland is that fishing is tough.  Ireland has been experiencing a record breaking heatwave with temperatures hovering in the 80’s.  Normal temps here are mid to upper 60’s.  Furthermore, they haven’t a drop of rain in the two...