Ireland on the Fly

Darren Maguire is not just a good angler, he’s also the youngest captain of an Irish loughs team to date and for this episode, we spoke to Darren about his mentorship under his father, how he started guiding at the age of just 10 on Lough Melvin, and how his passion for the sport has remained undimmed since he first picked up a fly rod as a young boy.

At 33, Darren represents the next generation of fly anglers in Ireland and it is his enthusiasm for the sport that should serve as an advertisement for getting more kids and youth involved in the sport.

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Plus we delve a bit into the why rather than just the how of salmon fishing…..

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‘The mayfly is up’ – the four words that spark excitement and magic in a fly angler’s mind and it’s that time of year when the mayfly is now up on the jewel of Irish lakes, Lough Corrib.

So to get a taste of how the mayfly action has been so far this year and to find out why it’s such an important time – both culturally and economically - for local communities, we’re joined on this episode by Roy Peirce, the well-known angler, guide and owner of Grasshopper Cottage on the shores of the lake.

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For this latest episode we speak to Stan McArt, a hugely successful loughs angler who has been capped 29 times for Ireland and at 78 is still going strong on the competition scene.

Stan talks about some of the highlights from his competition days and how new techniques and tactics have emerged from the meeting of other teams and other fly anglers, including the day when he first fished boobies for a wild brownie in Ireland and the reaction it received.

Stan’s passion and love for fly fishing also shines through so strongly and he says he gets as excited still about a day’s fishing as he did fifty years ago.

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Paul Procter, the well-known UK river angler, whom you might recognise from his regular articles in Trout & Salmon magazine joins us on the latest episode of Ireland on the Fly.

Paul talks about his early fly fishing career as well as his tactics for early in the season on the rivers near him in Cumbria.

We also discuss the cross-over between lough and river fishing as well as the special place that is New Zealand for wild brownies.

Paul is also going to be speaking at the Irish Spring Angling Fair at Ardaire Springs at the end of this month with fly tying, fly casting and fly fishing talks all on at the fair.

Go to ardairesprings.com for tickets and more information.

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With the rivers around Ireland having opened since St. Patrick’s Day, this episode of Ireland on the Fly is with Tipperary’s George McGrath of Gundog and Fly YouTube fame.

George has fished for over fifty years on the River Suir and he gives us an insight into what works for him on the water, plus he laments how wet fly fishing has fallen out of vogue in recent years in favour of a culture of Euro nymphing and instant gratification.

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If you've been following the Inland Fishery Ireland news recently you will be aware of their digital publication of the 1902 Cork Salmon Flies collection.

These flies had been feared missing for over a century before the persistence and diligence of the late fly tyer and fly angler, Ted Malone, unearthed them in 2007 and was able to view them in person three years later.

Now the IFI have brought the collection of flies to the public via a digital publication with plans to bring the trout flies from the same collection to light later in the year.

We wanted to delve a bit deeper into the story to find out how the flies were rediscovered after over a hundred years and what is in the collection exactly and so we spoke to Shane O'Reilly from IFI who was involved in bringing the digital book together as well as Peter Kealey, a fly tier from Armagh, and friend of the late Ted Malone who was central to the Cork collection being recovered.

You can view and download the digital book here:
https://fishinginireland.info/2022/fishing-updates/new-book-brings-long-lost-treasure-of-irish-angling-to-new-generations-around-the-world/

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David McEvoy Fishery & Estate Manager at the Delphi Fishery joins us for this episode of Ireland on the Fly.

It’s a fascinating interview with someone who has a wealth of knowledge about salmon and also has some great insights into the success of the hatchery there.

David talks about the early days of Delphi under the guise of Peter Mantle, the collapse of the sea trout runs and how the salmon hatchery helped to bring new life - and anglers - to the Delphi Valley making it the renowned fishery it is today.

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Shane Gallagher from the Drowes Fishery joins us on the latest Ireland on the Fly podcast as we get an early season salmon report from the Drowes.

We speak to Shane about the first few weeks with springers being caught in January and February and we also discuss the effects of the lockdown on the fishery, as well as delving into the history of the Lareen estate and find out how about the blank days from the record books in the 1900s.

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It's a new episode for 2022 and the well known guide and fly angler from Lough Corrib, Tom Doc Sullivan, has joined the podcast as co-presenter.

Tom brings his years of trout and fly fishing expertise to the show and will also give us some of his insights and advice for lough and river fishing along the way too.

For this latest episode, we're joined by Mike Keady, who hails from Galway and has been a former Irish international angler and team captain.

With Lough Corrib opening for the season on 15th February, Mike and Tom discuss early season tactics as well as the flies and set-up to use.

Plus, Mike delves into his time as a competition angler, detailing the work and preparation that goes into the elite level of fly angling and he also remembers some of the great wins the Ireland team had.

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