In this episode I chat with Commander Richie Ryan (Retd) of the Irish Navy, who has built up a huge knowledge of bass fishing in Cork Harbour and surrounding watersover the last 30 years.

His boat “Sea Hawk” is the first boat in Ireland to be licensed for saltwater fly fishing.

Richie shares some of his vast knowledge on how to target species such as Bass, sea trout, pollack, mullet, mackerel, garfish etc all on the fly.

 An excellents episode with lots of valuable information from a guide who really knows his craft.

Part 2 from my chat with angling legend Dave Tilly, packed full of more stories, adventures advice and knowledege.

What a treat we have in store with this episode as I chat with a legend of angling in Ireland Dave Tilly.

Dave is well known throughout the country for his angling exploits and his top quality bait supply.

In this Podcast he gives us an amazing insight how angling has evolved in Dublin and throughout Ireland over the decades from the 60's up until the present day.

Dave talks about all the great anglers many who have since left us and the knowlege he gained from them along the way .

This is not only a podcast but a fantastic angling history lesson, enjoy.

What a way to start year three of the Lure Fishing Podcast.

In the first epiodes of 2026 we catch up with John Quinlan of Thatch Cottage Fishing lodge based in Waterville in County Kerry.

John is a well known guide and angler and it was great to hear how his fishing has been going over the last few years. He also talks about his upcoming trip to Portugal as well as plans for the coming season and much more. Another cracking episode from an extremely knowleagable angler.

Thon Hunt is one of the top predator lure anglers in Europe and the UK and a fanstastic guy to talk to.

His knowlege is unbeliveable and he presents it in a way that is so easy to break down and understand

I rellay enjoyed this one and cant wait to listen back to it myself. Its packed with top advice and tactics from a real master angler.

Thom is currently working in marketing at Westin and gives a great insight into the tackle industry.

This is an episode that you will be playing over and over again.

In this episode of the Lure Fishing Podcast I chat with Ash Barwick creator of the Tight Lines App. This a new dedicated App for Irish and UK anglers to log catches and marks.

I have started using the app myself recently and I am really enjoying it.

It is very user friendly and amount of data generated from it is really interesting and usefull. I have kept a diary for a number of years now and this will be a game chager for me.

As usuall we chat about all things fishing too, Ash is a keen angler and having relocated from London to Kerry he tells us about his quest to catch his first sea bass, figuring out how and when to catch these fantastic fish.

Join me as I chat with Marcin Kantor, Pat Gallagher, and David Norman at the Irish Spring Angling Fair, at Ardaire Springs, Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny over the May bank holiday weekend.

Join me as I chat with Keith Barry, Pat Gallagher, Ken Whelan and David Norman at the Irish Spring Angling Fair, at Ardaire Springs, Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny over the May bank holiday weekend.

In episode 37 of the lure fishing podcast I catch up with top bass angler Marc Cowling. It has been nearly two years since we had him on last and he has been up to so much since.

From expanding his business, lure development with Westin, updating his first book and catching lots of bass in between, Marc shows he is one of the most hard working and knowledgeable anglers out there.

This episode is packed with information and advice be sure to have a listen.