Ireland on the Fly - the people & places of fly fishing in Ireland
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The Ireland on the Fly podcast is about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland.
From salmon and sea trout to brown trout, bass and pike, the show looks at the future and tradition of the sport.
Visit the show page at: https://www.irelandonthefly.com
Keep up to date on Instagram.com/irelandonthefly
Contact the show at: info@irelandonthefly.com
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Lough Corrib & Lough Sheelin Review 2025
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Conor Arnold on the Blackwater investigation and Oireachtas hearing
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Brown trout fishing on the Boyne
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Cork's Kevin McLoughlin on the good old days of salmon fishing
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Throwing Feathers in the Wind with Richard Gorodecky
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Grilse run update - from the bad to the sublime
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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The Last Salmon: Richard Davies on his life's work to save the salmon
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Sprats, overfishing, heatwaves & ecosystems in danger of collapse
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The Last Salmon: Rob Macfarlane & why rivers are alive and should have rights
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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The Last Salmon: Season 2 Launching July 25th
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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‘If the rod doesn’t talk to you, you’re not doing it right’ Packy Trotter on a lifetime of fly fishing teaching and learning
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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The Bucket List: Ronan Collins on Fly Fishing in Africa
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Trout in Hot Water – Ken Whelan on fly fishing in a changing climate
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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The Mid-Season Review – the highs & lows of the season so far
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Paddy Gargan on his Landmark Sea Lice Study
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Ireland at the World Fly Fishing Championships
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The 2025 Mayfly Review
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ballisodare Salmon Fishery and why its future remains bright
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May 22, 2025 |
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Conor Arnold on the Blackwater’s May run and where have all the springers gone?
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May 13, 2025 |
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Stan Headley on a life fly fishing Scottish Lochs & Irish Loughs
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Spring Salmon Fishing on the Slaney
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Patsy Peril – a Limerick netsman’s fight to save the salmon
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The mystique of Donegal’s hill loughs with Ronan McWilliams
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Empowering communities to be custodians of their local rivers
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Bonus Ep: Saol ar an tSiúr (Life on the Suir)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Evo Smyth’s fly fishing & fly tying journey from Latvia to Ireland
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Salmon Watch Ireland & the plans against salmon farming in Ireland in 2025
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Kilbride Anglers – a fascinating history of growth & overcoming obstacles since the 1940s
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Mastering fly tying techniques with Barry Ord Clarke
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Willie Holmes - from Moorbrook trout to Vancouver steelhead
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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‘If you can tie flies you can build your own fly rod’ Brian Martin’s tips for your first rod build
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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From Greenland to the Erriff - the story of one salmon’s 2,500km journey
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Sally Barnes & 50 Years of Change on the Atlantic Coast
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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The unique and special Lough Carra
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Salmon Season Opens on the Drowes
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Repost: Paul Molloy & the special allure of Lough Corrib
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Repost: Sean McLaughlin and the reasons to be optimistic if you’re a salmon angler
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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From Newfoundland to Ireland with Jamie Pike
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Why George McGrath gave up the dry fly rod for pike
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Winter Grayling Fishing with Mark Driver
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Loughs Brown Trout Review with Mike Keady & Eamonn Ross
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Paddy McDonnell’s Review of the 2024 Salmon Season
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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River Brown Trout Season Review
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Darryl Mooney, insights from the fly fishing trade
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Remembering John Gierach, All the Time in the World
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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George Kavanagh and appreciating what you have on your doorstep
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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‘Follow the Fin’ with Joe Quinn
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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The Killary Harbour escape and what it means for the wild Irish salmon
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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James Barry’s Memorable 2024 Season
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Loughs fishing in September with Dominic Kerrigan
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Glenda Powell, exploring the world with a fly rod
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Judd Ruane, Sea Trout Fishing on the Moy Estuary
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Fishery Focus: Costello & Fermoyle
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Book Club Ep #9: Chris McCully, prolific fishing writer and author of Nomads of the Tides: Fishing for Irish Sea Trout
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Paul Molloy & the special allure of Lough Corrib
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Grilse Update from the Moy
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Mick O’Farrell and what he learned fly fishing in Ireland and the UK
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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What Norway’s salmon rivers’ closures could mean for Irish anglers
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Team Captain, John Buckley, on Ireland’s 6th place at the World Championships
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Stevie Munn, a Belfast fly angler’s life
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Dublin’s River Dodder, an incredible story of regrowth
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Sean McLaughlin and the reasons to be optimistic if you’re a salmon angler
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: ‘We don’t have time, we need to intervene now.’ Ken Whelan addresses ranching as a possible angler solution
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Mayfly update from Lough Sheelin and Lough Arrow
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May 30, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: Hatcheries - a solution or problem?
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May 28, 2024 |
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Castleconnell – an historic fishery with hopes for the future
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May 23, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: The chemicals weren’t working, the fish were suffering and new ideas were needed
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May 21, 2024 |
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Mayfly Update from Corrib and Derg
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May 17, 2024 |
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Frank Maunsell's tales from the Owenmore
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May 13, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: Matt Harris and why it's still the salmon above all others
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May 06, 2024 |
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Rory’s – a legendary place and person in Irish fly fishing
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: 'When you catch your first fish, the fish catches you' Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard on fly fishing, salmon & saving the planet
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Book Club Ep #8: Collecting Irish fly fishing first editions
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: Mikael Frödin: the salmon angler we can all learn from
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Mayfly on Lough Derg – a tough lake, but it can be worth it
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: Charles Clover: helping to save the oceans one area at a time
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Nicholas Grubb on 60lbs salmon and tales of an age gone by
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: The hopes and fears for salmon fishing in Scotland
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Julie Gerry, the only woman to win the World Cup, on breaking boundaries and encouraging youths into the sport
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: How Alexandra Morton won her fight against salmon farms
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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John Maduro, from the Caribbean to the Copper Coast
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: Paul Whitehouse & John Bailey on stocking, salmon fishing and the return of Rowley Birkin (KC)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The River Slaney, queen of Irish Rivers
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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The Last Salmon: The tipping point for Iceland in their fight to save the wild salmon
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Book Club Ep #7: Sidney Spencer: Fisher of Wild Places
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The 'catastrophic' fish kill on the Ballymacraven River explained
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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From the River Suir and Beyond – John Lalor’s Fishing Life
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Jimmy Tyrrell’s Irish Fly Craft
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Wet fly fishing on Cork’s rivers in early season
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Conor Arnold on the start of the 2024 salmon season on the Blackwater
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Early season on Lough Currane with Neil O'Shea
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Eamonn Conway and how a fly fishing obsession led to setting up his own fly rod company & the challenges he’s faced
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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The Wicklow man captaining Sweden – Graham Reynolds on fly fishing in the Land of a Thousand Lakes
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Book Club Ep #6: O’Gorman & The Practice of Angling – the Irish Walton?
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Salmon opening day update
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Repost: Ronan Collins on a lifetime of curiosity & learning whilst fly fishing around the world
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Most Memorable Fish on the Fly Vol. 2
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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The Drake mag's Tom Bie, on his love of fly fishing in Ireland
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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East Coast Sea Trout with Mick McShane
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Tony McCann’s Salmon Fly Tying Journey – from spectator to tying at fairs in 4 years
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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From Athlone to fly fishing on the world stage with Sean Dempsey
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Mayfly on Corrib to trout madness in Montana with Mike Cosgrave
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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The rise of salmon farming & the decline of wild salmon and sea trout in Ireland
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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From Patagonia to the Ponoi – Matthew Solon, the Clare man guiding around the world
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Davie McPhail’s fly tying – and fly fishing - life
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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The Saltwater season in review & why more anglers are targeting mullet on the fly
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Lough Neagh will become 'an open sewer' if nothing is done
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Pike on the Fly with Stuart Wylie
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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The 2023 Salmon Season on the Moy
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Denis Goulding & the 12 Fly Fishing Days of October
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Bonus Ep: The Final Day from the World Fly Fishing Championships
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Bonus Ep: Day 4 from the World Fly Fishing Championships
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Bonus Ep: Day 3 from the World Fly Fishing Championships
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Bonus Ep: Day 2 from the World Fly Fishing Championships
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Dries v Streamers – Keith McDonnell’s advice for September
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Bonus Ep: Day 1 from the World Championships
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Maddy Kelly - the Irish woman behind International Women's Fly Fishing Day
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Restoring the Salmon to the River Liffey
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Dec Conlon, Irish Team Captain, looks ahead to the World Championships
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Irish youths win 3 golds in-a-row
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Cian O'Boyle: A Salmon Obsession
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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‘Fallen off a cliff’ – will the 2023 salmon season become the tipping point for real action?
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Guiding on the River Nore with Dan O’Neill
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The Bucket List #3: Brown Trout Heaven on the Orkneys
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Johnny Casey & Yamil Turcuman on chasing salmon around Ireland & abroad
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The Feather Thief Part 2 - Edwin Rist & the underworld of classic salmon fly tiers
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Book Club Ep #5: Kirk Wallace Johnson & The Feather Thief Pt 1
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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With nitrogen levels increasing in Irish rivers, what will it mean for our fishing?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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The secret's out - the rise of Lough Arrow
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Paddy Gargan on fisheries’ management & Connemara sea trout
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Fly fishing on the River Boyne & the custodians protecting this historic river
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Getting ready for the Moy’s grilse run
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May 25, 2023 |
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Mayfly Season on Lough Sheelin
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May 18, 2023 |
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Corrib Mayfly Update & Tactics with Mike Keady
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May 11, 2023 |
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The Bucket List #2: New Zealand on the Fly with Ronan Creane
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May 04, 2023 |
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River Tactics With Ireland Captain Darius Simkus
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Sea Trout on the Fly with Steffan Jones
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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The Salmon Summit
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Book Club Ep #4: John Gierach, All the Time in the World
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Frankie McPhillips - how he was nearly lost to newspapers instead of fly tying
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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When the rains subside here's where to target a salmon in March/April
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Unlocking the secrets of the Suir with George McGrath
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Salmon Fishing on the Upper Caragh
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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From fly fishing with US Presidents to Tiger Woods - Sean McManmon’s life on the fly
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Mullet on the fly in early season
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Book Club Ep #3: Dan O’Donovan & the Salmon of the River Lee
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Duck Fly Tactics & Spring Fishing on Lough Corrib
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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The best lake for spring salmon on the fly in Europe?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Does fly tying make you a better fly angler? Ryan Houston on his fly tying & fly fishing career
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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The Fight for Wild Salmon & Sea Trout
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Ronan Collins on a lifetime of curiosity & learning whilst fly fishing around the world
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Opening Day Update from the Drowes
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Most Memorable Fish on the Fly Vol 1
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Book Club Ep #2: The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes & the influence of Ireland on his fishing & writing
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Pollock on the Fly – and why more & more fly anglers are focusing on this fish
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Catching Irish Pike on the Fly
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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The 2022 Salmon Season with IFI's Kevin Crowley
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Catching Rainbow Trout over Winter with Denis Goulding
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Bonus Ep: Fish farms & sea lice on Loch Maree
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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The collapse of Scotland's Loch Maree - a warning for Irish anglers
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Book Club Ep #1: Kingsmill Moore’s A Man May Fish
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Boiled bluebottles and more - the fly tying secrets of Jackie Mahon
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Review of the 2022 Brown Trout Season on the Irish Lakes
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Keith McDonnell on catching his 22lbs Iceland Sea Trout
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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‘To be known as fly anglers, not just female fly anglers’ Irish internationals Almha McDonnell & Rebecca Moffitt-McGinn on their rise in the sport
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Peter Driver on Trout River Tactics for September plus Winning the National River Championship
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Tenkara in Ireland
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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The Bucket List #1: Fishing for sea-run Arctic char – Greenland on the Fly
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Fishery Focus: The River Bandon with Jason Nash
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Weed Growth on Irish Rivers & Lakes - What's Going On?
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Finding the Soul of Angling with Garrett Fallon
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Remembering the glory days of Connemara sea trout fishing
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Fly Fishing for Bass with Jason O'Riordan on the Copper Coast
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Reviewing the Mayfly Season on Lough Sheelin with Eamonn Ross
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Bonus Ep: Habitat Restoration on Irish Rivers with the IFI's Declan Cooke
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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From Guide aged 10 to Irish Captain at 33 - Darren Maguire and the Next Generation of Fly Anglers in Ireland
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Paddy McDonnell Unlocks the Mysteries of the Moy
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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The Magic of Mayfly Season
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May 17, 2022 |
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Successful loughs fishing with Stan McArt
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May 07, 2022 |
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Paul Procter on early season river fishing
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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George McGrath, Insights from a lifetime on the River Suir
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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The Story Behind the 1902 Cork Salmon Flies Collection
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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David McEvoy, Fishery & Estate Manager at Delphi
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Spring salmon fishing on the Drowes
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Early Season Tactics on Lough Corrib
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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COP26 and the Atlantic Salmon
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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What Lies Beneath - the lough trout's larder and how to imitate them
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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A Salmon Masterclass with Robert Gillespie
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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'A legacy greater than Izaak Walton' The remarkable story of Limerick's Edward Fitzgibbon
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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End of Season Review with Jason Nash & James Barry
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Make Way for the Salmon - the documentary series on the River Nore salmon
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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High River Tactics
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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A hopeful time for salmon runs?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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River Life in Ireland Explained
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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‘Building a business based on fishing is a minor form of lunacy’ Peter Mantle's Final Fishing Project
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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Robert Gillespie and why casting is the fishing
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Irish Bass and the Call of the Ocean
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Dry Fly & Night Fishing Tactics for Sea Trout
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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This Ghillie's Life: a documentary on the ghillieing tradition in county Kerry
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May 29, 2020 |
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Fly Fishing New Zealand with Irish guide Ronan Creane
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May 14, 2020 |
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Peter Driver and the Importance of Competition River Fishing
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Tom Doc Sullivan and the Guiding Life on Corrib
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Tom Fort on fishing writing, memories of the Suir and Niall Fallon
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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An Introduction to Streamer Fishing with Keith McDonnell
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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An update from the Blackwater and the IFI's new Women Try Fishing programme
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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First catch and release salmon on the Drowes
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Peter Mantle: the Irish Delphi Oracle
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Andrew Herd on William Blacker and the Irish influence on British salmon fly tying
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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The Story of the Railway Fishery Part 2
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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The Story of the Railway Fishery Part 1
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Opening Day on the Drowes
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Jan 10, 2020 |