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Inchagoill Island.

16/05/2026

28/04/2026

Last Saturday was the first Saturday in six weekends when it was possible to get on Corrib without being blown down to Galway city. A really nice wave on the water and a steady breeze but very bright at times. Unfortunately there was little or no fly on the water and most boats I met had blanked. Even the trollers were not meeting fish however David (pictured below) had a total of three nice trout caught on a fly of his own making which he kindly gave to me afterwards. I fished the shallows hard and had one rise for my trouble. In fact the only thing I managed to hook was my own upper lip with a size 14 dry fly. The populace of Clifden could hear my shouts as I used my forceps to roll the barb loose!
Sunday the wind dropped to 3 or 4 Kilometres, at times to just flat calm, and the sky was very bright. There were good hatches of olives and quite a few anglers had great success with buzzers and dry olives. Anglers in a competition out of Ballindiff had some very nice fish to the net however approximately 12 anglers from Kilbeg managed just one fish. Our visiting friend David from Cork had 3 fish on Sunday and his good friend had two, all on buzzers.
Yesterday fishing was mixed even though there were some decent hatches and today was and still is extremely windy. There were a few boats out on Ballycurrin Bay today but I have no information on how they got on. One boat out of Annaghkeen returned early after blanking and being bounced up and down since 9.30 this morning. Having walked the shoreline I can tell you I could not see any evidence of fly hatching and no swallows or seagulls picking and at the time of writing the temperature has dropped making for a very chilly evening indeed. Winds tomorrow are forecast to be stronger again so if you are going on the lake make sure you have a nice big island at your back.
Until next time. Stay safe.

24/12/2025

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Wishing Everybody a Happy and Peaceful Christmas 2025.