Ready to launch the boat from Castle Archdale

Lough Erne

A quick outing on the Erne on Wednesday afternoon reaped its rewards with a couple of fine brown trout.  After a quick drive down to...
Another fine Bewl rainbow

Blustery Bewl bonanza

March 21st is always a date I look out for as not only does it mark the start of Spring give or take a...
Bewl Water

Bewl, blanks and bare chested buffoonery

Well it seems like ages since I last fished Bewl Water and in my haste to get a days fishing in I forgot to...
Lough Arrow overcast

Lough Arrow revisited..

After Wednesdays visit William and I had decided to return to Lough Arrow on Saturday with a good friend and all round trout fishing...
Frankie McPhillips shop

A quick visit to Frankie’s

So what do I do in between fishing trips when i’m over in Northern Ireland?  Well this normally means a quick visit to Frankie...

Lough Arrow

Typically the weather looked pretty poor in the morning but the boat was hitched on to the car and all of the fishing gear...
White hawthorne flower

The hawthorn is out…

So having waited patiently for my first fishing trip on this visit to Northern Ireland a chance sighting of a hawthorn tree in blossom...