24 DTAA anglers braved the strong westerly winds last weekend on Owel to enjoy a great day out for the Ian Rowand Cup. It is fair to say that conditions were good, with decent cloud cover contributing to a respectable return of 18 fish for the 24 anglers, and many stories of missed and lost fish. […]
The annual juvenile outing was a great success. DTAA and Dodder Anglers hosted the event at the Southern County Fishery in Garryhill. Taking place last Sunday 16th July, more than 30 people were attending with 14 young anglers competing for the prizes. The emphasis was on fun and ‘giving it a go’ rather than competition, […]
Save the date for Sunday 16th July at Southern County Fishery Details to follow. Attention boys and girls: All friends and family of DTAA, Dodder, Clane are welcome. Everyone gets a prize. Fly fishing and fun activities. Lunch provided. Please contact us via [email protected] to let us know if you can make it so we […]
This year’s Anna Livia, normally fished on the Liffey, was held at Bohernabreena on Sunday 18th June. This was due to ongoing concerns about the fishing performance on our Liffey fisheries, which is currently being investigated by a number of agencies. The warm, dry Summer continued, with a southerly wind making casting tricky for some […]
There was only one fish in it at the end of the day, with Lough Conn and Cullin measuring 15 fish over 11” to Dublin’s 14. The Dublin Bowl stayed in Crossmolina after a hard days fishing with the top performers coming from Cloghans, Abbey Shore, Castle Hill bay and Massbrook. On the Saturday temperatures […]
Saturday 22nd April 2023 was a cold, misearble day with little wind. 27 hardy DTAA anglers set off on Lough Lene full of anticipation and optimism that they would bring in the winning bag for this heaviest fish competition. Most anglers weighed in fish with PJ O’Driscoll taking top spot for the 2nd time in […]
Congratulations to Fran Nugent for winning heaviest fish at the Leinster Championships 2023 on Lough Owel on Sunday 23rd April. ITFFA Leinster Chairperson, Julie Gerry presented the trophy and wished Fran (Ireland Captain) and Team Ireland best of luck at the upcoming spring International in Draycote, UK.
Big thank you to work party who did the riverbank clearance today to follow up on the huge work John Harrington and his brother did a few weeks back. This has reopened access to fishing downstream of Gallaghers lane. DTAA fishery maps are being updated and should be on website later this year. Work party […]
Tom Hipwell is DTAA Angler of the year receiving the honours at last night’s AGM in the Spa Hotel. A tremendous season of angling in 2022 and an outstanding performance from Tom was rightly rewarded with the top accolade from the Association. In addition, to his top rod status, Tom also managed to run the […]