Category: 2023
Christmas Outing 2023
DTAA had our annual Christmas outing in Laois Angling Centre yesterday with 14 anglers catching and releasing 53 fish. The weather wasn’t too bad with only a small drizzle shower during the day. Our winner on the day was Brian Conway with a tremendous 15 fish, while Matt Clarke took the second spot with 11 […]
McCarron Cup 2023
29 DTAA anglers set out in good conditions on Lough Owel last Saturday for the final competition of the season. Aside from a squally wind at time, conditions were near perfect and 25 anglers return fish. 34 fish were weighed in. (the following map is from IFI at fishingireland.com) We set out from Tullaghans with […]
Ryder Cup 2023
The Ryder cup was held on Bohernabreena Reservoirs on the 27th August. It proved to be a tough day with only a few rainbows weighed in along with some nice brown trout. Gary Coakley made it 2 in a row with 2 nice brown trout; well done Gary in a tough day. Dave canning was […]
Great turnout for the Ryder Cup 2023
18 anglers turned out for this years Ryder Cup which was fished at Bohernabreena last weekend. Gary Coakley scored another 10 points having won recent Elvery Cup on Lough Lene. Dave Canning came in next with John O’Neill in 3rd place. Full results below. This competition did not upset the leaderboard status with Heaslip looking […]
Elvery Cup 2023
The Elvery Cup was fished at the rescheduled date of Saturday 19th August at Lough Lene, Collinstown. With storms affecting much of Ireland on Friday 18th there were some concerns that conditions may not suit but this concern was unwarranted. 24 anglers turned out for the day with 10 anglers weighing in their heaviest fish. […]
Ian Rowand Cup
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. […]
Family Day Out!
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: 16th July, Sunday; Juvenile Event
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 […]
Anna Livia 2023
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 […]