Well it warmed up at last and lovely conditions for fishing greeted 26 DTAA anglers as expectations were high and the banter was flowing.And Lough Lene didn’t disappoint with some lovely fished weighed in.Dries and wets both proved the successful methods on the day.Hubert Smith won with a fine fish of 5.435 Lb, John O’Neill […]
Category: 2026
Pasker Cup 2026
The 2026 Pasker was fished on Lough Owel on Saturday 16th May. Conditions were good enough to start with a light West wind that changed to North. It was cold and there was a bit of rain around. Despite that, there was a huge amount of fly was showing. Fish were hard to come by, […]
Crossmolina 2026
Crossmolina 2026 didn’t disappoint! Another fabulous festival of angling took place last weekend at the Annual DTAA versus Loughs Conn and Cullin Anglers. Going on now for more than 50 years this is the highlight for many of the angling calendar. There were some great fish caught despite the fact that the lake seems to […]
Extraordinary Anna Livia 2026
Anna Livia Trophy 2026 – A Brilliant Start to the Season The 2026 trout fishing season got off to a flying start on Saturday, April 25th, at Bohernabreena Reservoir, where ten keen anglers gathered for the first competition of the year (it would have been the Pasker Cup that was first in the season but […]
DTAA AGM 2026
DTAA AGM 2026 took place on Friday 30th January at the Spa Hotel. DTAA President Fran Nugent led the proceedings with support from Honorary Secretary Cathal McDonnell and Honorary Treasurer Declan McKibben Declan gave an overview of the new DTAA booking system for our boats which hopefully make it easier for some folks to browse […]