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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, […]

LM Byrne Results

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 […]

Riverbank Cleanup at Gallagher’s Lane

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 takes the honours!

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 […]