If he had to pick one fly, DTAA Secretary Cathal McDonnell would choose the Red Arsed Olive Green Stimulator. Best fished in a wave on Lough Conn. David Dinsmore gave Cathal one of these flies on his first trip to Lough Conn and it has got fish at most of his Lough Conn & Cullin […]

Olives. DTAA member Mark McAllister says that Olives are showing on the Tourmakeady shore this time of year and he’s had success with his friend and clubmate, Nessan Kelly’s Olives. When asked, Nessan emphasised that these were not “his” olives, they were tied after Dennis Moss’s pattern, the Dark Olive Midge page 57 of Trout […]

DTAA Committee member and ecologist John Harrington has noticed good hatches of hawthorn flies around at the moment, great fishing when they’re blown onto the water. John’s tying for hawthorn (first picture): Hook b160 size 12, Thread black uni 8, Body tied black 3 pheasant fibres tied half way round bend, fine silver wire reverse […]

A Peter Ross Hopper from DTAA Committee member, Fran Nugent. This pattern that has caught many fish on the upper Bohernabreena Reservoir, This works really well from June on to the end of Season and is very easy to tie. Hook – B175 size 14/12 Rib – Silver wire Body – 2/3 Silver tinsel 1/3 […]

Gerry’s variant on the International Dabbler is an outstanding wet fly for pulling up a trout in a good wave. It is Gerry’s own Mayfly pattern that he uses on Conn, Corrib and Mask. The wing and tail is bronze mallard, rib is gold wire, the thorax is hot orange seals fur and the body […]