Saturday 27th September saw the last DTAA competition of the year and most anglers favourite, the McCarron Cup. In a repeat of his victory last year, Dermot Flynn has scooped the top prize with a stunning victory last Saturday on Owel. In addition, he weighed in the heaviest fish! Conditions were perfect for fishing and […]
Category: Competitions
Ryder Cup 2025 Report
The 2025 Ryder cup took place as usual at Bohernabreena Reservoir last Saturday. Conditions were nice, with a southerly wind making casting tricky on the car park side of the lower reservoir, but quite comfortable at other locations. As it happened the winning fish was caught by Cathal McDonnell at this location, a modest rainbow […]
Family Fishing Day 2025
DTAA members and friends enjoyed a day out last Sunday 24th August at Laois Angling Centre. 14 youngsters turned out on the day with most either catching or hooking a fish, using fly fishing as well as bait fishing techniques. The team at Laois Angling had recently stocked the lakes and so there were fish […]
DTAA Juvenile Outing Sunday 24th August
DTAA Family/Juvenile fishing outing Sunday next 24th August at Laois Angling Centre from 11am. DTAA members or friends are welcome to join us. Please notify Declan in advance if you will be bringing a youngster (dublintrout (at) gmail.com) Great fun was had last year, see the link below: Thanks to Inland Fisheries Ireland for their […]
Elvery Cup 2025
A quick report on the Elvery Cup that took place yesterday Saturday 26th July on Lough Lene. 26 anglers took part with Hubert Smith in first place with a fish of just over 3 lbs; Cathal McDonnell came second and Tom Hipwell in third place. The full results table: in terms of the overall leaderboard […]
Ian Rowand Competition 2025
The Ian Rowand competition took place today in ideal conditions on Lough Owel. There was a moderate West/Northwest wind and the rain held off. There was no fly life to be seen but the swallows dipped and dived around the lake so perhaps there was something up. 11 of the 22 competing anglers weighed in […]
Donal takes the LM Byrne Cup 2025!
Donal Raftery takes the top spot for this year’s LM Byrne Cup on Lene amid very challenging conditions with heavy downpours most of the day and finishing off with some sunshineThis is Donal’s first ever DTAA competition win though he’s been there or thereabouts many times over the years. Gary Coakley came second with Hubert […]
Crossmolina 2025
Sitting here sun kissed and wind burned after two days hard fishing on Lough Conn, I can only say fair play to those who had fish. A harsh northerly, north-easterly wind and bright sun plagued us both days, with the first hour on Saturday 3rd offering the best conditions and results over the two days. […]
Anna Livia Trophy 2025
The temperature was good, no rain, plenty of fly life and despite a sometimes gusty southwesterly wind, plenty of fish were caught. DTAA Secretary Cathal McDonnell won the day, with his fourth trout in the last 10 mins, and while casting under a tree ! Nymphs , lures and wets proved to be the best […]
Pasker Cup 2025 on Lough Owel
26 hardy DTAA anglers turned out for the season opener on Owel last Saturday. Not a cloud in the sky and a stiff Easterly wind made the fishing uncomfortable for some, with the Western shore more challenging than the other side of the lake. 7 anglers returned fish with only 3 of those weighing in […]