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: Competitions
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 […]
McCarron Cup 2025: Dermot does it again!
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 […]
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 […]