On Saturday, 6th July 2024, 26 avid anglers gathered at Tullaghan’s Shore, Lough Owel, for a friendly fly fishing trout competition: The Ian Rowand Trophy. The day was marked by highly variable weather, truly a case of “four seasons in one day.” Anglers faced heavy, biting rain showers with gusty winds, which later transitioned to […]
Category: Competitions
LM Byrne Cup Results
It was chilly enough for June and while the rain held off, there was little or no wind for the first few hours of the LM Byrne Cup on Lough Lene last Saturday. 33 DTAA members set out at 11am with 12 weighing in fish. As usual it was a heaviest fish competition and of […]
Anna Livia Cup 2024
Fished again this year at Bohernabreena rather than the traditional River Liffey venue, 15 DTAA members took part in the Anna Livia Cup Plenty of stockies to be had as well as wild browns. Gary Coakley finished in top place with 2 fine fish for 5.24 Lbs, Gerry Heaslip came second and Alan Doherty in […]
Corcoran Cup: 6 DTAA Anglers through
The Leinster Qualifier, also known as the Corcoran Cup was fished yesterday in bright sunshine and no wind on Lough Owel. DTAA member Brian Conway had an amazing fish in excess of 10 pounds and took top position (10.3 Lbs). Also qualifying were President Fran Nugent, John O’Neill, Willie Scully, Dave Canning and Secretary Cathal […]
Pasker 2024: Eoin Dunne is back!
Eagle eyed anglers and DTAA committee members were watching Met Eireann all week to get a sense of what conditions would be like on Saturday 13th April on Owel. With the original slot of 6th April cancelled due to storm Kathleen, hope and expectation were in abundance as we counted down the days to Saturday […]
Christmas Outing 2023
DTAA had our annual Christmas outing in Laois Angling Centre yesterday with 14 anglers catching and releasing 53 fish. The weather wasn’t too bad with only a small drizzle shower during the day. Our winner on the day was Brian Conway with a tremendous 15 fish, while Matt Clarke took the second spot with 11 […]
McCarron Cup 2023
29 DTAA anglers set out in good conditions on Lough Owel last Saturday for the final competition of the season. Aside from a squally wind at time, conditions were near perfect and 25 anglers return fish. 34 fish were weighed in. (the following map is from IFI at fishingireland.com) We set out from Tullaghans with […]
Ryder Cup 2023
The Ryder cup was held on Bohernabreena Reservoirs on the 27th August. It proved to be a tough day with only a few rainbows weighed in along with some nice brown trout. Gary Coakley made it 2 in a row with 2 nice brown trout; well done Gary in a tough day. Dave canning was […]
Great turnout for the Ryder Cup 2023
18 anglers turned out for this years Ryder Cup which was fished at Bohernabreena last weekend. Gary Coakley scored another 10 points having won recent Elvery Cup on Lough Lene. Dave Canning came in next with John O’Neill in 3rd place. Full results below. This competition did not upset the leaderboard status with Heaslip looking […]
Elvery Cup 2023
The Elvery Cup was fished at the rescheduled date of Saturday 19th August at Lough Lene, Collinstown. With storms affecting much of Ireland on Friday 18th there were some concerns that conditions may not suit but this concern was unwarranted. 24 anglers turned out for the day with 10 anglers weighing in their heaviest fish. […]