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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Anna Livia 2023
This year’s Anna Livia, normally fished on the Liffey, was held at Bohernabreena on Sunday 18th June. This was due to ongoing concerns about the fishing performance on our Liffey fisheries, which is currently being investigated by a number of agencies. The warm, dry Summer continued, with a southerly wind making casting tricky for some […]
Anna Livia report
Congratulations to Fran Nugent on winning the Anna Livia trophy today on Bohernabreena Reservoir’s. John O’Neill was second and Gerry Heaslip third. Big shout out to new member Rudolf Britz for winning the special weight prize. It was a windy day which made things difficult to say the least. With 2 competitons left the race […]