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, […]
Category: Lough Owel
Pasker Cup 2026
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
McCarron Cup 2024: stunning victory for Dermot Flynn
Perfect conditions: wind, cloud, temperature, sedge and olives hatching; the rain held off. 26 anglers returned 21 fish in this 2 fish limit competition to round off the DTAA season. Some great fish weighed in including Dermot Flynn’s fish of 5.59lbs, which with his second fish, gave a bag of 8.16lbs well ahead of nearest […]
McCarron Cup 2024 Preview
As far as we can tell conditions for this Saturday’s McCarron Cup will be good. A moderate westerly wind, cloud cover, low chance of rain but it will be chilly out there for those of us who have been benefiting from the warm weather earlier this month. The leaderboard as it stands has Dave Canning […]
Ian Rowand Trophy report
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]