My old buddy Francis Loftus (effectionately known as the Fat Yank) has a saying… “all anglers are liers except you and me. Now I’m beginning to wonder about you!” I don’t have a scale on Pegasus so if someone asks the weight of a fish I give a ‘guesstimate’. As a kid I would wonder …

My clients yesterday (27th) came from the town of Hundsangan, Germany… Michael Kraemer and son Felix. The morning session was slack due to the North wind blowing against the morning ebb. However, the lads were rewarded in the afternoon… with the wind and tide working in unison some nice fish arrived on the flood producing …

Moy Estuary sea trout fishing is special within my family and last week my daughter Carol and her son Ben (daddy had to work) joined me for two hours on my first day out… they landed 7 sea trout in two hours. Four of those fish were fresh run bars of silver… nice start! On …

January 1st 2017… I hope all of you enjoyed the festivities last night and are not too hungover today. A few salmon fisheries have opened today and good luck to all anglers who venture out but we sea trout folk must wait for another few months to wet a line. In the meantime here’s a …

In angling terms 2016 could be described as a good year! Yes, a good year for sea trout on the (Moy) estuary, not a lot of sunshine but excellent angling weather. The first week of May was a wash-out but from there on we enjoyed good dryish weather with excellent runs of sea trout and a …

This is a depressing time of year for a sea trout angler… the end of the season is approaching fast and conditions are anything but favourable. When Al Dubin wrote the lyrics to September in the Rain, he must have been inspired by a visit to Ireland… ‘The leaves of brown came tumbling down… Remember… …

As I head into the last week of July I am hoping the weather will hold up. This is not what one would call ‘bikini weather’ but it has good for the estuary… not too much wind and not too much rain. The soil has been able to hold what rain we’ve had… not too …

Freddie enjoyed two successful days with me catching Moy estuary sea trout. A happy hunter who says he is booking a full week in 2017  

Without a doubt, this is the best season on the Moy estuary for many years. The catch is up, both in quality and quantity. For the past numbers of years I found myself cancelling numerous trips throughout the season due to a mixture of strong winds and floods. Not so this year. We have not …