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On February 6, 1898, Colonel O’Hara from Lenaboy Castle and Henry Hodgson from Currerevagh, Oughterard came together to found The Corrib Fisheries Association for the further improvement of trout fishing on the Corrib. They teamed up with the Board of Conservators of the Galway District to promote proper angling on the Corrib. In 1907, they managed to convince the Department of Agriculture to build a trout hatchery on the Owenriff River in Oughterard. It worked very well for a number of years but eventually fell into decline and closed down in 1924.

Have you ever thought about casting your line and trying out sea angling? If you have, there is good news this New Year, because the Connacht Provincial Council of the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers are looking for new members.

Have you ever thought about casting your line and trying out sea angling? If you have, there is good news this New Year, because the Connacht Provincial Council of the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers are looking for new members.

It was a great day for Ciaran Reilly two weeks ago at the National Youth Fly Dressing Championship in Mallow, as the young Loughrea man was crowned Individual All Ireland Champion on the day. It was double joy for Reilly as he also captained Team Connacht to the All Ireland team title by a significant margin.

A FINNISH punk band, whose members are special needs adults, and a woman who makes fly fishing bait, are the subjects of two documentaries to be screened in Athenry this weekend.

Despite challenging conditions for angling, 271 salmon were caught on the Moy last week.

A host of the greatest fly tyers, fly casters, and angling celebrities throughout the world will once again gather in Salthill this weekend to take part in the fourth Irish Fly Fair and International Angling show.

The Millennium Cup event, hosted by Castlebar Anglers, will take place on Sunday July 29 on Lough Mask.

The local team, representing Ireland, were the winners of this year’s Mayfly Competition, hosted in Oughterard at the weekend.

The Bilberry/Lannagh Angling Club will host the annual McConville Cup from July 9 to 11 on Biberry-Lannagh Loughs, situated between Castlebar and Westport.