The Ireland on the Fly podcast is about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland.
From salmon and sea trout to brown trout, bass and pike, the show looks at the future and tradition of the sport.
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Why Iceland Should Be on Every Brown Trout Angler’s List
This week on Ireland on the Fly, we’re heading to Iceland with William Maire, who joins us to tell us about his recent trip in search of wild brown trout.
William, who now lives in Mayo, cut his teeth fishing the famous sea trout loughs of Connemara. These days, he fishes throughout the west of Ireland for salmon and sea trout, while also having a particular fondness for Corrib and its wild brown trout.
We’ve featured Iceland as a destination before, when Keith McDonnell joined us to talk about its sea trout fishing. This time, though, the focus is very much on brown trout.
It was William’s first trip to Iceland and he tells us about some superb fishing, both on rivers and lakes, using a variety of methods and connecting with some seriously impressive wild trout.
We also hear about the experience of fishing in Iceland, what surprised him about the trip, and what anglers can expect if they’re considering Iceland for their own fishing adventure.
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31 Jul 2026
Fly Fishing for Irish Sea Trout with Chris McCully
This week’s show sees the return of our book club series and we are delighted to be joined by Daire Whelan for this episode. When Daire was taking his break from Ireland on the Fly he promised that he would join us again for any book club editions so it is great to have him on the show again.
In this book club edition, our guest is renowned sea trout angler, Chris McCully, who has just published his new book, Fly Fishing for Irish Sea Trout.
Chris has been on with us before when two years ago he discussed his book Names of the Fish in British & Irish Waters. We were keen to have him on again to discuss his latest publication.
Chris has spent decades writing about fish, rivers and the people who pursue them, and many listeners will know him from his landmark work Nomads of the Tides, co-authored with Ken Whelan, which is regarded as one of the definitive guides to Irish sea trout.
A lot of the material in the new book comes from Nomads but as Chris explains it is not just a reprint. Many of you will also know him as a regular feature writer with Trout and Salmon over the years.
As is normally the case with our book club episodes we generally go far beyond the parameters of just the book and this episode is no different as we get to discuss past, present and future of sea trout in Ireland and beyond.
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10 Jul 2026
Fishing for trout in 40 degrees
Fishing for trout in temperatures over 40 degrees is not ideal but for this week’s guest it was only a matter of days ago that he doing just that.
Mike and Tom are joined for this episode by Tipperary angler, Robbie Meagher, who has just returned from the European Fly Fishing Championships in Bosnia.
Robbie tells us of fishing in extreme heat where on one session his team captain had to supply him with bottles of water just for him to keep hydrated. This was during the heatwave that affected Central Europe in June.
Robbie tells us of soft mouthed trout, cold spring rivers, chub and Mostar town, all of which were part of his experience during this competition.
At 33 year of age, Robbie is a veritable young gun in the fly fishing world but he is a latecomer to the sport and this was all down to Covid.
Six years ago, when he found his normal pastimes curtailed, he tried his hand at fly fishing and has never looked back. After getting into fly fishing, he then got bitten by the competition bug and to his credit, in a short space of time qualified to fish for his country - no mean feat!
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