All tagged lough arrow

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 181 Finian Dodd

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 181 Finian Dodd

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This week's episode I chat with Finian Dodd. He was born on the shores of Lough Arrow at Ballindoon, and still lives there today. He has fished the lough since he was a small boy and today runs a successful boat hire with a fleet of a dozen boats. Not only is Finian an experienced angler he has vast knowledge of the history of Arrow and tells of stories of the families which lived on the islands. Even though the Mayfly has finished he tells of the sedges including the Green Peter and the Murrough which will draw the anglers to the magical water next month.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 151 Mike Bunn

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 151 Mike Bunn

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This weeks episode I meet up Mike Bunn at a bar in Sligo. Mike has been a professional photographer for 60 years. He lives on the shores of Lough Arrow, County Sligo. He talks of the early days on Lough Sheelin and Arrow going back to the 70s, and of his love for dry fly fishing with some fascinating stories.... a great listen.

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Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 148 Colin Dodd

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 148 Colin Dodd

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This week's guest I chat with Colin Dodd who lives on the shores of Lough Arrow, County Sligo. He recently invited me to join him for the day. He didn’t need to ask twice and as I was over in Ireland I headed up to Sligo last week to join him. He has fished Arrow all his life and so did his father before him and also the family run a boat hire business for visiting anglers. He talks of Arrow's hatches and its rich history and why so many anglers keep coming back to this special lough.

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Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 139 Jackie Mahon

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 139 Jackie Mahon

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This week’s episode I chat with one of Ireland’s most talented fly tyers and dyers. He has been guest of mine on the podcast previously, this episode he tells us how is season has been including some fantastic fish on the spent plus his guiding on the loughs around his home. I chat with him about Lough Arrow in County Sligo and talks of what to expect in the next few months from this special water.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 105 Melvyn Wood

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 105 Melvyn Wood

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This week I chat with Yorkshire angler, Melvyn Wood. A talented fly tyer with a passion for traditional wet flies and enjoys nothing more than drifting on a lough or lake fishing for wild browns. He chats about his trips to Orkney and Ireland including, Corrib, Arrow, the lakes of Donegal and Currane plus his local water Malham Tarn where he tells us the story of a magnificent brown he caught over 9lb earlier this year.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 96 Andries Ferreira

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 96 Andries Ferreira

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This weeks episode I chat with Andries Ferreira, a full time fishing guide in Lough Melvin and Lough Arrow. Originally from South Africa but has been over in the North West of Ireland now coming up to 20 years. He gives advice on fly patterns and methods for fishing these waters this coming September, also talks of the Sonaghan and Gillaroo ofound in Melvin.