The family and I are headed to Ireland this summer and I’m trying to put together a day fishing trip. Do any of you IDAer’s have a personal recommendation for a guide and/or where to go? A web search turns up hundreds of guide services and it’s almost overwhelming to try and figure out who’s worth what.
We’ll be staying in Kinsale/Cork for about a week but I wouldn’t mind heading up to the Galway area. I think I’d prefer a trout trip, but wouldn’t be opposed to pike.
Thanks,
Curt
I was in Ireland last year and we went trout fishing. We hired a guy that we herd of in town. I think all we did was find a bait shop and ask if they had a guid that we could take for the day and they did. So I think that it would’nt be that hard to do just find some bait shops and give them a call. Good luck 
If you’ve booked you lodging, contact them and they will most likely make the arrangements. 
I am so jealous of you being able to go to Ireland. I was there 4 years ago in Trim, my mom’s birthplace, but we rented a car and went from Dublin down south to Shannon. Beautiful country. Cork was way cool as we got to see where my mom sailed out of to come to USA in ’52 I think. Kinsale was beautiful with all the sail boats and marinas. Enjoy 
You are going to love Ireland. 
We were there two years ago but on a 9 day tour so no time to take in a fishing trip 
but you can guess what I thought of everytime I saw water. 
Here’s a picture to wet your appetite for this trip. Make sure you post a report when you return. Have a great trip 
and if you’re like me enjoy the 
pubs and Irish entertainment.
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… we rented a car and went from Dublin down south to Shannon.
Denise,
Is driving in Ireland as scary as I’ve read about? I’ve heard that some of the roads are very narrow and dangerous. We’ve rented a car to get from Shannon to Cork but would like to do some sight seeing. I’m assuming that if I stay on the main roads we ought to be OK.
Mike–I’ll have a few for you. Maybe more than a few as the pubs in Ireland are smoke free! Nothing against smokers, just hard to be around the smoke with a wife who is very sensitive to it. Thanks for the photo of the gorgeous stream. I’ll definitely have my camera to record the trip.
I think we’ll end up sea fishing since we’ll be in Kinsale. I can catch trout and pike here in Wisconsin, but the ocean is a bit of a drive!
CR
OH yeah, the roads are barely wide enough for 2 of their small cars. The roads are lined mostly with what looks like just hedges or vines but what they are on is cement or rock walls. It was a great adventure though, don’t let that get in your way of seeing the sights! The main roads are ok except those turn-a-bouts..they are funny if ya want to see it that way, sometimes you miss your turn off them and keep going round and round . A funny thing happened and scared the s**t out of us, coming around a bend in the walled road and a horses head was hanging over one as we approached the other corner…he almost lost his nose ENJOY
WHo was more scared? You guys or the horse? 
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I think we’ll end up sea fishing since we’ll be in Kinsale. I can catch trout and pike here in Wisconsin, but the ocean is a bit of a drive!
CR
Ok here’s a picture of the fishing fleet in Waterford then. The driving will be an experience – we were on a bus so didn’t get to experience it – yes the roads are narrow and those turn abouts are neat – round and round you go until they spit you out.
We got back from our vacation to Ireland last week and we had a fabulous time. It is such an interesting and fun country and almost everyone we met was very friendly. If you are looking to do an overseas vacation, then I’d highly recommend Ireland. It’s a safe place and the people speak English. Their version of English certainly makes you listen a bit harder. For example, someone was telling me about the parking lot in Kinsale and I thought they were telling me where to find the chiropractor. I didn’t need a chiropractor so I was very confused. Turns out, they don’t say “parking lot” like we do–they call it a “car park.”
Driving had me worried before we got there, but after a day in the car it wasn’t so bad. Driving on the left side of the road (on the right side of the car no less!) didn’t take too long to get used to, but the narrow and winding roads are something! Our first day there we were driving from Innishannon to Kinsale on a narrow road among the hills and trees when around a corner came a big truck. There was no way both of us were going to make the corner at the same time, so I had to back up (with many cars behind me) to avoid getting smucked.
I had hoped to go fishing for a day on the sea with a couple friends, but the day we were scheduled to go out of Court Macsherry, it was rainy and very windy. I don’t mind a litte bad weather for fishing, but none of us had the appropriate rain gear. Plus the boat was going out for 8 hours and was going too far from the harbor to bring us back in for half a day. But we were given some good advice about bad weather from an Irishman named Mick I had met. He said, “On a day like today, the best thing you can do is climb a high stool and wait it out.” We did just that and sampled some great Irish beer.
Below are some pictures of the trip.
Curt
me kissing the Blarney stone
Blarney is a great place–more than just kissing the stone. The grounds were gorgeous and the castle itself was very neat to walk through.
The family at Blarney castle
Kinsale harbor
enjoying some Irish ale
My favorite beer was Murphy’s. It is a dark beer like Guinness but it is a bit sweeter.
Doesn’t this look tasty?
This is a two way street. The cars on the left are parked. No wonder cars are smaller in Europe.
I’m not going to complain too much about gas prices here in the US of A after paying 1.16 Euros per liter. I figure that out to be over $6 per gallon.
taken at Charles Fort
These Irish mallards look the same as ours.
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