THE BEST RIVER FISHIING
in Ireland
Welcome, Clonanav Fly Fishing is recognized as the premier destination for stream fishing in Ireland offering unparalleled levels of service and quality of fishing. Why not book your next fly fishing trip with us. We can help you with all of the details from lodging, car hire to some of the best guided fishing available in Ireland!
At Clonanav we strive to give you the best fishing available in Ireland. We guide for both brown trout and salmon fishing on some of the best waters available in the country. Our guiding team are highly experienced and knowledgeable offering some of the best and most professional guiding experiences available in Ireland.
Andrew Ryan
Owner Clonanav Fly Fishing Ballymacarbry, Co Waterford - IRELAND
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Guiding World Class Guiding on Ireland’s Best Rivers At Clonanav you will get the highest level of guiding. Our guides are very experienced and have intimate knowledge of the rivers and techniques that fish best on them. It is advised to book a guide for at least half a day as this will enhance your fishing experience.
Clonanav Fly Fishing is owned and operated by Andrew Ryan. Andrew has been guiding the river Suir and tributaries since his teens. His passion for fishing and guiding ultimately led him to setting up his own guiding operation and fly fishing shop in the Nire Valley, Co Waterford where he was raised. For over ten years, Andrew has honed some of the best fly fishing programmes available in Ireland. He offers some of the best river brown trout fishing available in the country.
At Clonanav we strive to give you the best fishing available in Ireland. We guide for both brown trout and salmon fishing on some of the best waters available in the country. Our guiding team are highly experienced and knowledgeable offering some of the best and most professional guiding experiences available in Ireland.
• Miles of Private fishing on 4 different rivers • Excellent experienced guides • No gear? No problem! We can kit you out for your day • Fly Fishing shop on site – Ireland’s leading fly fishing store • Rivers teeming with native brown trout • Fly Fishing school with fully qualified instructor
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Our guiding team are highly experienced and knowledgeable offering some of the best and most professional guiding experiences available in Ireland.
We are proud to be supported by some of the top names in the tackle business including Simms, Hardy, Greys, Loop, Vision etc and provide their high end breathable waders and boots for any guest that might not want to travel with their own. Clonanav also has an extensive range of rods from Hardy, Greys, Loop and Sage to loan to guests for the day or for the week, and Hardy Reels loaded with RIO and Airflo lines.
The River Suir Ireland’s second longest river and world famous for its dry fly
are very selective, so long fine leaders are the norm with flies
fishing. It is a wide (30m/100ft) limestone river/spring creek
ranging from size 12 to 22.
flowing for 114 miles to the sea at Waterford port. The river has
The River Suir produces some very large trout also which are
easy access and wading is a pleasure with a level gravel bottom.
mainly caught during the summer evenings or during the day on streamers. It is a pleasure to fish and Clonanav has access
The fish average size is from 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16) inches, larger
to several private beats along its length offering a good variety
fish are also caught. With many slow glides and pools the fi sh
of fishing.
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The River Nire A gin clear spate/freestone river flowing from the Comeragh
some much larger fish. The fishing is mainly on dry fly and
Mountains through the Nire Valley until its confluence with the
nymph with some streamer fishing during high water.
river Suir. It is a narrow river (12 m/35 ft) with a ripple and pool formation. Access is easy/moderate but wading is over moder-
Main hatches include BWO, Spurwings, Sedges, Stoneflies and
ate sized rocks.
a good deal of terrestrials. Best flies are Comparaduns, Klinkhammers, Elk hair caddis, Black gnat, small bead heads
The river has a good stock of fish from 20 to 30 cm as well as
The River Tar A lime stone river very similar to the south of England chalk-
of the Knocklmealdown mountains, through lush pasture land.
streams. A wide (45 ft/15 m), shallow river, with a healthy growth
A beautiful river and very similar to the chalk streams in south-
of flowering ranunculus weed. The bottom is level, making
ern England.
wading easy. It is noted for its remarkable dry fly fishing due to the shallow nature of the river.
The river has a good stock of fish from 20 to 30 cm as well as some much larger fish up to 45 cm
The River Tar is a lowland stream flowing through the foothills
Salmon Fishing
At Clonanav Fly Fishing you will have access to some of the best
The river Blackwater is only 30 mins drive from Clonanav Fly
salmon fishing available in the south of the country. We have
Fishing. We operate in conjunction with Fortwilliam fishery, of-
access to several beats on the Suir- over 8 miles in total. Beat-
fering guiding on their excellent beats. Fortwilliam operates 4
sare spread along the length of the river, which means we have
miles of the lower Blackwater on double bank beats. These are
excellent fishing available despite water levels.
ideal for the avid fly angler offering excellent opportunities to fish for fresh run fish.
The river Suir is the second longest river in Ireland and boasts some runs of some of the biggest fish in the country. Fish of 1518lbs are commonplace. All equipment can be provided.
For details on rates and availability please email or call us
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Fly Fishing School Andrew Ryan is one of Ireland’s best known fly fishing instructors and guides. Owner of Clonanav Fly Fishing School and Shop he has been guiding for over 20 years on the river Suir and tributaries. He first qualified as a REFFIS Instructor in 1993 at the age of only 18; one of the youngest instructors to ever be awarded the qualification. Andrew Ryan is a member of APGAI – Ireland, and holds the FFF Masters and THCI which are the highest casting instruction qualifications in the world.
Learn to Fly Fish the Easy Way! Beginners are most welcome and will learn to fly fish the easy way. At our school you will learn to set up your tackle correctly, cast competently, learn which flies to use and much more! With a little bit of luck you might even catch a fish!
The initial tuition commences in our purpose built centre where you are given a presentation on tackle set up fishing techniques, knots, flies and much of the theory involved. Casting then begins on our casting ponds where the basics in casting fly are practiced. Our specially designed lakes are ideal for this as you have plenty of space to learn the basic casting stroke. You will have an excellent opportunity to observe and catch fish here. In the begginers class you will learn to overhead cast, roll cast, and shoot some line.
Much of the casting is video recorded and played back so you can see faults. In the afternoon techniques on casting fish are taught ie dry fly, wet fly, nymph and you will be given the opportunity to practice your casting and hopefully catch a fish!
For anglers that wish to improve their casting skills we suggest a series of individual lessons that offer personal tuition with an Instructor. Before the lessons begin we can go through what elements you wish to improve and organize a lesson plan that will help you achieve these goals.
We have a series of Improvers courses for those who wish to improve their fishing skills.
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Salmon fishing is often perceived to be very difficult, but join one of our new courses and learn to Spey cast the easy way. These one day intensive courses are the ideal way of getting into salmon fishing and you will learn single and double spey, switch casts, how to spot salmon lies, and much more!
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Fly Fishing Store We are not an ordinary fishing tackle shop, we are Irelands only
many more.
specialist fly fishing shop stocking top brands and offering first
In August 2010 we opened our NEW STORE in Ballymacarbry,
class advice.
Co Waterford. A fly anglers paradise! – 1,500 sq feet full of the latest and best fly fishing gear available on the market today!
Browse one of the largest ranges of fly fishing gear in Ire-
Why not come and visit us? You will receive a warm welome,
land. Tackle from top brands including, Hardy, Greys, Guide-
browse our shop and get some of the best deals and advice
line, Simms, Orvis, Rio, Veniards, Shakespeare, Loop, Airflo and
around!
TEL.: +353526136765 E-MAIL: andrew@flyfishingireland.com www.flyfishingireland.com
Ballymacarbry, Clonmel Co Waterford - IRELAND