North West Angling Fair

22/07/2026

Team Ireland : 🥳Double Winners at 23rd FIPS-Mouche Cortland World Youth Fly Fishing Championships Ireland 2026🥳

Huge congratulations to Ireland's youth anglers on their incredible achievements at the 23rd FIPS-Mouche Cortland World Youth Fly Fishing Championships Ireland 2026 held over the past week across Donegal and Tyrone🏆

Congratulations to Zach Barnett, Colm Coyle, Adam Adcock, Jack Reidy and Henry Suiter in the Under 24 team who made history by winning gold🥇

Congratulations to Lewis Porter, Jacob Griffin, Finn Kelly, Louis Porter and Jamie Wade who won gold in Ireland's U19 team🥇

Well done everyone👏👏

Derry City & Strabane District Council Tafi Ireland Damien Dennett Anglers Devine Loughs Agency

Hundreds attended the closing ceremony of the 2026 FIPS-Mouche Youth World Fly Fishing Championships at Jackson's Hotel in Ballybofey on Tuesday night.A packed...

01/05/2026

🔈𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐔𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
North West Angling Fair 2026🎣

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29/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended and took part in the North West Angling Fair this weekend - Loughs Agency, our guest fly casters and fly dressers, Frogs Cic, traders and information stands, facilitators, all the staff at Melvin Sports Complex and of course all of you who came along and supported. Here are a few hughlights from the weekend....

29/03/2026

Congratulations to today's winners of our Under 16 Fly Tying Competition:
🥇Lucas Carronda
🥈Rian Coyle
🥉Josh Smyth

Prizes sponsored by Frankie McPhillips and Semperfli, presented by Arthur Greenwood.

👏Well done to everyone who took part over the weekend.

29/03/2026

👏Well done to Gareth Wilson who came 1st in our Under 16 Fly Tying Competition yesterday.
Prizes sponsored by Frankie McPhillips and Semperfli

29/03/2026

Step back in time with Wild Walk Bushcraft and learn stone age skills including🛠 tool making, watch fish being cooked using traditional methods🔥 and enjoy tasting the catch🐟😋

All afternoon Melvin Sports Complex

29/03/2026

Casting Clinics & Demonstrations🎣
Have a go and learn from the best! Angling fun for all ages. On until 4pm today✨️

www.derrystrabane.com/anglingfair

29/03/2026

Charles Jardine now demonstrating on Melvin Pitches🎣⚽️