Dublin’s River Dodder, an incredible story of regrowth
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The Dodder is a unique and special river that flows through Dublin’s south city boundaries with salmon, sea trout and incredible brown trout in it – a fact not many capital cities can claim.   But as an urban river it faces many, ongoing challenges and Mark McAndrew, who is on the committee of the Dodder Anglers Association and fishes the river practically every day during the season, joins us this week to tell us about the remarkable survival and growth of the Dodder river as well as the challenges it faces in the future. For more information you can visit the Dodder Anglers Facebook page at:https://www.facebook.com/dodder.anglers    Rate, review and follow the show to keep up to date with all the latest Ireland on the Fly episodes on Apple or Spotify, plus you can sign up for our newsletter on IrelandontheFly.com and get regular updates on Instagram.com/IrelandontheFly. Image: Dodder Anglers' Association. Dry Dropper Masterclass with Peter Driver Continuing our popular Ireland on the Fly Masterclass series, this July we’re delighted to be joined by Peter Driver of Piscari-Fly fame who will be giving a masterclass on the dry dropper technique for river brown trout. At the height of the summer there’s no better way to target river trout than with the deadly combination of dry fly and nymph underneath.  Whether they’re taking on top or sub surface, Peter Driver will giving invaluable tips and advice. For river trout anglers this will be a must-see webinar on Thursday the 25th of July. Tickets cost €10 and to register and pay go to:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2927294018476207710 ** Loyalty discount ** We are pleased to announce that we will again be offering a loyalty discount of 50% if you have paid for two or three of our previous webinars this year. The 50% discount to the Dry Dropper Masterclass will be refunded to your account in the days after purchase.Who is giving the Masterclass?Peter Driver, Irish international, founder of Piscari-Fly, former National Rivers Champion, and one of our most experienced brown trout river anglers. How do I access the webinar?Once you register, you will receive an email with your unique link to log-in to access the webinar. If I can’t make it on 25th July, can I still watch the webinar back?Yes.  All paid registrants will receive a link to view the webinar on-demand as many times as you like, in addition to a copy of Peter’s notes. Register and pay for your access to the Dry Dropper Masterclass with Peter Driver at:https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2927294018476207710 For more information email us on [email protected]
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