I helped a gentleman in Ireland in purchasing a cane rod. He sent me a book on fly fishing Ireland that is absolutely fascinating... but it does pose more questions than it answers.

The biggie has always been salmon, but there is apparently a minor problem with "farmed" salmon in the estuaries causing problems with the wild fish trying to come up the rivers. The trout fishing sounds good... but there is little info as to costs.

There is a great emphasis on the fact that much of Ireland is very remote and no longer settled, which has a lot of positives and negatives.

Ergo, you're doing the right thing... collecting info.

Ralph