The reel deal: Netting some quality time while fishing

Fishing brings a great sense of peace and relaxation and teaches patience and delayed gratification... catching a fish is nearly a bonus, Jonathan deBurca Butler learns from talking to keen anglers

Colm O'Gaora, fly fishing on the Dodder. Photograph: Moya Nolan

When he was eight years old, Colm O’Gaora’s grandfather handed him his first fishing rod.

“I started fishing when we first started going on holidays to Ballyconneelly in Connemara,” recalls the Dubliner.