Cast of hundreds in historic salmon flies book

Shane O’Reilly, angling advisor at Inland Fisheries Ireland, with two of the flies tied for the 1902 Cork Great Exhibition. See links below to the free online book of photos of the lures. Picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Beautifully intricate and incredibly made, hundreds of remarkable Irish salmon flies which were tied about 120 years ago have been brought to light for the first time in over a century.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the custodians of the wonderful collection described as a “long-lost treasure trove of Irish angling”, says it is exploring ways of putting the original collection on public display.