Bing Crosby, in his 1951 duet with Louis Armstrong, famously sang the line, “Gone fishin’,” but who would have thought 65 years on that is precisely what Eric Clapton would be doing?

Lough Melvin, located on the border between County Leitrim and County Fermanagh, is one of the most popular areas for fishing in the north west. Known for producing the first salmon of the year, the ...