Peter Mantle's guest appearances

Peter Mantle

Ireland on the Fly

James Barry

Jason Nash

Paul Procter

Robert Gillespie

Izaak Walton

George McGrath

Tom Fort

Edward Fitzgibbon

Keith McDonnell

Andrew Herd

William Blacker

Niall Fallon

Tom Doc Sullivan

Peter Driver

Ronan Creane

OwlTail

For this week’s episode of Ireland on the Fly, I catch up with one of Ireland’s adopted sons, Peter Mantle of Delphi Lodge fame.After success with setting up and running fishing lodges in Connemara and then the Bahamas, Peter has returned home to England to dry fly fishing on the River Test where he runs a much smaller enterprise called Chapel House.I speak to Peter about the trials and tribulations of running a fishing lodge, the numerous obstacles he had to overcome and - most importantly - how he has succeeded despite it all.From fish disease and fish farms, to recessions, hurricanes and even a global pandemic, nothing has deterred him and he has done it all with a wry sense of humour along the way.Peter is forthright and honest about how he made it work, and the importance, above all, of the people you’re working and fishing with.If you’re looking to add chalkstream dry fly fishing to your bucket list then check out ChapelHouse1841.com for more information.Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Ireland on the Fly podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also keep up to date on IrelandontheFly.com as well as on Instagram and I’ll be back next week with another episode about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland. Get full access to Ireland on the Fly at www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe

For this week’s episode of Ireland on the Fly, I catch up with one of Ireland’s adopted sons, Peter Mantle of Delphi Lodge fame. After success with setting up and running fishing lodges in Connemara and then the Bahamas, Peter has returned home to England to dry fly fishing on the River Test where he runs a much smaller enterprise called Chapel House. I speak to Peter about the trials and tribulations of running a fishing lodge, the numerous obstacles he had to overcome and - most importantly - how he has succeeded despite it all. From fish disease and fish farms, to recessions, hurricanes and even a global pandemic, nothing has deterred him and he has done it all with a wry sense of humour along the way. Peter is forthright and honest about how he made it work, and the importance, above all, of the people you’re working and fishing with. If you’re looking to add chalkstream dry fly fishing to your bucket list then check out <a href="http://chapelhouse1841.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChapelHouse1841.com</a> for more information. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Ireland on the Fly podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also keep up to date on <a href="http://irelandonthefly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IrelandontheFly.com</a> as well as on Instagram and I’ll be back next week with another episode about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland. Get full access to Ireland on the Fly at <a href="https://www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe</a>

‘Building a business based on fishing is a minor form of lunacy’ Peter Mantle's Final Fishing Project

It’s still been a slow start to the salmon season for anglers - despite the first fish caught on Currane at the end of January by local angler, Kevin O’Shea - and with the country still recovering from Storm Dennis and many rivers unfishable, I thought this week would be a good time to step back a bit and hear about the story of Peter Mantle who, despite so many battles, obstacles and difficulties in his early years, built Delphi in Connemara up into one of the foremost salmon fisheries in Ireland.Peter of course went on to found Delphi Bahamas but it was with Delphi in Connemara that he found such success initially. This episode is based on an interview I did with Peter in his house a few years ago.  It was the end of the season and Peter had come over to Ireland with his family for a few days r'n r.  Despite having worked in the Bahamas in recent years and moving back to the UK, it was obvious he still loved both Delphi and Connemara with them holding a special place in his heart.Peter is a natural raconteur and one can easily see why people invested in his Delphi dreams and also why the shared dinner table there became so legendary.This is story is all about Peter Mantle, his story, in his own words of becoming the Irish Delphi oracle….Ireland on the Fly is the podcast about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland.Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe so you’ll never miss a show and join Ireland on the Fly each week for all your fly fishing news and interviews.Keep up to date on https://medium.com/ireland-on-the-fly and on Instagram @IrelandontheFly.Ireland on the Fly is produced by LastCastMedia. Get full access to Ireland on the Fly at www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe

It’s still been a slow start to the salmon season for anglers - despite the first fish caught on Currane at the end of January by local angler, Kevin O’Shea - and with the country still recovering from Storm Dennis and many rivers unfishable, I thought this week would be a good time to step back a bit and hear about the story of Peter Mantle who, despite so many battles, obstacles and difficulties in his early years, built Delphi in Connemara up into one of the foremost salmon fisheries in Ireland. Peter of course went on to found Delphi Bahamas but it was with Delphi in Connemara that he found such success initially. This episode is based on an interview I did with Peter in his house a few years ago.  It was the end of the season and Peter had come over to Ireland with his family for a few days r'n r.  Despite having worked in the Bahamas in recent years and moving back to the UK, it was obvious he still loved both Delphi and Connemara with them holding a special place in his heart. Peter is a natural raconteur and one can easily see why people invested in his Delphi dreams and also why the shared dinner table there became so legendary. This is story is all about Peter Mantle, his story, in his own words of becoming the Irish Delphi oracle…. Ireland on the Fly is the podcast about the people and places of fly fishing in Ireland. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe so you’ll never miss a show and join Ireland on the Fly each week for all your fly fishing news and interviews. Keep up to date on <a href="https://medium.com/ireland-on-the-fly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/ireland-on-the-fly</a> and on Instagram @IrelandontheFly. Ireland on the Fly is produced by <a href="https://www.lastcastmedia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LastCastMedia</a>. Get full access to Ireland on the Fly at <a href="https://www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.irelandonthefly.com/subscribe</a>

Peter Mantle: the Irish Delphi Oracle