I think there are many many anglers who visited Ireland who unbeknowingly owed this fella a beer or two.
His book, Coarse Fishing in Ireland, was an absolute godsend to those of us who visited Ireland in the early 90's. Many of us first time visitors were travelling to Ireland 'blind' and without any local contacts and that book finally gave us a starting point. There was sound advice on everything from which roads to take, how and where to access the many lakes and rivers, to which species were present and which methods would score.
Then there were the lakes and rivers upon which fishing platforms just 'appeared' in the middle of nowhere. I am not suggesting Mr Gough was solely responsible for this work, but he did have a massive hand in opening up many fisheries and made them angler friendly.
Condolences to his family and friends.