After last week’s high’s the fishing at Lanesborogh was stopped in its tracks by some really unpleasant weather. Paul Waghorne has all the details…
On Friday a heavy cloud came from the north-west bringing very unseasonal weather. There wa a fall of hailstoness that filled the boat I was working on. Gathered up, I filled three bowls full, enough to build a snowman. What a welcome to the Irish summer! Not much action from anglers on the banks which are less than they were being restricted in places for the ext 6 weeks while works are undertaken. On Saturday there were a few anglers and danglers but coarse fish of any quality have been few and far between.
01 May: I can’t believe how warm it is outside, after freezing my bits (small bits) all last week, it is actually quite pleasant even with the light rain. After dark last night, some better fish appeared.
Not the best of days, but some fish have been caught. One angler, using a sidewinder indicator seemed to be doing OK albeit with 3-4oz Roach. The wind grew as the day progressed and a group with intent of fishing the lower area, opted for the relative comfort of the hot water stretch.
02 May: Another slow start with a blustery south westerly breeze. The Ballymun contingent left in the early hours of which must have been an uncomfortable night. I’m informed they had a combined weight of about 40lbs including mongrels to 2lbs. Those now present are witnessing an angry Lough and the lower section is un-fishable in these conditions.
As evening beckoned, I intended on showing some enthusiasm. After 15 minutes without a sniff, I knew it was going to be hard. By dusk, I’d had just 8 fish, the best being a Rudd of 6oz, all below the bridge. One positive from tonight, the surface activity was more prolific than in the past couple of days.
03 May: Another slow day. I’m just off for my evening session now. As the water temperature has crept up to 10.5c
22.00 Not a productive session for me. A 12oz mongrel on the gusher was the best of 5 fish and then at the bridge could not get anything bigger than an ounce. At Ryan’s gate, Greg Matthews built his swim over time and was rewarded with mongrels going over 2lbs. Peter from Dublin also had reasonable success on the bush, again patience and a gradual feeding approach was probably the key.
I was really hoping to see some surface activity and was disappointed not to. However, I’ll stand by my earlier prediction of tomorrow seeing a major upturn in sport.
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Biosecurity
Due to the biosecurity risks posed by the Asian Clam populations anglers can only use the specially provided keep-nets, available both sides of the bridge – from the Daybreak Filling Station, Ballyleague and Bridie Holmes Fishing Tackle Shop, Lanesborough.
