Peter Driver of Piscari Fly is back with his weekly roundup of the fishing scene on the Nore and beyond:

How’s the Fishing

Lough Corrib

Over the weekend the T.A.F.I. All Ireland Lake Championships were held on the mighty Lough Corrib out of Oughterard Pier. Mark was up on Friday for some practice before hand with our friend Roger. They had some good fishing in very bright & hot conditions. Saturday, then was the day for the Championships. 50 anglers on 25 boats headed out from Oughterard pier fishing from 11am to 6pm. Over the 7 hour fishing session, conditions started off well with nice wind and cloudy conditions for pulling & dries. Some fish were met pulling before the sun got high and burnt away the hazy sky. Winds dropped and things became hot out on the water with very bright sunshine. Less fish showing themselves at times. Some cloud cover came in afternoon for approx 1.5 hrs providing some nice dry ripple winds, cover from the sun and a hatch to come on with a good rise of fish coming on. Dries proved to be the best method for the weekend with small dark sedges proving best on long leaders.

Congratulations to this years All-Ireland Champion Shane Callen with 3 fish, followed closely behind by another Leinster angler Eddie Rowe from Wicklow with 3 fish. In 3rd was Hubert Smith also from Dundalk Anglers fllowed by Fergal Cormican with 2 fish. A tough day for many with only 28 fish caught by 17 anglers out of the 50 anglers competing. But as always Corrib is a beautiful lake to have the joy of being out on with its beautiful islands, vast hills in the distance and the stunning trout it holds below the surface.

 

The River Nore

So not much update on the Nore, fishing has gone back to being a bit patchy. The drop of fresh water has gone out of the river now and so its low again with lots of weed. Hopefully we can get a wash out before the end of the season which is fast approaching at the end of the month and get few good days on the river before it all shuts down at the end of the month. It’s been slow all week with the evening rise basically finished now and not much activity at daytime at the moment. Hopefully some rain comes soon for a few good weeks fishing to end the season.

Contact [email protected] for any questions or queries. We have permits in store for the Nore.

Piscari Travels

The final big International Championship is coming up, The 5 Nations, will take place in France on the 15th to 20th September. Established in 2014, The 5 Nations Fly Fishing Championship (5NFFC) was formed to enable multiple teams from the UK and Europe to compete and gain experience in a FIPS-Mouche style format over boat, bank and river disciplines. The venues are River Isère (River sector), Lac de Tignes (2 Lake sectors) & Lac Méribel (Lake sector).

Our very own Mark Driver is captain of one of the teams, so best of luck to Mark and his team which consists of Mark Driver, Campbell Baird, Shane Callen and Rodger Fowler. There will be daily updates, interviews and videos posted on Piscari-Fly Club. Mark will come on every evening with some updates i.e. pictures, videos of the sessions and things like that. so make sure you tune into our club to follow the teams journey through the 5 nations. Wish them and the other Team Ireland the best of luck and looking forward to hearing all about it.

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Tackle Talk

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What’s coming

The launch of the Irish Spring Angling Fair 2025 is in October. Peter Driver, Tom Doc Sullivan and Jimmy Tyrell will be tying at the event down in Ardaire Springs, Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny. Make sure you come along on the day and check it out. Sunday October 20th from 10am. There will also be casting clinics with Jason O’Riordan and Maurice Cahill.

About us

Based on the River Nore just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Piscari-Fly is a growing Fly-Tying and Fly-Fishing business with a vast amount of experience and knowledge. If there is ever anything I can do to make my service better for you please feel free to suggest it to me and I’ll gladly try my best to accommodate your requests. Thanks again. Peter Driver.

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