Peter Driver of Piscari Fly is back with his weekly roundup of the fishing scene on the Nore and beyond:
How’s the Fishing
River Nore
Peter spent a bit of Sunday on the River Nore with his good friend Darius Simkus. Darius was out testing the Venator Rod 10 foot 6, 2 weight and seeing how the fishing was and managed to pick up a lot of nice fish. They were fishing some of the lower beats in Thomastown. They were mostly being picked up on caddis nymphs in their channels on silver and gold beads, with some fish coming to the drys also.
Peter was working the dry dropper up through the slower water and picked up some nice fish coming into the evening. Darius fished the faster water. Great to spend the day out on the water with Darius, one of Ireland’s top anglers.
Sea Fishing
Peter was out twice during the week on the sea chasing Bass. Good tides but the wind on the coast was a bit tricky and Peter didn’t manage to get any Bass but seeing a few. Owen Condon joined Peter one of the evenings and caught this lovely bass down in South Wexford just on the edge of dark.
Nice to be out on the coast, plenty of time left, the next couple of weeks can be some of the best Bass fishing. Autumn bass fishing can be great fun and well worth getting out there. If you need any advice or patterns give us a shout, or any gear ring 0879787040 or email [email protected]. Can be a great hangover cure for the trout season so get in touch if you need anything
Competition Round Up. Gold for Ireland!
5 Nations Championship
It was a busy week on the competition Scene. A huge congratulations to our very own Mark Driver on getting the Silver Medal and Team Gold in the 5 Nations Championship in France.
Mark along with his team members to make up the 4 – Man Irish team traveled to Landry in France early last week to compete on behalf of Ireland at the 5 Nations. The lads headed over a few days prior to offical opening ceremony on Sunday the 15th. They then had two day official practice on the competition venues on Monday & Tuesday. Unfortunately on Tueaday a call was made to cancel the river venue due to issue with the Dam further up river so levels were unsafe for anglers. So one of the lake venues was used for a second sector due to its size.
The lads had 4 sessions to fish for the competition over two days. 2 sessions Wednesday and then two Thursday. Mark & Campbell got drawn on Barachaut Lake for a boat session & bank session each for Wednesday. Mark started off on the bank session winning his session with 25 fish. With nearest competitor having 15 fish. Campbell had 29 fish from the boat session. Leaving the 2 lads with 2 session wins. On the other lake Tueda, where Roger & Shane were for the day, they had 3 placings each after a tough start on a cold morning. In the afternoon the guys swapped over and Mark went on the boat and had session win with 15 fish after making an important change of method to stay ahead of French competitor. Campbell won his bank session with 19 fish. On the other lake the guys wrapped up with Shane getting a session win also with 15 fish and Roger with 9 fish for a 2nd place session finish.
This left the lads sitting on top of the leader board for Wednesday with 5 session wins. Ahead of the French, other Irish team, English and Scottish teams. Thursday then seen Mark & Campbell swap lakes with Shane and Roger. Knowning what to expect. Mark had a 2nd session placing with 6 fish, with Campbell session win with 15. Shane on Barachaut started on boat session, Roger won his bank sessions. A great start to Thursday with 3 sessions wins and a 2nd. In afternoon Mark had another 2nd place finish, Campbell with a 9 fish session win. Roger moved to boats and won his session well with 15 fish. Shane had a 2nd place finish with 17 fish.
The lads finished up very well overall with 9 session wins out of 16 sessions & good fish numbers per sessions. Leading them to take home the Gold and Win the 5 Nation Championships. With Campbell placing 1st overall 4 place points and 72fish, Mark 2nd overall with 6 placings and 59 fish. The 4 Irish lads from the Team in the top 5. A great result!
Gold for Cian Gates
All Ireland Youths Rivers and Lakes competition were held in Cashelgolden on Saturday and Ardaire Springs on Sunday. Peter was down there with Team Leinster on Saturday and they had a great day. The lads all loved the day and great experience for all of them. It was a well run and well organised event, thanks to all involved in organising. Well done to all winners and in particular to Cian Gates from Munster who was the overall winner and had the longest fish. The river was very low and tricky, it was amazing to witness the level of ability of our youths on the day and see how they approached this challenging water.
TAFI Youth Lake Championships
On Sunday the youths headed over to the Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Mooncoin for the All Ireland Lakes. There was a great turn out and plenty of fish caught through out the day. Well done to all the youths that took part and to those who finished on top of the leader board. So the top youths from the rivers and lakes over the weekend have now qualified to compete for Ireland in next years World Championships in the USA. We wish them all the best.
Tackle Talk
If you are getting into bank fishing Airflo Rods and reels are a great choice. Contact us for more information 0879787040 or email [email protected]
What’s New?
With the stillwater season going to be kicking off soon or bank season once the trout season ends make sure you are all stocked up from Piscari-Fly. We have a great range of Flies here in the shop. Selection boxes can be made up to suit your needs, your budget and the location that you will being fishing.
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Get in touch with Peter today to make sure you are all set and ready to go for this years winter bank season.
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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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