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Shark fishing in full swing on Galway Bay

By
Kevin Crowley
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A nice blue shark caught aboard the Brazen Hussy II in Galway Bay last week
A nice blue shark caught aboard the Brazen Hussy II in Galway Bay last week

John Fleming, skipper of the Brazen Hussy II, reports that blue shark fishing is in full swing at the moment, with 9 fish landed to the boat on Sunday of last week, as well as 7 dropped runs, and 11 to the boat on Bank Holiday Monday, with the best fish approx. 65lbs.

A nice blue shark caught aboard the Brazen Hussy II in Galway Bay last week
A nice blue shark caught aboard the Brazen Hussy II in Galway Bay last week

On non-shark days John and his crews are having great general fishing, especially gilling for pollack at the moment, with fish feeding hard and keen to take lures.

Go fishing…

John has plenty of dates free at the moment for full boat or single seat charters – to book a day afloat give him a call on 087 7571320

A regular day is between 9am- 6pm from either Rosaveel, Spiddal or Galway depending on species being sought after. Fishing on the inshore reefs for pollock, cod, ling, wrasse, conger eel and mackerel can be reached in 10 minutes from departure, while our offshore reef marks are within 45 minutes of departure. Our ground fishing for tope, spurdog, ray, bullhuss, turbot, plaice and the giant common skate can all be reached within the hour which ensures the most amount of time is spent fishing.
The shark season usually starts at the end of June and runs into late October, this is the ultimate angling addrenaline rush with these hard fighting blue and porbeagle sharks all being tagged and release safely.
Package deals available

Address: Baile an tsagairt, Spiddal, Co. Galway.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 7571320
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueSharkAngling

John Fleming - Blue Shark Angling Galway

Blue Shark Angling Galway,
Phone John Fleming : +353 (0)87 7571320
Facebook:www.facebook.com/BlueSharkAngling

Another quiet week on Currane, though rain may improve fishing

By
myleskelly
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Mattis Hopert takes all the limelight on Lough Currane
Mattis Hopert takes all the limelight on Lough Currane

Guide Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane where it has been slow going for salmon and sea trout anglers…

27/7/16 I was speaking to the Commander-in-chief of Waterville Boats, Mr. Michael O’Sullivan who reported that Dublin angler Mr. Andrew Brown caught a fine Grilse and finished his day off in his hired out boat from Waterville Boats, watervilleboats@gmail.com, with a fine Sea trout. All caught on the fly. Wind W and light with reasonable cloud cover.

28/7/16 Straight to the Sea Trout department. Cork angler Mr. Patrick O’Connor caught two Trout on the drift while fishing with is Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com. For the rest of the angling community their performances have a lot to be desired in all departments ie choice of fly, or fly line selection and in the telecommunications department. Wind variable NNW with good cloud cover and very humid with showers.

Mattis Hopert takes all the limelight on Lough Currane
Mattis Hopert takes all the limelight on Lough Currane

29/7/16 12 year old  German Angler, Master Mattis Hopert takes all the limelight on Lough Currane today and for good reason. He caught a nice 4 lbs. grilse on the troll while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com. It’s great to see young anglers taking centre stage. Wind E light with reasonable cloud cover at times and very warm.

30/7/16 Lough Currane was the quiet side in all departments. Wind NE light with bright sunshine.

31/7/16 My Noble Anglers failed in all departments again. Wind W light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover.

1/8/16  Big flood takes the headlines this first day of August as the Anglers looked up to the heavens as rain poured down from the heavens as my Noble Anglers failed miserably in all departments. Wind SE then veered SW.

2/8/16 The majority of anglers headed for the Waterville Fishery River systems this morning and going by one of my spies, the Inny was like Piccadilly this morning with anglers heading upstream. Come evening my iphone was like the silence of the lambs but you can be dam sure some of my noble Anglers had their mint sauce and if they didn’t procure they ought to be ashamed of themselves. Now we head across the Valley to Lough Currane and all was silent in all departments which is not surprising with 31.8 mm of rainfall. Wind SW fresh and overcast with mist rain.

 

That is your ration from the last week on Lough Currane, from your Gillie and the Waterville Fishery, no spin no fly’s just facts.

Vincent Appleby

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Vincent Appleby Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0) 872074882
E-mail: salmonandseatrout@eircom.net
Web: www.salmonandseatrout.com

Find out more about Lough Currane…

The rivers and lakes of Waterville drain a large catchment and are regarded by many as the foremost Salmon and Sea-Trout fishery in the country. The lake system is well developed with access to boats and guides being readily available to the tourist angler. The Sea-Trout caught here are renowned for their size and quantity. For more details see

Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage, TheJournal.ie

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myleskelly
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Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage
Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage

OVER 700 DEAD fish were found in a tributary of the River Lee on Saturday morning after a sewage spillage. Inland Fisheries Ireland received reports of discoloration in the water at Curraheen River on Friday evening. They found traces of discolouration and took water samples which were sent off for analysis…
TheJournal.ie, 02/08/16. Read the full article ‘Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage‘.

Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage
Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage

Canal in Rathangan closed for repairs after culvert collapse, Leinster Leader

By
myleskelly
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Major repairs on the Grand Canal near Rathangan are expected to takes months to complete, after a three-mile stretch of water poured out through a collapsed culvert some two weeks ago. Waterways Ireland have built a temporary dam at the site of the breech to contain the remaining water half way between Rathangan and Glenaree. The canal is at one of its lowest levels ever, and has been closed to boats…
Leinster Leader, 29/07/16. Read the full article ‘Canal in Rathangan closed for repairs after culvert collapse‘.

Canal in Rathangan closed for repairs after culvert collapse
Canal in Rathangan closed for repairs after culvert collapse

Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling, Irish Examiner

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myleskelly
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Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling
Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling

A major wind farm straddling the uplands of the Cork-Kerry border, across 32 townlands, has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála. The application, by ESB Wind Development Ltd, for Grousemount wind farm, which runs 17km northeast of Kenmare to 14km along the Cork border to the southwest of Ballyvourney, had been lodged directly with An Bord Pleanála last September as a strategic infrastructure development…
Irish Examiner, 30/07/16. Read the full article ‘Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling‘.

Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling
Major wind farm gets the green light after An Bord Pleanála ruling

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July was a slow for salmon anglers at Delphi

By
myleskelly
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Delphi salmon

David McEvoy reports from Delphi where it is hoped August will see catches improve:

Salmon catches this July will certainly not break any records here in Delphi. Despite fairly good water throughout the month with 152.4mms (6 inches) of rainfall spread fairly evenly throughout; our returns were below average, with only twenty nine fish landed for the month.

Fishing for the last 2 weeks of July was as follows…

In Week 29 there were four landed, including three by Mike Shortt, two in the Bridge Pool and one in the Meadow, two of which were on a Cascade and one on a beaded nymph. Christopher Jarman also had one from the Quarry Pool on a Red Frances of 4lbs2ozs.

There were six landed in week 30. Christopher Jarman had two, one from Morrisons on a Stoats Tail and one from the Whin of 5lbs2ozs on a Willie Gunn. Bruno Janssens from Belgium landed two including his first ever, a fish of 4lbs5ozs from the Turn Pool on a Mini Tube and another of 2lbs15ozs from the Quarry on a Cascade. Gareth Norris and George Westropp also had one each from Boat Point on Fin and the Quarry Pool respectively.

Gareth Beattie managed to land a cracking fish of 13lbs2ozs on the last day of the month from the Turn Pool on a Willie Gunn.

Delphi salmon
Delphi salmon

Sea trout started brightly with some nice fish being caught and all in excellent condition. Once they settle a bit in the lakes and the Daddy’s start to appear I would expect to see more activity. In total we had seventy five sea trout up to 2.5lbs.

The salmon fishing has been disappointing, but I would still be hopeful that we will see some improvement in the salmon fishing in the next couple of weeks. D.McEvoy

David McEvoy
Delphi Fishery

Go fishing…

At Delphi Lodge, with many years of experience with the timing of the best runs of fish, we have in place a price system that offers both great value fishing and lets our anglers know when they have the best chance to catch a fresh run spring salmon or a summer grilse or Delphi sea trout.

Delphi Fishery
Delphi Lodge, Leenane, Co. Galway.
Tel: +353 (0)95-42222 Fax +353-95-42296
Web: www.delphilodge.ie

Great fishing for tope and smoothhounds from Wicklow

By
myleskelly
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At the next mark it was all tope
At the next mark it was all tope

Evan McGovern reports on a charter fishing trip with Kit Dunne out of Wicklow…

Smoothhounds
Smoothhounds

We travelled to Wicklow in the early hours of Saturday to meet “shore&boat” Facebook group members from Cork, Dublin, Belfast and Scotland.  We were fishing onboard the Castle Maiden, skippered by Kit Dunne.

Smoothhounds to 5lb were caught by all on board
Smoothhounds to 5lb were caught by all on board

 

We started the day fishing for smoothhounds and everyone had fish to 5lbs.

At the next mark it was all tope
At the next mark it was all tope

 

We moved mark and anchored up again targeting tope.  We had about 30 tope to the boat.  We were kept busy and again, everyone had fish. About ten of the fish were in the 20 to 25lbs range

Lots of tope were caught too
Lots of tope were caught too

 

There was a nice bonus Huss and a big tub gurnard as well.  Great day out and well worth the journey.

Plenty of the Tope were in the 20-25lb class
Plenty of the Tope were in the 20-25lb class
Bonus tub gurnard
Bonus tub gurnard

Go fishing…

Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. Two boats available –Lisin andCastle Maiden. All levels of anglers are catered for. Anglers will benefit from your skipper’s angling experience and local knowledge with advice and guidance on-hand at all times.

SPECIALIST ANGLING CHARTERS

Specialist Angling Charters are offered for those who wish to target specific species, specimen fish or try new methods of angling.

ANGLING COACHING

Whether you’re a Club, Individual, School or Junior you can have an angling coaching session or programme tailored to suit your needs.

Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters

Telephone: +353 (0)87 6832179 +353 (0)404 67031
Email: dunnekit@gmail.com Website: www.wicklowboatcharters.ie

International group writes Irish flyfishing history by catching nine blue sharks

By
myleskelly
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Christin with the biggest of her three shark
Christin with the biggest of her three shark

Dutch angling journalist Rudy van Duijnhoven was in touch to let us know about a historic catch that wins charter boat Loch an Iasc Catch of the Week…

A group of flyfishers from Germany, The Netherlands and Ireland made excellent use of the calm weather last weekend by landing nine blue sharks up to 60 – 65 lb on the fly in two days. Fishing on board of Tom Collins’ boat Loch an Isac, which sails from the Reen Pier near Union Hall, the Saturday was a hectic day with numerous sharks hooked and lost due to the hook coming out or leader breakage, even one rod broke in the process.

Rudy and Tom with the 60 - 65 lb blue shark on fly
Rudy and Tom with the 60 – 65 lb blue shark on fly

Tom Collins did a great job in working the rubby dubby to get the sharks close to the boat and the first blue shark that was hooked, took the fly in full view of everyone on the boat. Dutch freelance photographer and writer Rudy van Duijnhoven fought the fish for 25 minutes on a #12 weight outfit before Tom was able to net the fish and a load roar was heard on board. This fish had an estimated weight of 60 to 65 lb and was returned after taking out the barbless (!) fly and making pictures on board.

Double hook-up
Double hook-up
Several shark were measured and tagged
Several shark were measured and tagged

Rudy also landed the second fish that day, this one was a bit smaller, but with its 40 lb still a lot larger than what most flyfishers will ever land on a flyrod. German lady flyfisher Christin Breuker fought a large shark right to the boat, Tom touched the leader, so technically speaking it was caught. It dived once more after that and than the connection between flyline and leader gave way…

Markus fights a big shark
Markus fights a big shark

The second day the group came better prepared and after a slow start all hell broke loose. IFI staff Markus Müller and Shane O’Reilly each landed a shark on fly, as did German flyfisher Mario Sanz and Dutch flyfisher Rudy van Duijnhoven. Christin Breuker even landed three this day!! Most likely she is the first female flyfisher to land blue shark on the fly in Ireland. Another five shark were hooked and lost this second day.

Christin with the biggest of her three shark
Christin with the biggest of her three shark

All fish were hooked when stripping the fly, often even within sight of the people on board. There was never ever the need to fake by adding juices to the fly or putting a piece of mackerel flesh on the hook. The shark took the streamers of 20 to 25 cm in length like there was no tomorrow.

The successful international group
The successful international group

Go fishing…

The Loch an Iasc is a fast worker 36 built in Valentia and refurbished in 2005 under department of marine supervision specifically for angling charters and whale watching. She is licenced and insured for 12 passengers and carries a P5 licence which allows her to operate within 30 miles of designated ports. For customer comfort there is inside seating for 12 passengers and it has a toilet as well. The Loch an Iasc is powered by two Caterpillar 3126 engines giving a total of 700 horsepower which means that our customers can get to fishing grounds faster or when the whales and dolphins are offshore you will get more time with them. In 2014 Tom Collins invested in new electronics and fitted new led lighting for night shark fishing trips. Tom has found in the past that lots of light at night attracts baitfish which in turn brings in the big predators. For information on trip from the Reen Pier in Union Hall, County Cork, contact Tom Collins at +353 (0)87 – 279 2983.

E-mail: info@seaanglingcharters.ie
Web: www.seaanglingcharters.ie

Success for French Pike Anglers Despite Challenging Conditions

By
David Byrne
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Aisha and Alexander Pike Fishing in the North East Last Week With Peter Cunningham

Angling guide Peter Cunningham has been in touch recently to let us know about the pike fishing in the north east. Aisha and Alexander from France spent last Thursday pike fishing with Peter in the north east. Peter described the fishing as hard with heavy showers and at times a stiff south to south-easterly breeze. Peter says that despite the difficult and challenging conditions we stuck at it and managed 6 pike for the day, the best fish measured in at 82cm. In between the pike and showers we had a dozen perch on small lures and an enjoyable day was had by all!

Aisha and Alexander Pike Fishing in the North East Last Week With Peter Cunningham
Aisha and Alexander Pike Fishing in the North East Last Week With Peter Cunningham

If you a days guided fishing with Peter Cunningham and the Boyne Valley Fishing Guides the why not give Peter a call on his mobile at 086 4682516 or email him at petercunningham3@gmail.com

Additional information on fishing with Boyne Valley Fishing Guides can be found at www.boynevalleyfishingguides.com

Youth groups on board Irish Naval Ship as part of Dublin Angling Initiative

By
Orla Sheils
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The 1st Meath Adventure Scouts from Dunboyne and Sphere 17 youthgroup from Darndale, Dublin recently participated in a visit on board the Irish Naval Ship LE Ciara.

The 1st Meath Adventure Scouts from Dunboyne and Sphere 17 youthgroup from Darndale, Dublin recently participated in a visit on board the Irish Naval Ship LE Ciara. During a short break in Dublin port to refuel on July 25th, the Commanding Officer of LE Ciara gave kind permission for a visit to the ship which was facilitated by the Dublin Angling Initiative of Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Groups from 1st Meath Adventure Scouts and Darndale’s Sphere 17 were given a comprehensive tour of the ship which included talks on Naval duties, life at sea, navigation and weapon systems, fisheries protection and Naval recruitment opportunities. A key component of the Dublin Angling Initiative is to highlight the importance of fisheries conservation and visits aboard Irish Naval ships are an exciting extension of this subject.

Oisin Cahill, Coordinator of the Dublin Angling Initiative at Inland Fisheries Ireland said: “We are delighted to work with the young people and youth leaders from 1st Meath Adventure Scouts and Sphere 17 Darndale.  It is great to see the youth groups engage on the issue of conservation through enjoyable and interesting experiences such as this one.

The Dublin Angling Initiative also introduces youths to the pursuit of angling. Angling is a wide and varied pursuit which can be sedentary or active, practiced socially or in solitude and appeals to a wide range of people of all ages including young people. We hope that by introducing these young people to angling, it might spark their interest and lead to them pursuing it as a hobby. It is vital that we engage communities around the aquatic landscape and encourage interest in important issues such as conservation and the environment.”

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The 1st Meath Adventure Scouts from Dunboyne and Sphere 17 youthgroup from Darndale, Dublin recently participated in a visit on board the Irish Naval Ship LE Ciara.

Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Dublin Angling Initiative aims to promote, develop and improve angling in the greater Dublin area. During the summer months, young people from national and secondary schools, summer projects and youth services are taken out on fishing courses. To date, thousands of young people have been introduced to sea, coarse and game angling and the initiative has been a catalyst in setting up fishing clubs for many of these young people.

The Dublin Angling Initiative welcomes enquiries from all groups or individuals interested in its programmes and services. For further information, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie or contact Oisin Cahill, Dublin Angling Initiative Co-Coordinator by emailing oisin.cahill@fisheriesireland.ie .

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