Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan brought a great smile to this young man as he proudly displays his fine catch.
Young Kieran Van Der Walt and his Dad Peter were out fishing with the Cork guide recently. Kieran was thrilled when he hooked this nice pollock on the fly , one of many. His father Peter thanked Eire Bass guide ” for a magical fishing experience ” .
Putting All the Best Flies in All the Best Places.
Lots of rain put the River Boyne well up last week but when you have travelled all the way from South Africa there is no turning back, is there? So it was for Nick Marvin and Dave Gibbon who were visiting Ireland last week and were booked in for a day of salmon fishing on the River Boyne with local angling guide Peter Cunningham. Unfortunately, they arrived just as the water levels had risen and got very coloured due to the recent torrential rain.
Undeterred by the less than favourable conditions, Nick and Marvin visited the lower Boyne with Peter to have a go for one of the rivers legendary salmon. Despite the best efforts of all concerned the salmon failed to oblige on the day and no fish were taken during the lads flying visit. Despite the lack of a fish both Nick and Dave were delighted with their day on the Boyne and were very taken with the river and the location. Fishing is sure to improve again when water levels have dropped and cleared a bit.
Peter Cunningham is one of the North East’s top angling guides. If you fancy a days guided fishing for salmon, sea trout, wild brown trout, pike or bass, then why not give him a call or drop into him for a chat in the Drogheda Angling Centre, Boyne Shopping Centre, Drogheda.
Peter can be contacted by Tel: 00 353 86 4682516 or byemail: [email protected]
Putting All the Best Flies in All the Best Places.Water Levels Well Up on the River BoyneTough Conditions on the Lower Boyne Last Week
Fisherman’s Village Lodge provide B&B Accommodation in Downings, County Donegal. We offer Bed and Breakfast accommodation overlooking the scenic Dooey Strand.
Our modern 43′ Aquastar, The Rosguill, offers Sea Angling and Diving Boat Charters in an area renowned for unsurpassed sea fishing and scenic or wreck diving. The boat operates from Mulroy Bay, near Downings in North West Ireland.
The Fisherman’s Village Lodge
Downings, Co Donegal
With entries expected at around 50 per festival we are all pegged and ready with 2 full sections on the Greenway, 1 x Farm Yard and 1 x Graveyard.
Fishing 12 to 5pm each day we draw at O’Callaghans at 9am daily. Bio-security procedures will be implemented.
Don’t forget to pick up your permit at the draw and pre-order your bait from Trevs Tackle Ireland.
There is a full payout on entry for all our festival!
O’Callaghans One Day Open Saturday 29th August
A difficult start for some, unsettled weather and unusually poor catches from the ‘yards’ which are usually very reliable.
Four of the top 5 weights were on the Greenway topped by Steve Thorpes’ excellent 13.300kg on the pole. 2nd was Peter Townsend, Swindon with 9.700kg closely followed by Dutch angler Paul Stasse with 9.450kg.
Pete..
CELTIC CUP Sunday to Tuesday 30th Aug to 01 Sept
Fantastic sponsorship of €1000!
VINTNERS CUP Wednesday to Friday 2nd to 4th Sep
Winner receives a complimentary week B&B/EM at O’Callaghans.
Wexford Fishing Guide Sid Jones of Fishing Ireland had one of those weekends every angler dreams of. He was out on John Devereux’s boat Celtic Lady in the company of his good friend David Quirke enjoying the day and the company when David caught, landed, tagged, measured and released a massive tope length 62, girth 32… Using the formula it weighed 79.36lb
It was the first fish caught of the trip and ripped nearly 300yd of line from the reel on the first run. They had a number of tope after that and also some great cod and pollack on light gear.
THE Atlantic Salmon Trust (AST) has made an urgent appeal for financial help to raise funds to complete the final stages of an exciting project, the film: Atlantic Salmon – Lost at Sea! However, in order to raise the final 10 per cent of the budget, a further £30,000 is required. Supported by the Spey, Dee and Esks District Fishery Boards, AST has already contributed £12,000… Irish Times, 31/08/15. Read the full article ‘Angling Notes: Film solving mystery of vanishing Atlantic salmon needs fiscal aid‘.
The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) is leading inquiries into the death of a 73-year-old man and the rescue of nine people after a pleasure boat was swamped off the Co Wexford coast. All 10 were wearing lifejackets when located by the Saltee Islands ferry boat An Crossan, working with the RNLI Kilmore Quay lifeboat, in the early hours of Sunday morning… Irish Times, 30/08/15. Read the full article ‘Man dies, 10 rescued after boat capsizes off Wexford‘.
A nice clean fish released by Glen Harmon on Woodstream yesterday
As predicted by Ian Powell of Blackwater Lodge the fishing picked up for the weekend. Things started to to improve on Friday when his anglers had six salmon to 12lb, mainly on spinner with one on fly…
The 12lb. fish was taken by Dave McDowell (N. Ireland) – his Pesonal Best – and there was a First Ever Salmon for Jerome Guiry (Dungarvan).
The fishing continued to improve on Saturday and ten fish to 11lb. were caught. The 11lb. salmon was taken by Michael Foran (Kinsale) and Glen Harmon had an 8½lb fish. Both fell to fly.
A nice clean fish released by Glen Harmon on Woodstream yesterday
There was no rain at all on Saturday and so fishing was rather challenging on Sunday. There were few fish moving today & no influx of fresh fish seen. Seven fish for the day including six from our very top beat 28 miles upriver.
There were few fish moving on Monday, the last day of August, throughout most of the river though 40-50 were seen on one upper beat where 3 were caught. Total for the day was five.
We have caught 123 for August & 368 for the season to date. The fish/rod day for August is 0.4 which is nevertheless rather good.
There are very high (4.1m) tides for the next 2 days, which should help to bring some fresh fish in. Fishing remains challenging butthe weather will be dry and stable for the coming week making for very good and very pleasant conditions.
Wicklow Boat Charter skipper Kit Dunne gets a first hand view of what some Bull Huss had for dinner. He reports:
We’re getting some fine well marked Bull Huss lately up to 14lb. Ranging from 5lb to 14lb with varied coloration depending on the grounds, beautiful fish, until they throw up on the deck almost every time. Had one lately throw up 3/4 mackerel and an Octopus 13″ long.
Daniel O Kelly had this beauty on a recent trip when we landed 4 Huss and 6 Tope.
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 adviceand 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.
Fishing 12 to 5pm each day we draw at O’Callaghans at 9am daily. Bio-security procedures will be implemented.
