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Plenty of Mackeral around the Sligo coast spurs on the fishing

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IFI Staff
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Charterboat skipper Daryl Ewing of Sligo Boat Charters did what he does best this week – catch fish !.

He is pleased to tell us that the bay is full of mackeral at the moment.  On Saturday Daryl was chaperoned by a big basking shark alongside the boat.  That didn’t stop them catching a fine Ballan just short of specimen size.  Later they went onto catch Ling and tope.

Ewing Sea Angling - Daithi just missed specimen size with this ballan

Ewing Sea Angling - Ling

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Daryl Ewing
Sligo Boat Charters

Go fishing…

Sea Star is based in Rosses Point, Sligo (10 mins from Sligo town on local bus route).  Services available include deep sea angling, reef fishing, shark fishing (August-October) and eco tourism cruises. Trips can be tailor made to suit anglers and include modest half day, full day and evening trip rates for groups, individuals, and children. Rods and tackle are available for hire on board and skipper can arrange accommodation if contacted in time. Gift vouchers are also available. Sight seeing tours for non anglers.

Address: Rosses Point, Co Sligo.
Telephone: + 353 86 8913618
Email: [email protected] Web: www.sligoboatcharters.com

 

Very good cod and ballan keep the anglers busy around the Loop

By
IFI Staff
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Lovely cod...
Lovely cod...

Very changeable weather on the Clare coast this week.  Skipper Séan Maguire had a group of anglers out on the Lady Gwen II.  Friday saw a dark day and fishing not far off the coast the guests were not disappointed with their catch of cod, pollack and some mackeral.

Saturday…

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For the love of fishing !
For the love of fishing !

It was a beautiful day west of Loop Head on Saturday with sunshine and good fishing, what more could you ask for….the lads loved it.

When Sunday arrived there was a big change but Séan still got out for a while before the wind picked up and got some fishing in.

Sunday…

Fishing adventures - Sun July 26th 1

Dressed for the weather...
Dressed for the weather…

Also fishing out from Carrigaholt, skipper Luke Aston reports a double figure bullhuss and a 42lb Tope in the estuary last Wednesday.  The following day the fishing was in full swing, lots of fine mackerel at the Loop and plenty of fish on the deep reefs with a good mix of species including a few fine Cod.

Lovely cod...
Lovely cod…

Luke tells us that this paticular group of anglers finished on Friday with a good Wrasse session and a lovely Ballan which was 2.09kg which was just a whisper under specimen size.

2.09kg Ballan
2.09kg Ballan

Make a booking…

Séan Maguire
Lady Gwen II
Fishing Adventures on Lady Gwen II’s Lochin 33  M265Ti Perkins charterboat which operates 15 miles from Kilbaha, Carrigaholt, and Kilrush.
Whether you want to go to the Atlantic Ocean for a large selection of species, including different types of shark, or fish the estuary for ray conger tope etc, Fishing Adventures will cater for whatever fishing you desire.
Telephone: +353 (0) 877508758 or +353 (0) 894431182
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishingadventures.ie

 

Luke Aston
Clare Dragoon

Clare Dragoon is a LOCHIN 366 powered by 650HP engine that operates out of Carrigaholt Co. Clare.

I have some offers up on my web site www.fishandstay.com and if anybody is interested in putting a trip together please do get in touch. Also I Twitter from the boat on @fishandstay and try to update my face book page www.facebook.com/CarrigaholtSeaAngling fairly often!

To experience some of the best deep sea fishing available in Ireland contact Luke.
Telephone: +353 65 9058209 or +353 87 6367544
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishandstay.com

Fergal Smith, Mary Tigwell NCFFI All Ireland Champions

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myleskelly
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Mary Tigwell
Mary Tigwell

We would like to pass on our congratulations to Mary Tigwell from Lakelands Angling Ballinamore on retaining the All Ireland Ladies title with 6.300kg.

Mary Tigwell
Mary Tigwell

Ireland’s top lady angler and ALL IRELAND LADIES CHAMPION for the second year running, Mary Tigwell, beat off five others with her Killykeen catch from the Boathouse section. Mary’s mixed bag consisted of hybrids, 2 tench, a few skimmers and one roach all caught on the pole & feeder.

  • 1st Mary Tigwell 6.300kg
  • 2nd Emma McMahon 3.820kg
  • 3rd Sheila Bromley 1.100kg
  • 4th Kath Huthwaite .700g
  • 5th Roisin Finchett .560g
  • 6th Baete Kiehek 400g

It’s super to see so many ladies join and we hope to see more on the bank in the future. Well done everyone it was tough fishing conditions out there on Sunday!

Mens competition

Meanwhile in the men’s competition Fergal Smith was up against 114 anglers on what was a tough days fishing all round. Winning with 11kg, just 200g ahead of runner up Cathal Hughes of Lurgan Coarse Angling Club. Brian Nesbitt, Lee Symonds, Baz Smith and Piotr Horbinski rounded off the top six respectively.

Congratulations Fergal Smith of the Erne Anglers on becoming this years All Ireland Champion!

National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland

The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland is the management body for coarse fishing in Ireland,  North and South representing coarse and predator anglers whether as a member club or individual angler.

The Federation is responsible for a wide range of angling matters relating to coarse fishing in Ireland with particular focus on introducing the young and old alike to coarse angling, improving coarse angling facilities, coaching & development, protecting our fish stocks and management of international and European teams representing Ireland overseas; we involve everyone regardless of background, gender, religion, age or angling ability.

 

Web: http://www.ncffi.ie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coarseangling

312 salmon on Ballisodare over last 2 weeks

By
myleskelly
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A good 2 week’s fishing in Ballisodare with 312 caught (107 released) with all methods catching fish.
The fly and the worm are most productive taking about equal quantities of fish, with the prawn taking a nice number at the fall’s (cocktail of purple and natural has been working best).

Popular flies have proven to be the Cascade (all variations), Thunderflash, Arctic shrimp patterns, Stoats Tails and Willie Gunns (all on small size 12/14 trebles).

With plenty of fish throughout the system fishing has been good, with few anglers blanking.
Most fish landed are between 4 and 6lb, but best fish was caught by Mr Andrew Pearson who struck gold when he hooked a fine sea liced fish at the falls on Saturday July 25th weighing just a shade under 9lb, taken on a Posh Tosh.

On July 14th we had our annual “Kid’s Day” which went extremely well. We had a total of 60 entries for the day, with 60 kid’s catching fish, a great day by anyone’s standards.

Ballisodare Fishing Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all involved and everyone who helped out, along with IFI and our sponsors, without whom the day would not have been possible.
Another special thanks to Mr Ken Tucker of Douglas Jewellers in Carlow for sponsoring us with lovely trophies that put smiles on a lot of faces.

Go fishing…

The Ballisodare Fishery is situated on the Wild Atlantic Way in the picturesque village of Ballisodare, in the North West corner of Ireland, just a 10 minute drive from Sligo Town. The Ballisodare Fishery is one of the premier locations for Salmon Angling in Ireland. It’s a great place for both novice and experienced anglers to catch salmon. Whether you fish with fly, worm, shrimp or prawn, Ballisodare is the place where you will maximise your chances of catching this often elusive species.

http://ballisodarefishingclub.ie/

A few salmon on the Laune to 15lb last week

By
myleskelly
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River Laune
Scarce but it is still possible to catch one on the fly. 5 lb grilse returned by chairman Stewart Stephens last evening.

Billy Downes of the Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association reports that as of Monday 27th July the water level has now fallen to a lovely 1.1m at the Laune Bridge or 1 foot 6 inches at Johnston’s. Still beautiful water for all methods and should last for the week unless it goes up more.  News of fish is still scarce enough but a few were caught during the week and a few met mostly grilse but there was one fish of 15 lbs landed from Johnston’s on the fly.

River Laune
Scarce but it is still possible to catch one on the fly. 5 lb grilse returned by chairman Stewart Stephens last evening.

On the good news front the netting in Cromane will end on Friday and the Laune nets will be operating four days per week from next Tuesday.  Hopefully this will improve anglers chances of a fish.

Beat 3: The Beat 3 water level is still nice and a few fish must be holding up there now.

Billy Downes,  Secretary
Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association

Go fishing…

Permits for Laune Anglers waters from now to the end of July only €25 per day.

Web:  www.launeanglersfishing.com
Facebook: Facebook Laune Anglers
Email: [email protected]

https://fishinginireland.info/salmon/southwest/laune.htm 

Golfer O'Meara masters Moy to land seven salmon, Belfast Telegraph

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myleskelly
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O’Meara, fishing on the Moy system’s Ridge Pool with Sean McManmon, enjoyed a great day’s fly fishing landing seven salmon. The Moy system saw its best week of the season so far with over 650 salmon reported. The best of the fishing was again in the tidal section of the river and around and above Foxford town. However, the fisheries along the middle section also reported a slight increase in catch numbers…
Belfast Telegraph, 25/07/15. Read the full article ‘Golfer O’Meara masters Moy to land seven salmon‘.

‘The Italians are the Formula One of the fishing world. They’ll be coming in their Armani suits’, Irish Examiner

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myleskelly
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Angler Michael Patton became the first Irishman to win back-to-back gold medals as part of the Home Nations Boat team. The Donegal native is now looking forward to the World Championships, which will be held in Bundoran this September. The Home Nations Boat Championships is a two-day competition between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Ireland won the tournament in Portrush last year and defended their title this summer…
Irish Examiner, 25/07/15. Read the full article ‘The Italians are the Formula One of the fishing world. They’ll be coming in their Armani suits‘.

Slurry suspected in Kilminchy fish kill, Leinster Express

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myleskelly
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Agricultural slurry is now suspected as the reason for a major fish kill in the lake at the centre of Portlaoise’s biggest housing estate. Last Friday July 17, Laois County Council officials were still working to trace the trail of what they suspect to be agricultural slurry. The pollution is coming from the direction of the Dublin road underground pipes into the lake. “We are currently carrying out tests in order to ascertain the source,” said Kieran Kehoe, Director of Services for infrastructure…
Leinster Express, 24/07/15. Read the full article ‘Slurry suspected in Kilminchy fish kill‘.

Satellites being used to solve Atlantic salmon mystery, CTV News Atlantic

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myleskelly
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Satellite tracking tags attached to salmon by Miramichi researchers have appeared on a beach in Greenland, but researchers are trying to find out why the fish aren’t returning. “We’re looking for the tracks that the fish are following and we’re trying to isolate the region where the mortalities are occurring,” says biologist Graham Chafe. “They’re going out to sea and they’re not coming back.” Scientists attached the tags to wild Atlantic salmon taken from the Miramichi River last year…
CTV News Atlantic, 24/07/45. Read the full article ‘Satellites being used to solve Atlantic salmon mystery‘.

State must release salmon farm report, Irish Examiner

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myleskelly
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The Ombudsman has ordered the State to release a detailed report into a salmon farm accident which resulted in one of the largest ever losses of farmed salmon. Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall’s decision to overturn the Department of the Marine’s refusal to release the report follows a sustained campaign by environmentalists in West Cork arising out of the incident in Bantry Bay in 2014. Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) last night hailed the success of their appeal as an important victory…
Irish Examiner, 28/07/15. Read the full article ‘State must release salmon farm report‘.

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