Angling guide Jacek Gorny was back on the water at the weekend having given the pike fishing a rest during the prime spawning period. He was guiding a couple of clients, Patrick & John, who were querying whether the lures which Jacek hand-crafts himself, were really all that special.
Homemade Disco lures
It didn’t take them long to find out for themselves just how special they are. A dozen or so fish, with the biggest being 97, 99, 105, 105.5 and 117cm did all the talking required, and the lads were left in no doubt that these lures really make a difference.
PJ took the prize with a brace of trout for 4.38lb
Twenty-six members of the Dublin Trout Anglers’ Association were on Lough Owel last weekend to fish their annual Pasker Cup competition. Conditions were far from perfect, with the sun high and bright in the sky, and a stiff easterly breeze making things tricky to say the least. There were plenty of blanks on a day when only seven anglers returned fish, but one boat took the lion’s share as boat partners PJ O’Driscoll and Chris Meadows both bagged a brace to finish 1st (4.38lb) and 3rd (3.5lb) respectively. Tom Hipwell finished second with a brace of fish for 3.82lb.
Peter Driver of Piscari Fly is back with his weekly roundup of the fishing scene
How’s The Fishing?
Congratulations to Mark Driver on winning the Denis Dodd Cup up at Wicklow Anglers at the weekend. Mark and Peter’s dad, Tommy, fished together and they had a great day. Difficult enough conditions with bright sunshine and an east wind. Never makes it easy on lakes. But well done to Mark on 1st place and to all the anglers who took part.
Pike fishing on the Shannon It was a challenging enough week in pursuit of pike on the fly this week. It was more a matter of keeping my finger on the pulse to see where the fishing was well and what was working. The story of the week was a massive amount of followers, strikes and poorly hooked fish, due to the sheer number of encounters, this still meant quite a few fish landed.
Over the weekend, I had my own family out in the boat, which is chaotic at the best of times! However, we had fun, caught a couple of pike, and I managed to test a new line or two.
Avonmore River Jamie Conway got up onto the Avonmore River over the weekend and enjoyed a lovely session on the river. The river is quite low, as is the story around the country. But beautiful to see some pictures of the Avonmore from Jamie. Well done.
North West Angling Fair
Peter was at the fair in Strabane 2 weekends ago, and we never got to do a report from it. Great weekend altogether, very well put together show. Peter was giving demonstrations over the weekend on Euronymphing. There was an hour-long talk on the pitches followed by a half-hour demonstration on the River Mourne – a beautiful river up there. Conditions were a bit challenging, as there was a bit of a colour coming down the river and it was still quite cold, but we managed a couple of small trout for the demonstrations. Peter was made to feel very welcome up at the show, and there was a great response to the exhibition. Well done to all involved in hosting the show and those that came along to demonstrate, and of course to everyone that attended over the weekend. Thanks so much to everyone who came over and said hi.
There were two competitions fished in the Portumna area at the weekend.
First up we have Portuma Coarse Angling Club who had 10 anglers taking part in the their club competition on the Salmon Run. There were some good bags weighed in with plenty of roach feeding well. Anytime you see over 30lb of wild fish caught in a river you know it’s been a good day.
1st Richard Bedford 32lb 12oz
2nd Bruce Pennell 30lb 9oz
3rd Morgan Lewis 18lb 7oz
Richard Bedford with 32lb 12oz from the Salmon Run
Also fishing were the Lucky Anglers Fishing Club. They were on two venues, Town Stretch and Sticops. At Town it was all small fish but at Sticops hybrids dominated the catches. Their match was part of their feeder league series, but it was much more important than their other competitions, being fished in commemoration of their sadly missed club mate Marcin Ciastoń.
A member of the NCFFI the Lucky Anglers Club welcome like-minded individuals who would like to join them in their fishing pursuits, contact Tomasz at [email protected]
Portumna Coarse Angling Club
For information about the Portumna Festival and other matches in the area check in with the club on their Facebook page.
Contact: Bruce Pennell Email:[email protected] Website: Portumna Coarse Angling Facebook
Dan O’Neill fills us in on what the APGAI team have been up to over the past month.
This month we look back at the North West Angling Fair in Strabane and hear from some of the APGAI Ireland team who attended the event. Thinking of getting your first fly rod? Dan O’Neill speaks about our choices and what will help us choose. We also look at upcoming events that APGAI Ireland will be attending in the coming months.
The North West Angling Fair
Some of our members were at the North West Angling Fair giving demonstrations in casting, angling techniques and fly tying – there was even a special appearance from an Honorary APGAI Ireland member!
The North West Angling Fair took place in Strabane in Co. Tyrone, and the event was held in the fabulous Melvin Sports Complex on the banks of the River Mourne. This Angling Show has been running for a good number of years now and is well supported by the larger angling community. Over the weekend, there were lots of activities taking place, including casting and fishing demonstrations, fly casting, fly tying, bushcraft, trade stands, and lots more.
Throughout the show, there was an abundance of young anglers and fly tyers showing off their skills. It is fantastic to see such a depth of youth talent in this region who are into fly fishing and fly tying. Throughout the Show, be it on Fly Tyers Row or out on the casting green, you could see the future of angling is in good hands with the youths who presented themselves and their abilities over the weekend.
We in APGAI Ireland were also present as ever at the show. Our President Arthur Greenwood, our Secretary Trevor Greene, and our member Trevor Norris were very busy on Fly Tyers Row over the weekend, instructing and coaching in the art of fly dressing, while our casting instructors Pauline McClenaghan and Ian Gamble were putting the attendees through their paces out on the casting green.
We were also honoured to have one of Ireland’s most legendary fly-casting instructors, Honorary APGAI Member Patrick Trotter, joining us this year. Now retired, his special appearance was a privilege for us all. As a thank you for his incredible contribution to the angling community, Councillor Fergal Leonard of Derry City & Strabane District Council presented Patrick with a beautiful, engraved glass paperweight in recognition of this memorable occasion.
Our Chairman, Peter Driver, came up from Kilkenny, and he was hosting several workshops in Euro-Nymphing over the weekend. In the casting area, he explained the tackle and setups, following this by demonstrating the technique on the River Mourne itself. This was the first time that this approach to catching fish had been demonstrated at the North West Angling Show, and it went down well, with the demonstrations being well attended and lots of great feedback.
We would like to say a huge thanks to Derry City & Strabane District Council and all involved in hosting and organising this event. They are never easy to get over the line, and they take a tremendous amount of work. However, the weekend was a great success and was enjoyed by all who came along. Big congratulations to all the stallholders who make the event worthwhile, with some great bargains to be had! We would also like to thank our members who demonstrated over the weekend and flew the flag for APGAI Ireland. A final thanks to all the people who came along to the show, who watched, listened and asked questions during the demos. It’s your support and interest that makes it all worthwhile.
Basic set-ups
I am lucky enough to be working in the angling industry, guiding and teaching hundreds of people a year – how do these trips vary? When it comes to beginners, I speak quite a lot about the set-up. Equipment can be the biggest minefield and intimidating for beginners. I try to nail down the techniques each person would like to try. When we go on a trip, I take a couple of rods, and we try some different techniques to see what the person takes to and enjoys. I always find a person takes to a certain technique and it suits them. I then base my advice on this technique when advising on a set-up and equipment. This really narrows down the selection process. Most applications on the river where I fish (The River Nore) can be covered with a 9ft 5wt. I can switch from dry fly, dry dropper and wet fly with this rod weight, giving myself a little more choice and freedom to switch and “experiment”. There are what we call specialised rods or rod weights for specific techniques, but I am teaching mostly beginners, so the 9ft 5wt, or “vanilla” as we call it, is a great all-rounder. A line to match with a general-purpose taper is perfect. There are specialised tapers also, but a general-purpose weight forward line is what we beginners are after. With a fly reel, it’s quite important that it balances the set-up; it’s much more pleasurable to fish with a balanced set-up, and the rod performs how it should. The above is a basic guide for your first fly fishing set-up and it will help a little to break through parts of the minefield at least.
Now we come to the fishing part. What do we need to know as beginners? Rivercraft is a huge part of success, so what is rivercraft? Rivercraft is the skill and knowledge that we need to practice to understand the river and where the fish should be lying. Once we get good at this, it’s easier to know where to position ourselves in the water and where to present our flies. There is, of course, some more to it, but the above is for now enough to know why rivercraft is important. Where can we learn such though, and what do we take from our learnings? I have spent many hours peering over a bridge at brown trout in their feeding lanes, watching how they take a fly, watching them refuse a food particle and watching how they react to possible danger. When observing the trout from the bridge, I would look upstream of the fish and try to figure out why that fish is holding there. Sometimes, there will be a rock ahead of the fish or a weed bed, or it could be a branch that is causing a surface deflection – there is always a reason, so watch the fish and try to figure out why the fish has chosen to lie there. You will find that information will help you when you’re on the river, it will help you to spot features in the water and perhaps where the fish will lie in relation to where the feature is located. It’s not always easy to get out with the fly rod and go for a cast, but a part of rivercraft can be learned by just walking and watching while the fly rod is resting at home.
Hopefully, the above will help any of you who are getting ready to begin the fly-fishing journey.
Upcoming Events
The Irish Spring Angling Fair
This fantastic event is nearly upon us. Our APGAI Ireland team will be on hand for one-to-one tuition, kids’ casting and fly tying, demonstrations and much more. There is a new dedicated demo area where there will be talks, demos and more. Make sure to stop by and say hello to our APGAI Ireland team. The event is on the 3rd and 4th of May at Ardaire Springs, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny.
The Irish Fly Fair
Organised by APGAI Ireland’s Stevie Munn, this event is not to be missed. Some of our APGAI Ireland team will be there, so be sure to say hello. There will be a super line-up of tyers and casters, kids’ casting, kids’ fly tying, beginners’ casting, and tying demos. Our APGAI Ireland fly dressers will once again run the Junior Fly-Tying Competition, with great prizes to be won each day! It’s held in the Killyhevlin Hotel in Enniskillen and will be held this year on the 25th and 26th of October.
Dan O’Neill is back again this week with another edition of The River Whispers. This will be the last one until the end of the season, but not to worry we’ll still be getting regular reports from the Nore and more…
The River Whispers 20
A couple of days guiding and instructing was quite enjoyable; Let’s see what we caught and what we learned on the trips; The Southern County event is coming up on the 12th of April let’s take a closer look at what to expect on the day; Trout fishing Ireland zoom classes are still available and a great way to learn a little more; Check out trout fishing Ireland on Tik Tok hear about some of my set ups and days on the water. Farewell until the end of the season.
Hatches are becoming a little stronger on the river now and usually around 12.30 to 2pm. It’s great to be back on the water again and watching the trout rising to the flies. It was a little windy on Saturday so I fished wet fly, I noticed a lot of the flies were getting blown back onto the water the trout tuned into this. Olives were on the menu fished on the swing. Great to watch the line come around and then the rod spring into life as a brown takes your offering.
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My guests this week were from different parts, so it was as always quite interesting to hear their stories from gator hunting to fishing Tarpon. We mostly fished wet fly, which was a simple set up, very basic. I had 5ft of .37 Maxima to a tippet ring where I connected 4ft of .12 to my single wet fly. I fished, like I mentioned, an olive and tried a March brown. Both patterns did quite well and the trout were in good condition given the time of year. I did try dry dropper for a little while and had some very small brown trout on a pheasant tailed nymph. It really was great to be on the river guiding and fishing for trout again. In the coming days I will be visiting the King’s River where I will be chasing trout again. Always a favourite river of mine especially early season.
On the 12th of April we have the Southern County fishing resort open day. George Burdess and myself will be demonstrating at the event to try to help you catch some more fish. I will speak a bit about fly rods and help you to understand the line ratings and rod weights to help you pick a fly rod or fly line, I will give demonstrations on different casts and will be available for free one on one tuition until the fishery closes. George will be tying flies and helping you to match the hatch.
George battling a Southern County rainbow
Coarse angling demos by Jack Keenahen and Nikita Grealish on the coarse fishing lake will help you with pole fishing as well as feeder fishing and help you to get started in each discipline.
All of us will be helping the kids get fishing on the coarse lake and guide them to some lovely roach, perch and carp.
Anthony with Southern County rainbow
Permits for the day are €20 and after the event you can fish until the fishery closes to put your new skills to the test. This is a great opportunity to learn more and if your considering beginning to fly fish. For more details or questions email me at [email protected]
Free zoom classes
My free zoom classes seem to be helping people and each week i get more and more interest so thanks everyone who signed up and takes the time out to attend the classes. To get announcements on upcoming classes email me on [email protected] where you will be sent notification of upcoming zooms.
Classes
Now that the season is underway, I am holding my fishing classes. The classes are designed based on your fishing knowledge. I go through everything from rods right to the fly. It’s a fantastic way to see what you need for your fishing trip and cuts out all the stuff that isn’t necessary. For information on the classes contact me on [email protected] or by phone on 0857652751.
George Burdess and myself will be demonstrating at the event to try to help you catch some more fish. I will speak a bit about fly rods and help you to understand the line ratings and rod weights to help you pick a fly rod or fly line, I will give demonstrations on different casts and will be available for free one on one tuition until the fishery closes. George will be speaking about flies and the tying of them and helping you to choose what fly and when. Send all inquiries to [email protected].
Irish Spring Angling Fair 3rd and 4th May
I will be at the Irish Spring Angling Fair where I will be holding a demo both days on the main lake. I will be also on hand with my organizations APGAI Ireland, Cadence, Yeti and Fulling mill. Hope to see you at this super event.
Farewell until the end of the season
With the season now picking up my time guiding has increased, I will continue to write weekly reports on my adventures, but the River Whispers will end for now and continue at the end of the season where we will go through all the tips and tricks I learned over the coming trout season. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read the river whispers, the response I received was fantastic and unexpected. I will return with the river whispers at the end of September, in the meantime keep an eye out for my weekly reports on my fishing adventures. Dan
Growing up in the countryside of Gowran, Co.Kilkenny, I started my fishing journey on the River Barrow with my dad, which is where I caught my first fish, a lovely brown trout. The Gowran River was also a short walk from my homeplace, and on the days my dad couldn’t fish, I would walk through the fields and fish the Gowran River. My love for fishing grew and took me to Mount Juliet Estate, where I began guiding at 13. I went on to become fisheries manager at Mount Juliet Estate and, to this day, enjoy taking out hundreds of clients every year fishing on the River Nore. I enjoy all types of fishing and guide all over Ireland. I am an Apgai Ireland-qualified casting instructor and have Ambassador roles with Cadence and Yeti. I joined Fulling Mill as an endorsed pro guide and am part of the Patagonia pro team. My angling journey has been an exciting one and hopefully will continue to be.
I take out all levels of anglers, from beginner to experienced. I enjoy what I do and count myself very lucky to be able to meet and guide new people to what might be their first Irish fish.
Angling takes place on over 10aces of water on 3 different lakes. Southern County Fishing Resort encourages both fly fishing and bait fishing but be mindful that each lake requires different fishing skills and provides different challenges to the angler. Also our newly opened club house accommodates a tackle shop for all your fly, bait, rod hire and sale. Southern County Fishing Resort prides itself on the quality of our fish, our lake are stocked on regular basis with fish approximately 2lbs weight. All of our fish are reared in our onsite hatchery farm. Fish size range from 1 lb to 8 lbs in weight and on average are 3 /4lbs.
Saturday evening we held a club open competition. Youghal Beach was to be the venue but the easterly winds that had been blowing up prior to the match made Youghal unfishable so Whiting Bay was used as the back up venue.
Match time was 7:30pm-11:30pm and 18 angler’s took part. Fish showed up straight away. James Kennedy was the first angler to register fish followed by Colin Kilbride with a nice double shot of Bass. Colin was very unlucky in his next cast when he lost a decent bass which probably cost him the round fish pool on the night. Vladimirs Nosovs would eventually win the round pool with a 40cm bass which was worth €90 on the night, well done Vlad.
The early leader of this match was Gavin O’Connor with 7 flounder but Richie Gormley soon piled on the pressure landing the first ray of the evening followed by a couple of dogfish.
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Troy Francis then found coalies at close range to put himself back in the mix, however the the night belonged to Alan Mulcahy.
Alan started slow like Usain Bolt but finished the like the great man and romped home to victory with an impressive 17 fish on the night consisting of flounder, bass, coalies, rockling and a ray. Well done Mully
Mark O’Sullivan took the flat fish pool with a cracking Painted ray of 80cm which was also worth €90 on the night, well deserved Sully.
Go fishing…
Our next competition will be leg 2 of the Munster Shore League which we are hosting on the Slob Bank on April 27th. Please note there is a time change for this match to 1pm-6pm. We hope to see another great turn out similar to leg 1. All the information for this match is available on the Munster Shore League Facebook page.
All about West Cork and District SAC…
The club was formed on march 19th 2009, in the small picturesque harbour town of Kinsale County Cork. We’re an inclusive club, this can be seen in our membership profile; from anglers who are new to match fishing all the way up to members of the Irish World Shore Team 2010, two of which are in the club! The club holds circa 10 competitions per year, members are encouraged to practice a catch and release policy in the interests of conservation. Anybody wishing to join our club is always welcome, just use the contact us page and we will give prospective members full details. Web:http://westcorkanddistrict.webs.com/ Facebook:facebook.com/pages/West-Cork-and-District-SAC/
Lough Sheelin angling report March 31st – April 6th 2025
‘The simple truth is that in order to become good, you have to be obsessed’
Yngwie Malmsteen
I am Maximus – this angler’s Grand National winner
Lough Sheelin has been haunted all week by easterly winds, unforgiving winds which ripped across the water like some unrelenting banshee. I have heard variations of that old fishing rhyme ‘wind from the east, fish bite the least’ over a thousand times and while it is not always correct, this little proverb is a good predicator.
What we must remember is that wind direction doesn’t cause fish to bite, but the reason behind the wind direction often does.
An easterly wind is a cold wind which chills the surface, putting fish down and slows or prevents an insect hatch. An east wind usually blows after a big cold front. A rapid drop in an already struggling water temperature is a shock to the entire aquatic ecosystem, especially the bottom of the food chain, so it shouldn’t be surprising that this wind direction is a kiss of death for catching fish. While our persistent east wind was not, thankfully, a death knell for all anglers this week, it did affect the catch rates over the past seven days and most struggled with reports of poor fishing and frustrating blanks.
Female buzzer
As winter tries its very best to hang on for as long as possible, sunny days finally got this lake’s temperature into the magical double figures – a surface temperature of 10.23 with 10.1 degrees registering at 12.5 metres. The nightly frosts are doing their damage by slowing down our transition from Winter to Spring.
Anglers using high-tech and sophisticated equipment have reported that the trout, although visible in excellent numbers, are coming up through the water column but are now turning back when they see the lures, which is interesting as it shows we are on the cusp and the trout are finally transitioning from lures and moving their diet to the stages of fly life.
There were small hatches of buzzer in the hottest part of the day, visible in sheltered bays, in more silted areas and tight to the shoreline but although present this little chironomid hasn’t taken off yet to be of interest to the trout. There will be plenty of other insect hatches as the season progresses but it is the appearance of the buzzer/midge which causes the first major bit of excitment for the trout angler and many wait until these hatches take off in earnest to go out fishing on this lake. As the days lengthen and the weather continues to warm up buzzer activity will increase significantly building up a sufficient density to lift the trout off the bottom region and into the freely available zone feeding which is the chironomid pupae. Trout will feed on the buzzer pupae in relatively shallow water, no more than 10-15 ft deep. Buzzer pupae are easy to target as they lie suspended somewhere between the bottom and the surface, waiting to make that slow ascent to hatch. It is difficult not to get bogged down in an enthomology lesson but to be successful anglers have got to know the rough pattern of fly hatches. It is still too early for emergers but the epoxy buzzer patterns which imitate the pupae will soon be pushing the lures off the top position.
First of many – Ryan Smyth with his early season trout
Although we are progressing in the right direction for the fly anglers, this week it was still all about the lures and large fly patterns – Black & Gold Humungous, Silver Humungous, Black Minkies with a flash of silver, Snakes, Woollly Buggers and Cats Whiskers using heavy lines which were reasonably successful in bring the heavy weights up from the lower levels of this lake.
The Dabblers are still there with Eamonn Ross catching a nice trout of over 3lbs on a small Claret Dabbler. The best colours for this attractor pattern are Claret, Pearly, Silver, Green, Peter Ross and Silver.
The best fishing areas for this week have been along the rocky shores and exposed points – the shallows were the water is warmer and the food – shrimp and hog louse is plentiful and easy to access.
The best areas are Chamber’s bay, Kilnahard shore, Holywell down to Crover, Merry point, Curry point, at the back of Church Island and the south shore of Derrysheridan. Some trout still hold the depths of water though, so blind casting if you can cast your line where you think the fish might be and retrieve might trigger a take. Daily choices of fishing spots are governed, as always, by wind direction.
Duckfly patterns7.5lb releaseMurrough casingGhost Shrimp with a pearl twist, Paul BlackSheelin newtDuo Hook anglerOn the menu
Lures and Flies
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Claret and Magenta Dabbler
Stimulator
Bogey man, Magnus Johnson
Duck fly
A Desmond Paul tying
Fusion Head Quill Buzzer size 10, Ian Christie
International Dabbler Desmond Paul
Kevin Higgins Silver Dabbler
Rod Tye's Shrimper, Desmond Paul
Spider patterns, Moises Urbon Fernandez for the first part of the season
Art's Claret Bumble, Scott Jackson
Jim Sheehan early season
Jim Sheehan
Soldier palmer, Mark Johnstone
A red Humpy, size 14, Magnus Johnson
International Dabbler variant, Desmond Paul
Peter Ross Dabbler, Gary Reid
Alder variant, Jim Sheehan
claret Partridge
Claret Rebel, Kenneth Rawley
G.O Bumble, Size 12, Scott Jackson
Partridge, Evo Smith
Sooty George, Desmond Paul
Unsinkable hoppers, Brian Thompson
Please remember anglers to abide by BYE-LAW 949 which strictly prohibits from
June 14th, 2017 onwards:
The taking of any brown trout of less than 36 centimeters.
For a person to fish with more than 2 rods at any one time.
To fish with more than 4 rods at any one time when there is more than one person on board the boat concerned.
For a person to take more than 2 trout per day.
All trolling on the lake from March 1st to June 16th (inclusive).
To fish or to attempt to take or to fish for, fish of any kind other than during the period from March 1st to October 12th in any year.
Pondering lifeSheelin’s gold – Tommy Doherty’s weight of the weekEamonn Ross, LSTPA with Tommy Doherty, winner of the Ronnie Cox Memorial Competition on SheelinFuture in our hands
Number of trout catches recorded: 37
Heaviest trout recorded for the week: An 8lb trout caught by Kells angler, Tommy Doherty on a Humungous fly using a Di3 sinking line.
Selection of trout catches:
Arijandas Zabilavicious, Meath: 1 trout at 6lbs on lures.
Jonas Jasiulevicous, Portlaoise: 2 trout heaviest at 3.5lbs using lures.
Artem Novikov: 1 trout at 65cm on lures.
Valdas Drivinskas, Dublin: 1 trout at 7.5lbs using colourful lures at Sailors Garden.
Vytautas Andrulewicz, Dublin: 2 trout, heaviest at 5lbs on Pearly and Silver Dabblers.
Gediminas Donelaitis, Offaly: 1 trout at 4.5lbs using lures at Finea.
Zygimanutas Galinis, Meath: 2 trout, heaviest at 3.5lbs, all using lures, mid lake.
Azuolas Klukas, Co.Kildare: 1 trout at 6lbs on Silver and gold lures.
Saule Mazeika, Dublin: 2 trout, heaviest at 4lbs on silver baits.
Vakare Vitkas, Dublin: 1 trout at 3lbs at the back of Church.
Arizandas Zabilavicius: 1 trout at 5lbs, April 6th at Sailors Garden on a 70m Silver Ruki.
Alan Fergusson had a great week fishing on Lough Erne recently. He’s a regular visitor to Ireland, but it’s Lough Erne that he’s particularly interested in, and with good reason.
Alan was over from the UK fishing with Stuart from his boat Kazkazi (which is an African wind). They were over for the week and for once had calm settled weather; no rain and low clear water. They were happy with this having found these conditions to be the best for big catching pike anywhere they’ve been in Ireland for over the last thirty years.
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Stuart with a 23lb pike
Alan with a pike just under 30lb
Their expectations of good fishing were met and they finished the week with 52 pike between them. The best of these were 22lb, 23lb, 23lb, 28lb 08oz, 29lb 12oz and 31lb. Here’s to 30 more years of Irish angling adventures!
Ger Power was back with a great report from last week…
Another monster from another nephew. It’s great to see the boys catching fish like this after spending years teaching them.
Ryan Power was in Cavan celebrating his Girlfriends birthday when the decided to try a spot off fishing, a mackerel bought from the local Supervalu did the trick. Ryan was having a cuppa about 7am when the bite alarm started to sound, and you can see for yourself the result ! The fish wasn’t weighed but safe to say early to mid 20s I would think!
Weather was good, cool but bright, and Ryan’s Girlfriend has got the bug. She has bought her 1st fishing rod and they both have been up in Blessington nearly every evening fishing which is great to see.
The club was formed on march 19th 2009, in the small picturesque harbour town of Kinsale County Cork. We’re an inclusive club, this can be seen in our membership profile; from anglers who are new to match fishing all the way up to members of the Irish World Shore Team 2010, two of which are in the club! The club holds circa 10 competitions per year, members are encouraged to practice a catch and release policy in the interests of conservation. Anybody wishing to join our club is always welcome, 
