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Black and Green snakes fish well at Rathcon Lake Fishery winter league

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IFI Staff
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Dermot Page reports from Rathcon Lake Fishery:

The 2nd qualifier of the winter league has just finished. A total of 65 fish were landed which is a record for a January heat. 20 anglers fished the four hours. The first hour as usual was the most productive with a lot of fish caught at the dam and off pegs 17 and 19. Black and Green snakes fished deep and fast seemed to be the best method. The biggest fish of the day at 61cm went to Tony McGrave. The top five qualify for the final in March. The next qualifier is on February 15th. Many thanks to Southside Angling for sponsoring a prize.

  • 1st Dave McBride – 8 fishRathcon Lake
  • 2nd Karl O Toole – 8 fish
  • 3rd Freddie Miller -7 fish
  • 4th Ciaran Sullivan – 6 fish
  • 5th Vaidus – 5 fish

Go fishing…

Rathcon Lake is 8.5 acres and is stocked with top quality rainbow trout. The lake is fly fishing only and designed to allow maximum fishing so that 90% of the water can be covered. The average depth is 10ft with deep holes of up to 20ft in places. The fishery is open all year round and is home to a wide range of fly life, in particular buzzers, sedges, hawthorn and daddylonglegs, all providing excellent dry fly fishing, especially in the summer evenings.

Phone: 086 829 2309

Email: dermot@rathcon.com

Web: www.rathcon.com

Ballybay Angling Association News and Events

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David Byrne
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Liam O’Brien and Sheila Bromley of Ballybay Angling Association advise that there is an open match this Sunday 16th August on Lough Egish. The draw will be at 9 am at the crossroads Lough Egish and fishing will take place from 11am to 4pm. There is a €20 entry fee with 100% pay out.

To book in text Liam on 086 3052004

In addition Liam and Sheila advise that September 6th 2015 will see the first annual Davy Gordon Memorial Cup match to be held on Lough Muckno.
It is a 4 man team event that will see a new twist on how a team match is ran, with four sections being used, three of the sections will be a designated method section, in other words, there will be a feeder only, pole only and waggler only section. The fourth section will be an any method section where the anglers has a choice of what method they can use but they can only use one method on the day, so they must choose wisely.

Provisionally the following sections will be used

Yellow Island will be the Pole only section
Black Island will be the Feeder only section
Concra Wood will be the Waggler only section
White Island will be the section where the angler picks one method.

Liam and Sheila also ask that any club member wishing to fish this event please advise us asap – we provisionally have 5 teams booked in, so please contact us with your team/team name.

Liam can be contacted on 086 3052004

Lough Egish has been producing the goods for some visiting anglers full details of great catches can be seen at http://activeirishangling.com/77-news/445-must-try-lough-egish.html 

For further information please visit  https://www.facebook.com/BallybayAngling

Lough Egish Can Produce Some Excellent Catches (File Pic)
Lough Egish Can Produce Some Excellent Catches (File Pic)

First snow but no first salmon on the Drowes

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IFI Staff
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Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher might not have the salmon yet but he has some stunning photography of the River Drowes, he reports:

Two weeks in to the new season and the first salmon of 2015 is still proving elusive. Another fish was lost on spinner from the Mill Pool on Friday. Conditions have taken a turn for the worse with snow yesterday, rising water, now back up to 0.95 metres and a severe weather warning in place for later today. Local road conditions are dangerous in places.Cold conditions are forecast to return over the weekend, with further falls of snow.

Chasing silver in the snow yesterday
Chasing silver in the snow yesterday
A snowy dawn
A snowy dawn
Corner of the Blackwater following snow overnight
Corner of the Blackwater following snow overnight
Four Masters' Bridge and Mill Pool
Four Masters’ Bridge and Mill Pool
Chasing silver, turning white at the Grazings
Chasing silver, turning white at the Grazings

Shane Gallagher
Drowes Salmon Fishery
T: +353 (0) 71 98 41055
M: +353 (0) 87 8050806
http://www.drowessalmonfishery.ie/reports/

Make a booking

For info/bookings etc on the Drowes Fishery & Lough Melvin see http://www.drowessalmonfishery.com/ or Tel: 071 9841055 (8am to 12 noon).

Pig farmer jailed over slurry pollution in lake, Irish Independent

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myleskelly
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A pig farmer was jailed after a judge labelled him “an absolute disgrace” for failing to prevent an environmental timebomb threatening lakes. Donal Connaughton (55) had acted “in a blackguardly fashion” and expected the authorities to clean up the environmental nightmare created at the pig farm in Co Longford, Judge Seamus Hughes said…
Irish Independent, 14/01/15. Read the full article ‘Pig farmer jailed over slurry pollution in lake‘.

Bord Pleanála hearing into Galway harbour extension to open, Irish Times

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myleskelly
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First phase of €126m plan offering compensation for loss of fragile environment. An Bord Pleanála is due to open an oral hearing today into the first phase of a €126 million expansion of Galway harbour that aims to provide cruise liner berths, a marina and potential “mini Sydney opera house” if approved. The four-phase port extension plan involves reclaiming 27 hectares of environmentally sensitive bay area to move the existing port south and provide deepwater berths…
Irish Times, 13/05/15. Read the full article ‘Bord Pleanála hearing into Galway harbour extension to open‘.

Pig farmer jailed for creating environmental 'monster', Irish Times

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myleskelly
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A pig farmer has been jailed after a judge labelled him “an absolute disgrace” for failing to prevent an environmental time bomb from threatening lakes in the midlands. Donal Connaughton (55) had acted “in a blackguardly fashion” and now expected the authorities to clean up the environmental nightmare he had created at the pig farm in Co Longford, said Judge Séamus Hughes. The prosecution was taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland and Judge Hughes jailed him for 10 weeks and fined him €3,000 with €5,400 costs…
Irish Times, 13/01/15. Read the full article ‘Pig farmer jailed for creating environmental ‘monster’‘.

Pig farmer jailed over leaks in slurry pits, Irish Examiner

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myleskelly
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A farmer was jailed yesterday after a judge labelled him “an absolute disgrace” for failing to prevent an environmental timebomb from threatening lakes in the Midlands. Donal Connaughton, aged 55, acted “in a blackguardly fashion” and expected the authorities to clean up the environmental nightmare he had created at his pig farm in Co Longford, Judge Seamus Hughes said. Connaughton, of Elfleet, Newtowncashel, was convicted at Longford District Court of causing or permitting effluent to fall from massive tanks containing 4m gallons of slurry into a local lake last March…
Irish Examiner, 14/01/15. Read the full article ‘Pig farmer jailed over leaks in slurry pits‘.

Galway Harbour project outlined at An Bord Pleanála hearing – RTE News

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IFI Staff
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An oral hearing into the proposed extension of Galway Harbour is taking place today.

An Bord Pleanála expects the proceedings will take three weeks to complete.

The proposal to extend the harbour was lodged last year.

The project would cost €126 million and involve the reclamation of 24 hectares from the seabed and extensive development to enhance and expand the port.

Among the items included in the application are increased commercial storage, more than 200 new marine berths, a new fishing pier and a rail spur off the Galway-Dublin line…

RTE News 13/01/2015 Read the article ‘Galway Harbour project outlined at An Bord Pleanála hearing‘

Laois Angling Centre gets off to a great start

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IFI Staff
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Located at Coolrain, less than 3 miles from the N7, the Laois Angling Centre combines the peace and tranquility of the Irish country side with exceptional game and coarse fishing.

Michael Murphy reports that they have had a good start to the New Year with some fine rainbows being caught.

Laois Angling Centre - Rainbow January 2015

Laois Angling Centre - Rainbow January 2015 2

Go fishing….

Laois Angling Centre

Telephone: 057-8735091
Mobile: 087-9962864 or  087-7548823

The four large spring fed lakes, surrounded by mature woodlands, Clonoghil House and farmlands provide the perfect natural conditions for both the fish and fisherman. The lakes are stocked regularly with brown and rainbow trout, carp and bream ensuring a varied and interesting experience.

The modern facilities include large parking area, wheelchair access, tackle hire and light refreshments with picnic and barbeque areas ideal for family and corporate events. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the Laois Angling Center provides the complete fishing experience.

 

Codling, Whiting, Dabs and Flounder for John and Peter

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David Byrne
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Peter Cunningham With A Double at Ballyhack

Peter Cunningham from the Drogheda Angling Centre reports that sea fishing extremely difficult in the North East at the moment. Because of the difficult fishing Peter and fishing buddy John Baker from Navan decided to head south in search of some better angling opportunities. Their locations of choice was Ballyhack in Wexford and Passage East in Waterford. The lads found themselves confined to the estuary because of the high winds and high seas but despite the challenging conditions they still managed to land a few fish. The lads started session at Ballyhack fishing the last of the ebb tide. Baits of choice included lugworm and fish baits fished on a 1 up 1 down with a heavy grip lead. There were plenty of whiting, dabs, codling, flounder  to be had but unfortunately all fish were small. As there were no big fish showing, after a few hours the lads switched to the Passage East side to fish the flood tide to see if this would prove any better. The fishing was similar on this side of the estuary and they fished well into dark. A final change of location in search of better fish took them to Youghal where some whiting and codling to 3lbs were taken. With no marked improvement in the fishing and the worsening weather they decided to call it a day and cut short the trip and wait for better conditions.

If your are planning a fishing trip in the north east or further afield then why not give Peter a call or drop into him for a chat in the Drogheda Angling Centre, Boyne Shopping Centre, Drogheda. Tel: 086 4682516 Email: drogheda.anglingcentre@gmail.com

Peter Cunningham With A Double at Ballyhack
Peter Cunningham With A Nice Double at Ballyhack
A Nice Double for John Baker
A Nice Double for John Baker
There were Plenty of Fish but All Small
There were Plenty of Fish but All Small
John With A Treble at Ballyhack
John With A Nice Treble at Ballyhack
The Lads Fished into Dark but Fishing Was Still Tough
The Lads Fished into Dark but Fishing Was Still Tough
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