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Enjoyable fishing in Longford despite bright conditions last week

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myleskelly
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tench and roach
Alan Fitzjohn – With a nice catch of Tench and Roach from the canal.

Alan Fitzjohn from Lancashire along with his wife Paula were over for a bit of fishing, touring and shopping and decided to use Melview Lodge as their base. The fishing the first few days was very hard going due to the bright sun light and temperatures, Kevin said after talking with a few other anglers this seemed to be the case in most places.

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Alan Fitzjohn – With a nice catch of Tench and Roach from the canal.

The best results came on the pole using maggot and worm with caster, various seed and hemp fed over the top. Kevin said I had the pleasure of fishing with them for a couple of days and it was great, the lightly prebaited swims produced some good Tench, Roach, Hybrids and nice Perch.

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Kevin Lyons – With a nice Tench from his catch.

Kevin added the bright weather was against them from the start but they stuck with it and caught some nice fish in the end, and we hope to see them back to Ireland soon.

Kevin Lyons
Melview Lodge

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Kevin Lyons
Melview Lodge
Drumlish Road,Clonrollagh, Longford, Co. Longford
Tel:+353(0)43-33-45061 Mobile:+353(0)87-268-7441
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.melviewlodge.com

Specimen pollack for Charter skipper Mark Gannon is our Catch of the Week along with, conger to 30 lb. and blue shark to 2.20m for his anglers at Courtmacsherry

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myleskelly
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Specimen pollack
Mark Gannon with a 12.5lb pollack

Mark Gannon reports that last week the weather didn’t disappoint for charter boat anglers out of Courtmacsherry and neither did the fishing…. Fishing on the reefs produced some great sport with pollack ,conger and ling being the predominant species.  A pollack caught by Mark Gannon on a shad weighed in at 12.5 lb., an Irish Specimen and wins our Catch of the Week .  The congers were all good fish the heaviest up to 30 lbs.

Specimen pollack
Mark Gannon with a 12.5lb pollack

Sharking is still going well with blue shark to 2.20m for Vincent de Kooter. Vincent’s father landed another over the 2m mark at 2.07m. Olan O’Donovan, only 9 years old, landed a blue of 2.0m (with a little help from the rod rest) he reckoned that it was a way better than the Wicked Tuna programme on the Discovery Channel.

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Vincent had a greqat 2.20m blue shark

On the self drives, the bass fishing seems to be a bit of hit and miss. A  group from Kinsale caught13 in one session, the heaviest was a fish of 7.5lbs, all returned. There are a lot of fish around and the last time I was out they were following the lures but I only had 1 take. It’s all about timing, evening seems to be best. Mark Gannon  Courtmacsherry Angling

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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre is one of Irelands Premier Angling Centres based in the picturesque village of Courtmacsherry located only 30miles from Cork International Airport on the West Cork coast between the Old head of Kinsale and the Seven Heads peninsula. Our purpose built Sea angling and selfdrive boats offer the sea angler the ultimate in safety and comfort.Sea Angling in Courtmacsherry produces good results both for the offshore charter angler,the selfdrive angler for inshore fishing or the wreck enthusiast. Address: Woodpoint Guest House, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork. Telephone: +353 (0)23 8846427 or +353 (0)86 8250905 Email: [email protected] Web: www.courtmacsherryangling.ie

Tralee Bay is final refuge for unique breeding rays, Irish Examiner

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myleskelly
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Stingray barb
Stingray barb

Stingrays may be usually found in tropical waters like the Great Barrier Reef but a RTÉ documentary has revealed how they swim to Kerry every summer to breed. Stingrays may be usually found in tropical waters like the Great Barrier Reef but a RTÉ documentary has revealed how they swim to Kerry every summer to breed. Tralee Bay — which is home to one of Europe’s only native oyster beds — has become a last refuge for rare rays and sharks which are in real danger of becoming extinct…
Irish Examiner, 28/06/14. Read the full article ‘Tralee Bay is final refuge for unique breeding rays‘.

Chris Nelms with Tralee Bay Stingray
Chris Nelms with Tralee Bay Stingray
This is fine male undulate ray that was caught tagged and released over the weekend
Male undulate ray

 

Jimmy's talent comes to the surface in Lisnaskea, Belfast Telegraph

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myleskelly
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Veteran match angler and former Irish International Jimmy Douglas of East Belfast Coarse Angling Club has won the seventh annual Lisnaskea Water Festival coarse fishing competition. The two-day match took place on the newly developed venues at Gavin’s and Nayre Lakes plus Inver and Killyfole Lakes. The event was fished in excellent fishing conditions, with catches made up of mainly small roach, hybrids and rudd taken on short pole tactics…
Belfast Telegraph, 28/06/14. Read the full article ‘Jimmy’s talent comes to the surface in Lisnaskea‘.

Exotic turtle turns up far from home in Limerick river, Limerick Leader

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myleskelly
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An exotic turtle has turned up in the river Maigue near Adare, over 4,000 miles away from its native habitat in the South Eastern United States. However it is unlikely the Yellow Bellied Slider travelled to Limerick under its own steam, with fisheries experts believing it is more likely that it is a pet who escaped or was disposed of by its owners. The turtle was found by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) officers while they were working along the river. They described it as being in “good physical condition”…
Limerick Leader, 29/06/14. Read the full article ‘Exotic turtle turns up far from home in Limerick river‘.

Missing plastic rubbish 'in fish', Irish Independent

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myleskelly
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Thousands of tons of plastic rubbish dropped into the oceans is missing – and much of it might be ending up in fish, scientists believe.  A worldwide survey conducted in 2010 showed that the oceans contained between 10,000 and 40,000 tons less plastic than expected. The lost plastic consisted of small particles between a few microns and a few millimetres in size which was under-represented in the seawater samples collected. An unknown mechanism must be removing the fragments from surface waters at a rapid rate, say scientists…
Irish Independent, 30/06/14. Read the full article ‘Missing plastic rubbish ‘in fish’‘.

Fishmaniak Club to Hold Coarse Competition on Lough Sillan on Sunday 13th July

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David Byrne
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Members of the Fishmaniak Fishing Club at Their Competition Last Weekend

The Fishmaniak Polish Fishing Club are organising a coarse angling competition on Lough Sillan on Sunday 13th of July’14. The shore where the lads would like to fish on the left side from boat slipway access, across from the junction to Castleblayney.  Its the shoreline where most of clubs run their competitions. We would ask you to support the lads and please leave this section free for their competition.

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Members of the Fishmaniak Fishing Club at Their Competition Last Weekend
Members of the Fishmaniak Fishing Club at a Previous Event

 

Big Bass from the Wee County

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David Byrne
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Another Fish for the Lads from the County Louth Coast

The bass close season came and went and now bass anglers are back on the County Louth coastline still “plugging” away in search of this fine sportfish. Ciaran O’Ceartaigh and his fishing buddy David Harrison have tried a few sessions on the Louth/Meath coastline recently and have had some success too. Two keen catch and release anglers, the lads had a word with local tackle dealer and angling guide Peter Cunningham before venturing out to have a go last week. They were rewarded with some nice fish the best of which was a fantastic 72cm fish taken by Ciaran that weighed in at 8.5lbs.  Conditions were ideal, low cloud cover, warm and clear water with plenty of feed around.

For up to date angling information, advice and top tackle, tips and techniques that work why not give Peter Cunningham a call or book him for a days guided bass fishing out on the Louth/Meath coastline. Peter can be contacted at 086 4682516 or by email at [email protected]

Ciaran With His 8.5lb Bass Caught on the County Louth Coastline
Ciaran With His 8.5lb Bass Caught on the County Louth Coastline
Another Fish for the Lads from the County Louth Coast
Another Fish for David Harrison from the County Louth Coast
Calm Conditions on the Louth Coastline
Calm Conditions on the Louth Coastline
The Changing Face of the Irish Sea
The Changing Face of the Irish Sea

Master angler Tony Santry wins the Mullaghmore cup

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IFI Staff
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Tony Santry ,Master angler receiving the cup !

Sean Carty of Carty’s Land and Sea Sports in Bundoran, Co. Donegal updates us:

The main event in the angling world in Donegal bay this week was the master angler competition which was hosted this year by Mullaghmore sea angling club on Saturday and Sunday . The weather and sea conditions were beautiful for the event with anglers comparing it to fishing in the Mediterranean . 54 of the best anglers in the country battled it out for the ultimate prize to captain the Irish international team in the world championships 2015 .

Tony Santry ,Master angler receiving the cup !
Tony Santry ,Master angler receiving the cup !

In the end there could only be one winner and the man that stepped up to the mark was Tony Santry from Cork . The top 20 anglers from the event will now go on to battle it out in a fish off to make up the rest of the Irish team . The overall fishing for the event was good considering the bright sunshine with a total of 3071 fish caught including 11 different species . A big well done to all the anglers , the stewards that gave up their free time , the Beach hotel for their hospitality ,the skippers , Paddy Donnelly for sponsoring the packed lunches for the skippers and stewards , members of the Connaght council Josie Barrett and Shane Gillvary for helping out with the scores and especially Boris Siegel for organising and coordinating the event and making sure that everything ran smoothly .

Compliments of:

Carty’s Land and Sea Sports,

Bundoran, Co. Donegal.

Tel: +353  (0) 86 3903655

Web: www.landandseasports.ie

E-mail: [email protected]

A choice of events on Sunday 6th from Carty's – Mullaghmore or Stredagh

By
IFI Staff
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Next weekend will be a busy one with Carty’s Land and Sea Sports organizing two events on Sunday 6th July . The first event will be the Skate fishing day which will involve 2 of our local charter boats targeting this fantastic species . The Bundoran star and the Kiwi Girl will leave Mullaghmore harbour at 9am and will return at about 4pm . There still is a couple of places left so if your interested in taking part contact us in the shop or email us on [email protected] .
Carty's Land & SeaThe 2nd event next weekend is the 3rd leg of the Carty’s Alcedo shore league.  This competition will be held on Stredagh beach near Grange Co Sligo . Check in for the event will be at 6pm with fishing from 7pm till 11pm . There will be lots of prizes on the day including some great prizes for the longest fish ect giving even novices a chance of winning . Prizes will include an Alcedo shore rod , a Bass matrix reel , vouchers and much more . For more details contact Sean on 086 3903655.
Carty’s Land and Sea Sports,
Bundoran, Co. Donegal.
Tel: +353  (0) 86 3903655
Web: www.landandseasports.ie
E-mail: [email protected]
 

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