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1,427 so far this year for the fabulous Moy

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IFI Staff
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Des McDonagh with his fine Moy Estuary sea trout weighing just under 3 lbs.

Fisheries Information Manager Markus Müller reports from the Moy – w/e 22nd June 2014

Despite extremely low water conditions, the Moy produced a reported catch of 194 salmon for the week, bringing the yearly total to 1,427 so far.

On the Moy Fishery, a total of 13 salmon were caught, including a nice 7 lbs. fish for David Angliss from Australia. David’s fresh Ridge Pool fish took a size 8 Chartreuse Cascade.
Markus Muller - A happy David Angliss, Australia, with his seven pounder from the Ridge Pool                                                             A happy David Angliss, Australia, with his seven pounder from the Ridge Pool
German visitors, Gerd Blug and Ferdinand Osthof, were successful on Armstrong’s where they had fish of 9 lbs. and 7 lbs. on the first day of their angling holiday. Flyangler, Yves Offredo, France caught a nice eight pounder on the Foxford Fishery, while Gareth Jones had an 11.5 lbs. fish on Rinanney on spinner. Further upriver, on the Cloongee Fishery, Jean Marc Bellegy, France, had two salmon while spinning.

Markus Muller - Jean Marc Bellegy, France, displaying one of his two Cloongee salmon                                                                 Jean Marc Bellegy, France, displaying one of his two Cloongee salmon

The East Mayo Anglers’ water produced 3 grilse for John C. Coulan, all on fly, while Christian Bardet, also France, had two grilse on worm. Flyangler, Bob Thomas, UK, was also successful on the East Mayo water with grilse of 4.5 lbs.

Moy Estuary

Judd Ruane, skipper of the Pegasus, enjoyed a good week’s fishing on the Moy Estuary with guests from Switzerland, Germany, France, UK and Ireland. Conditions improved compared with the previous week and, as a result, a total of 123 sea trout were caught, with the majority being released. Des McDonagh landed the best sea trout of the week on Pegasus, a nice fish just under 3 lbs.

Des McDonagh with his fine Moy Estuary sea trout weighing just under 3 lbs.
Des McDonagh with his fine Moy Estuary sea trout weighing just under 3 lbs.

To book a day’s sea trout fishing visit www.fishingireland.ie or contact Judd on +353 (0)87 6736969.

Markus Müller
Fisheries Information Manager
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Inland Fisheries Ireland, Ballina

Spurdog, Codling and tope make the season interesting in Carrigaholt

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IFI Staff
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Luke Aston reports from Carrigaholt:

Well we are having a great spell of weather here with blue skies and flat seas although it looks like a bit of rain over the next day or two. With such pleasant conditions needless to say it is lovely to be out on the seas fishing and luckily this good weather coincided with a period over which I had a group in for a week so we got to try out lots of marks.
Luke Aston - Sea June 2014 1Along with the good weather I think it is fair to say that the fishing has been very good and I would say better than I have seen for a few years. Early last week Mackerel were thick on the ground and easy to catch. As the week went on they became more scattered but this also coincided with slacker tides and our time of arrival at the normal bait marks being at slack water. We seem to be able to catch them better when the tide is running.
Luke Aston - Sea June 2014 2General fishing has been great with a great mix of fish and lots of Pollack if you want full on action. Two species that seem to be a lot more plentiful this year are Spurdog and Codling. The codling are mostly small at less than 2lbs but all over the ground and up to 20 a day. This is hopefully a good sign for the future. The Spurdogs have been a good size and we have had two Specimens over 12lb this week, one at 14lb 8oz and the other at 12lb 13oz.
Luke Aston - Sea June 2014 3We have only put in one Tope session but there were plenty about and again the size was very good with all fish over 30lb and one Specimen of 43lb which is a good size for a male fish.
So all in all we have been very happy with the fishing and I look forwards to an interesting season.

Luke Aston
Clare Dragoon

Go fishing…

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

Young Chris catches a cracking fish at Oaklands

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IFI Staff
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Well done Chris !

Adrian Browne of Oakland Lake Fishery tells us that there have been plenty of double figured carp caught in the last week.  The best being 13.5lbs in weight.  Floating bread provided the best sport.

Chris Farley and his brother Paul from Cork caught a cracking fish – pictured below

Well done Chris !
Well done Chris !

Anglers are reminded that the Dunbrody Festival is approaching fast.

With great fishing guaranteed, New Ross is the place to be on July 5th and 6th.

Places are filling up quick so get your name in if you want to fish. This year’s event is being kindly sponsored by Preston Innovations which will offer some great tackle & cash prizes.

For times check out events page and more info on www.oaklandslake.com.

Contact:

Shop 051 445348

Mick 087 6988979

Adrian 087 7811042

Oaklands - Dunbrody 2 day fishing

Go fishing…

Adrian Browne
Oaklands Lake,
Marshmeadows,
New Ross, Co. Wexford.

Telephone: +353 (0)51 445348
Mobile: +353 (0)87 6988979

Web: Oakland Lake Fishery

Dragonfish find highlights threat posed by release of exotic species – Irish Independent

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IFI Staff
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Dragon fish found in the river Suck

THE discovery of the remains of an exotic dragonfish on the River Suck has raised concerns over the damage being done to Irish waterways by the release of non-native organisms into the wild.

The dragonfish may have been brought into the country as pike fishing bait and although it is unlikely that it was brought here alive, Dr Joe Caffrey of Inland Fisheries Ireland said it could still damage our native biodiversity.

“There is a possibility that discarded fish could still have parasites, viruses or bacteria that would be alien to Ireland and if the fish are eaten, they could indeed pass that on to our native species,” he said….

Irish Independent 26/06/2014 Read the article ‘Dragonfish find highlights threat posed by release of exotic species‘

Dragon fish found in the river Suck
Dragon fish found in the river Suck

Denis McSharry Memorial Cup fishing competition on Lough Melvin – Donegal Democrat

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IFI Staff
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The eight annual Denis McSharry Memorial Cup fishing competition was was very successfully promoted on Lough Melvin by the Rossinver Melvin Angling Club on Saturday, June 21.

The competition was well supported with eighty-two anglers and forty-one boats from all over Ireland taking part. Fishing conditions were good but the fishing was hard going with only twenty-nine anglers weighing in with a total of forty-two fish….

Donegal Democrat 24/06/2014 Read the article ‘Denis McSharry Memorial Cup fishing competition on Lough Melvin‘

 

Fresh grilse downstream of Foxford

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IFI Staff
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Marty King with one in early June - Another Cracker

P.J and Michael Tiernan of Tiernan Brothers Foxford keep a good check on the fishing conditions on the River Moy.  With a family tradition in Angling they have been serving anglers for 4 generations. They report:

The  fishing was again quiet today with only a few Anglers Fishing and only a few fish reported. The best reports were from the Fisheries downstream of Foxford where some visiting Anglers landed some very fresh grillse.. The weather again today was very humid and warm, but this may change in the coming days.

Bernard, Jo-Jo and Co. with another two Moy salmon
Bernard, Jo-Jo and Co. with another two Moy salmon
Freddy Turbin with one on the First Day 21/06/14
Freddy Turbin with friends
Marty King with one in early June - Another Cracker
Marty King with one in early June – Another Cracker
Salmon from the river Moy - Yves Offredo with one on the 20th June
Salmon from the river Moy – Yves Offredo with one on the 20th June

Compliments of:

Tiernan Brothers Foxford

Foxford, Co. Mayo.
Tel: (094) 9256731 Fax: (094) 9256731
Email: [email protected] Web: www.themoy.com

Nigel and Howard from Torquay enjoy memorable Bream, Tench and Roach fishing near Melview Lodge in Co. Longford.

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Paul Bourke
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Nigel with some early morning Bream and Tench

Angling Guide and guesthouse owner Kevin Lyons reports on a parties of anglers from the UK who coarse fished on waters near Melview Lodge in Longford

Nigel with some early morning Bream and Tench
Nigel with some early morning Bream and Tench

Nigel and Howard who’s first part of the week we reported on last, finished their holiday with a few early morning starts to avoid the bright and warm weather were rewarded with some great catches for all their hard efforts.

Howard with a nice catch of silvers just for a change
Howard with a nice catch of silvers just for a change

Some big Tench and Bream fell to feeder fished at 40 yards using various bait cocktails, some great catches of roach using float tactics mainly using maggot or caster and drip feeding over the top.

Nigel with a nice Bream just before the sun is fully up
Nigel with a nice Bream just before the sun is fully up

Kevin said the guys normally do well when they come and fish due to the work they put into prebaiting various swims.

Howard making the most of the early morning start
Howard making the most of the early morning start

So well done lads and see you next year.

Kevin Lyons

Melview Lodge

Drumlish Road, Clonrollagh, Longford, Co. Longford.

Tel : +353 (0)43-33-45061 Mobile : +353 (0)87-268-7441

Email: [email protected]  Web: www.melviewlodge.com

Dog days on Corrib in hot and humid weather

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Kevin Crowley
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Very little to report on Corrib this week, as very warm and humid conditions made for barbecue weather, rather than fishing. Some small hatches of sedge and mayfly were observed, but there was little angling activity, except for early morning Caenis fishing and some late evening buzzer fishing. Unfortunately I have no reports of catches.

In these high temperatures anglers and the general public are asked to notify their local IFI officer or the hot line on 0818 34 74 24 if they notice fish in distress due to drought or low oxygen in rivers.

Anglers defy low water on Erriff to land salmon and sea trout

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Kevin Crowley
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Fishery manager Jim Stafford reported on the fishing for last week. It was a week of hot summer weather on the Erriff – a very dry week with low water of 0.6 meters on the Aasleagh Gauge. With bright sunshine for the week, angling conditions were far from favourable. However there were rewards for those who persevered. Selby Knox had 2 salmon and a sea trout for the week – best was a fresh fish of 11lbs taken in the Broken Bridge Pool on a Red Alley Shrimp fly. A few days later Selby caught a grilse of 5.25lbs in Black Banks on Beat 6. Tim Marshall, UK, landed a sea trout in the Garden Pool on Beat 9 and a grilse of 4lbs on a Red Allys in the Falls Pool on Beat 9. Andrew Morley, London on his first ever salmon fishing trip, caught a sea trout in the Garden Pool and a grilse of 6.25lbs in the Falls Pool – both fish were taken on a size 14 Cascade.

The run of sea trout has commenced with fish running upstream in very low water, with just over 200 recorded for the week. Overall the sea trout are in excellent condition but many are very heavily sea-liced.

At the time of writing the report the grilse can be seen splashing on the tide and with rain forecast for midweek prospects look good for a fresh run of fish into the river.

 

Selby Knox from the UK with a fine 11lbs salmon from the River Erriff. The fish was taken in Broken Bride Pool on Beat 5, and took a red Allys Shrimp fly.
Selby Knox from the UK with a fine 11lbs salmon from the River Erriff. The fish was taken in Broken Bride Pool on Beat 5, and took a red Allys Shrimp fly.

Grilse fishing really picks up in Galway

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Kevin Crowley
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Angling conditions in Galway are perfect at the moment, with low water levels favouring the fly, and plenty of grilse coming in, with numbers increasing by the day. There were 93 fish reported for the week, with many of these taken on fly.

Kevin and Noel McCrossan from Donegal accounted for 5 grilse to 5.5lbs, all on the fly, while Offaly man Liam Dunne landed 4 fish to 5lbs on fly and shrimp, including one released. Fellow Offaly man Jim Kinahan had 2 fish to 6lbs on fly and shrimp, while Dublin angler Brian Howard took 3 grilse on fly. Local angler Fintan Murphy had 2 grilse on shrimp, while Elaine Kooi and Brian Healy enjoyed their visit from Mayo, landing 3 grilse between them on fly and shrimp. Laois angler John Hetherington had 2 grilse to 5.5lbs on fly and shrimp, while Dessie McWhirter from Northern Ireland had a successful visit, landing 5 grilse to 5.5lbs over his two days in Galway. Young Dublin angler Amy O’Reilly showed dad Dave how to do it, as she landed the only salmon of their trip, with Dave hooking but failing to land several fish. Well done Amy! Finally Michael Hegarty from Galway had 2 grilse to 5lbs, as did Markus Hanziker from Switzerland, all taken on shrimp.

With grilse numbers increasing every day, and stable water levels and good weather, fishing prospects in Galway for the coming weeks are excellent.

Fishing upstream has not picked up as well as in Galway itself, with the Clare River in particular enduring low water levels, but there was success for one young angler – Brian Joyce from Cregmore, who only took up fishing properly this year, landed his first salmon off the Cregmore beat. Brian recently visited the Galway Fishery for a tour of the fish counter and smolt traps and was clearly very keen to learn all he could about fishing, so it’s great to see him putting it into practice. Well done Brian!

Brian Joyce with his first ever salmon, taken on the Cregmore beat on the Clare River
Brian Joyce with his first ever salmon, taken on the Cregmore beat on the Clare River
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