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Swan catches fine Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb in Wickow Bay

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IFI Staff
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Pat Swan, Irish International Angler, caught a Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb last week
Pat Swan, Irish International Angler, caught a Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb last week

Wicklow Boat Charter’s skipper Kit Dunne reports on a cracking weeks fishing in and around breaks in the weather, after some bad winds we had a few breaks.

The Irish World Boat Team arrived to Wicklow for practise in hard tides and deep water recently, looking for 35Metre depth and a strong tide we set hook in a hole in Wicklow Bay. The southerly winds hampered play a bit but didn’t stop Pat Swan a local Team member who landed a Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb .

Pat Swan, Irish International Angler, caught a Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb last week
Pat Swan, Irish International Angler, caught a Specimen Spurdog of 16.4lb last week. this great fish wins Pat Catch of the Week.
Getting it right....
Getting it right….

Meanwhile a week later after a bit of an Easterly blow things settled again, in more favourable tides we set out for our favourite animal grounds. Smooth-hounds had arrived in numbers, they were small but getting closer to that illusive 6.6lb specimen weight. Bull-Huss appeared in numbers over both days with some to 13lb, while Thornback Rays made an appearance also. The best Thornback to date has been approximately 8.5lb, small by comparison to recent years but its early yet !

Brian Whelan showin off again with another double
Brian Whelan showin off again with another double

 

Cork Angler/Skipper Pat Condon bringing them in in 3's
Cork Angler/Skipper Pat Condon bringing them in in 3’s
Team Ireland 2014, Pat, Brian, Liam, Heiko, Padraic and Paddy
Team Ireland 2014, Pat, Brian, Liam, Heiko, Padraic and Paddy

With weather settled even more and a few eager crews waiting, we expect and hope for bigger Hounds and the appearance of Tope this week, watch this space.

Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters

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Wicklow Boat Charters,
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Three wise men land the beauties on the Fane

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IFI Staff
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Professional game angling guide Ronan Mac Grianna is  based in Co.Louth and shares his escapades with us through his blog Duán Fly Fishing. Ronan  was out and about recently and reports:

Ronan Mac Grianna - Fane Trout 1The trout fishing on the Fane has been excellent recently so my fishing buddy, James Casey decided it was about time he came down from Derry to give it a throw. Typically, the weather turned rough on the Saturday and on Sunday we were faced with a colouring, rising river. Anglers had been enjoying tremendous sport with the trout keyed into hawthorn flies. The best of the hawthorn fishing was now over but we encountered a super hatch of Olive Uprights. For some strange reason, however, the trout failed to rise to these delicate upwings. We did, however, come across some trout which were feeding heavily in prime feeding lies. My brother managed an excellent trout on a dry paradun while myself and James got a couple of beauties, team fishing to a couple of rising trout. Great fun!

A lovely trout for Darragh.
A lovely trout for Darragh.
Trout acrobats
Trout acrobats

The end of May and June sees the cream of the fishing on the Fane. I usually manage my biggest trout of the year during the course of the next few weeks as the biggest trout key in on sedges. Fishing the hatches of small caddis flies, known locally as ‘Grey Flag’ can be absorbing and very tricky. The big trout often key in on the pupal stage of the fly and often hunt the swimming pupae just under the surface.

James looks pretty pleased with himself!
James looks pretty pleased with himself!

If we get warm weather, I won’t venture out before 8 o’ clock and often stay on the river till after midnight. Luckily the Fane flows from west to east so you’re often pitching your dry fly into the setting sun so visibility remains good till late on into the night. Spending a couple of hours in the lonely drumlin country of South Armagh/Monaghan as the night falls is a fantastic way to zone out after a busy days work.

Stunner!
Stunner!

Ronan Mac Grianna - Safe as houses - Fane House

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Ronan Mac Grianna

Duán Fly Fishing

Ronan Mac Grianna is a professional game angling guide based in Co.Louth. He specialises in fly fishing for trout, salmon and sea trout on the rivers of North East Ireland as well as the rivers of the Foyle system. The North East region offers some excellent flyfishing opportunities in both fresh and saltwater, within easy reach of Dublin and Belfast airports.

Telephone: 086 3599098
Email: [email protected] Web: www.duanflyfishing.blogspot.ie

Little salmon fishing on Melvin, none caught in last week

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myleskelly
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There were few rods fishing for salmon in the week ended 25 May according to Lindsey Clarke in our Ballyshannon Office. Subsequently there is little to report. The only occurrence worth mentioning is that one one rod hooked and lost a salmon trolling a Toby lure on Sunday. A quiet week for salmon angler here all in all.

Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.

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  • For info/boat hire/bookings etc on Lough Melvin seehttp://www.drowessalmonfishery.com/ or Tel: 071 9841055.
  • For info/Guides/boat hire on Lough Melvin contact Sean Maguire’s Tackle Shop, Main Street, Garrison.
  • For bookings/guides etc on the Rossinver Fishery contact Bill McNeary, Tel: 071 9854930 or Jim Hoye, Tel: 0831197428
    For info see http://www.rossinverfishery.com/

Melvin trout anglers catch some on wets, Mayfly hatch should improve things

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myleskelly
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Lough Melvin remained fairly quiet this week once again, write Lindsey Clarke from the Ballyshannon office. With most rods away fishing Erne, Arrow &  Sheelin. There were a number of reports of some good trout fishing on the wet flies for those who ventured out after the same. The mayfly are starting to hatch and this will improve fishing.

Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.

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  • For info/boat hire/bookings etc on Lough Melvin seehttp://www.drowessalmonfishery.com/ or Tel: 071 9841055.
  • For info/Guides/boat hire on Lough Melvin contact Sean Maguire’s Tackle Shop, Main Street, Garrison.
  • For bookings/guides etc on the Rossinver Fishery contact Bill McNeary, Tel: 071 9854930 or Jim Hoye, Tel: 0831197428
    For info see http://www.rossinverfishery.com/

No water or salmon at Owenea

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myleskelly
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Lindsey Clarke from the Ballyshannon office reports that the Owenea Fishery started  the week ending 25 May with reasonable water and the gauge reading 0.20 metres. However, as the week progressed there was little in the way of rainfall and the river steadily dropped. By Sunday, we had returned to very low levels with the gauge only registering 0.09 metres. The gauge average for the week was low reading only 0.14 metres. I have no news of any salmon caught to date. The forecast is for some rain next week and hopefully this will equate to some nice water levels.

Lindsey Clarke
IFI Ballyshannon

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Tel: 074 9551141. (9am to 1pm April to May & 7am to 1pm June to Sept).

For beat maps and more visit https://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/north/owenea.htm

Better water on the Drowes sees salmon catches improve

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myleskelly
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salmon fishing
Casting for salmon on the River Drowes

Lindsey Clarke from the Ballyshannon office reports on the River Drowes for the week ending 25 May…

Water levels were better this week on the Drowes and the fishing reflected this with good numbers of salmon caught.

On Monday John McGill had a very good day recording 7 grilse caught weighing from 4 to 7lb with 4 of these released again. The fish were all caught spinning from Briney’s to the Crooked Hole.

On Tuesday, Chris McDaid recorded a 4½lb grilse caught on a Mepp’s from Spa Well.

salmon fishing
Casting for salmon on the River Drowes

On Wednesday, Daryl Kennedy caught and released 3 salmon on prawn from the meadow. P. McGrath also landed a salmon on prawn from The Meadow. Karl Hegarty, reported a 7½lb salmon caught on worm from Lennox’s Bridge.

On Saturday, Marty King logged 2 grilse caught on prawn from the Money Hole and Sean King accounted for a 5lb grilse caught on prawn from the Long Hole.

On Sunday, Marty O’Hara recorded a 5lb grilse caught on a spinner from the Crooked Hole. Marty King reported 3 grilse caught and released on prawn from the Crooked Hole. Walter logged a 10lb salmon caught on prawn from the Eel Weir. Tony Parker registered a 7lb salmon caught and released on a fly from The Cascades and Dermot McNiece accounted for a 4lb grilse caught on prawn from The Washstones.

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Not many salmon reported on the Lee but the odd good fish to be had

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myleskelly
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On the River Lee there were 15 salmon landed for week ending 25 May. The fish averaged 8lbs each, mostly landed by local anglers using all methods.

RIVER LEE ESB FISHERY


Paul Hanley had to use stealth to catch his salmon on the ESB fishery on Monday. The beats were seeing a lot of pressure from anglers and despite the number of coloured fish throwing he managed to spot a fine fresh fish. On his thrid cast the fish took his size 15 Ally’s Shrimp and led him a merry dance before he could hand and the then safely release the salmon. To get the full story see: salmonfishingireland2012.blogspot.ie
Courtesy of Paul Hanely

An early start pays off for Graham

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IFI Staff
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South East Angling Services Gerard Doran gets out early so his customer can enjoy all on offer.  Ger reports:

Graham booked in for a Guided day last Sunday with Sea Trout the chosen species.

Gerard Doran - Sea fishingThe early morning start ensured fishing took place over the preferred tidal situation for a local estuary. Conditions for the previous week were very mixed which made it a little more difficult but we remained confident of catching a few fish.

Gerard Doran - Graham 1Starting off using medium rated lure rods and metals retrieved fast It only took perhaps twenty minutes for Graham to land his first trout of the day, a small one but a welcome start.

Gerard Doran - Shore fishingDuring the day we covered a large volume of water to provide the best opportunity of catching fish. Graham a dedicated angler fished hard to land five fish for the day also dropping a few as often happens when sea trout fishing.

A very enjoyable day was had.

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Gerard Doran,

South East Angling Services

Web: www.southeastanglingservices.com and Facebook page: Southeast Angling Services Facebook

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 086-3769727

20.5lb salmon caught on the Laune, but river quiet otherwise

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myleskelly
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Billy Downes reports on the salmon fishing on the River Laune for the week ending 26 May…

Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association waters and Beat 3.

One great fish for John Hussey this week from the Laune.  A beauty of 20.5lbs caught on Sunday at Johnston’s High bank on a Black Flying ‘C’.

Unfortunately this was the only fish I heard of for the past week.  Water level and clarity is ideal at just under 2 feet on the gauge at Johnston’s.  The only factor that went against good fishing was the low temperature of air and water.  Apart from the John’s great fish, the fishing would have to be described at very poor.

Permits for Laune Anglers waters right now cost only €25 per day. 

Beat 3:

Perfect water on Beat 3 no fish reported for the week.

For Beat 3 Permit Costs click on: Beat 3 Permit Prices 2014

Prospects:

Not looking good even allowing for the draft nets being in operation,  the return to anglers for this past week was poor despite a reasonable angling effort.

Anglers please note: A ‘One Day’ salmon permit for Beat 3 only costs €25
Billy Downes  Secretary
Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association

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KILLARNEY LAKES AND LOUGH LEANE

Fishing on the lake produced 3 fish weighing 6lbs -7lbs each, landed trolling by local and visiting anglers.

 KILLARNEY FLESK

No report.

Good tench and coarse fishing around Cavan, one angler bags 150lb of bream

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myleskelly
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bream
The bream in the Belturbet area are of a fine stamp

Alice Murtagh of the Corelesmore office reports excellent tench fishing around the Belltubet Miltown area. Alan  Murray from Liverpool had some fine quality bream in the area while staying at Church View Guest House in Belturbet – www.churchviewguesthouse.com.

bream
The bream in the Belturbet area are of a fine stamp

Fishing is also reported good on Drumanny Little near Miltown.  Good mixed bags of fish on Dereskit and Killykeen has been fishing good generally.

Haughtons Shore and Church Lake on Garadice are reported to giving good bags of fish while Lock 5 and 7 on the canal is showing good Roach and Bream.  Meanwhile pike fishing in reported to be good in the area generally with some pike anglers using belly boats.

FAW 2014 at Killeshandra

13 junior anglers took part in the coarse angling tuition and competition which was held on Saturday last in conjunction with Killeshandra Anglers Club and Fisheries Awareness Week on Town Lake.

Peg No
Name
Age
Weight Kg.
8
Natasha McGovern
13
0.280
9
Mark Nulty
13
0.110
10
Aaron Flynn
14
0.000
11
Dara Nulty
11
0.000
12
Ryan Brady
13
0.070
13
Ryan Watson
14
0.290
14
Killian Dolan
11
0.000
15
Padraig Tighe
14
1.120
16
Andrew McNally
13
0.990
17
Lewis Trenier
9
0.440
18
Deane Richardon
12
0.000
19
Jamie Eccleston
12
1.480
20
Kelvin McNally
12
0.100
pole fishing
Waiting for a bite
weigh-in
At the weigh-in
Everyone enjoyed the day
Everyone enjoyed the day

150lb of bream at Dromore

The Dromore system is reported to be giving good bags of fish especially Bream with one angler bagging 150lb of Bream during the course of one day.

 

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