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A 12.5lb fish from the Wash Stones for Kevin

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IFI Staff
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Kevin Osbourne with his fish on Sunday
Kevin Osbourne with his fish on Sunday

Shane Gallagher reports from the River Drowes:

Its been a pretty mixed bag since Friday. On Saturday 2 fish were reported toward evening after a quiet day. John O’ Neil had an 8lbs fish on a yellow belly devon from the Mill Pool and Brian Mc Evoy had a 10lbs fish on rapala from the Meadow. Sunday fished better with 5 fish reported ranging from 5lbs to 12.5lbs, S. Morgan had a 6lbs fish on prawn from the Wash Stones, J. Mc Loughlin had an 8.5lbs fish on a blue and silver devon minnow from the Meadow, K. Osbourne had a lovely 12.5lbs fish on prawn from the Wash Stones, there was another sealiced fish of 5lbs from the Wash Stones on flying c and G. Dawson had a 7lbs fish on fly from Brineys.

Packie Mc Dermot with his fish on an O' Toole Green Butt Cascade from the Trout Pool on Friday evening. Picture courtesy J. O' Neill.
Packie Mc Dermot with his fish on an O’ Toole Green Butt Cascade from the Trout Pool on Friday evening. Picture courtesy J. O’ Neill.
Long tailed sea lice on a fish from the Wash Stones on Sunday
Long tailed sea lice on a fish from the Wash Stones on Sunday

Fish of the week goes to George “Geordie” Matier who had a beautiful fresh 8lbs fish on prawn from the Blackwater on Tuesday. The wee man from Bangor has the heart of a lion, fishing and landing salmon in his 84th year and on only his second day fishing this season. Well done Geordie!

Geordie Matier with his fish on Tuesday
Geordie Matier with his fish on Tuesday

The gauge is just over 0.7 metres and falling slowly. The last 2 days have been dry and bright with showery, colder weather forecast for tomorrow and Friday before turning milder for the weekend.

Kevin Osbourne with his fish on Sunday
Kevin Osbourne with his fish on last Sunday

This Saturday, 29th March is the last Saturday of the month and the Lareen stretch from Lough Melvin to the Four Masters’ Bridge will be fly only on Saturday.

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

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

Man prosecuted for illegal netting of salmon on the river Colligan, Dungarvan.

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IFI Staff
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At the sitting of the Dungarvan District Court on Wednesday 26th March 2014, Mr. Arthur Daly, Dungarvan, County Waterford was prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for illegal netting of salmon on the river Colligan, Dungarvan. Mr. Daly pleaded guilty to breaches of Sections 94(1), 96(1) and 97(2) of the 1959 Act as amended.

Mr. Jason Moran, Fisheries Officer with IFI, told Judge Terrance Finn that while on a routine patrol at approximately 9pm on the evening of the 20th of August 2013, he and three other fishery officers observed Mr. Daly and an accomplice setting two nets in a pool in the river and throwing stones in the pool to drive fish into the nets. The fish had no chance to escape as they were trapped between the two nets and were being forced into the nets by the action of Mr. Daly throwing stones at the fish. Mr. Daly and his accomplice had already succeeded in netting two salmon which were in Mr. Dalys bag.

The river Colligan is a very important wild salmon and sea trout river but is only open for catch and release angling for salmon in an attempt to conserve the salmon population. Illegal fishing activity, particularly netting activities have potentially devastating consequences for fish stocks.

Judge Terrance Finn convicted Mr. Daly and imposed fines totalling €2,000.00 and awarded legal costs of €997.39 and expenses of €597.64 to Inland Fisheries Ireland.

…Ends…

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Irish Angling Update, 27/03/14

By
Paul Bourke
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Drowes - Rossinver Bay.
Maybe not gold but there is sure to be silver at the end of this rainbow in Rossinver Bay.

It was much cooler in the past week for anglers fishing on inland waters and at sea but there was plenty of angling activity nonetheless.  At present, there is a spell of easterly winds and anglers do not like these conditions particularly on trout waters where it does not help the hatches of fly on rivers or loughs.  There has been a bit of rainfall this week but overall water levels are slowly abating in most parts of the country.

John Allen from the UK with a fine specimen Sea Trout from Lough Currane
John Allen from the UK with a fine specimen Sea Trout from Lough Currane

There were no reports of salmon catches on the River Moy although fish were seen but up in Donegal, John McLaughlin reported that there was plenty of action on the Cloghan Lodge Fishery on the River Finn where salmon up to 12 lb. were reported.  John also reports on the first salmon from the River Lackagh.  John Allen from Eastbourne in the UK caught the first specimen sea trout of the year weighing 9 lb. on a small Rapala from Lough Currane and wins our Catch of the Week.  David McEvoy reports very cold conditions at Delphi but it did not stop Swedish visitor, Jan Ronnlund from recording the best fish of the year so far at a half an ounce under 12 lb. on the breakfast fly.  The cooler conditions suited anglers on the River Drowes where salmon from 8 to 10 lb. were reported regularly during the week to the rod.  Over on the River Slaney, 10 salmon were reported for the first week but was poorer this week except for an exceptional salmon of 103 cm. salmon for Matthew Summerfield at Clohamon which he released and it was estimated to weigh 24 to 25 lb.!

Well known Dublin trout angler Sean Goulding landed a great trout of 7.5 lb. from sheltered bay on Lough Conn on a Bibio where there were some hatches of Duckfly and a few olives.  Angling guide Eamonn Conway had Canadian and French client fishing on the River Fane and nymphs were bringing plenty of trout to the net.  Dabblers and hoglouse patterns proved successful for angling guide Jason O’Riordan when he fished Lough Corrib in sheltered bays at Cornamona.  Jason Nash reports some very good trout fishing from the River Bandon with french nymphing tactics paying off.  Despite the cold conditions there was some fine trout caught again on Lough Sheelin this week with big flies bringing success.  Well known Dublin angler, Danny Murray guided by Gary McKiernan landed the best trout of the week at 8.5 lb. which was released after a quick photo.

There was some pike reports this week and angling guide Brendan O’Reilly from Newgrange Lodge had a French party out after two of them were married in Slane the previous day.  They travelled with Brendan to a lough in Monaghan and caught 20 pike.  Brendan also reported on a recent Newgrange Pike league outing and the group were well rewarded with good catches of fish during their outing to a lough in Co. Monaghan.  Angling guide Richie Johnson had an American lady client out on a midland lough and they both landed pike over 20 lb.  Steven Neely from Rookie Bass Angler Blog tried pike fishing on a lough in Monaghan and using bass lures caught plenty of pike.  Up in Belturbet 600 lb. of Pike were caught at the Phil Fitzpatrick Memorial Grand Pike Competition by anglers boat fishing!  The winners of the competition were Seamus Smith and Phil Egan with an overall weight of 154.06 lb.

There was some coarse angling activity also and down in the Oakland Lake Fishery where a catch of 121 lb. of mainly Carp clinched first place in a competition for Dave Minogue.  His son Ronan was second with 80 lb. A very big team Match took place on Lough Muckno last Sunday and 116 anglers comprising of 29 teams took part.  Fishing was tough in the cool conditions but some nice bags of roach were recorded on the day.  The Lurgan Concra team won the day and Paul Leese was the individual winner with 9.330 kgs of fish.

On the shore at Kilmuckridge in Co. Wexford, the third leg of the Leinster Shore League took place on Saturday last 22nd March 2014. Seventy one anglers took part in the event and recorded 564 fish.  The individual winner on the day was Joe Byrne.

Sadly at the end of this week, an angler was drowned on Lough Ree last weekend, going pike fishing and one angler is still missing and we extend our condolences to the families.  Please if you are fishing on one of our big loughs do make sure to heed any weather warnings and do please wear a life jacket at all times.  We all want to enjoy the best of Irish fishing,

Tight lines especially in Ireland

Paul Bourke

Catch, Photo, Release

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Drowes - Rossinver Bay.
Maybe not gold but there is sure to be silver at the end of this rainbow in Rossinver Bay.

Surprise Catches for Pike Anglers on Lough Ramor

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David Byrne
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Sunset on Lough Ramor Yesterday Evening

A couple of notable catches have come to light recently in the Virginia area, specifically from Lough Ramor. Following on the great catch of  a 12lb + trout by one of the youths fishing with Des Chew and the Dublin Angling Initiative, a couple of pike anglers have had similar experiences recently. The most notable catch was a superb brown trout weighing between 17lbs and 19lbs which was caught on the Munterconnaught side of the lake. The fish was taken by a pike angler and was caught on a fish bait, either a dead roach or a mackerel.  The fish was released back to  Lough Ramor. Then yesterday morning another pike angler struck into a fish on a dead roach bait and landed a superb brownie just over 8lbs. Ramor produces some great surprises and is worth a visit whether you are a coarse, pike or trout angler. As the weather improves and the evenings get longer and milder there is a chance of some nice buzzer fishing around the lake.

For up to date information and all your tackle requirements why not drop into Lakeland, Marine and Tackle in Virginia.

Sunset on Lough Ramor Yesterday Evening
Sunset on Lough Ramor Yesterday Evening

Fundraising website set up for families of Lough Ree fishing tragedy, Irish Mirror

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myleskelly
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Friends of the men caught up in an angling tragedy have set-up a fundraising website to help their heartbroken families. Searches are continuing for missing Portadown man Daryl Burke, who has not been seen since the boat he was in sunk on Lough Ree in Co Westmeath last Thursday. Two fellow anglers were also in the vessel and were thrown into the water…  …Log on to www.portadownpikers.co.uk to donate.
Irish Mirror, 27/03/14. Read the full article ‘Fundraising website set up for families of Lough Ree fishing tragedy‘.

Rescued fisherman aids Lough Ree search, Westmeath Independent

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myleskelly
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It’s emerged rescued fisherman John Trimble visited the search operation in Hodson Bay yesterday evening in a bid to help pinpoint the area where their boat capsized last week. The angler, who has been in Portiuncula Hospital since he was discovered in the water on Thursday evening, travelled the site of the tragedy yesterday aboard a garda boat to give searchers a better idea where to look for his missing clubmate Daryl Burke (30)…
Westmeath Independent, 26/03/14. Read the full article ‘Rescued fisherman aids Lough Ree search‘.

Invasive Weeds Threaten Ireland's Waterways as Warming Temperatures Set Stage for More Growth, Nature World News

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myleskelly
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Rising global temperatures threaten to cause a resurgence of invasive water weeds that will threaten biodiversity and hamper tourism in Europe, according to a new study. In the image, a small channel in Ireland is carpeted in water fern (Azolla filiculoides). The bottom image, taken two weeks after the top, shows the red color of mature water fern. (Photo : Inland Fisheries Ireland )

Rising global temperatures threaten to cause a resurgence of invasive water weeds that will threaten biodiversity and hamper tourism in Europe, according to a new study. Queen’s University Belfast researchers report that a number of invasive weeds which have previously been killed off due to lower winter temperatures will thrive as global temperature increases. Writing in the journal Diversity and Distributions, the researchers predict that over the next 70 years these invasive water weeds will become more widespread, particularly the water fern, parrot’s feather, leafy elodea and the water primrose – all of which are already considered problem species in Europe…
Nature World News, 26/03/14. Read the full article ‘Invasive Weeds Threaten Ireland’s Waterways as Warming Temperatures Set Stage for More Growth‘.

Rising global temperatures threaten to cause a resurgence of invasive water weeds that will threaten biodiversity and hamper tourism in Europe, according to a new study. In the image, a small channel in Ireland is carpeted in water fern (Azolla filiculoides). The bottom image, taken two weeks after the top, shows the red color of mature water fern. (Photo : Inland Fisheries Ireland )
Rising global temperatures threaten to cause a resurgence of invasive water weeds that will threaten biodiversity and hamper tourism in Europe, according to a new study. In the image, a small channel in Ireland is carpeted in water fern (Azolla filiculoides). The bottom image, taken two weeks after the top, shows the red color of mature water fern. (Photo : Inland Fisheries Ireland )

Trout season almost upon us, Leitrim Observer

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myleskelly
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The 2014 trout season opens on April outside of Mohill. The lake, which is under management of Rinn-Shannon & District Angling Club, is in my opinion one of the finest stocked fisheries in the county. Now before I go any further, there is a lot to be said for fishing for the native “wild” brown trout or the “king” of fish the salmon and if I am completely honest this type of fishing is my preference. You just cannot beat the feeling of catching a wild fish in its natural environment…
Leitrim Observer, 26/03/14. Read the full article ‘Trout season almost upon us‘.

Dubliner Sean catches fabulous 7.5lb Lough Conn trout

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IFI Staff
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Sean Goulding
Sean Goulding with his 7.5lb trout

Declan Cooke IFI Ballina reports from Lough Conn & Lough Cullin:

Despite a turn for the worse in weather conditions during the week, early season trout fishing on Lough Conn continues to offer some excellent sport with lake levels still dropping. There were wet and windy conditions on most days but  Sean Goulding from Dublin and his boat partner Michael Ruttledge ventured out from the more sheltered western side of the lake and Sean had a fabulous fish (pictured below) of 7.5lbs at the Fir tree shore on a Bibio.

Sean Goulding
Sean Goulding with his 7.5lb trout

The milder weather on Sunday brought on a decent hatch of duckfly in Bog Bay and more good catches of trout were reported many of which were in the 12” – 14” size range. There were also some decent fish caught there throughout the week.

Padraig Traynor had 2 nice trout of 2 ¼ and 2 lbs on a claret dabbler. Joe Quinn had one on an epoxy buzzer weighing 1 ¼ lbs and the duo from Enniscoe, Johnny Warren & Ian Wise had another 6 fish between 1 and 2 lbs. Peter Roche also had a nice fish from Bog Bay on Sunday weighing 1 ¾ lbs.

A lovely trout of 2 ¾ lbs caught by Padraig Traynor in Bog Bay, L. Conn
A lovely trout of 2 ¾ lbs caught by Padraig Traynor in Bog Bay, L. Conn

Excellent hatches of duck-fly and a few olives were reported from Lough Cullin and trout are now feeding actively at the surface. Steven Browne from Knockmore had two on buzzer patterns weighing  2lbs and 1 ½ lbs as well as a few smaller trout.

Declan Cooke IFI
River Moy Manager

No catches yet on the Moy

By
IFI Staff
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There were no salmon catches recorded on the Moy last week although club members are regularly seeing salmon running the falls in Ballina and there were two good fish hooked and lost on the club water during the week

Declan Cooke IFI
River Moy Manager

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