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Excellent course covering Dry fly, Wet fly, Lures, Nymphs/buzzers at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre in Kilkenny

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IFI Staff
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Quality guiding and casting tuition from guide Jason O’Riordan at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre

This course will take place at the excellent facilities of Ardaire Springs Angling Centre on Sunday February 23rd 2014 at 9.30am.  At a very affordable price of just €60 per person this course will cover:

  • Dry Fly
  • Wet Fly
  • Lures
  • Nymphs/Buzzers

All aspects of these techniques will be covered including tackle choice, leader set up, fly selection and presentation.  The course tuition will last for approximately 4 hours and course participants can fish on at Ardaire for the rest of the day. We will be available to provide further advice if needed.  Course participants will also be provided with a set of course notes.

If you want to learn about stillwater fly fishing or just improve upon your current knowledge book a place by contacting Ned at 086 812 8937 or myself at 087 2965712.  Places are limited.  A booking deposit of €30 applies.

Jason O'Riordan - A quality Ardaire Rainbow.
A quality Ardaire Rainbow.

To make a booking contact..

Jason O’Riordan

Hardy/Greys approved guide and an IFFF Qualified Fly Casting Instructor

Notes: Jason has a lifetime of experience in fishing and guiding on the rivers, lakes and coastline in the area. Jason has given talks on fishing techniques at the leading angling shows in Ireland. Game Fishing Ireland offers guided packages for salmon, river trout, lake trout and saltwater game species. Fishing packages can vary in price depending on the target species and time of year. A typical package can include permits, travel, guiding, and packed lunch. Tackle hire is also available.

Address: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 296 5712

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gamefishingireland.ie

5,000 well grown parr for the Currane….

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IFI Staff
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....and released back into the Cummeragh by Jimmy O'sullivan

Ghillie/Guide Vincent Appleby reports from the Lough Currane system from his blog at http://wwwsalmonandseatroutphotos.blogspot.com/

05/12/2013: In addition to the 13,500 salmon fry released into the upper catchment a further 2,500 have now been fin clipped and successfully released downstream of the hatchery today. We have another 5,000 well grown parr, which will now be released in the New Year! We will be occupied until then catching up salmon for next year’s program! This means that Tom O’Shea, on behalf of Waterville Fisheries Development Group has produced 21,000 fish from the hatchery this year, a massive increase from the same number of broodstock salmon caught up last year! A total of 15 hen fish and 9 cock fish, caught up on the Cummeragh River last December have produced this amazing result.A marvellous effort! Thanks to Tom and all the volunteers and especially to Frank, Jimmy, John and James on the RSS team 

This year's parr are graded....
This year’s parr are graded….
....fin clipped....
….fin clipped….

Committee Chairman Tadhg O’Sullivan and our Secretary Kevin O’Sullivan attended the Galway Fly Fair encountered a good deal of interest in the work we do here, in particular our Court Action for Judicial revue against the Government’s granting of a new licence to extend the Salmon Farm at Deenish Island. A good number of donations were received this expensive court  action and we would ask again here for all the financial help you can give to the Fund.

....and released back into the Cummeragh by Jimmy O'sullivan
….and released back into the Cummeragh by Jimmy O’sullivan

If you are interested in giving to this fund please visit the Donation  page on this site to make your contribution!

 

Yaking along the Donegal Coast and catching the coalies

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IFI Staff
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Graham from Boat Angling Ireland crew took to the tide on a Kayaks in Co Donegal recently and reports:

While with the pressure on in the kayak wars as it nears the end I went for a short session out near Dunaff.
It was very breezy but I was only going for a short session. Out I went and the coalies were tricky to find so I put on the euro champ rig so I had a chance of herring to.
Boat Angling Ireland - Kayak fishing 1

No herring but I eventually hit an odd coalie and then whollop I got a great take with power full runs and I my best coalie to date came to the kayak, he was a brute and on such a small rig I was lucky to get him in. They will be serious fun on the fly when the weather settles. Heres the brute no trophy pic as it was too windy for the deck camera. He weighted in at 4.5lb My best from the yak so far.

Boat Angling Ireland - Kayak fishing 2

Courtesy of Boat-Angling-Ireland. http://www.boat-angling-ireland.com

Big pike hunters on the prowl in county Mayo

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Markus Muller
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Jason Davis, Norwich, England fishing the north Mayo lakes recently
Jason Davis, Norwich, England, fishing the north Mayo lakes recently in search of monster pike
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Terry Bruns, London, with one of the fine pike he caught while fishing the lakes of north Mayo recently

 

A recent visitor to north Mayo and someone who needs no introduction to the piking world, Jason Davis, of Norwich, England, accompanied Terry Bruns, London, England,  enjoyed some good fishing while in search of the elusive monster pike. They made their way to Mayo where they teamed up with their good friend and fishing partner Kenny Sloan, Foxford. Jason was co author, along with Eddie Turner of “Mega Pike, The Return” and is well known for his catches of 30lbs plus pike , 22 to date in total, with his biggest weighing in at a massive 39lbs. Although no fish over the magic 30lbs mark were caught during their visit, Jason managed to catch a nice fish of 20lbs and several in the high teens. Terry also had several good double figure pike with float trolled roach, proving the best bait on this occassion. All fish were safely returned to fight another day. Jason is already making plans for “Co. Mayo, The Return”!

Open day at Oakland Fishery in New Ross this Sunday Dec 15th

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IFI Staff
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Mallard checking out the lake

Oaklands fishery in New Ross are holding an Open match this Sunday 15th.

Draw at 9.30 am

Fishing 11am to 3pm

25 euro or 20 euro for members or if you want to fish fur & feather 10 euro & bring your own prize

Mallard checking out the lake
Mallard checking out the lake

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

Chunky bass on a dark cloudy night in Wexford

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IFI Staff
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Wexford guide Sean Jordan  enjoys some late fishing on a dark night and reports:

With our inclement weather pattern’s at this time of year you never know when your last bass session of the year is going to be, so you need to take every window you can !!   Last Friday evening we went back into night mode on what was a very cloudy, dark, humid night, some chunky bass were met in very shallow water on Megabass, + Duo hard lures on a slow retrieve.

Sean Jordan - Dec Bass 1 Sean Jordan - Dec Bass 3

 

Sean Jordan - Dec Bass 4 Sean Jordan - Dec Bass 2Sat morn I made the long hike to a very isolated mark I’d been waiting to get to for a while, as it had been good to me late season in past years.  Conditions were perfect on arrival, tide stage, clarity, and a light breeze putting a slight ripple on the surface, after 40 mins I met the first of 8 decent bass ( 56-66 cm ) all falling to feed shallow, + illex water monitor hard lures over a 3 hour session, I’m 99% sure most of them were females starting to get heavy with spawn, and were handled with extra care to carry on their journey with their precious cargo, all fish were in top condition on both sessions giving superb sport, hopefully another weather window will come before the year’s out…..

To make a booking……

Sean Jordan,

Bass Fishing Wexford
 Address: Sean Jordan, Belgrove Cross, Duncormick, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 (0)51 563132 or +353 (0)86 2611436
Email: [email protected] Web: www.bassfishingwexford.com

Irish Angling Update – 12/12/03

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Paul Bourke
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Muckross Lake
A Wintry scene at Muckross Lake in Co. Kerry

It might be getting near Christmas but the weather in the past week has been so nice and mild for this time of year with average day time temperatures well above 10 degrees Celsius.  There was less angling activity however this week with people preparing for Christmas but the few anglers who did make the effort there was some fine fishing.

Daniel's 22lb beauty
Daniel’s 22lb pike is this week’s Catch of the Week

There was plenty of pike action to report and Josie Mahon and David Byrne from Inland Fisheries Ireland enjoyed a nice days fishing on Lough Ramor and landed some nice jack pike on float trolled deadbaits and lures.  No big fish were encountered but it was enjoyable day nonetheless.  Angling guide Richie Johnson had Daniel, a Canadian guest out on the River Shannon at the weekend and he landed a beautiful pike of 22 lb. on a float fished herring and this wins our “Catch of the Week”.  Angling guide and journalist Mick Flanagan reported some very good pike fishing on Lough Derravarragh and on the nearby River Inny at the weekend with several double figure fish taken.  The perch on the River were not as obliging as the pike were unfortunately.  Mick also reported that fishing for pike on Slevins Lake in Mullingar was equally tough with only one pike reported to a number of local rods.  Mick also reports that there will be a Christmas competition on Lough Ree next Sunday and details are in the update.  Another boat pike competition will be held on Sunday next on Lough Boderg and details are in the update. Ten anglers fished the Newgrange Winter pike league on a river in Monaghan and Darragh O’Neill was the winner and many nice pike were recorded on the day.  Also in Co. Monaghan angling guide Peadar O Brien and a client were in the thick of good pike action but while some fine fish were caught and released, there was some frustration with many fish taking deadbaits and lures and not hooking up properly.

51 anglers fished the Youghal beach in the inaugural “All Ireland Cod Championships” and fishing was very good with JP Molloy winning on the day with the heaviest Cod.  Guide Sean Jordan from Duncormick in Co. Wexford reported some nice bass from the shore with friends on surface lures.  A shore angling competition has been organised to raise funds in aid of St Catherines, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow next Sunday.  Details are in the update for a very good cause.

Our friends from St Joseph’s residential home for the deaf/blind in Stillorgan Co.Dublin enjoyed another day out at Rathbeggan Lakes near Dunshaughlin and many nice Rainbow Trout were captured.  Angling guide Damien Willis writes about the trout fishing in the Cavan area in the past year.

The good weather is promised to continue and while Christmas is around the corner, I expect many anglers out at the pike competitions in particular over the weekend.

Salmon licences

With only a few short weeks left to the opening of the 2014 salmon season anglers are reminded that salmon licences are available in shops and online in advance of the season.

Tight lines especially in Ireland,

Paul Bourke
Angling Information Officer

Catch, Photo, Release

If you have an angling story to share with the Irish Angling Update please send it to [email protected].

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Muckross Lake
A Wintry scene at Muckross Lake in Co. Kerry

Castletownbere waste plant to be completed in 2015 – The Southern Star

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IFI Staff
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Cllr Jerry Sullivan.
Cllr Jerry Sullivan.

AN €8.8m wastewater treatment plant in Castletownbere must be completed by the end of 2015, Cork County Council has confirmed to Fine Gael councillor Jerry Sullivan.

Castletownbere is one of the few towns left in the county not to have a sewage treatment system, with locals fearing that the matter is damaging the town’s fishing and tourism industries.

At a recent meeting in Clonakilty of the Western Committee of Cork County Council, the matter of water supply and wastewater discharge in Castletownbere was raised by Cllr Sullivan. He queried the reason for the delay in progressing the wastewater treatment works, the cost involved and the timeframe for such works…

The Southern Star 12/12/2013 Read the article ‘Castletownbere waste plant to be completed in 2015‘

Cllr Jerry Sullivan.
Cllr Jerry Sullivan.

 

Josie and the Jack Pike

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David Byrne
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A Happy Josie Mahon With One of Her Fish Today

The mild December weather provided an opportunity for myself and Josie Mahon to try a few casts for a Lough Ramor pike today. A moderate south westerly wind put a small wave on the lower end of the lake but the northern end of the lake was quite sheltered and conditions were perfect in the late evening as the breeze subsided even further. Even the rain held off. Although no big fish made an appearance today some jacks were active and we had a couple of fish with a couple of misses and chases. Two anglers were fishing from the pier in Virginia but no fish were taken. Fish were taken on float drifted dead baits and lures, with a yellow and green spoon type bait attracting most attention from the jacks. If the mild weather continues the fish are sure to be more active at some stage over the coming days. I am sure that some pikers are already planning their St Stephens Day outing!! Tight Lines to All!!

A Happy Josie Mahon With One of Her Fish Today
A Happy Josie Mahon With One of Her Fish Today
Josie Takes A Small Jack Pike to the Boat
Josie Takes A Small Jack Pike to the Boat
A Fish is A Fish. Josie With a Well Fed Lough Ramor Jack Pike
A Fish is A Fish. Josie With a Well Fed Lough Ramor Jack Pike

Wibbley Wobbley Pink attracts the pike

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IFI Staff
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It was Sunday and what better way to spend the day than a spot of pike fishing.  Steven Neely reports:

Due to various other commitments I have been unable to get out for a chuck in the salt but I was getting itchy fingers and I needed to get out of the house.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe weather looked decent – cold, bright and not too windy so we headed off for a spot of Pike fishing.

It was a lovely day to be out and just clear the head.

Steven Neely - LandscapeBelow is the new Illex Jockie 120 F in Attract Pink colour. It is a shallow diving lure with a great wobble. It swims in the top 20 cm and I reckon it will be a killer for Bass and other predatory fish.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt produced a fish in the first 10 minutes – great start!

It was a false start though ….. we fished hard for the next few hours with no results before finally landing another an hour before the light faded.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt will be interesting to see how the new Illex plug will perform in saltwater but I am sure it will prove to be a regular in my lure box from now on.

Tight lines

Steven NeelyOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Rookie Bass Angler

Web: Rookiebassangler.blogspot.ie

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