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Great improvement in salmon and sea trout fishing on Lough Inagh

By
Paul Bourke
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Kevin Kelly with a specimen brown trout over 10 lb. from Lough Inagh.

The Recess Anglers(see pic) fished The Tom Joyce Memorial Competition on Lough Inagh last week.  21 anglers took part and there were 3 Salmon, 4 Sea Trout and 21 Brown Trout landed.  The winner was Patrick Joyce with a Salmon of 5.75 lbs, second was Declan Ridge with a Grilse of 4.75lbs and third was Cathal Staunton with a Grilse of 3.75 lbs.  Kevin Kelly landed the biggest fish of the day, a specimen Brown Trout of 10.71 lbs.

Kevin Kelly with a specimen brown trout over 10 lb. from Lough Inagh.

Water levels are very high at time of writing and there is the the best Sea Trout run in a good number of years.  Nearly all the fish are over a pound and all are lice free and very plump.
Colin Folan had 5 on trout flies for an hour at The Derryclare Butts yesterday, and Henry Harendza(Germany) landed 3 on a Stoats Tail.  Total for the week is 24, with only 2 of them under a pound.

There is also a very good run of grilse and some very large ones are showing on the fish counters.  10 Salmon were landed for the week, with most anglers preferring to fish the lake.  In fact 7 of the 10 were taken on Lough Inagh.  Noel Greaney(Galway), Padraic Fahy(Galway), Andy Walshe(Galway) and Michael Heery(Dublin) all had Grilse from Lough Inagh, averaging 5lbs.  Top lake flies were Father Ronan and Silver Daddy.   David Molloy(Dublin) had a Grilse of 5lbs on a Garry Dog from The Derryclare Butts and Mike Horne(UK) had a smashing fish of 8lbs on The Trout Pool, the fish took a Sunray Shadow and was released.

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Tight Lines,

Colin Folan,
Lough Inagh Lodge Hotel,
Recess,
Connemara,
Co. Galway
www.loughinaghlodgehotel.ie
00353 95 34706

1 St. Brendans Ave.,
Woodquay,
Galway,
Ireland.
086 8679459 (mobile)

 

Dry flies are best for the Rainbow Trout at the Cashel Trout Fishery despite the poor weather conditions.

By
Paul Bourke
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Cashel Trout Fishery report by Marlene McLaughlin

Although the weather has been dreadful as past few weeks, anglers are still trying their best to make a few catches using dry flies.

Robert Allen, George Lyttle and Billy Rainey (Portadown & Banbridge) used dries and hare’s ears to make their catches.  A total of six trout were caught between them averaging 2.5lb.  Maurice Whiteman (Ardmore, Derry) released a total of nine trout which took all dry patterns.  Lawrence Newland and James McLaughlin (Foreglen) banked three trout which took orange fritz of various sizes.  Shane Gallagher (Derry) released three trout which took buzzers while Paul Martin (Templepatrick) bagged two which took a wee black fly.

Well done to all!

Any fishery or bed and breakfast enquiries to 028777 42159 or email: casheltrout@hotmail.com

 

Tougher fishing conditions for anglers fishing on Lough Sheelin this week.

By
Paul Bourke
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Michael Kelly beautiful conditioned 3.5 lb. brown trout on Lough Sheelin.

Lough Sheelin

by Brenda Montgomery

Angling Report June 25th to July 1st 2012

Anglers battled the elements this week on Lough Sheelin particularly from thursday onwards with deluges of rain resulting in the water levels rising dramatically and rapidly and the temperatures plunging, by Saturday we were up to winter levels and the water looked black, menacing and uninviting.

Michael Kelly beautiful conditioned 3.5 lb. brown trout on Lough Sheelin.

Before the onset of the rain, the lake fished well with massive hatches of sedges to be seen particularly around Crane island.  Ideal conditions for fishing the sedge are calm but continually changing wind directions played havoc with this, of all of the vagaries of weather, wind is probably the one most dreaded by anglers.  In a game that places a premium on casting accuracy, constant changing wind directions can create serious problems, but at the same time wind is an almost constant companion to the fly fisherman and on Sheelin all is required is to study the lake and head to the butt of the wind and take it from there, the angler must adopt different strategies for dealing with windy conditions, its all part of angling tactics.

The trout started to feed on perch fry for the first time this week.  Shoals of fry were spotted around Orangefield, Plunkett’s pt and along Derrysheridan shore and into Goreport Bay.  Bashing trout lash the fry with their tails in an apparent effort to stun the tiny fish, they then feed on the dead fry lying on the surface.  Silver and gold bodied flies fished very slowly can get results.

The L.S.T.P.A will be running a ‘not to be missed’ Youth Angling Day on Saturday July 14th at Lough Sheelin.  This day is open to all 8 – 18 year olds.   The day will include fly tying, casting and then fishing, finishing with a Bar-B-Q.  Everyone must bring a life jacket and eye protection and of course lots of enthusiasm and energy.

Contact E.Ross @ 087 9436655 or Thomas Lynch @ 087 9132033

 

A catch and release policy is actively encouraged on this lake

 

Please remember anglers that the size limit on this lake is 35.5 cm (14 inches) – we need our small fish alive…….

 

Best flies for the week: murrough, small brown sedge, selection of dabblers ( golden olive, claret and green), bumble, watson’s fancy, black pennell, connemara black and spent.

The dark and ominous appearance of the water this week reminded me of angler Frank Reilly’s writing about the ‘cloak and dabbler’ when he talked about dabbler fishing usually when he was bobbing up and down on a big wave on some lake.

 

The heaviest fish for the week was caught by Kildare angler – Nile Bentley with his 4lb wild trout caught on a buzzer pupae.

 

Total catch recorded: 37

 

Selection of catches:

 

Andrew Brown L.S.T.P. A – on a small bumble 1 trout at 2lbs on Tuesday.

 

Peter McArdle, Dundalk – 4 fish using a dry sedge, averaged 1½ – 2¼ lbs, fishing around Crane island and Plunkett’s pt.

 

Mourice Mc Devitt, Donegal – on Friday night June 29th in Chambers Bay, 1 trout at 3½ lbs on a murrough.

 

Michael Kelly, Dublin – 5 fish heaviest was 3½ lbs using LF flies and sedges.

 

Nile Bentley, Kildare – 5 trout,  heaviest 4 and 3½ lbs on Sunday July 1st using a buzzer pupae.

Fishing in the evening sun on Lough Sheelin

Brenda Montgomery, 2nd July 2012

Higher water levels produce better trout fishing at Carton House.

By
Paul Bourke
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The River Rye Weir in the Carton House Fishery

Rob Love manager of the Carton House Fishery near Maynooth  reports on recent fishing for their clients

Horseflies – a whole squadron attacked me on my way back up from the falls this morning so you have been warned but it is very much taking the risk because the Rye Water is absolute perfection at the moment.  The water is running at just the right levels for superb fishing with a good head of wild fish both above the boat house and below the falls – where some of 3lb+ have been spotted.

The River Rye Weir in the Carton House Fishery

When it comes to nymph fishing the usual suspects are working well at present – my own preference being a GRHE or Flashback PTN.  Sedge fishing is also coming into its own at the moment with large numbers present on both the river and lake.

The River Liffey meanwhile has been in flood for the last number of weeks.  Hopefully if we get a dry spell of weather in the next week or two the water levels will drop and it will become more fishable with Sedges certainly featuring at some stage on the Trouts menu.

The River Rye below the weir

The Sheet Water – our stocked lake has been completely unaffected by the recent floods.  Fishing pressure has been light and both the Rainbows and Brownies have been feeding on the surface more than of late.  The usual patterns will suffice however a Griffiths Gnat appears to be working very well at present.

Rob Love.

Very good pike fishing reported from Lough Derg

By
Paul Bourke
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Johnny Hurley from Dungarvan with a nice pike from Lough Derg

Pike fishing on Derg has been improving on Derg,with Paul Bourke and Danny Tiernan “IRISHFISHINGTOURS.COM “reporting 19 pike in two days fishing with American clients fishing from the garrykennedy /mountshannon area.Pictured here with a fine pike is Johnnie Hurley from dungarven with one of 5  fish caught  trolling deep on a calm warm day on the lake. Pike guide Danny tiernan says lures like” rapala deep shad” and “Rozemeijer rattlin hunchback” are fishing well..

Johnny Hurley from Dungarvan with a nice pike from Lough Derg

Paul and Danny can be booked for a fishing trip through their website IRISHFISHINGTOURS.COM or phone number: 0871953554/ 0877454128

 

 

Good bass fishing reported from the Hook Peninsula.

By
Paul Bourke
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John Flynn, IFI Clonmel reports on Bass fishing in the Hook Pennisula area in South West Wexford .

Bass angling

Good Bass fishing reported from the Hook Pennisula area in South West Wexford. To protect stocks from illegal activity exact locations are not being given and thsat is understandable. Local Tourism group are intending to hold a Bass Festival on the last weekend in October this year. More details later when arrangements are confirmed. IFI will  be involved in promoting the Catch and Release message with regard to bass duing the festival at the request of the organisers.

Salmon to 25 lb. reported from the River Suir

By
Paul Bourke
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John Flynn, IFI Clonmel reports on salmon and trout fishing on the River Suir.

River Suir –Salmon.

Last week only two days fishing is reported due to rising water levels. On those two days fish up to 25 pound were caught with fish in exces of that allegedely caught.  In Kilsheelan village waters, a local teenager landed a 25 lb. salmon.  Other fish in the 18 t0 23 lb. range were also caught  over those two days.

Today Monday 2nd July the waters levels on the Suir are bank high thus resulting in no fishing. It is expected to stay at his level for the coming week which will have a significant effect on local anglers.  Again like the River Nore, salmon have been caught up to the Thurles area with the Holy Cross area being the prime area.

Super salmon and trout fishing reported from the River Nore.

By
Paul Bourke
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John Flynn, IFI Clonmel reports on salmon and trout fishing on the River Nore.

Finally salmon have arrived in large numbers in the Nore system.  Salmon anglers on the Nore have been enjoying some spectacular fishing in the last ten days with many reporting salmon caught in the 15 to 20 lb. range and a couple in excess of 20lb  The fishing is excellent throughout the system as a result of the heavy rain that has fallen which led to a massive rise in water levels which then dropped to a more fishable level with regular showers keeping a fresh in the river.  Salmon anglers upstream of Kilkenny have reported catches of salmon weighing up to 16 lb.  Up to yesterday Sunday 1st July no grisle were recorded but today Monday six grilse have been reportedly caught in the Thomastown club waters.

Anglers are hoping that the current weather conditions prevail so that fish will spread throughout the system.

Trout angling River Nore.

This has also improved with trout anglers in the Thomastown area reporting good quality catches of brown trout in the evening time especially. Permits are required and they can be purchased in Simon Treacy’s Hardware in the town.

Lovely bream and tench fishing for Michael Wrobel in the Cavan area.

By
Paul Bourke
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Michael Wrobel with a fine catch of tench taken in Cavan

In an e-mail, Michael Wrobel gives a report on some of his superb coarse fishing he enjoyed in the Cavan area in the past month.

After lovely May and beginning of June, fishing went really bad because of high water and cold nights. I’m addicted to long, night fishing sessions for Tench and Bream so cold weather wasn’t any good for me and high water wasn’t good for tench at all.

Michael Wrobel with a fine catch of tench taken in Cavan

At the moment situation is slightly changed, water is still very high but bream is showing up after spawning (with hybrids and roach) – fishing is picking up, so fingers crossed that water will go down and tench will come back to my best spot.

Michael Wrobel with a fine Cavan Bream

All the fish were released at the end of the sessions in excellent condition.

Lovely catch of Bream and a nice tench recorded by Michael Wrobel in Cavan.

Pics 1, 2, 3 are from May/June before “high water” and pic. 4 was taken last weekend.

Michael Wrobel about to return two lovely bream back to the water in Cavan last weekend.

Thank You, Michael

 

Distinguished guest welcomed to the Salmon Capital of Ireland

By
Markus Muller
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His Excellency, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Loyola Hearns.

The Moy Fishery was very honoured and privileged to welcome his Excellency, Mr Loyola Hearns, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, to the Ridge Pool during his recent trip to Ballina. Ambassador Hearns, a very keen Atlantic salmon fly fisherman, has led a distinguished career in Canadian politics, culminating in his position as Minister for Fisheries. Despite his valiant efforts, the Moy salmon would not succumb to his efforts. However, he has vowed to return again for another throw later in the season.

His Excellency, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Loyola Hearns.
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