Siegy Grabher had a great catch aboard the Sioux yesterday! Uli from Germany caught this amazing ling (132 cm, 26 lbs)!
Congratulations!
Three people on board the Sioux began this week by catching 52 Pollack, 7 Ling, 20 Coalfish, 1 Cod, 4 Pouting, 3 Cuckoo Wrasse, 3 Spotted Dogfish, 1 Octopus and 1 Sea Cucumber
Siegy & Billi Grabher
Valentia Fishing
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Ghillie Vincent Appleby reports on the salmon and sea trout fishing in the past week on Lough Currane from his blog at http://wwwsalmonandseatroutphotos.blogspot.com/
26/6/12 Straight to catch of the day and goes to Mr Peter Glover of Perth Scotland, who caught 3 salmon/grilse on the fly, fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdon.com on the sea trout front nothing that would hit the headlines, wind SW fresh and overcast light misty rain throughout the day.
27/6/12 In the salmon department Mr. Peter Glover of Perth Scotland, takes all the head lines, Peter, caught a lightening fresh 6 lb. grilse on the fly, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com in the Sea Trout department Mr. Michael Wright fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught one sea trout which he sportingly put back, wind all over the place and overcast.
28/6/12 Mr. Michael Rieger of Germany caught a fine 7 lb. salmon on the troll fishing with his ghillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and of www.lakelandshouse.com now to the salmon fly department, Mr. Peter Glover of Perth Scotland, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com caught a fine 6 lb. grilse on the fly, now to the sea trout department, Mr. Michael Wright fishing with his ghillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught a sea trout on the troll, and his brother Mr. Tom O’Shea of [email protected] caught a small sea trout with his client, and staying with the sea trout, local ghillie Mr. Bob Priestley caught 3 sea trout / Juniors With his Client.
29/6/12 Straight to catch of the day and that goes to Mr. Michael Wright of the UK fishing with his ghillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught two fine salmon/grilse on the troll, ranging from 5 lb. up to 6 lb., now the Martin Heinz fishing party and fishing out of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Martin Heinz caught a fine 3 lb. sea trout on the fly, fishing in Frank’s hired out boat department, and his good friend Malcolm, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and of www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 5 lb. salmon/grilse and they finished their day off with a sea trout, all caught on the fly, now to the C&R of the day and that goes to Mr. Mark Doorman of Cork, who caught a fine 8 lb. sea trout on the fly and after a good fight, Mark sportingly put back my noble sea trout back to fight another day, and as always Mark was fishing with his ghillie Mr. Bob Priestley, Wind W light too fresh and overcast. Now we cut across the Valley to the River Inny, Mr. Michael Roden caught a cracker of a Salmon in the 10 lb. class and his Gillie the one and only the maestro himself Mr. Junior Scully finished their day off nicely with a salmon in the 6 lb. class, now we cut across back to Lough Currane and in the sea trout department, the Prince fishing with his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan and of www.vincentsfishing.com caught a fine sea trout in the 4 lb. class on the fly.
30/6/12 It was a blustery day with a NW wind then veered W in afternoon and overcast with the odd shower and cold, I can tell you my noble salmon were in a taking mood, mind you Mr. Michael Rieger Germany would beg To differ and for good reason he caught a fine 6 lb. grilse on the troll with his Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and of www.lakelandshouse.com in the sea trout department just the odd Junior caught, now to the River Inny, Mr. Junior Scully reported to me that he and his client contacted 3 salmon and lost the lot, but at least the saw action.
1/7/12 Straight to the Mr. Jan Huisman who claimed himself the King of all the Salmon fishers on Lough Currane today and for good reason he caught his first ever Salmon on the troll weighing in at 6.5 lb. and this was confirmed by his Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly of www.lakelandshouse.com All I can say is may it be the first of Many my Noble King, now to the Sea Trout department, there were a few boats out manipulating but no reports of anything substantial. Wind SW light and overcast with heavy rain this morning and again this evening. Now we cut across to the River Inny and their one sea trout caught by Mr. Michael Roden fishing with his Gillie Mr. Junior Scully.
2/7/12 Mr. Leslie Sheil of Dublin caught a fine 5 lb. grilse on the troll, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Tom O’Shea and @ [email protected] in the Sea Trout department there were a few boats manipulating their flies but no reports of any big baskets. That is your ration for this week, from your Gillie/Guide and the Waterville fishery. No Spin No Fly’s just facts
Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge
Caherdaniel West,
Co. Kerry.
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Down in the County Clare, Neil is out with his nine year old son. A chip off the old block !! Here’s Neil’s account of the weekend:
Well I have made no secret of my inability to catch a wrasse on a soft plastic. I have read up on the subject,methods, times, tides you name it. I tried many different lures on many different marks and today……….
……. I had to watch my nine year old do what I have failed to do, and was he gracious about it….not a chance.
With the first calm day in over a week I took Rocco out to North Clare in search of pollack. We stopped off at the flats and landed a few mackerel. Still not around in numbers but we managed a few. I have noticed this year a new breed of tinsel tosser. This one marks his territory by standing his rod in a crevice in the rocks, surrounding it with the rest of his belongings before retreating to his van and waiting until someone else is landing fish before getting out and trying himself. It will all end in tears I am sure!
During one of the many showers we decamped and steered a course for the deeper water, home of the pollack. The swell was a little more than I had anticipated so the lower platforms were off limits but there were still many spots we could fish comfortably and more importantly in total safety. To save time on the mark we had already rigged up Roccos rod with a weed-less Manns Dragin sandeel Texas style, so once in position he was able to fish away for himself. The six foot, ten to thirty gram rod was much more manageable for him and he was casting confidently into a stiffish head wind. Squeals of over-excitement competed with raucous chiding from common terns who were hunting the sandeel which in turn were being chased by mackerel. I presume It was the same mackerel plucking the lure that were causing squealing and the odd muttered curse from the young lad.
A small strop was starting to develop fuelled by the fact he was being hit on most casts but couldn’t connect with any fish. I didn’t want to change to a smaller lure for him as I knew it would further limit his casting ability. The strop was deepened when I landed the first pollack, a fish of around two pounds. Many of the pollack I have taken must be laying right on the bottom as they are covered in sea lice. The fish had totally engulfed the jighead and as I flicked it out with my index finger I dropped the fish back into the water which raised the mood slightly.
While changing lure for myself Rocco shouted he had a big fish on, and to be fair the little rod had taken on the shape of a hoop and was lunging downwards. Not taking any prisoners he hauled away up the side of the rocks, the fish must have taken right under his feet as there did not seem to be that much winding going on. When I saw the fish in his hands it was my turn for a little sulk…… a wrasse on LRF gear, his first and a beautiful fish of around two pounds.
I am going out early tomorrow……..on my own!
Only joking, I was nearly as thrilled as he was with the catch, if not very slightly envious.
Despite all my safety measures and in an effort to travel lightly I took lure boxes out of my waist-bag and once again left home without an SD card for my camera. Luckily I took these couple on my phone and they came out ok.
Report by Neil
Weather is muggy and wet with very little wind. All the rivers have burst their banks with the Suck and Shannon almost unfishable. The Inny is running high and flowing very hard.
Peter has been busy down on the River Camlin at Clondragh Harbour catching large Bream and Roach. He took Chris for a trip down there and they managed a Tench and a large Hybrid in a few hours of fishing.
Down in Doonis Bog there was some excitement when a Pine Marten popped out for a photo opportunity before climbing to the top of a tree and settling down and going to sleep.
John Coles
Dublin Angling Initiative summer fishing courses are in full swing for 2012!. With lots of fun for all participants. Sean McNamara age 16 and Megan Doyle age 13 took part and are shown below with Des Chew ( DAI) and a fine rainbow trout from Aughrim Fishing. Great facilities for all in Wicklow. Seven teenagers from Whitechurch finished a three day fishing program having spent a day coarse and sea fishing.
Report compliments of Josie Mahon IFI
Chris McGregor from Dublin with a fine bag of hybrids from the Royal Canal at Kilcock. Chris pre baited the swim with brown crumb, hemp corn and maggots prior to fishing. It paid off with a brilliant night session fishing waggler. Well done Chris !
Report compliments of Des Chew IFI
Tope fishing has become fast and furious over the last couple of weeks with numbers very good south of Red Bay. But still not happy with the size of the goods although a couple of better fish were taken this week and quite a few double shots also taken in a single day. 37 tope came aboard predator but most of them were pack tope in their late twenties and early thirties, so we are still waiting for the big females to show themselves.
My finger got a little close on Fri. and when I just took my eye off the ball I got nailed… ah well, all part of the job I suppose! Next Dutch arrive for a week on Sat, so I will leave it up to them to decide what the agenda will be for the next weeks fishing. I hope they fancy the Pollack and deep water as I’m getting a wee bit fed up with the tope hunts.
Hamish Currie
Predator II
Red Bay Stormforce 9.1 Rib
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Instances of rare aquatic species being caught off the west coast continues to rise, with an Achill fisherman catching two rare species within an hour at the weekend.
Skipper James O’Gorman was fishing close to the Bills Rocks off the Achill coast on Sunday afternoon in approximately 60 metres of water when he captured a giant box crab – a very rare occurrence. An hour later he landed a bullnose eagle ray, believed to be the first caught in Irish waters since records began.
……Mayo News…..03/07/12….read full article…
http://www.mayonews.ie/intwo-rare-species-caught-by-achill-trawler
ANGLING – Derek Evans of Howth Sea Angling Club spoke recently to Noel McGuinness on Near FM’s Northside2Day about the activities and competitions hosted by the long-established club.
Even those who have never fished before are more than welcome at the club, which provides expert tuition and guidance for novices aside from the weekly boat trips it organises in Dublin Bay and beyond.
……Afloat……01/07/12…..read full article…..
http://afloat.ie/all-you-need-is-a-rod-and-a-reel-to-get-started-with-angling
You’d think they would have nothing in common. . . One has been the much-loved British monarch for 60 years, who won the hearts of the Irish with a respectful bow at the Garden of Remembrance and her cúpla focail at the state dinner.
The other is the former IRA commander whose past came back to haunt him when he tried to win over the Irish people in the Presidential election.
What Queen Elizabeth and Martin McGuinness spoke about at their historic meeting in Belfast on Wednesday hasn’t been revealed — but insiders say they have one shared passion.
He is a fanatical fly fisherman and at Balmoral, the Queen’s stately home in Scotland, her family have fished for salmon on the legendary River Dee for generations.
…….Irish Independent….30/06/12….read full article…
http://www.independent.ie/maybe-martins-a-bit-of-a-toff-after-all
