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Eventually a bass on the lure for the South Coast hunter

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Rock Hunter reports from the South Coast 24/06/12:

I have had several lure fishing sessions without a bite since the end of the bass closed season. The conditions were not ideal with highly coloured water and lots of fine seaweed. On Sunday I headed to a sheltered bay where I thought the water may have had a chance to clear. As I made my way down to the shore I could see that the water was still quite murky and the sea was rougher than I expected.

As I was walking along the shore, heading towards a mark that can fish well early on the rising tide, I spotted a splash about 40 m out in a broad embayment which I seldom fish. I immediately stopped, put a lure on and cast in the direction of the disturbance. I tried several lures but it was only when I put on an Asturie that I got a reaction; a bulge of water rose up behind the lure and a fish made a grab for it but wasn’t hooked. Unfortunately I could not tempt it again. I changed lures several times but it was no longer interested.

After about half an hour I made my way further down the shore. I tried a range of hard and soft plastic lures to no avail. The water was quite cloudy and most casts snagged a little weed. I worked my way along a series of small bays and promontories without a hint of a fish. Eventually I decided to move back to the first mark as that was the only place that showed any sign of fish activity.

At first I tried fishing off a rock promontory. Then move back to fish across the corner of the bay. I put on the Asturie which was the only lure that the fish had shown any interest in previously. First cast the lure was grabbed by a bass about 30 m out. It put up a strong struggle until I eventually coaxed it in and across the shallow rocks at my feet. It was a 52 cm bass.

While not a big fish I was delighted with that, my first bass on a lure this year. It was a slow start this year compared to last year when I had plenty of lure caught bass in April. But hopefully if the weather calms down and the water gets a chance to clear the fishing will significantly improve next month.

I fished on for a little longer into dusk but there was no sign of any more fish activity, so I packed up just as the light was beginning to fade in order to get off the rocks before it got totally dark.

RockHunter
South Coast, Ireland
http://rockhunter-southcoastbass.blogspot.com/

Donegal Senator calls for review of ban on drift netting- Ocean fm 102.5

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A Donegal Senator has called for an urgent review of the ban placed on drift net fishing for wild Atlantic salmon.

The Fianna Fail, Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture, Brian O Domhnaill says he is calling for the review in light of the increased volume of salmon coming into the majority of rivers. 

He is pressing the Minister of State for National Resources, Fergus O’ Dowd about opening a limited licensing regiment for island and coastal communities in view of the recovery of wild salmon stock.

…..Ocean fm 102.5…..29/06/12…read full article…

http://www.oceanfm.ie/donegal_senator_calls_for_review_of_ban

Argentinian guide takes to the Nire and lands some amazing fish

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Alex Knull & Andrew Ryan
Alex Knull & Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan, Clonanav Fly Fishing reports the following:

June 27th: Reports on the river are very positive at the moment about the run of Salmon. Up and down the river fish are being seen and caught.

This morning I was out with Jason O’Riordan and we had the fish below.  A very large fish was lost on spinner – we estimate at least 25lb and a bar of silver!  A lot of fish are being seen and lost so it bodes really well for the next few days.

The river is still a little high for the fly, we are getting in, but it is hard work.

Jason O'Riordan releases fish
Jason O'Riordan releases fish

 

June 29th: Last week I had the pleasure of guiding Alex Knull from San Martin de los Andes in Argentina. Alex is a partner of Patagonia river Guides in Northern Patagonia and runs their PRG north operation.  Rance Rathie and Travis Smith owners are good friends of mine, so I was only glad to guide one of their staff.

Alex is based in San Martin, which is a beautiful town in Argentina, and has some amazing fishing, so it was going to be a tough task to impress this guy!  The rivers were very high, but we managed to get some fishing on the river Nire. Streamer fishing is one of the most common techniques in that area of Patagonia so he was quick to tie on a wooly bugger with some high water conditions. He had a few follows and takes, but none stuck on.

The day started to warm a little and some black gnats started to appear.  We tried some small black flies and Alex managed to hook and land a few amazing fish. It was a pleasure to accompany a fellow guide front the other side of the world!

Alex Knull & Andrew Ryan
Alex Knull & Andrew Ryan
Alex Knull from San Martin de los Andes in Argentina
Alex Knull from San Martin de los Andes in Argentina

Andrew Ryan

Clonanav Fly Fishing

Tel (052) 6136765

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3 Merseyside lads hit East Clare for the best bream fishing sessions in 20 years

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Kevin Mc Ardle, Derek Witherspoon and Tony Newman all from Merseyside fished in the East Clare area from 16 to 23rd June and enjoyed their best ever session in over 20 years of fishing in Ireland. The week started very poorly. On account of the extremely high water levels present on arrival, access to most of their previous hotspots was impossible. By Tuesday 21st none of the party had had a bite between them!. Undeterred they decided to borrow a boat from their host Dorothy Minogue-Landers and pre bait a recommended lake on the Tuesday evening. They fished Wednesday from 7 am until 10.30 am and had 30 good bream between them until the swim died completely. This was the signal for heavy pre-baiting in the same swims on Wednesday evening in preparation for an early start Thursday.

What followed can only be described as incredible. Fishing from 6am until 12 noon they recorded catches as follows. Derek 38 bream, Kevin 35 Bream and Tony 23 bream. All caught from their anchored up 19 ft boat i.e.  96 fish from the same swim! Kevin and Derek fished pole at 8mtrs into 17 ft of water, whilst Tony bowled a small bomb out to the same line as the other two. “There was that many fish in the swim we lost about 14 fish between the 2 of us on the pole, simply down to foul hooking, as the olivette struggled to get through the shoal! Tony didn’t lose as many on the bomb, but caught at half the rate as the pole.”

“We used keep nets, as they could hang vertically straight down into deep water…problem was, as we had no dry land for 100 yards due to water levels, we couldn’t attempt to lift them out for photographs after our best session! There was nowhere near sufficient room in the cramped boat to photograph each of our catches. We also thought it a recipe for disaster to try and lift the two heaviest nets, which had to be getting on for 200lb each, into the boat! Instead we weighed 2 sample bream from each of our nets (6 in total) and the stamp was consistent between the smallest at 5 lb. and the largest at 6 lb. 2 oz. Given this sample we took an average weight of 5.5 lb. per fish and reckon we had 165 lb. between us on the Wednesday in a 4 hour session and 528 lb. in our 6 hour session on the Thursday. Its very possible we had more fish than stated above, as we’re sure we missed a couple off when mentally tallying up and, save for weighing the sample few, we just had to empty the nets at the end of the session .i.e. these are conservative figures!

We packed in on the Thursday at noon, whilst the fish were still feeding as we’d had enough! Furthermore we didn’t fish on our last day, Friday, as we all agreed “how could you top that?” Instead we retired to Minogue’s pub in Tulla for a session on the black stuff. ”

The secrecy as to the precise venue is to deter netting and fish removal, as we were reliably informed that this has been rife in the area. We reckon that there’s loads of lakes in the area that would respond similarly to heavy pre-baiting, so we’ll test that theory out next year!”

Report compliments of:

Derek Witherspoon

Fly Fishing the Emerald Isle: Salmon, Trout and Guinness on the Rivers and Lochs of Ireland – Field & Stream

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You don’t need an ancestral connection to feel drawn to Ireland, though many of us have one, as I do on my mother’s side of the family. Whether you like traditional music, honest golf links, or pints of Guinness that truly taste better than the American imagination might suggest, there are ample reasons to make a “life trip” here. And now there is another reason: fishing. Whether you fancy spin tackle or two-handed fly rods, Ireland has something to offer every angler. And the action — particularly for Atlantic salmon and sea-run brown trout — is only getting better. …Field and Stream…..19/06/12…read article..
http://www.fieldandstream.com/angling-adventure-ireland-atlantic-salmon–

Gang of poachers decimating salmon stocks on the Mulcair – Limerick Leader

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POACHERS are decimating Atlantic salmon stocks on the Mulcair every day of the week say the Shannon, Mulcair and District Anglers.

They say it is happening up and down the river but especially at Ballyclough weir, where it is like “shooting fish in a barrel”.

“There is a gang of up to 10 men standing on top of that weir and they are stroke hauling fish everyday. This involves dragging a large treble hook across the base of the weir to foul hook salmon and seriously damage others by removing large chunks of flesh on fish that break free,” said a spokesperson on behalf of the angling group

……Limerick Leader….28/06/12…..read full article…

http://www.limerickleader.ie/gang-of-poachers-decimating-salmon-stocks-on-the-mulcair

‘Golden’ Game Fair – at Shanes Castle, Antrim – Mid Ulster Mail

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THE Great Game Fairs of Ireland will be staging its 50th Irish Game Fair – their ‘Golden’ Game Fair – at Shanes Castle near Antrim.

Albert Titterington and a group of enthusiasts staged the first Game Fair in Ireland 34 years ago and now Shanes Castle’s Irish Game Fair and Country Lifestyle Festival on July 7 and 8 marks its 50th game fair in an unrivalled run of quality events.

Mr Titterington explained: “Our Game Fairs showcase country pastimes, conservation and the rural way of life. Every year we introduce new attractions, competitions and themes and this year is no exception being the ‘Year of the Salmon and Trout.’ And this fishy theme is the focal point for the huge Angling Village with everything one would expect at a top class angling show and more……Mid Ulster Mail…..28/06/12…..read full article…..

http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/golden-game-fair-at-shanes-castle

Great fishing, breath taking scenery and a tasty supper at Dingle

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One for her
One for her

Dave from Arklow presents us with some magnificient photos of Dingle Peninsula and a tale of bountiful fishing:

I managed to get three days off from work which couldn’t be wasted. Last year I fished over the three south-western Irish peninsulas- the Mizen , the Sheep’s Head and the Beara. So this year it was a turn for the next one – the Dingle Peninsula . But this trip was a little bit different than the previous ones. Fishing was a bonus this time. We spent more time on sightseeing , socialising and other stuff than fishing. Based on my previous experiences, we hit on the fish in completely new and unknown place, just from the very first cast. And to be honest, after the second day of pollack bash, we were fed up of catchin them. The numbers of pollack in my mark was countless. Size was a bit disappointment, compare to the Beara. Fish in the bracket 2-3 lbs was the most common, with the biggest about 5-6 lbs.
It was a very first rock fishing session for Sylvia and she did well. We landed about 80 pollack’s and couple of mackerel on lures together in just two, not so long sessions.
Here are a few shots from the trip.

Breath taking view of Dingle
Breath taking view of Dingle

 

Sylvia and her new friend
Sylvia and her new friend

 

One for her
One for her

 

..and one for him !
..and one for him !

 

Dingle warrior
Dingle warrior

 

Kayak at Dingle
Kayak at Dingle

 

                           Mackerel

Tasty supper !
Tasty supper !

 

Dave, Arklow

http://ecoastfishing.blogspot.ie/

Inland Fisheries Ireland investigating Wicklow fish deaths – RTE News

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Reports have been received of dead fish as high up the river as Roundwood, and as far down the river as Ashford
Reports have been received of dead fish as high up the river as Roundwood, and as far down the river as Ashford

It is understood that the problem was first noticed this morning and that large quantities of dead fish have been seen flowing downstream all day.

A statement on the Wicklow County Council website said that they have temporarily shut off raw water supply intake from Vartry River to our Water Treatment plant at Cronroe as a precaution.

Local sources said reports had been received of dead fish as high up the river as Roundwood, and as far down the river as Ashford……..RTE News…….28/06/12….read full article….

http://www.rte.ie/inland-fisheries-investigating-wicklow-fish-kill

Reports have been received of dead fish as high up the river as Roundwood, and as far down the river as Ashford
Reports have been received of dead fish as high up the river as Roundwood, and as far down the river as Ashford

Irish Angling Update, 28/06/12

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Mark and the surfer

I checked the calendar once and then checked it again to make sure it was June. The weather is so mixed up one would be forgiven if they thought it was April ! As with the weather, the fishing too is very varied. Water levels on the Slaney and Munster Blackwater remain very high and create problems for anglers with muddy discoloured rivers. While up in the Owenea fishery in Donegal Lindsey Clarke reports that water levels this week were only fair to low.

Anthony releasing his blue shark. This fish was a bit camera shy, but it still wins him Catch of the Week
Anthony releasing his blue shark. This fish was a bit camera shy, but it still wins him Catch of the Week

Despite this some fine fish were caught.  Charles Cooper landed a 17lb 6oz salmon up in Delphi after a 40 minute struggle, breaking his net in the process. Paddy Varian confused us all by catching a 5lb 9ozs fish off the Rock Pool using a Tick Tock. At first I thought he had cast his watch into the water, but Paddy is wiser than that…..he knew what he was about !!

High water levels hampered angling at the Moy Fishery but the rest of the river produced great catches with over 500 salmon again this week.  With a late run of spring fish and an early run of grilse Ballynahinch Castle has had the best start to their season in over a decade. Vincent Appleby tells us Barry Vaughan caught a 5.5lb Sea Trout on the fly at Lough Currane.  This distinctive fly was made for him by his good friend and as he has caught a good few game fish on this fly his good friend has requested to have the fly returned back to him. Mmm…no chance!

Sedge fishing is favoured on Lough Sheelin with millions of sedges reported around Church Island and the Bog Bay section of the lake in particular. There are many tactics that can be employed to take fish during a sedge hatch but the most important thing to remember is that the fly must match the local hatch. Lough Carra fished well with the most successful patterns being the Green Peter, Golden Olive and Alexander. Young anglers take to the water this week too with 14 year old Nora Teter from New York catching a nice brownie on the Maigue near Adare and 7 year old Jack Rosney with two 1½ lb. trout on Lough Owel.

Ian Lindsey and Jay Buckley from Dublin visited Monaghan on Saturday for a spot of Pike fishing and they didn’t let the high water levels discourage them. Commando style fishing, wading through the reeds produced 10 pike for Ian and Jay. While down in East Clare, Keith O’Sullivan caught a whopping 25lb Pike at Clondanagh Lake.

The Athlone Anglers Association Poyntonia Cup went to father and son team James Greene Jnr and James Snr with an 18lb 15oz pike.

Graeme Gannon and his cousin David had a long night out fishing and it paid off.  Graeme caught a super Perch weighing 3lb 8oz in Lanesborough. Not too far away in Killeshandra, Tony Mahon got a 6lb 12oz Tench on the Town Lake. Although conditions in Lough Muckno were difficult, feeder and wagglers all produced results, so as the saying goes ‘Persistence pays off’

Our Sea anglers sent us reports from Bass, Wrasse, Monkfish, Pollack, Stingrays and  Tope to blue shark. The first blues of the season were reported by Mark Gannon out of Courtmacsherry, where one angler fishing for pollack played a 60lb shark to the side of the boat before loosing it. Later Anthony Hislop managed a shark of over 2m which was tagged and released. From the great day had at the Grauvell West Coast Shore League to the struggle and drama had by a Cork Bass angler who nearly lost his pants in the battle to capture the silver fish of the sea.  Rosi from Germany landed a monster Monkfish off Valentia and although this fish was no oil painting it was very impressive indeed. Eugene Farrelly tells us about Kerry’s Stingray alley in Tralee and how to hold and release them safely.  From the beauty of Kerry to the scenic West Clare, anglers outwitted the creatures of the sea. Bill Ryan chased the Wrasse, while Neil struggled with a massive Tope. Gary Robinson was out on his kayak in Cork and rounding  up some Pollack and Paul Harris headed for Castletownbere.  It’s all systems go. Weather or no weather, anglers are a hardy bunch and pursue like pros!

Tight lines especially in Ireland,

Nancy Hearne

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