Little Brosna and Camcor River – Anglers were reporting some fish in the lower reaches of the Little Brosna but the floods have adversely impacted on the fishing here but should improve as the flood recedes.
Pallas Lake – Some good fish were caught on Pallas lake in the past week with both Browns and Rainbows obliging the anglers. Eddie and Aaron Cornally, Banagher had 2 Brownies for over 4lbs, Alan O’Hora had 3 fish up to 1.5lbs and Noel Egan, Tullamore, reported 1 fish for 1.5lbs on a Golden Olive.
One of many pike caught recently by members of the Piketrek Company while angling in Foxford Area.
A group of professional pike anglers from England, guided by Kenny Sloan had a few good days fly fishing for pike in the Foxford area recently. Conditions were not ideal with an easterly air flow and bright sunshine most days. Many pike were caught although the bigger specimens remained elusive. The group intend to return again in October for another venture after Irish pike. For guided pike angling in the Foxford area contact Kenny Sloan on Tel: +353 (0)94 9256501 or Mobile: +353 (0)87 9670310.
One of many pike caught recently by members of the Piketrek Company while angling in Foxford Area.
Paddy McDonnell with a trout of 1.5 lb. from the River Inny.
Midland Lakes in the Mullingar area report by Dermot Broughan
The cool weather from last week continued into Monday and mid week. Very heavy rain on Thursday and Friday put off most anglers.
Lough Ennell:
Angling has been very slow over the week with very few anglers on the lake. The hardy souls that did go out reported some small pike taken and Joe Keegan from Rochfordbridge reported a 2¼ lb trout that was returned to the lake on Wednesday evening.
Lough Owel:
Action has slowed up on Owel due to adverse weather and possible the sporting action on the TV. That said there were 59 fish landed for the week with 30 returned to the water. The best results for the week were Declan Harrington and pal who had 20 fish over two days, the best 2lbs. Robert Reilly and his son, from Galway, who were on the lake on Sunday, preparing for the Youths International on the 1st of August, boated 6 fish to 1½ lbs which were all returned.
Lough Derravaragh:
Anglers fishing Derravaragh reported a very good hatch of sedges late in the evening, with fish feeding on them but slow to take a line.
Paddy McDonnell with a nice trout of 1.5 lb. from the River Inny.
River Inny:
Joe Keena returned to the Inny on Monday evening where he once again met nice trout to 1½ lbs.
Neil who fancinates us with his descriptive tales of fishing on the Clare coastline shares a word of advice with us : – A word of warning make sure the belly side of the mackerel is facing away from you and not towards anyone close to you when you do this. It will become obvious after your first attempt.
He continues…….I am enjoying my time out mackereling more and more, not for the hauling of fish but for the opportunity to observe all sorts of people who at no other time would be drawn into the dark world of catching and killing their own food. The many methods of dispatching their quarry range from punching it to death banging it against a rock or the most popular throw it in a bucket or carrier bag until it flapping slows and it slowly expires.
Two lads were enjoying themselves, sharing a rod and seeing who could out-do the other in casting and catching. They were lucky that the fish were plentiful and at a reasonable distance. I couldn’t help myself but go over and chat to them when they got into a heated discussion about what was wrong with the dark green mackerel they had caught and f they could eat it. After a brief talk we decided it would be best if they let the small pollack go. It was their first day out and they caught fish to take home for their tea. Well pleased with themselves they headed off for a celebratory pint and left me reminding them their catch would cook in the car if they parked in full sunlight with the windows up!
I have continued on the tope marks with no action to report, nothing, no dogs , no huss not a bite!
For a bit of light relief from hauling heavy gear I went out onto the rocks with the lures again. I want a wrasse but the marks that I am fishing may hold a wrasse or two but they have declined or been fished out over the last few years. I feel a trip further West will be needed to give me the best chance of the fish that many lure anglers consider a pest.
I have been following Del Thompsons’ Scilly Lure Addicts which is where I first heard of the use of blue lures as it provokes the territorial behaviour in wrasse. I know I said I never had any last week but I found a packet of savagear sandeel slugs in a sort of blue… but it must have been the wrong blue. I could not buy a bite with them. To be fair I only gave them around forty minutes rigged Texas style. Mainly through lack of confidence in the colour having not used it before.
I put a cut down senko on a lead head and thrashed it out with a side flick which is all the rocks behind me would allow. On each cast I worked it right to my feet and jigged it a few times before lifting it. I was getting the odd pluck which I presumed were mackerel.
Time after time I was watching pollack follow up the bait but refuse it and turn away. I tried stopping the retrieve but the leadhead plummeted into the kelp and took the pollack back down with it never to be seen again. I wonder if it was the bright sunlight causing them to turn off or something I was doing?
I did manage to land a couple of smallish fish of around two pounds, the first of which totally engulfed the lure. I also had a savage take which left the senko with just a torn off stump, was it the elusive wrasse ?
Just after the turn it was time to once again head for the more productive mackerel marks. I noticed that despite me flinging the feathers to the horizon I was picking fish up at all distances and as soon as I had filled my orders for fresh fish I put the heavy rod away and had an hour of great sport on the lure rod.
I was getting plucks on every cast with a white sandeel slug but no hookups so I went to my bag and found a light(for me) jighead and cut a storm wildeyed sandeel down to around three inches long. The effect was instant. Although I had lost the casting range and was getting fewer takes nearly everyone produced a hard fighting blue sea tiger.
Good luck to all the Irish lads who will be out Saturday looking for the first bass of the season.
Derek Wane receives his winning trophy from Pat and Marie Morrisey from the sponsors Solo company.
Tommy Burke, Edenderry Hon. sec reports on the annual festival on the Grand Canal near Edenderry, Co. Offally.
Derek Wane receives his winning trophy from Pat and Marie Morrisey from the sponsors Solo company.
Sixty anglers mainly English fished the Edenderry. The festival concluded yesterday in torrential downpours and gale force winds, it was a very tough week , the fishing was very hard for most, first time visitor Derek Wane from Liverpool won the festival winning his section on Wednesday and Friday to win with 21 lb. 2. Steve Featherstone 19-05, 3. Gareth Charnot 18-15, 4. Jim Jeffers 18-04, 5. Tommy Fairhurst 18-03, and 6. Jimmy Byrne 17-05. Sections used on the Canal were Killeen, Morriseys, and Cokery Lane. A very close festival with just 3lb. separating the top 5, and same as last year the English canal anglers filled the top six spots, class anglers. Pat Morrissey, from Solo Ireland sponsored many of the prizes and there was a great spread for all the anglers at the prize giving in Foy’s in Edenderry on Friday night. At the end of the presentation ceremony, the Edenderry CAC presented lovely trophies to several people who have helped the club over the years.
Club president, Sam Williams present some fine bog oak trophies to Dr. Joe Caffrey, Inland Fisheries Ireland and to Pat Morrisey, Solo Company.Pat Morrisey, Solo company presents Martin Dennanny recently retired from Waterways Ireland with a trophy for all the hard work and support he gave the club over the years.
For fishing on the Grand Canal at Edenderry please contact the chairman Padraic Kelly at: +353 (0)86 3503117
Gerry Olin of Esox Lodge, in Belturbet had a tough day on Saturday fishing with Bob Roberts. They managed 6 pike in high river levels and water the colour of coffee. Eventually finding some clearer water in some of the smaller bays and picked up a few fish on lures and one on the fly.
Bob and Gerry
Shane catching a pike on the fly
Olé ! Olin! Olin!……….
Gerry Olin with his colours.....better than soccer!
Gerry Olin
Esox Lodge,
Riverrun,
Belturbet,
Co Cavan
T:+353 878122666
John Chambers of the Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs reports on the latest Kingspan National Pike Championships qualifiers fished on Lough Egish…
We had to switch the June qualifying competition of the 2012/13 Kingspan National Pike Championships from a flooded River Suck to Lough Egish in County Monaghan. The switch was only made on Thursday so we were very concerned that many anglers would not get word of the change. We were very happy when 80 anglers turned up and entered.
Fishing was really good with many good pike caught in the first few minutes. Some anglers caught steadily throughout the accumulating really good bags. We no longer provide full details of results but word does get around reasonably quickly.
As usual we calculated results in John Murray`s Lakeview bar. Many thanks to John for providing huge quantities of great sandwiches, cocktail sausages and chips. He also kindly provided prizes for the raffle.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in the Final were
It being the closed bass season Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan went out in Cork Harbour with his son Cian to try for ray. Cian hooked this fine blonde on his first cast. Just goes to show that Richie can get you more than bass from his fully licensed boat.
Cian Ryan with his blonde
The bass season opens on the 16th of June. To book a day with Richie contact him by phone or email.
Richie Ryan
Saltwater fly fishing Guide.
“Sea Hawk”
Makle a booking
Why not try fishing from the only licensed saltwater fly-fishing boat in Ireland in the second largest natural harbour in the world? Web:www.corkbass.comTel: +353 (0)86 1940744
Dave Ecclestone super specimen sea trout of 9 lb. 2 oz from Lough Currane
Ghillie Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane on another good week for salmon and sea trout fishing.
5/6/12 Straight to the salmon department, Mr. Rob Elson of the UK fishing with his ghillie Mr. Bob Priestley, finished his salmon and sea trout holiday with a fine 10 lb. salmon caught on the troll, now to the sea trout department, Mr. Mark Knowles of the UK, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com caught a 3 lb. sea trout on the fly, and it was reported to me that an angler caught a fine sea trout on the drift off Church Island.
6/6/12 Derek and from Germany caught a fine 8 lb. salmon while his father watched proudly, Their ghillie Mr. Tom O’Shea and @ [email protected] was telling me that they had a good battle with my noble salmon, Now to the sea trout department, a family day out for local ghillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan and of www.vincentsfishing.com and it wasn’t long before a certain young Angler caught his first 3 lb. sea trout on the troll and I can tell you going by the photo he was one happy angler and my Fish of the day, staying in the Sea Trout department, anglers fishing in the hired out boat department of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught a fine Sea trout in the 2 lb. class, again there were a few boats out manipulating their flies but alas they didn’t report catches, there was a prolonged shower this morning, wind, there was none first thing this morning until about 11 am and when the breeze did get up it came from the SW light with bright sunshine all afternoon.
7/6/12 Raining all day and made it a flood, and in the words of local Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com it was like the south pole out there, with a NE wind blowing down the lake and you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that my noble sea trout were not in a taking mood and my noble salmon angler didn’t fair much better. Rocket or no rocket, in the hired out boat department of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Mr. John Maloney and Mr. Brendan Burn caught two sea trout ranging from 1.5 lb. up to 2.5 lb. all caught on the fly., and last but not least Mr. Carl O’Shea, also fishing out in a hired out boat from www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught a fine sea trout of 2 lb. As you read the other day that the first Salmon was recorded on the Inny this year and I was sent a good action photo taken of Mr. John Young just after he netted his salmon, photo taken by Mr. Ken Towner of Waterville and the UK.
8/6/12 It was another cold and windy day on Lough Currane with a strong NW wind blowing, in the sea trout department Mr. Keith Nicklen caught a 2 lb. Sea trout, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and staying in the sea trout department a guest caught a sea trout on the fly, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com and last but not least renowned Cork angler Mr. Patsy Quilligan, caught 5 sea trout on the fly, ranging from ¾ lb. up to 2 lb., now head up stream to the Commeragh with Mr. Sian Brain of www.kbfishingireland.com who caught a salmon, and just for the record there was 9.6 mm of rainfall yesterday.
9/6/12 Mr. Nick Park fishing with his ghillie Mr. Bob Priestley, caught a fine 6.5 lb. salmon on the troll and in the Sea Trout department, Dr. Tim Gleason, fishing with his ghillie Mr. Mike O’Dwyer caught a fine 2.5 lb. sea trout, also in good form again was Mr. Patsy Quilligan of Cork, who caught 2 sea trout in the 2 lb. class and he was also telling me that he caught a few nice brown trout, ranging from ¾ lb. up to 1 lb., now to the hired Out boat department, Mr. John Andrews caught a fine sea trout in the 2 lb. class and finished day off with a specimen sea trout of 6 lb. on the fly, John was fishing out of www.lakelandshouse.com very little wind to talk of.
10/6/12 All the headlines go too Mr. Phil Staniforth who caught a fine 7 lb. salmon on the troll, Phil was fishing with his ghillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com and my Noble Sea Trout were very elusive.
11/6/12 All the Headlines in all the departments go to www.lakelandshouse.com first in the salmon department, Mr John Curtain and Mr. David Quinlan, caught a fine 6 lb. salmon on the troll with their Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and in Franks, hired out boat department, Mr. Nick Crispin caught a 2 lb. on the fly. Wind all over the place.
12/6/12 Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and [email protected] reported to me today his catches in the past week in his hired out boat department and they are as follows, Mr. Malcolmson and Group from Northern Ireland, caught up to 10 sea trout of which the best was 3 lb. and Mr. Jonathon Brush lost two salmon in the 8 and 9 lb. class, all on the fly, Jan Mertens and his fishing group, caught 14 sea trout of which the best was 4 lb. and last but not least Mr. Michael Bonner of Co Donegal caught 2 sea trout ranging from 2 lb. up to 3.5 lb. all on the fly.
Dave Ecclestone super specimen sea trout of 9 lb. 2 oz from Lough Currane
13/6/12 Straight to the specimen sea trout department, Mr. Dave Ecclestone of the UK caught a fantastic 9 lb. 2 oz sea trout on the fly out at the Sisters on a Black Pennell and I can tell you the pints were flowing in the Lobster this evening. This is the biggest sea trout of the year so far reported in Ireland. Now we head back out to action on Lough Currane, also in good form in the sea trout department was Mr. Tom Jones fishing with his ghillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and of www.lakelandshouse.com who caught 2 sea trout ranging from 2 lb. up to 2.5 lb. all caught on the fly, wind E light too calm and overcast.
That is your ration for this week, from your Ghillie/Guide and the Waterville fishery. No Spin No Fly’s just facts.
That is your ration for this week, from your Gillie/Guide and the Waterville fishery. No Spin No Fly’s just facts.
Daryl Ewing of Ewing Sea Angling & Boat charters was out at the weekend and had a great haul of fish. As he says himself on June 10th ” Lots of mouths fed tonight and no one able to count how many fish we caught (and you should have seen how many we threw back!) great day out had by all”
A feast !
Ewing Sea Angling - a fine Pollack
Another great day on Tuesday June 12th with lots of happy anglers. Fishing location is a tightly kept secret!!! A crock of gold in terms of fish !!
This is the Life !!
Daryl Ewing,
Ewing’s Sea Angling and Boat Charters,
The Harry Ewing Pier,
Rosses Point,
Co. Sligo,
R.O.I.
