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Cork harbour winter light line series

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myleskelly
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Cobh SAC has successfully run light line competitions in Cork Harbour over the last two Winter seasons. Once again Cobh SAC will be running a series of these competitions over the next few Winter months. The first of these will be on next Sunday week, the 13th of November.

These competitions are open to all comers and are not restricted to just Cobh SAC members, nor do you have to be a member of another club. They are intended to be fun competitions and

appeal to all levels of anglers, whether you are a novice or a seasoned campaigner. Indeed, there has been a diverse mix of experience between the anglers who have fished these comps so far and all have had good fishing. The average number of fish caught per angler per day over the 12 competitions so far has been 38 fish. Now that’s a good return and ensures that even the raw beginners have something to shout about!!!
In a few of the comps some of the anglers have had over 120 fish…that’s some fishing! Species to expect within the Harbour over these months would include Cod, Whiting, Dabs, Lsd’s, Poor Cod, Pouting, Coalfish, Flounder, & Plaice. At the moment Dabs will feature highly and some of these will be to specimen size. As the Winter progresses Cod will feature more and more in the catches. In previous March and April comps it wasn’t unusual for anglers to average over 50+ codling in their catch. To give you some idea of the fishing have a look at some of the reports of previous events here, here, and here. Best baits to use in the comps will be crab, lug, mack, and rag.

The scorecard used for the competitions is the same as that used for the National Fish-Offs. Indeed, the set-up of the comp is identical almost to the National Fish-Offs competition. As a result the light lines are ideal events for the more seasoned anglers to get in practice for these

comps. For the less seasoned angler it’s a chance to see how they measure up to the high standards of the top anglers in the country. In any event there is a lot that all anglers can learn.
To make the light lines easier this season there has been a slight change of rule. Instead, of all lines (ie. mainline, rig bodies, & snood) meeting the 15lb b.s. or lower criteria the only stipulation now is that the mainline should be 15lb b.s. or less. This means that you can use a shockleader of any strength and your rig bodies and snoods can also be of any strength.
The competitions will be run on the following dates over the Winter months:

Sunday 13th November 2011

Sunday 11th December 2011

Sunday 22nd January 2012

Sunday 19th Febuary 2012

Sunday 25th March 2012

Sunday 22th April 2012

Fishing will be from 9:30am till 2:30pm each day with boats departing from Kennedy Pier, Cobh at 9am. Boats used will be from the Cork Harbour Angling Hub charter fleet. The cost of entry is €40 per angler. Now that’s great value!!!

To book your place for Sunday 13th November contact Cobh SAC club secretary, Mary Geary, on 021-4812167 or by email on [email protected]. Come on now….you know its good for ya!!!

Ps. To add an extra element this year, we are accumulating the results over the series of comps on a league basis, similar to a master angler series. So who’s going to be the top light line angler in Cork Harbour for 2011/12? Will it be you?

Also, for those anglers travelling, we’ve negotiated a special deal with the Commodore Hotel if overnight accommodation is required (Oct – March). Bed & breakfast will be available at €29 per person!!!
Courtesy of the Cork Harbour Angling Hub

Irish Angling Update – 27/10/11

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myleskelly
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Glenn Drennan wins catch of the week fo this 183lb skate caught unexpectedly on light gear
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Glenn Drennan wins catch of the week for this 183lb skate caught unexpectedly on light gear

The massive deluge of rain which fell across the east coast and elsewhere caused massive flooding, the effects of which are still visible days later. Many river are still running bank full with surrounding land under inches of water. For coarse and pike anglers fishing was ruled out at many venues. Being less affected by the floods fly anglers managed to enjoy some good sport at rainbow fisheries. Sea anglers too had good sport at a number of venues, and the east coast shore marks were fishing well until the weather deteriorated.

Before the huge downpour of rain over the weekend much of the mid top upper Shannon, midlands and Erne catchments were already in flood so there is little to report from the coarse angling scene. Legih Maitland reports that the competition fished on the Boyle Canal on Sunday was a difficult affair, but that the anglers stuck it out and Shane Dunne was the eventual winner with 4.480kg. On Lough Erne, Kevin Ashurst finished his season in Ireland with an estimated 100lb of bream.

East Coast Angling had their first pike competition of the season at Shercock last week, where 11 pike were caught by 24 anglers. Colm himself had better fishing in the midlands with John Baker. They had four fish for 64 lb, the best one weighing 24.5 lb. Franck Guglielmi and friends from Corsica fished with angling guide Pat Mc Loughlin. The visiting group had 44 pike for their weeks fishing and Franck had the best fish, a great pike of 111cm.

Catch of the Week goes to Glenn Drennan for his 183lb skate caught on a 12lb class rod with a light fluoro hook length. Glenn was fishing with Terry Jackson and friends and they had some great pollack, blonde rays and cuckoo wrasse at inshore marks despite the rough conditions at sea. Over the last week flounder numbers started to gather in the South Wicklow and Wexford estuaries. Good numbers of flounders have been caught and best bait has been peeler crab or crab/lug cocktails. Anglers are asked to bring a good quality disgorger to ensure safe unhooking when practicing catch and release. There has also been a noticeable improvement in numbers of bass taken by shore anglers on the Wexford and Wicklow beaches. Again crab baits are fishing best. If the weather settles for a bit then there is always the chance of some tope from the north Wicklow beaches. Anglers targeting shore tope get the best results a few days after Westerly winds which allows time for the weed to drop out of the sea.  The winter cod season has kicked off in earnest in Cork Harbour with  reports of good cod catches at the Harbour’s prolific inner marks such as “De Wall” at Monkstown, the Station Master’s hole and the Halfpenny hole at Cobh.

Paul Kay won the 1st qualifier of the Rathcon Winter League Competition was held on Saturday the 22nd of October.  16 anglers fished the day and in total 46 rainbow trout were landed on a variety of lures and buzzers. A Ladies Fly Casting Day also took place on Saturday.  Annamoe fishery hosted the event in aid of Action Breast Cancer. 12 ladies took part and they caught 25 rainbow trout up to 3 lbs. Everyone enjoyed the fishing and over €500 was raised for the charity. Staying at Annamoe, Patrick McDonnell won Heat 1 of the Annamoe Winter League. Although the conditions were good for dry fly such as Daddy Longlegs most anglers opted for lures, small nymphs and boobies on sink tips. Congratulations to the Irish bank fly fishing team who came a very respectable second in the 2011 Home International Bank Fly Fishing Championship held on Barfinnihy lake, Kenmare Co Kerry. This is the second such competition to be held and is set to grow into a major home nation’s event into the future. Congratulations also go to Ireland’s Terry Kelly who took the individual gold on the day.

Weather for the weekend looks like it will be windy and wet, with heavy persistent rain spreading from the west in a strong southerly breeze. The outlook for early next week has more rain but the winds should moderate.

Tight lines to all,

Paul Bourke
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Winter cod fishing going well in Cork Harbour

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myleskelly
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Pat O'Shea with a codling caught just inside Cork Harbour
Pat O'Shea with a codling caught just inside Cork Harbour
Pat O'Shea with a codling caught just inside Cork Harbour
Pat O'Shea with a codling caught just inside Cork Harbour

The winter cod season has kicked off in earnest in Cork Harbour with some encouraging reports of good cod catches at some of the Harbour’s prolific inner marks such as “De Wall” at Monkstown, the Station Master’s hole and the Halfpenny hole at Cobh.

Donie Geary, skipper of the John Boy, is targeting these winter cod and is offering special discounted rates this Winter for groups of anglers keen to get in on the cod action. Geary Angling Services, in conjunction with the Commodore Hotel, are offering a special rate of €69 to cover one days fishing onboard the John Boy plus one night’s bed & breakfast at the Commodore Hotel. You can further upgrade that package to include an evening meal of Haddock in batter and chips and a pint of Guinness (or a beer/lager of your choice), all for the sum of €85 in total. Now that’s great value!!! This offer is valid for winter cod fishing trips from Oct 2011 thru to March 2012 and is limited to groups of eight or more.

If the last two winter seasons are anything to go by then the cod fishing should get hectic. Cobh Sea Angling Club have held light line competitions during this winter period and in many cases anglers were catching 50+ codling a trip. Have a look at these reports to give you an idea:

Admittedly, many of the codling have been in the 1 – 2lb range. However, a good proportion of the catch have also been in the 3-4lb range. This year we expect many of the fish to be bigger again as there has been superb fishing on the offshore reefs for large cod over the summer. In fact, if weather permits Donie may opt to try the outer reefs for larger fish. However, the beauty of Cork Harbour is that it can be fished in all weathers and many of the marks that have been producing over the last two winters have been in the Harbour itself.

Best baits for the fishing is undoubtedly peeler crab and lugworm. Mussel can also be effective. If the outer reefs are fished then mackerel baited hokkai’s are the best option.

Make a booking

If you and your group would be interested in targeting the cod then Mary Geary of Geary Angling Services would only be too happy to give you as much information as possible. Give Mary a buzz on 021 – 4812167 or email on [email protected], or alternatively you can contact Mary O’ Mahony at reservations at the Commodore Hotel on 021-4811277 or by email on [email protected]. Don’t delay, book today!!!

Courtesy of the Cork Harbour Angling Hub

44 pike to 111cm for Corisican anglers

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myleskelly
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Franck Guglielmi from Corsica with his 111cm pike
Franck Guglielmi from Corsica with his 111cm pike
Franck Guglielmi from Corsica with his 111cm pike
Franck Guglielmi from Corsica with his 111cm pike

Angling guide Pat Mc Loughlin reports on a pike of 111cm caught by Franck Guglielmi from Corsica recently. In addition to this fantastic fish the visiting group had 44 pike for their weeks fishing.

Binoit Sachet from France is fishing this week and so far, dispite the rain ( some lakes are up 3ft ) and frost managed to catch  34 pike. Best fish 101cm, 98cm, 91cm and 6 more between 80 and 89cm. Pat reports that fishing is slow and hard in these conditions.

If you fancy a days guided pike fishing with Pat he can be contacted at 086 1017415 email: [email protected]

 

Tope possibile off north Wicklow beaches if weather settles

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myleskelly
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October can be a very good time for tope fishing in North Wicklow providing boat anglers with a chance to catch a 40lbs plus fish. However the calm, settled conditions boat anglers require for this have been scarce.  Shore anglers can target tope on the North Wicklow beaches at this time of year as the big females will patrol these beaches at night up until the end of November.

Anglers wishing to target shore tope will need to fish a few days after Westerly winds to allow the weed to drop out of the sea. Slack tides tend to be easier to fish, terminal tackle needs to be strong, pulley rigs help distance casting and rubbing leader of over 120lbs is recommended.  Reels should be filled with up to 350 yards of line.  Small whiting have been turning up on the Wicklow beaches, however the first of the frost should bring some more in.  In relation to tackle, use medium length snoods and size 2/0 hooks, use short snoods in weak tides.

East coast bass angling picks up – crab best bait

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myleskelly
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Bass anglers fishing from the shore have had what only can be described as a difficult season. Many factors contribute to this including onshore winds.

In recent days there has been a noticeable improvement in numbers of bass taken by shore anglers on the Wexford and Wicklow beaches. Oisin Cahill had a fine 6lbs bass on crab at Kilcoole beach during the week. Kilgorman produced 3 bass between 3lb and 5lbs to a Dublin angler fishing at the mouth of the river. The bass fishing has picked up on the Wexford beaches particularly in South Wexford.

Crab is the number one bait, however lug has also worked well. The extended warm Autumn has allowed anglers using lures and plugs to capitalize on these late run bass with some bass even being recorded in Dublin.

Flounder gathering in South Wicklow and Wexford estuaries

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myleskelly
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Over the last week flounder numbers started to gather in the South Wicklow and Wexford estuaries. Good numbers of flounders have been caught and thankfully as more anglers are now using Gemini disgorgers there are far less fatalities being found. Most flounders are being released safely. Anglers should familiarize themselves with how to use a Gemini disgorger as it can be put under the gill cover and out through the flounders mouth.  The snood can be placed in the ring and taken back through the gill.  Allowing the angler to pull the snood and turn the hook, it can then be pushed back out through the flounders mouth. The hook can also be cut off.  As flounders at times can give very little bite indication and regularly engulf the bait this tool is highly recommended. The best bait generally tends to be peeler crab or crab lug cocktails. Long snoods, small crab hooks and 4/5oz non grip leads work well for estuary fishing. Some anglers like to add coloured beads to their snoods particularly in coloured water.

The Burrow beach in Kilmore, Wexford is producing coalfish to 40cms the best bait to use is crab, lug or mussel.

Pike fishing on east coast going well before the floods

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myleskelly
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Colm Lynch displays some of the fine pike that he caught recently
Colm Lynch displays oneof the fine pike that he caught recently
Colm Lynch displays some of the fine pike that he caught recently
Colm Lynch displays one of the fine pike that he caught recently

Colm Lynch reports that pike fishing was kicking off well prior to this weeks deluge. In the past few weeks the pike trade took off with anglers keen to get their hands on the latest gear. We had our first competition of the year recently down Shercock direction and the day started off bright and sunny before the rain arrived. Eleven fish were landed in total with twenty four anglers on the bank. Taking top honours on the day was Jimmy Clarke winning both first prize and the pool.

Colm Lynch had a chance to get out on Saturday with great success. Between himself and John Baker they had four fish for 64 lb the best was one beauty of my own coming in at 24.5 lb caught on a “luce baits ” roach  on a midlands lake.

Colm now advises that there is full range of all pike necessities now in stock at the eastcoastangling angling stores. The stock includes Fox, Salmo and Salvage gear, together with a full range of the anglers favorite dead bait  ” luce  baits “.

Colm at East Coast Angling can be contacted at [email protected] mobile: 087 2044996

Colm Lynch with another good pike
Colm Lynch with another good pike

Angling guide Peadar O’Brien reports that he has had some great pike fishing before the recent heavy rain. In recent outings Peadar has had pike of 22lbs, 15lbs, 13lbs, 9lbs and 7lbs. These fish were complemented by a large number of smaller jack pike.

If you fancy a days pike angling with Peadar he can be contacted at [email protected]

Fly anglers – Annamoe Winter League underway

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myleskelly
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Sixteen anglers entered Heat 1 of the Annamoe Winter League. The day was overcast, mild, dull and the light breeze caused a small ripple on the lake. The conditions were good for dry fly such as Daddy Longlegs but most anglers opted for lures, small nymphs and boobies on sink tips. The competition was held  over  four hours, with anglers changing pegs on the hour. The winner Patrick McDonnell from Dublin got off to a good start landing four of his total catch of ten  on his first peg. Ten anglers landed a total of thirty six rainbows averaging 3lbs.each.

Results:

  • 1st. Patrick Mc Donnell.
  • 2nd. Pat Mc Donnell
  • 3rd.Robbie Scott.

Heat 2 is scheduled for Saturday 5th. Nov. Enteries to Brian Nally @086/2598563

ANNAMOE  TROUT  FISHERIES:  FLY FISHING COMPETITIONS AND UPCOMING  EVENTS

EVENT DATES:

  • Sat. 15th Oct.
  • Sat. 5th Nov.
  • Sat. 19th Nov.
  • Sat. 3rd Dec.
  • Sat.28th Jan.

Start Time 10.30 until 2.30

Prizes  1st , 2nd & 3rd In each event including a prize for the largest & smallest fish (excluding the winners).

After the 4 events there will be 2 prizes of tickets for fishing for 2 persons for Sea Trout on the Clohamon Beat,Bunclody on the River Slaney ( use between 15th June &15th July 2012).

Winners will be decided by accumulative catch over 4 events.In the event of a tie the largest fish will count.

Entry Fee €20 per event

Entries to Brian Nally Mob. 086/2598563

Rainbows put on a show for the ladies at Annamoe

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myleskelly
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Rainbow trout
Angela and Glenda pose with the first fish of the day
fly fishing
A great day was had at Annamoe by the ladies fishing in support of Action Breast Cancer

A Ladies Fly Casting Day held on Saturday at Annamoe fishery in aid of Action Breast Cancer. 12 ladies took part and they caught 25 rainbow trout up to 3 lbs.

Glenda Powell (APGAI Ireland) was the lead coach for the Ladies day and she was ably assisted by Mark Corps (Angling Advisor, IFI).

Everyone enjoyed the fishing and the venue and over €500 was raised for the charity.

Playing a trout
Angela McGarrigle caught the first fish of the day, which was netted by Glenda Powel
Rainbow trout
Angela and Glenda pose with the first fish of the day

There are loads more photos from the day at on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/inlandfisheriesireland

Annamoe Trout Fishery, Co. Wicklow

Annamoe Trout Fishery is a 4 acre fly fishing lake set in the village of Annamoe, Co Wicklow on the banks of the Avonmore River. The Fishery consists of a fly fishing lake and a Junior Bait Pond. The fly fishing lake is open all year round allowing you to fish for brown or rainbow trout from 10am till dusk.

Phone / Fax: +353 404-45470
e-mail: [email protected]

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