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33lb Pike caught near Mountshannon while trolling

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IFI Staff
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Good perch sizes and numbers caught in Derg yesterday.  The East Clare Lakes are also very popular with tourist pike anglers at present.

Fergus River
The Fergus is a mixed stock fishery with good pike angling in areas.

East Clare Rivers and lakes
Pike anglers are generally not that happy at the moment on Lower Derg as it is slow, however, one 33 lb Pike was caught near Mountshannon trolling.

It is worth mentioning that Tourist French anglers at Killaloe have been reported to be very happy with the pike angling on Derg in the past week.

Coarse fishing – there were great catches of Perch observed at Twomilegate, however bream are late moving into the shallows for shore coarse angling.  Lough Bridget is not fishing well at present

Rossmore, Coose Bay, Woodford and Cloonmoylan area (North Derg Clare)

Pike angling is slow in the North Derg Clare area at the moment.

Ken O’Neill reporting from the Clare area.

Low water levels limit trout anglers on Clare rivers

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IFI Staff
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Ken O’Neill reports from the Clare area:

The fine weather is keeping the water level low in Clare Rivers – many anglers turning to the lakes for their fishing.  The angling effort on the Fergus is poor enough at present.  The lakes are more popular – with many mayfly anglers enjoying the excellent hatch this year on Derg.

West Clare Rivers and Lakes
Low water conditions limited trout angling however there were two trout caught in Kilkee reservoir last week just under 3 lbs. and a 1.25lbs caught on the fly in Knockalough (near Quilty).  Knockerra Lake (near Killimer) fish are ordered to restock the lake.  Anglers have erected styles on Lake Field boundaries to allow ease of access around the lake.  Permits can be ordered in three shops in Kilrush should any anglers wish to fish this lake.

Fergus River
The Fergus is a mixed stock fishery with good pike angling in areas as well as trout. Salmon angling in County Clare is closed at present.

East Clare Rivers and lakes
Lough Derg had an excellent mayfly hatch observed up from Killaloe to Mountshannon Bay.  Good trout catches – some around the 2 ½ lbs, however there were large numbers of small trout caught and released.  Daytime mayfly angling in lower Lough Derg is finished.  The night-time knat fishing and spinner is disappointing in the past week.

West Clare Rivers and Lakes
Low water conditions limited trout angling however there were two trout caught in Kilkee reservoir last week just under 3 lbs. and a 1.25lbs caught on the fly in Knockalough (near Quilty).  Knockerra Lake (near Killimer) fish are ordered to restock the lake.  Anglers have erected styles on Lake Field boundaries to allow ease of access around the lake.  Permits can be ordered in three shops in Kilrush should any anglers wish to fish this lake.

Fergus River
The Fergus is a mixed stock fishery with good pike angling in areas as well as trout. Salmon angling in County Clare is closed at present.

East Clare Rivers and lakes
Lough Derg had an excellent mayfly hatch observed up from Killaloe to Mountshannon Bay. Good trout catches – some around the 2 ½ lbs, however there were large numbers of small trout caught and released.  Daytime mayfly angling in lower Lough Derg is finished.  The night-time knat fishing and spinner is disappointing in the past week.

North Derg Clare
Rossmore, Coose Bay, Woodford and Cloonmoylan area (North Derg Clare) –
Good fly hatch in the past week at Rossmore bay area.  Many trout anglers preferring the Islandmore side of the lake for angling in the past week.

Some good pike angling in Portumna area, but Brosna and Camcor rivers quiet

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IFI Staff
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Lough Derg

There is very little coarse fishing at the moment on Derg but some good pike angling is being enjoyed by tourist anglers in the Portumna area with one German reporting 2 fish,1×1.6 mtrs, 1×1.3 for a day’s fishing.

Not fishing well at the moment from Banagher down to Portumna as a lot of the fish still have to spawn yet, but anglers are expecting things to improve when spawning has taken place.

River Brosna:

Reports from anglers say that some Mayfly fishing is been enjoyed on some sections of the Brosna particularly in the Pollagh and Ferbane areas.

Little Brosna and Camcor Rivers:

Few enough anglers fishing these rivers at the moment though some fish were reported from the lower end of the Little Brosna by anglers last week. No Croneen have arrived yet but local anglers think the first of these lake fish should be arriving over the next few weeks.

A reminder to all anglers fishing  Pallas Lake, the Bosna, Little Brosna and Camcor systems that they require an up to date permit.

Pat McDonnell

IFI Fishery Officer, Shannon

Only a small number of flies are returning to the water on Lough Derg

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IFI Staff
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Lough Derg:

The general consensus from anglers fishing Derg is that the best of the fishing could be over, but most of the anglers are well pleased with their Mayfly fishing with the average size of fish over 2lbs and also the number of fish that are moving to the fly. It was also one of the longest hatches they have seen in recent years, the cold easterly winds slowing down the hatch rate. The only disappointing aspect was that so far the spent fishing has been fairly slow with only small numbers of fly returning to the water.

Peter Hearn, Portroe 1 fish 3.92lbs.

Eamon Devaney, Crannagh  1 fish 3.7lbs

Padraig O’Brien, Portroe 1 fish 3.6lbs.

Gerry O’Brien, Portroe, 1 fish 2.6lbs  

Shelia Corish, O’Brien’s Bridge  1 fish  2.11lbs           

Shane Creamer, Portroe  1 fish  2lbs

John Kennedy, Portroe  1 fish 2lbs

Pat McDonnell

IFI Fishery Officer, Shannon

Hawthorn, Connemara Black and Viva all working well on Pallas Lake

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IFI Staff
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Pallas Lake:

Albert Cassidy caught 3 nice trout at Pallas lake after previously landing himself a wonderful catch of 2 pike on one cast.

Anglers are reporting some good bags of fish from Pallas Lake at the moment especially in the evenings with black flies being the favoured colour of the fish, Hawthorn, Connemara Black and Viva are all working well.

Wayne Carter, Tullamore had 2 fish up 3lbs for an evening’s fishing, while Declan Curran, Ballycumber had 5 fish, best fish 1.5 lbs. Mick Egan, Tullamore had one fish for 2lbs and Aidan Dunne, Roseanallis, Tullamore had 2 fish for 3.5lbs. Tullamore men Pat Ward and Christy Kerrigan had 5 fish between them while Richard McManus and James O’Leary Lanesboro had 2 fish up to 2lbs. Local man Bertie Doyle had 3 fish for one visit.

Pat McDonnell

IFI Fishery Officer, Shannon

Pallas lake angler can boast of a 9.5lb and a 5.5lb pike on the same cast !

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IFI Staff
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Pallas Lake

It has to be a record….. Last week Tommie Brennan from Athy Angling Club was fishing  Pallas with his two friends Albert Cassidy and Donal Chambers when he landed two nice pike on the same cast. The biggest was a pike of 9.5 lbs and the other fish was 5.5 lbs. The bigger fish took a sedge on a size 12 hook and the smaller one took a Dial back again on a size 12 hook and both fish were landed on a 6 lb cast.

Pat McDonnell

IFI Fishery Officer, Shannon

Trout had a feeding frenzie on the Shannon especially on the spent

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IFI Staff
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Francis McGoldrick with two nice Hybrids from River Shannon at The Mud Flats in Carrick on Shannon
Francis McGoldrick with two nice Hybrids from River Shannon at The Mud Flats in Carrick on Shannon

Angling report from Shannon River Basin

Last week was the high point of the May Fly fishing on most of the Shannon trout lakes and rivers. However there were some indications that the season may be finishing off in the lower parts of Lough Derg.

There were great may fly hatches on most of the lakes…. Loughs Ree, Sheelin, Ennell, Owel, Derravaragh and the River Suck tributaries.  And the trout responded by going on feeding frenzies especially on the spent.

A feature on most lakes this year was anglers returning all of their catch to the water again.  Gone are the days when there was wholesale killing of fish during the May Fly season which is great  news for all.

The low water levels on the salmon rivers of Kerry Limerick and Clare last week resulted in few anglers fishing for salmon, but instead there was some nice sea-trout fishing especially on the Feale late at night.

Francis McGoldrick with two nice Hybrids from River Shannon at The Mud Flats in Carrick on Shannon
Francis McGoldrick with two nice Hybrids from River Shannon at The Mud Flats in Carrick on Shannon

Coarse fish are spawning at present and their locations and feeding patterns were unpredictable.

Compliments of

Matt Nolan

Fisheries Inspector Upper Shannon

Angling and the Rural communities discussed by Jim

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IFI Staff
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One of the most important factors in promoting angling-based tourism in rural areas is balancing the desire for increased visitor numbers and associated economic growth with the potential social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts related to tourism development. This is a particular concern in rural areas where wild fish stocks may be more sensitive to increased angling pressure than commercial or stocked fisheries.

There are two related issues at stake:

• Whether developing angling tourism in rural areas creates too much ‘angling pressure’ and damages sensitive fish stocks or the environment.

 • What impact angling tourism has on the visiting angler experience, either through exceeding social carrying capacity or ‘over development’.

Increasingly, rural industries have to operate within parameters that conserve the special qualities of rural areas – and angling is no different. Angling tourism needs to function within the broader context of ‘ecotourism’, defined as supporting environmental, economic and social/cultural sustainability, if it is to be considered a viable component of rural development.

Our research has highlighted some common dilemmas: i) The need to implement sustainable management systems to protect fragile areas; ii) The need to mediate between the at times different aims of conservation, preservation and local development; iii) The need to encourage balanced, broad-based but community-focused economic growth.

Jim Hendrick

00353(0)53 9123351
00353(0)86 3444557
[email protected]
www.bassfishing.ie/
www.probassfisher.com/

Young anglers catch some nice bream on the Royal Canal at Kilcock.

By
Paul Bourke
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John Connolly, treasurer of the NCFFI reports on the annual NCFFI Junior Canals Championship held recently on the Royal Canal at Kilcock.

The annual NCFFI Junior Canals Championship, sponsored by Waterways Ireland, was held in Kilcock on 26th May last. Despite competition from seaside trips and Communions, 16 junior anglers fished with conditions being very difficult because of high winds and bright sunlight.

With the water being very clear and signs of Roach and Rudd spawning, it was  great that most anglers caught with some nice Bream caught. Anglers were divided into Seniors, Juniors and Novices with plenty of NCFFI coaches on the bank to provide tuition and assistance.

All anglers had a great day and most learned some valuable tips to further them on their angling career! It was great to see so many female anglers on the bank.

The NCFFI would like to thank Waterways Ireland for their continued sponsorship of this event and the preparatory work done on the bank By Robert McGee and Ron Durkin. A big thank you also to Dave, Des and Karl in Southside Angling with their fantastic help with the prizes.

Sean-Ward-Vice-Chairman-of-the-NCFFI-presenting Conor Byrne with first prize.

Senior Section

1st Conor Byrne 3 lb 4 oz

2nd Amy McGee 1 lb 15.5 oz

3rd Rob Kavanagh 10.5 oz

Jack Sutton with a lovely bream from the Royal Canal at Kilcock.

Junior Section

1st Jack Sutton 4 lb 4 oz

2nd Ella McGee 1 lb 6.5 oz

3rdLea Sutton 1 lb 3.5 oz

Rosie Connolly witha nice bream from the Royal Canal at Kilcock.

Novices

1st Rosie Connolly 2 lb 11 oz

 

Well done to Jim Hendrick who is shortlisted for the Wexford Business Awards 2012

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IFI Staff
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A hearty congratulations to Jim Hendrick, South East Angling on being shortlisted for Wexford Business Awards 2012.  We wish Jim every success in his interview on Friday June 1st. 

Jim tells us “Having being shortlisted I will take this opportunity to demonstrate the innovative business / guiding practices here at SEAi. Its also a time for me to showcase the quality environment and sustainable guided bass fishing opportunities we have here in Wexford. This is why people travel from all over the world to visit SEAi. I will do this as I have done for the past ten years.  Much more than that I will further increase the awareness of the fishery, its special status and the socio/economic impact that it has in Wexford within circles of people that may not have been previously aware of its existence.

The possible association of a tourism award with a bass angling business would no doubt have very far reaching positive impacts for the industry – fingers crossed.”

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