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Irish angler wins gold at 2011 Home International Bank Fly Fishing Championship

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myleskelly
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Terry Kelly
Terry Kelly from the Irish team won individual gold
Terry Kelly
Terry Kelly from the Irish bank fly fishing team won Individual gold in the 2011 Home International Bank Fly Fishing Championship

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.

Ireland’s Terry Kelly took the Individual gold on a day that could only be described as extremely difficult. Temperatures dropped into low single figures and with a stiff breeze blowing from the North West the fish were not feeding as good as they had been during the practice days. Nevertheless this didn’t stop the anglers showing off their skills and bagging up on a number of occasions.

Team Scotland took the gold, team Ireland took the Silver, and team England took the bronze leaving team Wales with the “wooden spoon”.

Maurice Willis Chairman Munster Regional Trout Angling Council thanked all the teams and helpers in his address but especially all the sponsors who helped make the event such a success. He also acknowledged Inland Fisheries Ireland for providing the venue and also for sponsoring the event.

Boyle canal match, tough fishing but some good catches

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myleskelly
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Shane Dunne
Shane Dunne won the competition with 4.48kg
Shane Dunne
Shane Dunne won the competition with 4.48kg

14 of us fished the Boyle canal Sunday 23/10, fishing was far from easy but still plenty of fish there to be caught.

Results are as follows,

  1. Shane Dunne – 4.480kg (peg 4)
  2. Danny Quinn –  4.440kg (peg 2)
  3. Rory Dunne  –   4.300kg (peg 12)
  4. Robert Howgate – 4.260kg (peg 15)
  5. Bob Hulme – 3.740kg (peg 7)

Leigh Maitland
Coarseandmatch.com

183lb skate on 12lb rod plus lots more great inshore fishing

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

Terry Jackson, specimen hunter and angling writer, sent us this report from a recent sea angling trip:

Pollack
Glenn Drennan and his 10lb pollack

On a recent trip aboard my Red Bay Fast Fisher, the weather was horrendous with near gale force wind and torrential rain. Being quite “certifiable”, we still wanted a day out on the water somewhere, even if it was simply sheltered behind a headland fishing for pollack and wrasse. We opted for the north coast as this would give us a little protection from the strong southerlies.

Cuckoo wrasse
A specimen cuckoo wrasse

In the lee of the headland, we managed to find some fantastic pollack fishing on light tackle, with fish to double figures and also a bonus specimen cuckoo wrasse. As the tide turned and the area became un-safe, we decided to anchor over an in-shore sand bank in the hope of finding a small ray or two. After a few obligatory dogfish, Glenn and Big Phil found a blonde ray each, before Glenn lifted into something some-what larger!

 

The 12lbs class rod taking the strain
The 12lbs class rod taking the strain
skate
183lbs female skate and one delighted angler

It was obvious he had found a common skate that had ventured close in to shore. This in itself is interesting, but  the skate was taken on 12lbs class tackle and a light flouro-carbon  hook-length. Playing the fish with a great deal of skill for over an hour, he managed to bring it to the surface and realise his goal of landing a “ton-up” fish. The measurements put the female skate at 183lbs. Glenn deserves a pat on the back for landing such a sizeable fish on very light tackle.

Terry Jackson
by email

pollack
Big Phil with a decent pollack
Phil and glenn with one of the blonde rays
Phil and glenn with one of the blonde rays

 

Round 1 of the Rathcon Winter League

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myleskelly
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The 1st qualifier for the Rathcon Winter League Competition was held on Saturday the 22nd of October. The conditions were difficult with a strong south westerly wind and driving rain at times. 16 anglers fished the day and in total 46 fish were landed on a variety of lures and buzzers.

The biggest fish of the day was around 8lbs and landed by Hubert Smith from Dundalk.

The results of the competition were:

  • 1st Paul Kay – 8 fish,
  • 2nd Noel Shiels – 6 fish
  • 3rd Paul Owens – 5 fish.

The next qualifier will be held in December for more information contact Dermot Page on [email protected]

Rathcon is a delightful managed fishery approximately one hour south west of Dublin. To arrange fishing contact Dermot Page, [email protected], in advance.
www.rathcon.com/fishing.htm

Ashurst rounds of season with 100lb of bream

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myleskelly
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bream from Lough Erne
Kevin Ashurst with one of the bream which made up his 100 lb bag
bream from Lough Erne
Kevin Ashurst with one of the bream which made up his 100 lb bag

Big Kev – a match fishing legend – rounded off a successful season with an autumn pleasure session at Boa Island on Lower Lough Erne.  He’s now back in the UK and no doubt tackling the River Weaver,  but he will certainly be relishing his latest Irish sortie ended with an estimated 100lb of bream.

This was a feature session for Angling Times due for publication later this winter and Kevin stepped up to the mark with 28 large bream and a raft of hybrids. He fished a 13ft feeder rod casting about 40m and using four red maggots on a size 12 hook.
Dave Houghton
Active Irish Angling
Tel: (UK) 0151 324 4744 or (IRL) +353 (0)71 9642743
Web: www.activeirishangling.com

Irish Angling Update, 20/10/11

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myleskelly
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Mullet
Liam Kane wins Catch of the Week with this specimen mullet
Mullet
Liam Kane wins Catch of the Week with this specimen mullet

Anglers have endured every kind of weather in the last week with frost, sleet, high winds, heavy rain and clear, bright sunshine each featuring at some stage. There has been extensive flooding in many parts of the country and coarse fisheries in the midlands and along the River Shannon and its tributaries have been particularly affected.

With much of the Shannon and midlands flooded it is not surprising that the Cavan, Monaghan and other fisheries in the north east fished best. Once again there were good reports from Lough Muckno where bags to 30lb were returned at an IADA competition there.

A young German angler fishing with angling guide Kenny Sloan caught his first ever pike, followed by his second, measuring 86cm and 74cm in length in the Foxford area despite difficult conditions. Corsican anglers fishing in the Cavan lakes with Pat McLoughlin also overcame difficult conditions to catch some good pike. Despite high, coloured water and a cold, hard breeze they had up to 14 fish a day with the best pike weighing 20 lbs. Some good pike were also reported from the Lower Shannon, Lough Erne and Lough Ramor.

Catch of the Week goes to Liam Kane for a fine 5lb 12oz mullet he had at Laytown during a spell of calm warm weather. Given the recent heavy weather at sea it is no surprise that there are only a few reports in from charter boats, but anglers who could get out when conditions allowed enjoyed some great sport. Shore anglers fishing with Paul Harris on the Beara had plaice to 3lb 9oz and bull huss to over 10lb. Luke Aston reports that the boat fishing at Courtmacsherry has been very good recently. Last week his anglers had big cod, ling and pollack as well as blue shark. Similarly there has been good late season fishing off the Clare coast where again good cod, ling and pollack have featured.

Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to remind all salmon and sea trout anglers to return their completed logbooks and any unused gill tags by the 19th October 2011 to their local IFI office. The return of logbooks and unused tags is required under the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations. Please see the Inland Fisheries Ireland websitel for more details.

Tight lines especially in Ireland,
Paul Bourke
Angling Information Officer

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Last day of the trout season on Owel

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myleskelly
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It’s hard to believe that another trout season has come and gone. Last Wednesday October 12th we fished our last days on Owel  for Trout. There was a good turn out of anglers on the lake for the last day of the season competition.

Owel had being stocked and fish ranging from 3lbs to 2lbs were caught. Derek O Brien topped the day on Owel with 3.036lbs, 2nd Brendan Murray 2.660lbs, and 3rd Christy Dunne 2.648lbs, 4th Kenny Kiernan 2.500lbs.

The lake is closed for trout fishing till March 1st, but is open for perch and pike fishing.

Michael Flanagan
Pike and Trout angling guide.

Telephone: +353 (0)44 9348969 or +353 (0)87 2797270
Fax: +353 (0)44 9342781
Email: [email protected] Web: www.midlandangling.com

Last day of the season on Ennell

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myleskelly
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It’s hard to believe that another trout season has come and gone. Last Wednesday October 12th we fished our last days on  Ennell for Trout. There was a good turn out of anglers on the lake for the last day of the season competition.

I teamed up with Marty Smith on Ennell, and once again failed to catch an Ennell Trout. It was tough going with very few fish moving, and little or no fly life to encourage fish to surface feed. On the day John Brennan produced the only fish of the day back at Caffreys Lounge at 8pm. John had a lovely fish of 2.664lbs.

Lough Ennell is closed for trout fishing till March 1st, but is open for perch and pike fishing.

Michael Flanagan
Pike and Trout angling guide.

Telephone: +353 (0)44 9348969 or +353 (0)87 2797270
Fax: +353 (0)44 9342781
Email: [email protected] Web: www.midlandangling.com

 

Charter fishing off Clare coast going well with a lovely mix of fish

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myleskelly
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John Dory
Jop
John Dory
One notable recent catch was a fine John Dory of over 3lbs

My main fishing season is over now and I will just do the odd day trip now as demand dictates up until early January when the boat will be lifted for it’s annual maintenance.

I have just been out 2 or 3 times a week over the last while and all on day charters. Generally the fishing has been very good but the weather has been hard work and very uncertain. There has been a lot of sprat in the lower estuary and the Mackerel have been feeding on them. The size of the Mackerel is very variable from small Joey’s to large harvest Mackerel and all mixed in together. We have come on the odd shoal close to loop head which was all large but these shoals have not been widespread.

cod
...reasonable catches of up to 20 fish a day mostly around the 6 to 10 lb mark.

The ground fishing is going very well with a lovely mix of fish about. Star of the show has been the return of Cod in reasonable numbers. They are not always playing ball but we have been getting reasonable catches of up to 20 fish a day mostly around the 6 to 10 lb mark. Another species that has made a bit of a return is the Spurdogs and we have been getting these mostly around the 8lb mark.

Pollack are abundant on most days, or at least for some period of each day! We have had some great sport fishing for them with shads on light tackle. We have also had reasonable catches of Haddock, Coalfish, Gurnard and Ling. And one noticeable recent catch was a fine John Dory of over 3lbs.

Luke Aston
Clare Dragoon, LOCHIN 366, 650HP.
Carrigaholt Co. Clare

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Cod and gurnard
The ground fishing is going very well with a lovely mix of fish about.

13lb pike wins the Con Hope Perpetual Cup on Ennell

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myleskelly
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John Brennan winner on Ennell
John Brennan winner on Ennell
John Brennan winner on Ennell
John Brennan winner on Ennell

Lough Ennell Anglers fished the Con Hope Perpetual Cup last Sunday October 16th. On the day Paddy Dolan won with a pike of 13lbs. The Lake is open all winter for pike fishing, and is worth a few days weather permitting. It can also produce some super perch. Coarse and Pike Angling regulations are in place, and you also need an I.F.I. permit to fish Ennell.

Michael Flanagan
Pike and Trout angling guide.

Telephone: +353 (0)44 9348969 or +353 (0)87 2797270
Fax: +353 (0)44 9342781
Email: [email protected] Web: www.midlandangling.com

 

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