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Henk Roskam wins the Dave Bacon Feeder Festival on Inniscarra

Inniscarra TDL reports that Henk Roskam has won back to back festivals at Inniscarra…

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

Thankfully, the predicted storm didn’t arrive, but anglers were still met with blustery conditions. Catches once again consisted of nets of small roach, with the occasional hybrid showing.
Dave Micklewright took the win on the day with 10.270kg from the Garden Centre

  1. Dave Micklewright  – 10.270kg
  2. Alan Larkin – 10.000kg
  3. Kevin Norcliffe – 9.150kg

All top three weights came from the Garden Centre section.
A solid start despite the conditions — all to play for going into Day 2!

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

It was an overcast day, with the river colouring the water at the Garden Centre, leading to improved catches of skimmers and bream, along with mixed nets of hybrids and roach.
Unsurprisingly, the top three all came from the Garden Centre;

  1. Neil Richards – 13.010kg
    2. Henk Roskam – 11.260kg
    3. Trevor Platt – 10.640kg

Henk Roskam now takes the overall lead, but with an open draw for the final day, it’s still all to play for. Expect a lively draw in the morning!

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁

In a change to the norm — and by popular demand — the final day was an open draw.

After yesterday’s bream showing, the Garden Centre looked the obvious choice… but it didn’t quite work out that way. A different day weather-wise — sunny and fine but windy — saw the colour drop out of the water, and the bream failed to feed. Instead, it was Turtle Bay that produced the goods.

Henk Roskam continued his incredible consistency, winning the day from Turtle Bay with 11.260kg and taking overall honours once again

Final day result

1. Henk Roskam continued his incredible consistency, winning the day from Turtle Bay with 11.260kg and taking overall honours once again
2. 2nd on the day: Neil Mazurek – 10.780kg (Turtle Bay)
3. 3rd on the day: Neil Richards – 10.410kg (Garden Centre)

Overall winners

With Henk making sure of 1st place overall, Neil Richards’ result sees him finish 2nd overall in the festival with Dave Micklewright in 3rd.

  1. Henk Roskam
  2. Neil Richards
  3. Dave Micklewright

Another great week’s fishing — well done to all involved!

 

Another quiet week on the Munster Blackwater

River conditions on the Munster Blackwater are good – normal for time of year. There are not fish to report though. Salmon anglers are not as busy on the river as in previous season so far this year.

There was one salmon reported earlier this month on Glenda Powell’s Blackwater Salmon Fishery.

Go fishing…

Guided fishing, clubs, private fisheries etc

Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929
Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com

 


Blackwater Valley Fishery

Salmon, Sea trout and Brown trout fishing on prime fishing beats River Blackwater Co. Cork and Co. Waterford Ireland.

Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 87 690 5467
Web: facebook.com/Corkwaterfordfishery


Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages

Fortwilliam Fishery offers two miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing over five beats on the river Blackwater.
Our salmon include – Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout.
Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: [email protected]
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299


Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater.

Contact  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: 
www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie


Careysville Fishery

Careysville Fishery offers some of the best salmon fly fishing in Ireland and includes 26 named pools. It is considered by many to be one of premier beats for salmon fishing in Ireland. Wading is excellent and among the numerous streams, pools and glides there is a great variety of fly fishing to suit both complete novice and challenge the most competent of fly casters.

Careysville, Clondulane, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Email:  [email protected] Mobile: +353 (0)86 2378788
Web: http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/


Lismore Castle Fishery

At Lismore Castle & Golf Course Fishery, we offer nearly two miles of two inter-linked beats, the Castle Beat & the Golf Course Beat.

The legendary Castle Beat consistently ranks as one of the top Salmon beats on the River Blackwater, for the number of Atlantic Salmon caught per rod. The Golf Course Beat offers about 1.5 miles of fishable water through meandering majestic countryside. The Golf Course beat offers a number of bewildering pools suitable for unmatched spinning and bait fishing.

For bookings contact Joe Willoughby on Mobile no. 00353 87 8295449 or Email: [email protected]

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com


Blackwater Salmon Anglers, Mallow

We provide Day Tickets for some prime Salmon fishing in Mallow Co. Cork. We have excellent fly water, shrimping worming and spinning also. We also have very competitive Day rates and we have very recently upgraded our fishing.

Tickets available from “The Bridge House” and “Vincent Downes Menswear” Mallow.

Facebook: Blackwater Salmon Anglers


Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Located on the Munster Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Situated mid river between the towns of Fermoy and Mallow. A productive left bank beat in stunning surroundings.

For bookings contact Conor Arnold: +353 87 755 4682

Facebook: Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery


Loungueville House Salmon Fishery

For details on availability and conditions of fishing for salmon and trout on the Longueville House waters please contact them at
Contact : Longueville House Hotel, William O’Callaghan
Address : Mallow, Co. Cork.
Telephone : 00 353 22 47156
Email: [email protected]
Websitewww.longuevillehouse.ie

One salmon reported from the Bandon last week

The River Bandon
The River Bandon

There was 1 Salmon reported from the River Bandon last week. The fish weigh 8lb and was caught on a Flying C by a club member.

Go Fishing…

River Bandon

One salmon reported last week on the Laune

Water levels on the Laune River have improved. There were high in the week ended 12 April, but were described as medium and dropping last week.

There were no reports of fish caught during the high water but last week 1 salmon was reported. It was an 8lbs fish from Pol Na Halla, caught spinning.

Go Fishing…

Rivers Laune and Killarney Lakes system

A few salmon from Currane last week

Lough Currane, Copal
Lough Currane, Copal

There were five salmon reported caught from Lough Currane during the week ended 19 April. All on the troll.

No word of a salmon from the Kenmare rivers yet.


For more information on the daily conditions on Lough Currane, all the craic and news be sure to check out Vincent Appleby’s Salmon and Sea Trout blog for regular reports with back dates, petitions, public consultation notices, readers letters and videos and more of what’s happening in Waterville and beyond

Sea Trout – Catch and release only

Inland Fisheries Ireland wishes to remind anglers that the Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) Waterville Area Bye-Law No. 971 of 2019 remains in effect. This Bye-law prohibits the retention and possession of any sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) taken by any fishing engine or by rod and line in the Waterville area i.e. that part of the sea eastward of a line drawn from the most westerly point of Bolus Head to the most westerly point of Lamb’s Head and to all the waters discharging in to it.

The Bye-Law mainly affects seatrout fishing on :-

  • the river Inny (Knockmoyle) and its tributaries
  • the waters of the Waterville system, including the Waterville River, Lough Currane, the Cummeragh River and all their tributary rivers and lakes
  • the waters of Ballinskelligs Bay

Go fishing….

Guides and boat hire

Fishing with Dom

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2051515 Website: https://fishingwithdom.com/

Fly Fishing on Lough Currane

Address Termons Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353(0) 87 922 8659 Phone: +353(0) 66 9474146 Website: flyfishingatloughcurrane.com

Lakelands Farm

Address Lake Road Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 4160200 Website: lakelandshouse.com

Neil O’Shea

Address Caherbarna Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 9942792 Phone: +353 66 9474527 Website: oshealoughcurrane.com

Old Daly’s Supermarket & Filling Station

Address Murreigh Waterville V23 X459 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353669474842 Website: dalysfoodstore.ie

Salmon & Sea Trout Fishing

Address Eureka Lodge Caherdaniel West Waterville Kerry V23 XD63 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2074882 Website: salmonandseatrout.com

Waterville Boats

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 (0)87 2202355 Phone: +353 (0)66 9474800

 

Borough SAC fish latest Shore Master Angler at South Beach Arklow

Donal Mullen with dogfish
Donal Mullen with dogfish

Richard Dodd of Borough SAC reports from Arklow…

“Dogs, Whiting, and the Return of the Prodigal Graham”

A fine, breezy Saturday afternoon greeted the Borough SAC faithful as they descended upon Arklow South Beach the sparkling jewel of the East Coast match scene and, on this particular evening, the spiritual home of organised chaos. Before a single rod was cast, one man had already earned Man of the Match: Secretary Supreme Tom Butler, who spent the week sending messages, reminders, nudges, and possibly the odd bribe. Whatever dark arts he used, they worked.

By 5:45pm the car park looked like a fishing‑themed family reunion:11 anglers, mountains of gear, and enough enthusiasm to power the Arklow wind farm. And then a shadow moved. A figure emerged.A hush fell. Graham Dungan had returned. After more than a year away, the prodigal son stepped back onto the sand and in true Graham fashion, immediately reminded everyone that he’s still annoyingly good at this sport.

Arklow’s coastline has been a fishing hub since the Vikings first rocked up and said,“Nice beach we’ll take it. Over the centuries it became known for Herring fleets that once filled the harbour, Shipbuilding, including the famous Asgard II. Shore angling that can produce anything from whiting to rays to the occasional “what in the name of Neptune is THAT?.

South Beach rewards skill, patience, and sometimes pure blind luck. Tonight, it rewarded all three. A slight north easterly kept things fresh but not hair ruining. Clouds drifted lazily overhead. As the sun dipped, the wind eased and the sea settled into a calm, silver sheet. Perfect conditions for: Whiting, Flats, Dogs and anglers pretending they knew exactly what they were doing.

  • Fishing time: 6pm till10pm
  • Mood: Optimistic
  • Expectation: High
  • Reality: Fish from the first cast

From the first whistle, rods were nodding like they were at a heavy metal gig. John Coyne, who had clearly spent the week in deep tactical meditation, arrived with a plan and stuck to it with the stubbornness of a man who refuses to change his lucky socks. His strategy? Dogs at distance. And by all that is holy, it worked. Every time he wound in, you could nearly hear the Jaws theme. Across the beach, doubles and trebles were coming in, Whiting galore. The odd flattie. And dogfish the uninvited wedding guests of the angling world turning up in droves.

Meanwhile, Graham Dungan, fresh from his sabbatical, was quietly putting on a masterclass. Some lads take a year off and forget how to tie a knot. Graham takes a year off and returns like he’s been training with Poseidon. As the wind dropped and the sea flattened, the fishing stayed steady. Bites came in waves.Rods bent. And the soundtrack of the night echoed down the beach:

“Is that mine? No, that’s definitely yours.”

“Ah for feck’s sake another dog!”

It was one of those evenings that reminds you why we do this: Great turnout Great craic Fish from the off. A returning hero. A beach steeped in history delivering the goods. Arklow South Beach proved once again why it’s the crown jewel of East Coast match angling.

Total fish caught: 134

Species included: Dogfish, Whiting, Flats, and one Smooth Hound

Peg
Angler
Fish
Points
1
Tom Butler
6
65
2
Donal Mullen
14
287
3
Martin Corr
14
401
4
John Coyne
19
518
5
Richie Dodd
11
343
6
Graham Dungan
19
321
7
Robbie Reynolds
6
122
8
Willie Roche
12
277
9
Martin Davidson
2
83
10
Seb Dungan
15
242
11
Jim McDonald
16
247

Match Winner: John “Dog Whisperer” Coyne – 518pts

Most Fish: Tie between John Coyne and Graham Dungan (19 each)

Best Returning Performance: Graham “Back From the Depths” Dungan

A brilliant night, a brilliant turnout, and a brilliant reminder that Borough SAC is alive, well, and still capable of producing evenings of absolute magic (and absolute dogfish).

Roll on the next one.

Irish Angling Update 🎣 17 April 2024

It’s been a very “April” kind of week. There was a bit of sunshine and warmth at times, followed by wind and rain — and that really shows in the fishing. You might also say that the weather’s been awful. For some it was truly awful. Parts of Kerry have had 4 times more rain than normal for the time of year and the coast has been repeatedly battered by high winds. As ever though, some anglers hit it right and did well; others had to work hard for bites.

French anglers Philippe and Bruno returned to Melview Fishing Lodge in Longford for their annual pike fishing trip. Fishing lures in both deep and shallow water, they landed several good pike despite changeable conditions. In competition news, the Upper Erne Predator Challenge saw record participation in its 13th year, with 60 boats competing and prize payouts extended to 20th place due to demand. Darren Connolly won with a 114.5cm pike, ahead of Cormac Hanna (105cm) and Dean Connolly, in improved conditions that produced over 25 fish above 87cm, including a notable 98cm catch for junior angler Brandon Gleeson.

fly

Lough Corrib saw its first good hatch of Duckfly after a warm spell in March. There was widespread surface activity reported from Oughterard to the lower lake and good buzzer and dry-fly fishing. Since then the mix of conditions has made for patchy angling, but guides and anglers have been reporting good sport during the better windows. Buzzers, Dabblers, Hare’s Ear and Duckfly patterns have all been producing. Lough O’Flynn’s Maloney/Keady Cup was fished in blustery conditions at the weekend. It was a tightly contested event but Marcus Kennedy emerged victorious in the end. Nowhere has escaped the often blustery and nearly always wet conditions of the last few weeks, so Mick Flanagan was especially pleased to fish a lovely, dry day on Lough Lene and have a bit of fun with good-quality rainbow trout on the lures. Dan O’Neill finished our trout reports with some great advice for early season fly fishing on the rivers. He details the patterns he has been observing and the tactics he adopts as conditions change.

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In coarse angling news, Dutch angler Henk Roskam won Inniscarra Reservoir’s O’Callaghan’s Festival. Over 3 tough days he weighed in at 39.440kg, 4kg clear of second-placed Rimantas Kondrackas. In recreational angling, a UK fisherman started his annual holiday here with an incredible 30 tench for over 100lb from a small unnamed lake. A catch like that is surely something to be celebrated and wins our Catch of the Week.

Salmon fishing was very quiet this week, which will come as no great surprise. Entries for the first 2026 brown tag lottery on the Roughty River are open until April 30, with the draw taking place on May 5. Conditions were wild at times on Lough Currane over the last 10 days, with anglers taking to the high seat when the wind really howled. There was some success though, a 10lb salmon landed on 12/4 by visiting angler Axel Zurbrugg with guide Neil O’Shea. The Delphi Fishery reports 11 salmon landed in March and 2 so far this month. Colin Lynam had a 10.5lb fish from the Rock Pool on 2 April and Mauricio Gordillo took a 5.5lb fish from Finlough Stream on 5 April.

The conditions have made fishing tough for sea anglers, many charter boats could not get out to fish at all last week. John Paul Baska of Northwest Charters (Burtonport, Donegal) ran a short evening trip yesterday, 16 April, landing several colourful fish, including cuckoo wrasse in a lively early-season session. The 3rd of Galway Bay SAC’s Master Angler league was fished at Fanore recently. Weed made it difficult at the start but the conditions improved and a tight match developed with multiple schoolie bass and a flounder landed. A late “last cast” fish decided it, and Kevin O’Hara took the honours. Killala Boat and Shore Club hosted this year’s Connaught Open Shore Gold Medal match. The fishing was tough on Lacken Strand and there was no room for dropped bites. In the end Fionn O’Higgins (Galway Bay S.A.C) took the gold medal. The Irish Angling Adventure Community, set up by James Raymond, is organising informal angling meetups across the south and west coasts, with the next session scheduled for 23 April at Inch Beach, Co. Kerry. We finish our coastal round-up in the east, where a Southshore competition at Arklow South Beach saw good fishing despite bright, breezy conditions. Anglers enjoyed consistent catches of whiting, dogfish and flatfish across both zones. Ciaran Fogarty won overall with 21 fish, ahead of Alby Allan on 18.

Irish Spring Angling Fair

The Irish Spring Angling Fair will be back bigger and better at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2026. Children under 14 years of age, with an adult, can attend for free, making this an ideal family day out. The Irish Spring Angling Fair has become a big hit with angling novices and enthusiasts who value the opportunity of meeting with and learning from a host of world-renowned celebrities. Don’t miss it this May Bank Holiday weekend.

And now the weather

Bright and breezy today with sunny spells and frequent showers, some heavy, and highs of 11–14°C in gusty southwest winds. Showers continue tonight, mainly in the west and north, with clearer conditions in the east; colder with lows of 2–7°C. Saturday will be bright with scattered showers, easing in the west later, and temperatures of 10–14°C.
It turns colder Saturday night with clear spells and lows near freezing in places. From Sunday into early next week, high pressure brings mostly dry, settled weather with sunny spells. Temperatures stay around 10–14°C initially, possibly rising to the mid to high teens by late week. Hopefully the rise in temperatures will spur on the fishing!

There are weather warnings in place this weekend, so don’t forget to double-check the forecast before heading off, and if you’re going to sea, check the tides.

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.

IFI Staff
Catch, Photo, Release

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Under 14s go free at Irish Spring Angling Fair on 02 and 03 May

Following on from the ongoing success of the Irish Spring Angling Fair, it will back bigger and better at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre on the 2nd and 3rd May 2026.

FAmily Friendly Angling Fair Reels In Angling Novices & Enthusiasts

Don’t miss what has evolved into Ireland’s largest and only angling show of its kind this May. Building on the success of previous years, this year, the Irish Spring Angling Fair promises to be bigger and better than ever! The two day event takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2026 at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre, located just outside Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny (Eircode: X91XTY7).

Once accompanied by an adult, children under 14 years of age can attend for free making this an ideal family day out. Parents can browse the stands, attend talks and demonstrations, while children can enjoy a dedicated Kid’s Zone and avail of free fly tying and casting lessons, and the opportunity to catch their very first fish!

The Irish Spring Angling Fair has become a big hit with angling novices and enthusiasts who value the opportunity of meeting with and learning from a host of world renowned celebrities. The two day weekend schedule is packed with interesting talks on various angling related topics and free demonstrations, such as salmon, trout, saltwater and pike flies being tied by some of the best in the business. Game, sea and pike angling are also hot topics and there is guaranteed to be something for everyone, as well as onsite catering for refreshments throughout the day. For the full list and the schedule for talks and presentations see www.irishspringanglingfair.com

Ardaire Springs Angling Centre has been run by Ned Maher for many years and the site has over 4 acres of lakes, stocked with rainbow and brown trout ranging from 2lb to 20lb. As angling fairs go, this is a venue like no other, as it allows world renowned celebrity anglers to showcase their skills and leading tackle manufactures to provide fishing tackle and boat demo’s on the lakes.

With a broad range of exhibitors lined up for this year, anglers will be presented with a fantastic opportunity to immerse themselves in all things angling, pick up some of the latest tips and techniques and add to their tackle collection. Some of the exhibitors in attendance will include tackle suppliers and stands from fisheries as well as international angling holiday promoters and much more.

Don’t miss this landmark family-friendly Angling Fair at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre and the opportunity to meet celebrity anglers and fellow angling enthusiasts for what promises to be a great weekend!

For more information, please see www.irishspringanglingfair.com or contact Ned Maher on 086 8128937 or [email protected]

Returning French pike anglers do well at Melview Fishing Lodge

French anglers Philippe and Bruno were back in Ireland once again for their annual trip to Melview Fishing Lodge in Longford. Host and guide Kevin Lyons is always delighted to welcome them back. After many years of fishing with Kevin, the guys have great experience of fishing in Ireland and know the waters very well – so less work for the chief!

Philippe with one of his nice pike

The guys fished lures and had success over both deep and shallow water, with pike on the move and searching for a feed. They managed to land some cracking pike during their stay.

Bruno with a nice fat hungry pike

This is Ireland, so the conditions were not always the best for fishing, but they carried on regardless.

Signing off, host Kevin says, ‘Well done, guys, and thanks for a great week. Look forward to seeing you again soon.’

As ever, all fish were returned unharmed.

Melview Lodge

Address Drumlish Road Clonrollagh Longford Ireland Phone: +3534345061 Website: melviewlodge.com

 

Mixed bag for March on Corrib

Early March saw wet and windy weather, but any milder day saw small hatches of chironomids starting to appear, and wet fly fishing picked up, with anglers putting away the trolling rods. There was a spell of mild dry weather just after St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th, which saw the first big hatch of the season on Corrib as the duckfly hatch got underway. Good hatches were reported from Oughterard all the way down to the lower lake, with fish moving everywhere.
Mark Driver from Piscari Fly guiding and tackle shop in Kilkenny visited for a day in mid-March, and fishing buzzer patterns, he landed a couple of nice fish and met a few more, calling it a good day with nice conditions and good sport.
Larry McCarthy from Corrib View Lodge reported great hatches during that week, with plenty of fly congregating over the islands in the calmer conditions, earlier than normal according to Larry. He reported good fishing both to buzzer and dry fly, with the weather particularly suiting fishing dries.
Fishing guide Kevin Molloy of Baurisheen Bay Boat Hire (tel. 087 9604170) also observed great hatches of fly, and said there was a great show of fish, plenty feeding at the surface and decent fishing, although bright sunshine made it a tad less easy. Although conditions worsened in the last week of March, affecting duckfly hatches, there was still decent wet fly fishing to be had, with Peter Ross, various dabblers and Hare’s Ear patterns working well. Kevin had Bernie McMahon out one day and they had 3 fish to the boat. Olives were just starting to appear at the end of March, and Kevin and Daithi Ryan had good fishing to wet fly patterns on Good Friday, with 8 fish to the boat between them.
Fishing guide Tom Doc Sullivan (www.tomdoc.com)  reported some small hatches in the Doorus area, but overall considered it a poor duckfly in that part of the lake. Despite poor hatches, wet fly fishing was reasonably good; Conor Maguire fished with Tom for 2 days and had 9 fish on wet duckfly patterns. There was good buzzer fishing on occasion when conditions allowed, with fish to 4.25lbs coming to the boat.

Go fishing…

Lough Corrib