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Rob catches tope well over 20lbs off Cahore, Wexford

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IFI Staff
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Rob Millard with tagged tope
Rob Millard with tagged tope

Rob Millard and Simon McDonald had their first trip out of Cahore on Saturday 12th May. It was only a short trip of 4 hours as they had spent the first half of the day finishing off repairs to the boat trailer. The first 2 hours of their fishing coincided with a prolonged slack tide, with little action apart from dogfish, and 1 very small smoothound. As the tide eventually picked up, the Tope came on the feed, and they landed 4 for 6 runs, the smallest at about 20lbs, and the other 3 in the late 20s. Not bad for their maiden voyage of the year. Rob expects good numbers of Tope from his venues for the next 8 to 10 weeks, as well as Thornback Ray, Bull Huss, and big numbers of Smoothound.

Rob Millard with tagged tope
Rob Millard with tagged tope

Above is a picture of Rob’s tope which he caught on Saturday and then tagged.  Nice fish Rob, well done !!

Shads on lead heads were by far the best rig with a fish on every cast for the Carrigaholt charterboat

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IFI Staff
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Carrigaholt Sea Angling
Carrigaholt Sea Angling

Carrigaholt Sea Angling: Most of my fishing over the last month has been day charters and when the weather is suitable we have headed for Loop Head to try for bait then off to some whitefish marks to fish on the drift.

Most of the time it has been a quick and easy job to get some Mackerel although we did have one trip where it was hard work. Indeed normally we have been coming on some of them on the drift further off as well. The size this year is noticeable up on last year and I would say so far they are also a lot more plenty full which is good.

Carrigaholt Sea Angling
Carrigaholt Sea Angling

Last Saturday was the first trip this year when we were out in an ideal light south west breeze as most of the wind has been coming from an east or north east direction. Also this has meant that the water temperature is colder than normal. However despite this I’m glad to report that the fishing is going well. Every trip has produced a good session during the day and different rigs seem to be to the fore at various times. On some sessions the trusty old devil rigs and muppets are top dog, while we have also had a couple of trips where soft plastic baits have been out catching all other rigs. This is the first year I have had a supply of these on the boat and am trying them every day, so I am interested to see if they live up to the hype. For certain on the trip last Saturday, Shads on lead heads were by far the best rig with a fish on every cast. Also while we have been getting the odd fish in double figures all along, Saturday also turned up a bigger average run of fish.

Carrigaholt Sea Angling
Carrigaholt Sea Angling

So our main catch at the moment is the trusty Pollack which is providing great sport on light gear. We have also been turning up some nice Cod in the 6 to 10lb range. The first decent Whiting also seem to be coming onto the ground now and we have had catches of Haddock, Coalfish and Gurnard among others. One thing I have noticed is that the numbers of Ling so far are down, with just a few small ones about. The Wrasse are showing well when conditions are right to fish the shore and last Saturday one of the fisherman had a Dogfish on the drift that was just under the Specimen weight at 3.15lb.

Luke and Mary Aston
Rahona, Carrigaholt, nr. Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland

Phone 00353 (0)65 9058209
or direct to skipper 00353 (0)87 6367544

http://www.fishandstay.com/

Coola TY students check out Ballisodare Salmon fishery

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IFI Staff
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Some of the Transition Year students being shown how to put a worm on a hook
Some of the Transition Year students being shown how to put a worm on a hook

On Monday 14th May the Transition Year students from Coola Vocational School visited the increasingly well known Ballisodare Salmon fishery in Co Sligo. The 18 students and their teacher Mr Mark Irwin were given a brief history of the Ballisodare River, how Salmon were introduced to it back in the 1800’s and were then shown around the fishery.

The students were shown Salmon Parr and how to recognise them from the very similar Trout Parr. They were able to see adult Salmon running through the fish pass and through the Salmon counter which is installed in the pass. Later the students were shown how the Salmon counter works, the images created and the type of data collected from it.

The reason behind the installing of an elver trap in the fish pass was also explained and the large volume of elvers in the pass were pointed out to the class. Some of the braver students were given some for a closer look however most were happy to look from a distance.

Some of the Coola TY students with their prize catch from their recent visit to the Ballisodare Fishery
Some of the Coola TY students with their prize catch from their recent visit to the Ballisodare Fishery

Afterwards some of them tried their hand at Salmon angling but this proved a little too difficult for them, especially as a well fed otter entered the water to do some of her own fishing. Thanks to one local angler who hooked a small Salmon on the prawn and handed the rod over to Ciara O Rourke to bring it in. After the fish was carefully netted by Killian Harte the fish was tagged and brought back to school to be cooked in the following day’s home economics class.

A special thanks must go to Dermot Glennon (Sec) and to the board of Ballisodare Fishing Club for allowing the students access to the fishery. Also to the I.F.I. staff Ciaran Jennings and Declan Feeney for showing the students around on the day.

Some of the Transition Year students being shown how to put a worm on a hook
Some of the Transition Year students being shown how to put a worm on a hook

Another chance to try your hand at sea shore fishing on Lissadell Strand next Saturday

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IFI Staff
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Braving the elements at Lisadell Strand
Braving the elements at Lisadell Strand

Sligo Sea Shore Fishing School hosted the first of three ‘Introduction to shore angling’ events at Lissadell Strand, Co. Sligo, on Sunday past. Over twenty people attended on the day, despite the near gale force gusts that ravaged the strand. Unfortunately, the onshore wind whipped up sand making angling on the strand impossible. Despite this, Vinny Reynolds and his dedicated crew persisted, and treated those who attended to talks on rods, reels and lines, tackle and rod assemble, fish species available in the area, bait gathering and bait techniques. Sligo Sea Shore Fishing School will be hosting similar events at Lissadell Strand on Wednesday 16th and Saturday 19th, between 11am and 3pm, hopefully in much more favorable weather conditions!

Braving the elements at Lisadell Strand
Braving the elements at Lisadell Strand

 

WOW ! This is cool !
Lissadell shows great interest at FAW
Lissadell shows great interest at FAW

 

For further information or queries, please contact Vinny Reynolds on Tel: +353 (0)87 248 0299 or Email: [email protected].

Cloongee and East Mayo produce the best catches on the Moy

By
Markus Muller
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Sandra Fleming and her catch, the first of the season form Coolcronan and the Coolcronan Cup

The lower Moy fisheries did not produce many fish over the past week; Ballina Salmon Anglers’ water yielded seven while the Moy Fishery reported no catch for the week. The mid Moy fisheries produced a few fish, and at Coolcronan, Sandra Fleming, N.Ireland, was the first angler to catch a salmon off that fishery, winning her the Coolcronan Cup. Sandra caught a fine 7lbs salmon on a spinner. This was shortly followed by Tommy Whiteside, who took the second of the season, a fish of 8lbs on worm.

 

 

Sandra Fleming and her catch, the first of the season form Coolcronan and the Coolcronan Cup

 

 

Armstrong’s and Gannon’s both produced a few salmon with Jonny Clarke, Navan, landing one of 7lbs at Armstrong’s. The Foxford Fishery produced six in total, with two for Denis Hanna of 6lbs and 8.5lbs. Barry Leech, Co. Meath, also had success here, with a 10.5lbs salmon on the worm. Rinanney and the Foxford town fisheries also had their share of captures. However, it was the Cloongee Fishery and East Mayo waters which once again produced the best of the fishing on the Moy System.

 

At Cloongee, 29 salmon were recorded with Michael Monaghan and Brendan Doyle both landing two each. Garry McNamara and Terry Nolan, both Co. Offaly, had one each while Nick Slader had one of 12.2lbs. The East Mayo water yielded a staggering 45 salmon, including a fine fish of 17lbs for Declan McNulty, Swinford, a salmon of 13lbs for visiting Italian angler Alberto Rombi, a 9lbs fish for Marcel Jacquiem, Belgium, and two for Vincent Prior, France, including a 11lbs fish on spinner.

Proprietor of the Bulg Bui, Liam Naughton, presents John Wilson with the Bulg Bui Perpetual Cup and the Ridge Pool Shield, for being the first Moy Fishery client to catch a salmon this season on the Ridge Pool.

Over 100 salmon for the week at Ballisodare

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Markus Muller
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John McCorkell and his Ballisodare catch taken on the fly

The Ballisodare Fishery enjoyed yet another excellent week of angling, with a total of 103 salmon, fifty of these were released. It was the weekend that saw the heaviest angling effort, and as a result, the greatest catches, with 31 salmon caught on Saturday and 23 caught on Sunday. There were many good fish hooked throughout the week, on fly, prawn and worm. Visiting Swiss angler Jean Philippe had a nice 10lbs salmon to a Cascade, while local angler Eddie Harte caught a fine 13lbs salmon on a Willie Gunn.

John McCorkell and his Ballisodare catch taken on the fly

Winds disrupt weekend fishing on Carrowmore, however, early week fishing was productive

By
Markus Muller
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Angling on Carrowmore has been hampered severely of late with the unseasonal weather and strong winds. As a result, angling was possible only in the early part of last week. However, many anglers enjoyed good sport during the early calm period, with Mal Parrot, U.K., retaining a salmon of 7lbs and releasing a second. Ronan Murphy also returned one of 7lbs, while Toby Gibbons had one of 8lbs. Conn Cleary, Co. Limerick, had one of 8lbs as did Pat Doherty and John Cosgrove, who also released a second. Rory Harkin boated one of 6lbs with Tom Walsh landing one of 6.5lbs, Martin McDonnell and Martin Reuland also had one each.

Flies which proved successful over the past week included the Black Dabbler, Clan Chief, Green Peter, Hairy Mary and various Cascade patterns.

Lough Conn and Cullin update

By
Markus Muller
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The poor weather conditions, including strong north-westerly and even easterly winds, coupled with rain and hail did not help anglers this week. Mayfly hatches were extremely patchy with the best observed in the sheltered bays. Most successful flies included Wulff and Olive patterns.
Angling out of Gortnorabby pier, Crossmolina, John Griffin & Pat McNulty averaged seven trout over a few days with their best weighing 2lbs. John Warren and M.J. Cawley had five trout for a day, their best was 2lbs. Padraic Trainor & Damien O’ Hora had five trout all in Flannery’s Bay area, with the best at 1.5 lbs while Fred Finlay had two trout to mayfly patterns.

Fishing from the Cloghans area, Gary Binley, Foxford, and Bryan Clayton, Massbrook, had six trout for a day’s fishing. Gary’s biggest was a fine 4.5 lbs fish, with the smallest 2lbs, all caught on a ‘Ginger Wulff’. Gary also had three keepers the following day and returned a few more, all from Castlehill Bay. David McCabe, Co.Offaly, boated four, his best was 2 lbs, all to mayfly patterns. Stephen Browne and Brendan Breslin had six trout, all over the 13 inch size limit off Errew Point, again all on Mayfly, with their best at 2.5 lbs.

From Pontoon Bridge Hotel, Geoffrey Cooke, Scotland, had seven trout over two days while Vinny O’ Boyle had a fish of 2lbs. Niall O’ Sullivan and Ruth O’Shaughnessy, Co. Dublin, had four each; all of approximately 1lbs.

Lough Arrow Fish Preservation Association & District Anglers competition results

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Markus Muller
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Lough Arrow Fish Preservation Association & District Anglers held their annual mayfly competition on Sunday 13th, with 56 anglers participating. The juvenile section was won by Killian Walsh. The heaviest bag of the competition was taken by Hilary Mitchell, with two trout for a combined total of 4.8lbs. However, the price for the heaviest fish went to Peter Roche, with his fine trout of 7.71lbs. Dave Cadman took second with a fish of 3.66lbs while Hilary Mitchell came 3rd.

Ballin Lough

By
Markus Muller
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Seven rods fished Ballina Lough for the week, boating a total of nine trout (eight released). Pat Moran, Newport, who was fishing with his son boated a rainbow of 2lbs. John Freestone had two rainbows and one brown while Anthony Cafferty and two boat partners also had two rainbows and one brown trout. Successful fly patterns this week included dry Mayflies and Buzzers.

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