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Wetflies and buzzer patterns kept activity high and rods bent at Lough Corrib

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IFI Staff
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Corrib has really come alive over the last couple of weeks, with olive hatches starting and fish starting to feed at the surface. Even mayfly are starting to appear in numbers, and I spotted 15-20 mayfly in the course of a few hours fishing on Good Friday. Wetfly anglers are having good sport, with olive patterns doing best. Fishing conditions have improved in the Cornamona area with some anglers reporting excellent fishing to wet flies over the Easter period. Eamon Gavin landed 3 fish, the best at 2lbs, while Martin Kinneavy and his brother Stephen had 8 fish for 3 days fishing.  Paddy Kinneavy had 4 fish over 2 days.  Peter Curran  landed 2 trout of 1.5lbs each on Sunday afternoon and released 3 more. Mike Shanks had a good weekend’s fishing, with 7 fish on Saturday and 9 on Easter Sunday, all released. Reports are that trout are beginning to take to hatching mayfly as well as olives.

Frank Reilly reports that over the Easter period the best fishing was on the Saturday.  Over the weekend a total of 19 anglers caught 30 fish for 25 rod-days.  Sean Dixon and Gerry Mulroney from Ennis had 10 fish on Saturday, of which 8 were returned, best fish 2lbs 10oz.  John Ronayne from Dungarvan had 2 fish, also on Saturday. David McGuinness had 4 fish for about 6lbs, keeping 1 of them.  Former Fisheries Inspector Pat Day had 4 fish during one evenings fishing.

IFI Staff  held a competition on Good Friday out of Derrymoyle. Declan Gibbons took 1st place with 3 fish for over 5lbs, the best being 2.5lbs.  Second was Tommy Kelly who also had 3 fish, with Frank Reilly coming third with 2 fish.

Cong Anglers ran their Annual Wet fly competition on Easter Sunday.  18 Anglers took part, catching 11 fish. Paul Ramsey took first place with 2 fish for 3.5lbs. Jimmy Molloy was second also with 2 fish while Derek Madden and Michael McDermott from Castlerea came third and fourth respectively with 2 fish each.

Good fishing continued up to the when the colder weather landed, and has slowed down a bit since. There were 2 competitions fished out of Greenfields on Sunday the 15th, with many anglers fishing both and some figuring in the prizes on the double. The Ennis Anglers competition reported 14 trout for 22 rods, although the larger size limit of 14 inches may have affected returns. Gearoid Kirwan took top honours with 2 trout for 7.5lbs. Basil Shields was second, with 3 trout for 6.5lbs, and Paul Dignam was third, with 2 trout. Headford Anglers also fished a competition that day, with 17 anglers returning 11 trout. Paul Miller was first, with 2 trout for 6lbs 11oz. The other prizes were as in the Ennis competition, with Basil and Shane taking second  and third respectively.

On the other side of the lake, Tom Kelly reports that there are plenty of large olives hatching at the moment, with some good hatches of mayfly also being observed. Some fish were observed taking olives very softly even on the windy days. The buzzer patterns are still catching some nice fish in many bays around the lake

15 anglers fished the Bartley McGauley Cup, with 12 trout caught in the bright sunshine of the weekend. The winner was Jim Glynn with 4 fish for 3.2kg, 2nd was Seamus Kelly from Glann with 3 trout for 1.66kg, and 3rd place went to Martin Butler with 2 trout for 1.22kg. Other catches of note were Larry Kelly and Scotsman John Jacques with an industrious 35 trout for 5 days fishing from Ardnasilla lodge, wetflies and buzzer patterns kept activity high and rods bent. Brian McLaddery fished on Monday in heavy wind and rain to good returns with his party of 4 anglers from Northern Ireland, they had 12 trout for the day which mainly took olive wetfly patterns. American Frank Carrelli fishing out of Lakelands Angling Center had 3 well-fed trout to dry mayflies, his best fish weighed approx 2.5lbs. A Welsh angling party fished for 4 days on Corrib with good catches for Dai Williams, who had 16 trout for his efforts, with some fish up to 4lbs. George Barron and Geoff Churton had 6 trout between them with best fish again weighing 4lbs. Brian Stewart continued the good catches with 6 trout for an estimated 12lbs. John Davies of the same party had 1 trout weighing a healthy 2.5lbs. Gavin Cronin from Belfast covered a lot of ground on Corrib and had 5 trout weighing 9lbs for 1 day’s effort. Ger Cahill had 2 trout weighing 6lbs.

Paul Heaney from Corrib Anglers guiding service reported on great fishing for a couple of clients. Mr. John Sheridan of Ballina had 2 trout for almost 4lbs on Wednesday 11th April. Both fish caught on a Peter Ross and returned to the water safely. Mr. Aidan Collins of Athlone had 3 trout for 5.5lbs on Sunday 15th April. The trout were caught on olive patterns and all returned to the water safely. All trout caught were of superb quality and beautiful colour.

Very unsettled weather is predicted for the week with showers and cold gales, so ensure you have the right gear with you when out on the open lake which includes a serviced lifejacket.

Kevin Crowley IFI

13.5lb ferox trout for junior angler Cian at Lough Mask

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IFI Staff
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A class act !!! Conor Cusack and his pal Cian Sheridan
A class act !!! Conor Cusack and his pal Cian Sheridan

Ronan Cusack reports that there was plenty of good fishing to report from Lough Mask again up to the cold spell over the weekend. The mild conditions and abundant fly-life meant trout were constantly on the move.

Local Ballinrobe angler Greg O’Donoghue had 7 fish on Tuesday last on a mixture of nymphs and buzzer (best fish 3lbs). Greg fished again on Sunday and had a further 4 fish (best fish 3.75lbs).

Erriff fishery manager Jim Stafford and his son Trevor spent an afternoon on Mask earlier this week and they had 8 trout on wetfly (best fish 1.75lbs).

Billy Graham, Fermanagh, fished with Sean Maloney during the week and they had some fantastic sport with fish up to 3lbs. Sean said the number of small fish they met and returned was unbelievable. Pat Feerick of Partry anglers fished on Wednesday last and he had 7 fish for his day (best fish 2lbs). Pat fished again on Sunday and he had a further 4 fish (best fish 2lbs). Joe Fitzharris and Ronan Baggott from Ballyhaunis fished buzzer on Monday of this week and they had 9 fish for the day (best fish 2lbs). Hall’s Angling Centre also reported some excellent fishing during the week. Four Northern Ireland anglers staying at Hall’s had 13 trout on wets over 2 rod-days (best fish 2.5lbs). John Walsh from Wexford also fished from Hall’s on Sunday last and he had 3 fish for his day (best fish 3lbs).

A class act !!! Conor Cusack and his pal Cian Sheridan
A class act !!! Conor Cusack and his pal Cian Sheridan

Cornamona angler Padraig Kerrigan spent a few hours trolling on Friday last and he landed and returned a lovely ferox trout of 9.6lbs, while Ronan himself took a couple of young enthusiasts, Cian Sheridan and Conor Cusack, out trolling on Sunday and they landed 3 fine fish. The best fish went to Cian at 13.5lbs. It took approximately 20 minutes to get under control before Conor finally managed to get the net under it. The fish was taken ashore, photographed and returned to the water completely unharmed to fight another day.

Ronan also guides on Mask and can be contacted at [email protected] or on 087 2869487.

Kevin Crowley IFI

Loughs Agency announces funding for angling events

By
myleskelly
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND

MARINE TOURISM AND ANGLING EVENTS – funding of up to £1,000 (or euro equivalent)

The Loughs Agency is delighted to announce that it may (at its discretion and subject to availability of funds) provide funding to support events that benefit the Foyle or Carlingford areas and which have a marine tourism and/or angling focus.

Funding is by way of the Agency’s Sustainable Development Fund.

DATES AND DEADLINES

The current call is for event organisers seeking up to £1,000 support (or euro equivalent).

Completed application forms must be received at Loughs Agency headquarters by 9:30am 30th April 2012.

FINANCIAL DETAIL

  • Funding will not exceed £1,000 (or euro equivalent) per event.
  • Funding will be at a level of up to 75% of total eligible expenditure.
  • Public sector requirements apply for procurement (including quotes).

APPLICATIONS

No more than two applications per applicant will be considered.

Application is solely by submission of the official application form by email or postal delivery or hand delivery to the Loughs Agency headquarters building – see details below.

Events must not have taken place before issue of Letter of Offer (anticipated to be mid May 2012).

The Loughs Agency financial assistance policy and Application form are available from [email protected]

PROJECT CRITERIA

  • Events must have a good potential to clearly benefit the Foyle and/or Carlingford areas.
  • Events must have a definite focus on marine tourism and/or angling.
  • Sustainable development must be evident.
  • The potential economic impact of holding an event is a key criteria.
  • The Agency will not fund any events that make a profit.
  • Assistance cannot be provided by the Agency if the purpose of an event is to raise money for a charity/charities.

ADMINISTRATION AND JUDGING

The Loughs Agency reserves the right to allocate funding at its absolute discretion to meet its priority of sustainable development of marine tourism and angling in the Foyle and Carlingford areas.

The Agency will assess project proposals, scoring them and then prioritising the proposals (based on scoring). Funding will be allocated on the basis of that prioritisation exercise.

QUERIES

Email [email protected]

Telephone enquiries:  from Republic of Ireland 048 7134 2100; from Northern Ireland 028 7134 2100

Loughs Agency, 22 Victoria Road, Londonderry-Derry, Northern  Ireland  BT47 2AB

NOTE – in delivering this funding programme, the Agency accepts no responsibility for misdirected or lost mail (electronic or otherwise)

11lb 3oz salmon caught on Sunray Shadow off Finlough in difficult conditions

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IFI Staff
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Fishing picked up at Delphi last week, as rain on Easter Sunday brought an end to the long dry spell. The first to capitalise was Arnold Crook, who had a fine fish off Finlough of 11lbs 3oz on a Sunray Shadow. It was indeed well earned as Arnold had fished hard in very difficult conditions up to that. Another guest was next to strike, having spent over a week trying hard he finally got his reward in the stream on Finlough when he landed a sea-liced fish of  7lbs 4oz on a Black and Yellow tube. Martin Cellier had a sea liced fish of  9lbs 6oz off the Turn Pool on a Willie Gunn, and Jonathan Murray from Antrim had a sea-liced fish off the Rock Pool of approx. 8lbs., also on a Willie Gunn.

Others to score over the last week or so included Michael Wymes, who had a fish in the Whin Pool of approx. 7lbs on a Willie Gunn. Maxi Schiedt had one of approx. 7lbs off the shore of Doolough. Richard McDowell had a sea-liced fish from the Whin Pool of 9lbs 10oz on a Yellow Dick. (yes, it’s not a joke). Andrew Lyall had a fish of approx. 8lbs from the Rock Pool on a Garry Dog, while Maxi Schiedt had another from the shore of Doolough of approx. 7lbs.

David Allcutt landed a sea-liced 6lbs 15oz fish off the Meadow Pool on a Delphi Collie, while on the 14th there were 2 double figure fish, one off the Whin taken by Barry Daniel on a Cascade and one of approx. 12.5lbs taken by Ronan Walsh on a Silver Shrimp on the Rock Pool.

On the 15th Angus Sutherland managed to take a sea-liced fish from the Whin Pool of 8lbs1oz on a Collie Dog.

To book fishing or accommodation, contact Delphi Lodge at 095 42222, or check www.delphilodge.ie

Kevin Crowley IFI

Fishing prospects good for the coming weeks at Galway Weir

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IFI Staff
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Brendan Doyle with his 7lb fish caught at Galway Weir
Brendan Doyle with his 7lb fish caught at Galway Weir

Fishing has picked up in Galway, with good numbers of spring salmon coming into the river now, and 13 fish were landed over the last couple of weeks. Water levels have dropped to a nice level for flyfishing, and Damien Nolan from Shannon landed the first fish on the fly, a nice 6lbs fish, while Sean O’Toole landed 2 fish, a 7lbs salmon taken on shrimp and a fine 10lbs fish on spinner. Brendan Doyle from Monaghan landed a 7lbs fish on spinner, and Michael Righton, a regular visitor from the UK, caught and released 2 good fish on fly, the best of them being 9lbs. Gerry Hartigan from Limerick took a 9.5lbs fish on shrimp, and Michael Rogers from Dublin had a 6-pounder on spinner. Local angler Declan Tuffy landed an 8.5lbs salmon on fly, while Clare man Eddie Corry took a 9.75lbs fish, also on fly. Regular angler Michael Leonard had a 7lbs fish on shrimp, while local man Simon Lenihan had a fine 10lbs fish on spinner, and retired fisheries manager Eamon Cusack landed an early grilse, taken on shrimp.

Brendan Doyle with his 7lb fish caught at Galway Weir
Brendan Doyle with his 7lb fish caught at Galway Weir

The unsettled weather this week may mean a rise in water levels, but there are plenty of fish showing in the river, and fishing prospects for the coming weeks are quite good.

Kevin Crowley IFI

Some good coarse fishing reported by English anglers at Portumna

By
myleskelly
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Dave Halliwell with some of his catch
Dave Halliwell with some of his catch

Despite high winds and rain the Shannon has been fishing well. Bream, hybrids and roach are all feeding readily; taking corn and maggot.

Regular visitors to Portumna Dave Halliwell from Bradford and Mike Waterworth from Leeds had several days fantastic fishing with their best bag nearly making 100lbs.

Dave Halliwell with some of his catch
Dave Halliwell with some of his catch

Hybrids made up the bulk of the catches, but there were also some great bream to 6lb and quality roach to 2 lbs 8oz.

Mike Murray
MURRAY’S B&B
Derryhiney, Portumna
Tel +353 909759596
Web www.bedandbreakfastportumna.com

Mike Waterworth
Mike Waterworth

Hardy and Greys Fishing Academy 20th to 22nd April Renvyle House Hotel, Connemara

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IFI Staff
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Steve Munn fly casting
Steve Munn fly casting

Renvyle House Hotel, Connemara hold a Hardy and Greys Fishing Academy weekend on Friday 20th, Saturday 21st April & Sunday 22nd April , 2012.

We will provide professional angling instruction from Hardy & Greys Tom ‘Doc’ Sullivan, Stevie Munn, Jackie Coyne and 2010 World Cup winner Mike Keady. They will show you how to tie knots and fly tying, explain the different flies and instruct you on the fine art of casting.They will also divulge when and where are the best times and places to fish.

Steve Munn fly casting
Steve Munn fly casting

The Weekend includes the following:

  • See the latest Hardy-Greys Equipment
  • Spate River Salmon Fishing
  • Trout River Fishing
  • Lough Style Fishing
  • Single Handed Casting
  • One on One Tuition
  • Salmon Flydressing
  • Trout Flydressing
  • Free Fishing throughout the weekend on the Hotels’ well stocked Private lake – Brown Trout up to 7 lbs. weight
  • Fishing Competition

For more information visit: http://www.renvyle.com/en/activity_breaks/fishing-academy/

2012 TAFI Leinster Lake Championship on Lough Owel

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IFI Staff
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Winner Alan Delaney TAFI Leinster Lake Championship
Winner Alan Delaney TAFI Leinster Lake Championship

The T.A.F.I. Leinster Lake Championship was held on Lough Owel on Sunday 15th April 2012.  The competition was fished to a 3 bag limit with a minimum size limit of 13 inches to the fork of the tail and the fishing took place from 11am to 6pm.

In the morning competitors were faced with a bitter north-easterly wind, although this eased during the latter hours of the competition.  Intermediate and floating lines were the tactics used on the day.

The weigh-in was eagerly anticipated, as a number of anglers had completed their three bag limit.  Results were very close among the top three anglers.  Congratulations to Alan Delaney (Co Wicklow Anglers) on winning the overall competition.

The top 20 qualify to represent Leinster in the Inter-Provincial Lake Championship on Lough Owel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath in September 2012.  The full results can be seen on the Competitions Results page.

Winner Alan Delaney TAFI Leinster Lake Championship
Winner Alan Delaney TAFI Leinster Lake Championship

The Top 3

  1. Alan Delaney (Co Wicklow Anglers) 3 trout for 2.250 Kg’s
  2. Matt Campbell  (Dundalk) 3 trout for 2.190 Kg’s
  3. Mick McShane (Dundalk) 3 trout for 2.025 Kg’s
Heaviest fish - Julie Gerry
Heaviest fish - Julie Gerry

In total 71 trout caught were caught on the day.

Congratulations to everyone who made the Leinster Team for the Inter-Provincial Lake Championship to be held on Lough Owel, Mulligar, Co Westmeath in September.

Team Event – Monasterevin ( Pat Noonan, Sean Kirwan, Stephen Connolly, John Coughlan)
Team Event – Monasterevin ( Pat Noonan, Sean Kirwan, Stephen Connolly, John Coughlan)

If anyone cannot make it, please contact Brian Lynch (Leinster Secretary) so that he can then contact the subs for replacements to ensure that there is a full complement of 20 Anglers from Leinster to fish in the Inter-Pro’s.

TAFI Leinster Angling Council

http://www.tafileinster.com/

Pike plentiful on Derg, but winds hold back boat anglers

By
myleskelly
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Pike have been plentiful in recent weeks some anglers reporting 15 to 20 fish per outing.
Pike anglers also catching trout to 6lbs which have been falling to both lures and deadbait in Portumna Bay area of Lough Derg and Portland area of The Shannon.

The high winds of late have however have prevented boats going out.

Mike Murray
MURRAY’S B&B
Derryhiney, Portumna
Tel +353 909759596
Web www.bedandbreakfastportumna.com

 

Cusher gets some water, trout on smuts

By
myleskelly
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On Monday I had an English client out  who amazingly opted to tackle the challenge of the Cusher on its bones as opposed to the parent River Bann.  While both of us spent most of the day on our knees and crawling it was both rewarding and educational with Martin returning near on forty fish for his day to a variety of methods.

While it couldn’t be described as a flood it certainly put a smile on my face as the river went up over a foot on Tuesday .  It was fishable by Wednesday 19th but still carrying a little too much colour.  Yesterday evening the water was holding a good height and clear while the trout fed on smuts in the flat water.  The black fly are just around the corner hopefully and with the water in fine fettle the fishing should be excellent over the next few weeks.

Brian Russell

www.brflyfishing.co.uk

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