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Lots of fly hatching on Mask and well worth a visit

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myleskelly
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Ronan Cusack reports that Mask exploded with fly life over the weekend, and plenty of anglers took full advantage of the bonanza. Duckfly, olives, sedge and even the odd early mayfly were very much on the menu.

Local Ballinrobe anglers Michael Vahey and Kevin Egan had a lively afternoon on Monday last with 7 good trout on a variety of wetfly patterns (best fish 2lbs). Kevin fished again on Sunday and he had a further 5 (best fish 2lbs, all returned). Liam Conroy and his son Ruairi from Tourmakeady fished on Monday and they had 3 trout along with several undersize fish for the day (best fish 1.5lbs, all returned).

Gerry and John O’Brien from Ballinrobe had 8 trout fishing buzzers on Saturday last (best fish 2.75lbs, all returned). Padraig Kerrigan, Clonbur, also fishing buzzer on Sunday had 6 trout for his day (best fish 2lbs, all returned). Ronan Cusack fished with Mark Rogan from Waterford over the weekend and they had 14 fish in total on a combination of nymphs and buzzer (best fish 2lbs, all returned).

Noel Fay from Kildare had 3 fish on wets on Sunday and also reported returning several undersize fish throughout the day (best fish 1.5lbs). Pat Feerick and Alan Dowling, Partry, also fished in calm conditions on Sunday and they had 7 fish for their day (best fish 3lbs).

Overall Mask is fishing extremely well and well worth a visit.

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

Spring has sprung in Galway and water levels are perfect

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myleskelly
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Spring has sprung in Galway, and water levels are now perfect for all methods, with 2 sluice gates open on the weir. More fish are starting to be seen in the river, although there were just 2 reported for the week. Local angler Sean O’Toole landed his second fish of the season, a lovely 13.5lbs springer, taken while spinning, and Salthill angler Dave Lenihan took an 8.5lbs fish on the shrimp.

With water levels continuing at this good level and beautiful settled weather I would hope for more salmon to report in the next few days.

11kg of roach on the Boyle River on a pleasant afternoon

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myleskelly
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Congratulations to Leigh who has recently secured a sponsorship deal with tackle manufacturers Browning.
Congratulations to Leigh who has recently secured a sponsorship deal with tackle manufacturers Browning.

Leigh Maitland had a good afternoon on the Boyle River, Co Roscommon, 11kg of mainly Roach with a nice bonus Trout thrown in for good measure.  He mainly fished the pole at 13m and then fished a stick float on the far bank using a combination of maggots and caster over a bed of groundbait.

Congratulations to Leigh who has recently secured a sponsorship deal with tackle manufacturers Browning.
Congratulations to Leigh who has recently secured a sponsorship deal with tackle manufacturers Browning.

Leigh “Browning”  Maitland
Coarseandmatch.com

Low water on the Laune, no salmon caught recently

By
myleskelly
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As of  Saturday 24th water at just over 1 foot on the gauge at Johnston’s.  The rain last Friday brought the river up slightly.  There was a fish caught at Johnston’s two weeks ago but no details.  The water level looked grand for fish to travel but no sign of Trout or Salmon. One could be expecting Seatrout to be putting in an appearance soon.

Beat 3 would be the best prospect for a fish at this time of year, with the best chance of a pull coming from spinning.

Spent Fish

You still need to watch out for well mended spent fish at this time of year.  It would be a shame to damage a mending hen on her way back to the sea.
Laune Anglers Association
www.launeanglers.com

Salmon running the Lee, average size 10lb

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myleskelly
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Reports came to the MAcroom office on Monday of 5 salmon landed on the River Lee averaging 10lbs each over the last week. All methods are working at the moment.

Low water on the Bandon but a couple of salmon take the fly

By
myleskelly
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There is a catch and release policy on the River Bandon until the 15th of May.

Last week 6 kelts were caught and released, using spinners and two fresh salmon were also caught and released using the fly.  Water levels low.

10lb trout for pike angler at Carrick on Shannon

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myleskelly
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Conor Lynch and his 10lb trout
Conor Lynch and his 10lb trout

Conor Lynch was enjoying at warm day on the river bank last Monday, 26 March. While bright sunshine is not always conducive to good pike fishing Conor was prepared to “endure” the unseasonal warmth in the hope that something would take. As the evening remained comfortable he fished on past sunset and as the last of the pink glow began to leave the sky he hooked into a good run. The fish fought well and when it was eventually netted turned out to be a fine trout rather than a pike. The fish was weighed at 10lbs, and after a quick photo slipped back into the dark waters where it came from.

Conor Lynch and his 10lb trout
Conor Lynch and his 10lb trout

Irish Fly Fair and Angling Show 2012

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myleskelly
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A host of the world’s greatest Fly-dressers, Casters and Angling Celebrities will once again gather in the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill, Co. Galway on 10th and 11th November 2012 to participate in the Third Annual Irish Fly Fair and Angling Show.

Visitors will have the opportunity to watch some of the best International Fly-dressers practise their art, whilst Champion Fly-casters will be available to demonstrate and advise on Fly-casting techniques and fly-fishing tactics.

We will have some new Angling Celebrities at the Show and also welcome back Hywel Morgan, Glenda Powell, Peter O’Reilly and members of the Hardy & Grey’s Academy, all of whom will be demonstrating and advising on every aspect of Fly-fishing.

There will also be free Casting and Fly-dressing sessions over both days of the Show from members of APGAI-Ireland, the premier Instructors’ group in Ireland. APGAI-Ireland Fly-dressers will again host the Youth Fly-Dressing Competition with lots of prizes for young participants.

As usual, there will be a series of talks and seminars from expert anglers on a wide range of angling-related topics. And, of course, a huge range of top quality Trade Stands with many bargains to be had.

Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Co Galway
November 10th 10am -5:30pm & 11th 10am – 5pm
www.irishflyfair.com
contact [email protected] or find us on Facebook

Three day competition on Inniscarra catches over a tonne of coarse fish

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myleskelly
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Mike Ridson reports on a three day competition  held on Inniscarra Lake over the St. Patrick’s Weekend at which 27 anglers competed for total prize money of €4,900.

The results were as follows:-

  • Day 1 winner. Rory Dunn.    25kgs 600gms.
  • Day 2 winner. Cathal Hughes. 27kgs 200gms.
  • Day 3 winner. Rory Dunn.   23kgs 700gms.

Overall winners.

  • 1st. Rory Dunn, Roscommon.  65kgs 900gms.
  • 2nd. Cathal Hughes, Galway.    63-400.
  • 3rd.  Shane Dunn, Roscommon. 57-400.
  • 4th. Peter Jones, Cork.  56-000.
  • 5th. Nick Harrison, Cavan.   54-500.

The sections used were the Garden Centre stretch, Rooves Bay and St. Johns.

Total weight for the three days was 1169kgs 200gms.
Mike Ridson

Neil Mazurek wins final match of Float Only Winter League

By
myleskelly
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24 anglers turned out for the final match in the Float Only Winter League in excellent and calm weather conditions with temperatures up to 20c.

 

The match was fished on the Roslea Lakes of Gavin’s, Lyon’s, Inver and Killyfole, with small Roach feeding well many anglers caught over 100 fish on the Pole and Slider.

 

The winner of the match was Neil Mazurek (Cootehill) with 6.000Kgs, fishing on Killyfole Peg 1, Neil caught on 13m on the Pole.

Runner Up was John Potters (Lisballaw) on Gavin’s Peg 7, John also fished the pole for 4.770Kgs. Third overall was Paul Leese (Cootehill) who was also at Gavin’s schools and caught 4.040Kgs from peg 6.

 

The other section winners were David Herron (Co Tyrone) 2.880Kgs at Inver, Jack Tisdall (Ballinamallard) 3.360kgs at Lyon’s. Dave Herron (Co Tyrone) has won the league with 51points and Neil Mazurek (Cootehill) was runner up with 48points.

 

The Junior section of the League was won by James O’Doherty on 33points, narrowly beating Jordan Hall (Lisnaskea) on 31points. James has also become the first Junior in the club to qualify for the top 18 final next weekend.

 

 

An average of over 25 anglers fished every match, fishing for a total of over £7,000 prize money over the course of the league.
Jack Tisdale

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