Dublin Pike Anglers fishing the 3rd leg of the Winter League yesterday in Cavan.
23 anglers took part. The heaviest bag winner was Joey Bonnie and heaviest fish of 10.5 lbs went to Ste Farrelly.
Dublin Pike Anglers
Week ending Sunday 19th February.
Another week of cold and wet weather led to high water and low temperatures on Lough na Leibe. There was very little angling pressure on the lough, resulting in only three trout caught during the week. The fish were all caught by one club member, with one fish estimated at around 3lbs. Tommy Lynch managed to hook into a few trout, one particularly large trout relieving Tommy of the successful pattern by breaking him off, so unlucky Tommy, there’s always next time.
There’s been a great response to our salmon licence competition so we’ve made it even bigger. In addition to the existing prize of a national salmon licence we’re putting 10 juvenile salmon licences and one district licence up for grabs.
To find out how you could win your salmon licence for 2012 visit our Facebook page
Did you know that the prices of salmon licences have been reduced this year?
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Not a salmon angler? That’s OK, you can give the prize to some else as a gift.
The high pressure was great to see but we had to steam 30km south to get away from the massive tides that were running. Spurs, congers and a lovely 35lb female tope were taken by Andy Logan from the Carrick Fergus specimen hunters club.
Not a great deal of fish were caught but it was very nice to get the boat out after being stormbound for weeks.
Hamish Currie
Predator II
Red Bay Stormforce 9.1 Rib
Web: www.predatorireland.com Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 028 2177 1828 Boat: 07720440117
AT last week’s Kilkenny District Court, Mr Paul Madigan of Graigue, Windgap was prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) following investigations into a fish kill on the River Glory which took place as a result of the discharge of silage effluent. Mr. Patrick Kilfeather Senior Fisheries Environmental Officer with IFI told Judge David Anderson…
Kilkenny People, 22/02/12. Read the article ‘Kilkenny farmer convicted following major fish kill‘.
After a mild winter, trout anglers returned to Lough Corrib last week, optimistic of a good angling season ahead. The lack of snow and ice this year led to expectations of good early fishing, and there were certainly fish feeding, rewarding anglers who ventured out during the opening week.
In the Greenfields area, a number of anglers reported trout on the fly, including Frank Reilly, who had 2 good trout averaging 2lbs on wetfly patterns. Peter Byrne from Castlebar also had 2 trout for about 2.5lbs, both returned, while Gerry Feeney from Athlone landed a trout of 1.25lbs on fly. Paul Dignam from Ennis also reported a good trout of 2lbs on fly.
In the Dooras-Cornamona area, about 12 boats were out on opening day, mostly trolling, and fly anglers here had less success. Peter Curran from Cornamona had 2 trout trolling for 3.25lbs. Jimmy Molloy from Cong and his son landed 5 trout on the troll, and Padraic Kerrigan caught and released 2 fish for 3.5lbs, also on the troll. Stephen Burns from Cornamona caught and released a 2.5lbs fish while trolling, and Tom Ormond from Meath landed 2 trout on the fly, both returned alive. Over the weekend Peter Curran landed another 2 trout for 3lbs while trolling, and Mike Shanks took his first trout of the season, a nice fish of 1.5lbs caught on a fly of his own tying aka the Shaggy B****d!
On the Oughterard side, Donal Connolly from Nonaim Lodge was on the lakefor opening day with Roger Thompson, who landed one trout on the fly. Harold and Kenny O’Toole from Galway trolled for 2 days and landed 10 trout for approx. 15lbs, best fish was 3lbs. Mark McGauley landed 4 fish over 2 days trolling, best fish 8lbs, and Seamus Kelly landed 3 fish for his day out, including a fine trout of 10lbs. Gareth Molloy landed 3 trout for 5lbs for a day trolling also. Aidan and James Kelly fished the fly on Friday and landed 7 good trout, releasing 3, and Ger Feeney from Headford landed 3 trout on the fly for 5lbs.
The Corrib Predator Team guides were back in ferox action over the weekend and landed a number of big ferox trout, including 8 fish between 50 and 90cm. The 90cm fish was caught by angling guide Jacek Gorny weighed 17lbs 6oz having probably spawned this winter, and like the rest of their catch was released again to put on more weight. Tomi Kurman also had a fish of 83cm which weighed 17lbs, and their guest on Sunday landed a trout of 84.5cm which weighed 16lbs 3oz – a personal best for him. Such is the quality of the ferox fishing on Corrib that neither of the big fish were personal bests for Tomi or Jacek! To book a day fishing with the guys, contact Tomi on 085 731 85 41 or Jacek on 085 774 15 78, check out www.fishingireland.pl or search for the Corrib Predator Team on Facebook.
Fish Stock Survey
Anglers are advised that Inland Fisheries Ireland will be commencing a fish stock survey on Lough Corrib on Monday 27th February. This is the first major survey of trout stocks in the lake since 1996, and involves the use of gillnets to capture fish. Trout that are still alive will be measured, recorded and released alive again, while some fish will be killed and full details recorded, including stomach analysis. The survey will give a good overview of the health of fish stocks in the lake, and will further increase our knowledge of the genetic pool of trout in the lake. This helps identify which are the most important spawning tributaries, and improves our understanding of the ecology of the lake.
All nets will be clearly marked with brightly coloured buoys with IFI SURVEY printed on them. While all nets are set on the bottom and only fish the lowest 2 metres of the water column, those set in shallow areas may be close to the surface. Anglers and other lake users are asked to keep an eye out for marked nets and to avoid them if possible.
Luke Mc Cabe with a fine Kelpy Cod caught on a soft plastic with Eire Bass guide Richie Ryan at the weekend. Richie is now taking bookings for the new season. (Contact number +353 (0)86 1940744)
Lough Melvin was not particularly busy over the week probably due in great part to the foul weather that most days brought. Sunday however was a lovely day though I have only heard of some 7 or 8 boats venturing out onto the lough. To date there are no reports of any salmon caught.
Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.
email: [email protected]
For info/Guides/boat hire on Lough Melvin contact Sean Maguire’s Tackle Shop, Main Street, Garrison.
Lough Melvin, Rossinver Fishery: For info/Guides/boat hire/bookings etc, contact Bill McNeary. Tel: 071 9854930.
Fishermen at Rossaveal have landed a rare breed of deep water shark this week. The sharpback shark was caught by the crew of trawler ‘The Fragrant Cloud’ and skipper Colin Reynolds immediately notified Sea Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) officer Siubhán Ní Churraidhín. “I collect all the ‘funny stuff’ at Rossaveal,” said Ms Ní Churraidhín, who photographed the fish and sent the pictures to Dr Declan Quigley, the SFPA’s rare fish expert…
The Galway independent, 22/02/12. Read the article ‘Rare shark caught at Rossaveal‘.
Fermanagh is to host the richest fishing competition in the world with £70,000 in prizes up for grabs. The winners of the Waterways Ireland World Pairs Event will share a first prize of £30,000. Second prize is £10,000, and third £5,000. The cash flows right down to 12th place with a prize of £2,000. To put that in perspective, the Classic Fishing Festival, which takes place in Fermanagh each spring, was once the richest event of its kind in Europe and has a prize fund of £20,000, including a winners cheque for…
The Impartial Reporter, 22/02/12. Read the article ‘Fermanagh to host world’s richest fishing contest‘.
