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Angling report from the river Drowes

By
IFI Staff
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RIVER DROWES – Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February 2012.

The weather was fairly miserable over the week with wintery showers towards the weekend.  Sunday was a lovely sunny day however and this was understandably the busiest day.  The Drowes had nice water levels all week and on Sunday the gauge was reading around 0.65 metres.  There was a number fresh salmon caught this week and more again hooked and lost. On Wednesday I.Graham recorded a 7½lb salmon caught on a fly from the Upper Mill Pool.  On Friday, Brian McEvoy caught and released a 10lb salmon.  The fish fell for a spinner in the Island Pool.  On Saturday, Matt Ahern reported a 10lb salmon caught on a Rapala from the Washstones (having already hooked and lost 2 salmon earlier in the week).

Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.
email: [email protected]

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Quiet week on Lough Currane with only an occasional kelt reported.

By
Paul Bourke
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Angling ghillie and guide Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane

13/2/12 All quiet on the SW front, and no reports of any real rod benders.

14/2/12 Not a lot to report except my Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties in procuring my old Gentlemen the Salmon. Wind north light to fresh with the odd light shower.

15/2/12 All quiet in all departments. Wind NW light to fresh and overcast with the odd light shower.

16/2/12 There were a few boats out manipulating their Repala’s and their Flies, but alas all failed miserably in their duties, failed or not, I can tell you one thing it won’t be long before my Noble gentlemen will be heating up the key board on my pc and I have spoken and that’s it. Wind WNW light and overcast with light mist rain.

17/2/12 All quiet on the SW front. Wind SW light to fresh and overcast with heavy rain at times.

18/2/12 There were a few boats manipulating, and all failed miserably in their duties be it fly or troll, Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats  – [email protected] reported to me that on of his boats caught a Kelt on the troll and it was such a good Kelt. Wind NW fresh to strong with the odd shower.

19/2/12 Lough Currane was on the quiet side, except for the odd Kelt being caught. Wind NW light to calm with reasonable cloud cover with the odd light shower. That is your ration for this week, from your Gillie/Guide and the Waterville fishery. No Spin No Fly’s just facts

Vincent Appleby

Guide and Instructor for salmon and trout fishing

Address: Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 66 9475248
E-mail:[email protected] Web: www.salmonandseatrout.com

Attanagh man up for rural Oscar

By
myleskelly
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ATTANAGH man Walter Phelan will be in the House of Lords next month where he will be recognised as a regional champion in the Countryside Alliance Awards. Mr Phelan heads to London on March 7 to receive his award, one of the so-called rural Oscars. The awards celebrate the characters, skills, traditions and enterprise of the countryside. The Attanagh man was nominated as the enterprise category champion for Ireland, for his Irish fly fishing and game shooting museum, which has been…
Leinster Express, 21/02/12. Read the article ‘Attanagh man up for rural Oscar‘.

Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA) Youths at Angling Fair in Dublin

By
IFI Staff
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Members of the 2012 Youths International Team with IFFA President, Michael Callaghan.
Members of the 2012 Youths International Team with IFFA President, Michael Callaghan.

Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association juvenile anglers appeared at the Annual Angling Fair which was held at the National Show Centre in Cloghran, County Dublin on the 12th February 2012. These young anglers were on hand to demonstrate their fly tying and casting skills. Ian Howard from Mallow gave a casting demonstration that would impress any experienced fly caster, whilst Ciaran Reilly of Loughrea and Fergal McKiernan gave fly tying demonstrations. As well as being members of the 2012 Youths International Fly Fishing Team, Ciaran and Fergal are also members of their respective Provincial Fly Tying Teams.

Amongst visitors to the ITFFA youths stand was renowned fly dresser Frankie McPhilips and International Fly Fishing Association President, Michael Callaghan.

This year Ireland will host the 2012 Youths International Fly Fishing Competition. Teams from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales will compete against one another in the International Match which will be held on Lough Owel, just outside Mullingar in County Westmeath on 1st August. This promises to be an extremely competitive event and it is expected that the Irish Youths Team will do extremely well.

The ITFFA are committed to promoting, encouraging and fostering an interest in fly angling amongst young anglers; juveniles interested in participating in the sport should contact their local trout angling association.

Members of the 2012 Youths International Team with IFFA President, Michael Callaghan.
Members of the 2012 Youths International Team with IFFA President, Michael Callaghan.

Contact Details :

If you would like more information about this topic, or you would like to arrange an interview, please contact Joseph Keena at 086 8722449 or e-mail [email protected]

New Season on Lough Mask

By
Kevin Crowley
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Report by Ronan Cusack

Mask opened its doors to angling again this week and indeed got off to a flying start.

Water levels are still fairly high but this did not discourage plenty of anglers from venturing out. Conditions on Wednesday were perfect with mild temperatures and a soft westerly breeze.  Ballinrobe Anglers chairman Tommy Foley and boat partner Paul Loscher had 7 good fish on opening day, all too various wet flies. Their best fish was 1.75lbs and all were returned. Tim Hannon, Ballinrobe, also fished on Wednesday and he had 2  fish for his day (best fish 1.5lbs, both released). Noel Moran and Kevin Beattie from  Ballinrobe fished wet flies on opening day and they also had 4 fish (best fish 1.5lbs). Ronan Cusack and Kieran Biggins fished on Wednesday afternoon and they had 2 fish, again on wets (best fish 1.5lbs, both released).

Shore angling on the western side of Mask was reasonably good on opening day with trout up to 4lbs  reported. Unfortunately this was short lived and the going was tough for the remainder of the week, possibly due to the dry spell and drop in water levels.

Young Sean Cusack spent a few hours trolling on Sunday with dad Ronan and older brother Conor, and landed a lovely 5.5lbs ferox trout, which was carefully photographed and released again.

 

There’s profit if we manage fishing

By
myleskelly
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A LONG time ago, when I was a student, my life was characterised by long summer vacations during which I had no money. I compensated for this by doing some commercial fishing. I worked my own small boat off the south coast and, one summer, worked on a larger boat in the north east. My strongest memory…
Irish Examiner, 20/02/12. Read the article ‘There’s profit if we manage fishing‘.

Swords angling show

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myleskelly
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ANGLING NOTES: THE ANGLING Show in Swords, Co Dublin, last weekend, was a resounding success, with an impressive array of tackle on display and casting demonstrations to suit most, if not all, facets of the sport. “I’m pleased with the turnout, we’re up on last year,” Hugh Bonner of Mara Media said. The show was opened by John Wilson, renowned for his angling television programmes over the…
Irish Times, 20/02/12. Read the article ‘Swords angling show‘.

25th Annual Shad fishing Competition St Mullins

By
IFI Staff
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EVENT:

The 25th Annual Shad fishing competition.

EVENT LOCATION:

St. Mullins, Co. Carlow.

DATE:

Sunday 6th May 2012

TIME:

Registration is from 2pm at the Mullicháin Café on the Quay and the competition runs from 3pm – 7pm

DETAILS:

There will be 4 stands  running from the car park on the quay to St Mullins Lock.

Prize giving will take place in Blanchfield Pub at 7.30pm with Pig on the spit for all.

CONTACT: 

Martin  O’Brien, Secretary, St Mullins Angling Club, The Quay, St. Mullins, Via Kilkenny, Co. Carlow.

Mobile :  087 2584663

Phone:  051 424440

ILFA 1st Trial 2012 to be held on Lough Leane (Westmeath)

By
IFI Staff
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Event:

The Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association will be holding their first trial of the 2012 season on Lough Leane (Collinstown, Co Westmeath) on Sunday 18th March.

This is the first of 4 trials which will be used to select the home team for the Ladies International Fly fishing Championships in 2013 when Ireland will be the host country.

The event is open to all members.  To become a member please visit www.irishladiesflyfishing.com and in order to take part in this competition it’s essential to become a member before Wednesday 7th March.

The event is being organised in conjunction with the Lough Leane Anglers Association.

For women who’d like to learn to fly-fish there will be several days throughout the year to introduce women to angling and social days for members and their friends.

For more information on these events or to join the ILFA please visit www.irishladiesflyfishing.com or ring Jenny Casey on 087 6593 174 (ROI) or Madeleine Kelly 07738 362459 (NI)

You must be over 18 to take part in the events.

ERNE ANGLERS FLOAT ONLY 10

By
IFI Staff
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25 anglers turned out for the latest match in the Float Only Winter League in excellent and calm weather conditions.

 A sharp overnight frost however put paid to any big weights.

 The match was fished on the Ballyconnell Canal at No1 Lock, Kilmore River, Backchannel at the Forum and Bellanaleck Marina on the River Erne.

 All venues fished hard, with small Roach on the Pole and waggler making up most of the catches.

 The winner of the match was Nicky Harrison (Co Cavan) with 7.430Kgs, fishing on peg 2 at the Kilmore River, Nicky caught a mixed bag of Roach and Perch.

Runner Up was Dave Slater (Enniskillen) fishing the Harbour at No1 Lock with 5.500Kgs.

 Third overall was David Herron (Co Tyrone) who caught 4.960Kgs from peg 6 at Bellanaleck Marina.

 The other section winners were Robert Buick (Belfast) 3.250kgs at No1 Lock and David Burleigh (Kinawley) 1.900Kgs in Back Channel at the Forum.

 Neil Mazurek (Cootehill) remains on top of the league with 45points.

 The next match in the league will be on Sun 04 Mar, book in as normal if you wish to fish.

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