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Glorious day on Cork Harbour for Cobh SAC

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Myles Kelly
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Quality Cork Harbour pollack

Cobh SAC had glorious conditions on Sunday and some fantastic fishing on the two boats out for second leg in their club’s Master Angler Competition.  Apart from some great catches they were also treated to the spectacle of a couple of hundred basking sharks swimming around them. It made for some very enjoyable moments and pictures, watching the magnificent creatures swim back and forth.

As for the fishing, there were some fine sized pollack, conger and various other species landed. Best was a beautiful specimen bullhuss for one of Cobh SAC’s up and coming junior Anglers Jay O’Halloran.

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logoCobh SAC is a vibrant and welcoming sea angling club based in the picturesque seaside town of Cobh, Co. Cork.

The club runs regular outings for members as well as a number of competitions and leagues.

For information on joining Cobh SAC visit their Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/CobhSeaAnglingClub

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Ireland on the Fly: Frank Maunsell’s tales from the Owenmore

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Myles Kelly
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The Owenmore Fishery has been in the news recently with the State buying up the river and lands that are situated on the Dingle peninsula in Kerry.

So what does the future hold for the fishery and what is the fishing like on the river and lakes in one of Ireland’s most scenic locations?

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Frank Maunsell has been the fishery manager there for over a quarter of a century and he joins Tom & Daire on this week’s show with tales of poachers, fishing and tactics that you’d scarcely believe but are well worth listening to…..

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Pike feeding well in Boyne Valley lakes

By
Myles Kelly
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Cody with one of his better pike on the day
Cody with one of his better pike on the day

Ciara Mc Carthy and Cody Costello teamed up with Chris Barry of Go Fishing Ireland for a recent pike fishing trip. The fish were feeding well and plenty of action came to their lures. Cody battled with a number of very lively 90+cm fish , but top honours went to Ciara with a fine fish of 101cms. A new personal best. Just goes to prove that the ladies can hold their own when it comes to pike fishing.

Ciara McCarthy with her new PB
Ciara McCarthy with her new PB

Separately, Joe Corcoran and friends enjoyed a day out on the water to celebrate his birthday.  Everyone caught pike, but birthday honours were reserved for Joe who fittingly landed the biggest fish of the day, and a new PB. Congratulations Joe, and Happy Birthday!

Birthday pike for Joe Corcoran
Birthday pike for Joe Corcoran

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Pike angling around Drumconrath

Mayfly up on Arrow but fishing still tough at times

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IFI staff
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Lough Arrow Anglers report…

Well, the mayfly is underway at last! We have had good hatches of fly in some parts of the lake but not the overall big hatch yet. Sometimes, in sunny conditions, it is difficult to see how many flies are hatching off. Due to slack winds, some days a write-off for the dappers which was a pity. However I did see the long rods out this week. Last Thursday and Friday we have had great falls of spent which gives us a chance to catch the big trout, if we can locate them that is! Anyone out on the lake on Friday night had spectacular views of the Northern Lights over Lough Arrow. While the fishing has been difficult and challenging at times, talking to visiting anglers – they have had a lovely few days on this special lake.

A quiet Laundry Bay
Gerry Kelly with a nice Arrow brown
We held our annual Mayfly Competition on Sunday 12th May last. A total of 57 anglers took part for The Des McDonagh Cup. 19 fish were caught & released on the day.

Fishing conditions were not ideal and like the previous weekend, the weather was not suitable for dapping or the wets. Our winner with 4 trout was Diarmuid O’Brien – a great catch in those conditions. Congratulations also to Abbie McTiernan, winner of the junior angling competition and also to Paul Smith who caught the heaviest fish.

Mary McDonagh presents the Des McDonagh Cup to 1st prize winner Diarmuid O’Brien
Junior prize winner Abbie McTiernan

We all met in The Mayfly Inn for the prize giving and catch-up with friends – thanks again to Philip and Ellie for being such good hosts.

Tight lines and bent rods!

Outstanding flyfishing for pike for Gerald in Boyle

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IFI staff
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Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland reports…

Fly expert Gerald from Austria, who is a regular visitor to the Boyle area, enjoyed a super week’s pike fishing recently. Conditions weren’t always ideal but Gerald finished his week with a total of 5 pike over the meter best at 104cm.

One of many super fish for Gerlad

He also had numerous 80+ and 90+ fish. Gerald was fishing his own sophisticated shooting head systems utilising a range of different density lines which enabled him to adapt quickly and vary the presentation of his XXL flies. Gerald showed once more that the fly can be as successful as “conventional” methods and even outperfom other lures when conditions are tricky.

Another stunning Esox for the Austrian fly expert

Gerald is already looking forward to October when he will return to Boyle to target more hard fighting Irish pike.

More recently, a rare opportunity to cast a fly line myself opened up while fishing with friends over the weekend. Nice to break in the new rod with a well-fed Esox over the magic one meter mark.

A great way to christen the new rod for Bodo

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Bodo Funke, Angling Services, Ireland

Pike, Game and Coarse fishing Guide

Notes: Angling Services Ireland provides the very best in angling and angling tourism. We are based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, in the North-West of Ireland, an area with many superb angling opportunities.

The Proprietor Bodo Funke holds the Marine and Countryside Guiding Certificate (achieved with distinction) and his expertise and local knowledge will be to your avail when you go on a guided angling trip or angling holiday with Angling Services Ireland. Pike fishing, Fly-fishing for Pike, Game fishing for wild Brown Trout, Float- tubing, Coarse fishing. Salmon fishing and Sea-angling can be organised.

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Some great saltwater fly fishing reported from Cork Harbour

By
Myles Kelly
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The comedian Bob Stevenson with a fine Pollack on the fly.
The comedian Bob Stevenson with a fine Pollack on the fly.

Richie Ryan has been enjoying a great mix of saltwater fly fishing adventures on Cork Harbour. He met a fine shoal of Bass on May 4th and enjoyed brilliant fun on the fly with Jacques Bronkhorst and Kevin Mc Loughlin. By the end of the session they had close on 30 Bass to the boat. A return trip a couple of days later saw only one bass caught. Luckily Jacques and Richie had some excellent Pollack on the fly as a substitute.

Friday 10th of May and Richie was back out on the water, this time with comedian Bob Stevenson. Bob had some fine Pollack on the fly. The also had a small bass and Richie landed a cod on fly.

It was more pollack on Sunday. This time the lucky angler was Aaid Mirza, who thoroughly enjoyed his first taste of saltwater fly fishing. He told Richie he was coming back for another session as soon as possible!

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Thirteen species and more for anglers on Clare’s Lady Gwen

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Myles Kelly
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Clare skipper Sean Maguire reports that his anglers have had enjoyed a few cracking days on the Atlantic.

They had more than 13 species on Saturday on the drift and at anchor, including a baby Tope. Bait is not an issue and they are getting a reasonable amount of mackerel, mostly close to the shore.

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Mixed bag for Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation on Royal Canal

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Shane O'Reilly
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The Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation were on the banks of the Royal Canal at Blackshade Bridge over the weekend. With thunder rolling away in the distance, the possibility of a drenching was never too far away, but luckily the weather stayed dry throughout.

One of the nice bream caught on the day

Angling was a bit of a mixed bag, with some anglers getting into a few nice bream while other anglers struggled to conjure a bite. Ambrose Devlin didn’t get a single bite until 3:30 p.m., but it turned out to be a 4lb+ bream, and that lone fish was enough to give him second place in his section. Angler of the day was Conor Browne, with a fine bag tipping the scales at 10lb+.

A fine brace of decent bream helped Conor to the win

Naas anglers knock-up brings plenty of bream and tench

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The Naas and District Anglers had a small competition on the canal at the weekend, and given the bright, hot, sunny weather, they probably had low enough expectations of catching. But, for once, the sun didn’t put the fish off the take, and there were bream and tench netted all along the competition stretch. There were a handful of double-figure catches, and Ron came out on top with a 13lb+ bag.

Fine bass helps Ciaran Fogarty to win at Kilcoole

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The anglers from South Shore SAC were back on Kilcoole at the weekend for the latest round of their Master Angler competition. Many of the anglers present had struggled at that same venue a couple of weeks previously and so were probably anxious to see if there would be any improvement in the quality of the fishing.

A staple East Coast doggie

Luckily, a couple of weeks can make a difference, and the fish were more obliging, with a few of the ‘summer species’ such as gurnards, putting in a welcome appearance. But the fish of the day went to a super 57cm bass for Ciaran Fogarty, a fish which helped him to an overall win with 14 fish from Zone A. On Zone B, it was Ruairi Coleman who came out top with five fish. See full report on the South Shore SAC Facebook page.

Super 57cm bass for Ciaran

 

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