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Good bass fishing for Limerick anglers at Thatch Cottage in Kerry

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Myles Kelly
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John Quinlan reports on the bass fishing around Ballinskelligs Bay which burst into life this weekend…

Finally our season gets underway. We had to postpone their trip a couple of weeks ago due to bad weather but Owen and Tom from Limerick got things off to a good start. A few nice bass landed in beautiful sunny conditions. Hopefully these conditions last for a bit longer!

John Quinlan
Thatch Cottage

Go fishing…

If you’d like to go on a guided trip in Ballinskelligs Bay with saltwater lure and fly fishing expert John Quinlan, details follow…

Thatch Cottage

Address Kenneigh West Cahersiveen Kerry Ireland Phone: +353 66 9474721 Website: kerrybassfishing.com
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Fine ling among catches in Clare

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IFI Staff
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Another fine ling

Skipper Luke Aston was back on the water last weekend to kickstart a busy season, and what a couple of days they had, with blue skies and a calm sea. All they needed was good fishing, and that was available too. Although mackerel were in short supply,

Luke: On Saturday we tried for mackerel around Loop Head but only got 1 and a few coalies. Moving off the fishing picked up as the tide started to fill. Drifts on the reefs were producing plenty of coalfish with a scatter of pollack and some spurdogs. We even got a few strings of mackerel and a fine ling.

Nice pollack
Ling
Finally some mackerel!

Sunday

A drift Sunday morning at the Loop produced no mackerel but a nice mix of pollack and coalfish. Moving out onto the reefs to mix it up a bit, the best of the fish was this ling and spurdog, both over 12 lbs.
A quick stop on the way in did provide 20 or so mackerel and a heap of small coalfish.
Spurdog
Another fine ling

 

Go fishing…

Clare Dragoon

Clare Dragoon is a LOCHIN 366 powered by 650HP engine, skippered by Luke Aston and operating out of Carrigaholt Co. Clare…

I have some offers up on my web site www.fishandstay.com and if anybody is interested in putting a trip together please do get in touch. Also I Twitter from the boat on @fishandstay and try to update my face book page www.facebook.com/CarrigaholtSeaAngling fairly often!To experience some of the best deep sea fishing available in Ireland contact Luke.
Telephone: +353 65 9058209 or +353 87 6367544
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishandstay.com

Ethan Holt wins second match of Oaklands Summer League

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Myles Kelly
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John Browne reports on the second match of Oakland’s summer league which was fished on Sunday…

Great turn out today at Oaklands for the 2nd round of the Sensas/Dennett summer league.

Big Congratulations to young Ethan Holt from Cavan winning his first match at Oaklands. Ethan bagged an impressive 51.670 kg from peg 16. A close 2nd was Sion Pritchard weighing 49.150kg from peg 47.

Today’s Results

  • 1st Ethan Holt 51.670 kg
  • 2nd Sion Pritchard 49.150 kg
  • 3rd Ivaylo Benov 42.010 kg
Section winners
  • A Karl Parge 21.920 kg
  • B Matija Ivkov 40.660 kg
  • C John Browne 27.510kg
  • D Ronan Minogue 31.310 kg

Big thanks again to everyone who fished hope to see you all again for the next round.

Go fishing…

Next round April 21st.

Oaklands Fishery

Address Marsh Meadow New Ross Wexford Ireland Phone: +353 51 445348 Mobile Phone: +353 87 6988979 Mobile Phone: +353 87 781 1042 Website: oaklandslake.com
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Great fishing in West Clare sunshine

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IFI Staff
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Last weekend saw the arrival of something we’ve all been missing – sunshine! Bright sun and calm seas were a godsend to boat anglers, most oif whom have not been afloat since last year. Skipper Sean Maguire took full advantage, getting his clients offshore for some much needed Vitamin D and plenty of rod-bending action!

Mackerel were a bit hard to come by, but those that were caught were a decent size and provided some good bait.

Fresh bait

Once bait was sorted, the reefs provided a very good mix of species and plenty of fish for everyone.

Ling
Fish on!
Spurdog

 

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Isle of Aran

Fishing Adventures on Séan Maguire’s Isle of Aran, a Lochin 33   charterboat which operates 15 miles from Kilbaha, Carrigaholt, and Kilrush.

Whether you want to go to the Atlantic Ocean for a large selection of species, including different types of shark, or fish the estuary for ray conger tope etc, Fishing Adventures will cater for whatever fishing you desire.
Telephone: +353 (0) 877508758 or +353 (0) 894431182
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishingadventures.ie

Pitcher lands the catch of a lifetime at Delphi

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IFI Staff
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David McEvoy has good news from Delphi, where a run of spring fish produced some good fishing last week, with 6 fish landed

Oliver Ross strruck first on the 12th, with a 10.5lbs fish taken on a Willie Gunn from Finlough. Next was Mauricio Gordillo on the 13th, with a 7.5lbs fish from Horseshoe Pool, taken on a Delphi Collie.

The following day Seamus O’ Neill also hit the jackpot in the Horseshoe, and also fishing a Delphi Collie he landed a fine fish of 13lbs.

Dominic Breen-Turner visited from the Isle of Wight, UK and landed his first ever salmon.a fine 10lbs fish from the Fin stream. Just to make it more special, Dominic was fishing a Cascade on a 100-year-old split cane rod belonging to his grandfather, 10lbs.

Another angler to catch his first salmon was Elias Osterkorn from Germany. Elias fished a Willie Gunn and landed a fresh 8.5lbs fish off Finlough.

Finally retired pro baseball pitcher Rick Porcello visited from the US and landed his first ever salmon from the Rock Pool on a Sunray Shadow. And what a first fish! 91cm of picture perfection, estimated at 17lbs 12oz according to length-weight conversion charts. The wild fish was released again after a quick photo that will no doubt soon be mounted on Rick’s wall at home.

Rick Porcello with his magnificent 91cm wild Delphi salmon.

 

Go fishing…

At Delphi Lodge, with many years of experience with the timing of the best runs of fish, we have in place a price system that offers both great value fishing and lets our anglers know when they have the best chance to catch a fresh run spring salmon or a summer grilse or Delphi sea trout.

Delphi Fishery
Delphi Lodge, Leenane, Co. Galway.
Tel: +353 (0)95-42222 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.delphilodge.ie

Delphi

Great buzzer fishing for big ‘bows on Annagh Lake

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Shane O'Reilly
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Anglers fishing Annagh Lake in Cavan have reported some great fishing for rainbow trout on buzzers at the minute. The lake is stocked regularly with rainbow trout, and some of those overwinter in the lake, growing to a decent size, and a few of those have been turning up after the recent mild spell.

Annagh Lake is a clear spring-fed lake and has great facilities including an angling hut, compost toilet and boat jetty that enables wheelchair access. The fishing is run by the local angling clubs, and details on the fishery, including permits, etc, are available here.

Ireland’s FeederKing Qualifier 3

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Paul O'Reilly
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The third qualifier for Ireland’s FeederKing was held last weekend on a fine Sunny day on the Erne system. There were plenty of big roach caught especially around the town.

Recently selected Under 25 Irish feeder angler Brian Clarke proved his recent selection with a brilliant display on Cornagrade 32. He caught big roach and hybrids close in to weigh just over 18kg to win the golden ticket.

Tony Hopkins also had a great day catching mostly big roach to easily win Derrycharra peg 20 with a weight of over 17kg and claim a golden Ticket. Philip Hartin won an out of sorts Ely Lodge on the fancied peg 14 with just over 8kg.

RESULTS

  • ZONE A – ELY LODGE/ PHILIP HARTIN 8.850KG
  • ZONE B – DERRACHARRA/ TONY HOPKINS 17.850KG
  • ZONE C – CORNAGRADE/ BRIAN CLARKE 18.050KG.

SECTIONS.

  • A – PHILIP HARTIN
  • B – TONY HOPKINS/JOHNNY KEITH
  • C – EWAN WEED/ TONY HOPKINS

Qualifier 4 will be on the River Blackwater on May 19th and tickets are still available through the CM Lakelands Feeder Club Facebook page.

Roach aplenty and pike for Dan and Anthony on the Barrow

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IFI Staff
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River Barrow Coarse Fishing

With rivers dropping to a nice level I had a place in mind for the last couple of weeks. I recently was sent a rod from Cadence that I really wanted to test out on some roach and possibly hybrids. The area I had chosen was a deep stretch near a woodland. I found over the years the roach tend to gather here. Rooting in the shed I found my trusty ground bait bucket, for the contents it was away to the supermarket for this week’s recipe.

  • 1 tin finely chopped luncheon meat
  • 3 tins sweetcorn
  • 1 cupful of cooked hemp
  • Half a loaf of bread
  • 3kg of layers pellets
  • 3 handfuls of sand / crumbly soil

All left to soak for about 10mins then churned about and left to soak for a further 20mins until a stiff mix is formed.

Heading to the Barrow I had my angling advisor Anthony with me. We loaded up the van and off we went to dig a few worms. Gathering the worms and getting the odd word of advice from the executive box (grandad’s shed) we headed to our fishing spot. Arriving the river conditions looked lovely. Wasting no time loading up we headed down the bank. We discussed strategies and who was going to fish for what. I was firmly set on roach/hybrids while Anthony was skipping to a different species with each footstep, as I did when I was his age.

When we arrived, it was time to set up, I had a light ledger rig and used sweetcorn as bait. My idea was to ground bait a slack spot and allow the ledger to bounce along the bottom through the ground bait or to the side. Anthony started with a waggler float and used his Cadence 10ft pellet waggler. The ground bait was just ready so we threw in some about 10-15ft above where we wanted it to hit the bottom. We also threw in about half a tin of sweetcorn 25-30ft above the area. Anthony cast in and had a nice roach first run which was a really promising sign. The casts that followed he also picked up some nice roach, they really fought hard in the deep current and the bites on the waggler were superb. The float would dip and then shoot downstream. Watching the float never gets old, working it downstream occasionally holding it back to allow the corn to rise a little in the water then drop. Having a picture in your mind of what the corn is doing as it glides through, then it turns and shoots downstream as a fish takes. It was just a wonderful sight and glide.

I had opted for the light ledger rig. I cast in and let the lead bounce or run along the bottom, it would stop and then id get a long slow pull on the rod tip as the fish turned. Lifting into them was exciting and they really did fight hard. The rod of choice today was the cadence 12ft specimen rod which comes with 2 top sections. One is a 1 pound test curve and the other a multi tip. I had the 3oz tip in which was perfect for today. I had roach over a pound in weight and quite a few at that. I was reeling in one roach and in the deep water it was flicking and flashing when I saw a large shadow behind it. I reeled in quicker as I knew Mr. Pike was going to take a swipe. Just as the fish came to the surface the pike thrashed which got the attention of my angling advisor. Anthony quickly grabbed the pike rod and a lure. He cast in and danced the lure about a bit and it wasn’t long before there was a flash under the surface and the pike was on. Not a very big pike but a pike none the less. We took a quick picture and away the pike went.

As the evening went on, we had lots more roach. A couple of dropped fish that of course did seem bigger and fought deep and hard.

 

A wonderful day with plenty of roach and surprise pike. No hybrids today but I will certainly be back soon to try again.

 

Ardaire Springs Angling Fair

Superb line up this year. This is a great chance to speak to some of the best in the business. Fly tiers, casters, advisors and developers all with vast knowledge. The kids casting and tying will be in full swing and I hope to see some of the kids’ casters from last year so they can show me what they learned. I will be there with Cadence and APGAI so feel free to stop by and say hello.

 

Trout Fishing Ireland

Address Thomastown Kilkenny Ireland Mobile Phone: +353857652751 Website: Trout Fishing Ireland
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Olives hatching on the Nore

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IFI Staff
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Dan O’Neill reports on his weekend…

I felt very lucky this weekend as I got to move along a bit on my angling journey and even got a few casts in.

My first stop this weekend was to meet Glenda Powell to take part in one of her Spey courses. An opportunity not to be missed. Watching how the course was conducted was very special. As an instructor I tend to look beyond the casting aspect of a course. It can be very daunting for some people to stand beside a casting instructor and cast. I get that fear I had in school when people would take turns reading then suddenly the person beside me starts reading meaning I’m next in the spotlight, rabbit in headlights moment. Somehow Glenda could make this disappear and it was more like being at home or on the river with a client and me showing them a particular cast. It’s an amazing trait to have, having such a vast knowledge but hiding it from the client which puts them at ease, and they absorb far more this way. Then of course there was the casting. It was artful the way the casts were presented. We had some lovely venison stew that Glenda made for lunch with some apple tart (Thanks Noel). It doesn’t get much better than looking at the Blackwater with superb company and having venison stew with apple tart for dessert, mother nature even sent the sunshine.

The other side of my weekend was wet fly fishing on the River Nore. It was great to get down and have a cast, plenty of fish in the eddies and along the bank where the current was deflected slightly by an upstream obstacle creating strips of slower water a few feet from the bank. I had been waiting to get out wet fly fishing with the 10ft 5wt since the beginning of the season. I began casting at the head of the Georges wall run and worked my way down. There were some fish sipping along the eddies and bank so edged my fly closer and closer until the line went tight and I had trout number one. I switched the flies about a bit as I had tied up quite a few over the winter. A hatch of olives came on enticing some trout to the surface which was a very welcome sight.

Anthony will be on the river soon with the wet flies, he is practicing most evenings. I go to grab my fly rod and see its gone, I then see a loop of fly line pass the window indicating I wasn’t quick enough for practice today.

I sat down on the river’s edge for a short while having a cup of tea to take in my surroundings, it certainly helps to put things in perspective. The river and wildlife have helped to solve many issues, and obstacles overcome. It comes back to my time with Glenda on the Blackwater, I looked beyond the casting to help me become a better instructor and to look at things from a different angle which exactly what I had done here. I stopped and looked beyond the fishing to see things from a different angle.

The Spring Angling Fair is quite close now and like I mentioned the lineup is superb. If you’re looking for some information, tips or tricks the quantity of knowledge that will be at the show is vast. I will be there with APGAI, Cadence and giving a demo on fly fishing for carp. I am looking forward to seeing everyone there.

 

Trout Fishing Ireland

Address Thomastown Kilkenny Ireland Mobile Phone: +353857652751 Website: Trout Fishing Ireland
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Monster trout from Owel: Piscari-Fly Newsletter 23 April

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IFI Staff
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Peter is back with a weekly round up from Piscari-Fly…

How’s The Fishing?

The sun is finally here, summer is so welcome. Time to blow the cobwebs off those rods and get out on the water as often as possible. Glad to be back on the water ourselves, Peter got out on the Kings for a few hours on Monday. The water levels are starting to drop down nicely even though its not quite there yet it is definitely close to great fishing levels. The fish were a little off probably due to all the recent floods, you had to work for them, not quiet pushed up into the runs yet, but there is some good fishing to be had there.

Reports from around the country is that there is fishing to be had, so try get out on the water and enjoy it while you can. We don’t know how long it will last.

Congratulations to Brian Conway for winning the ITFFA Leinster Lake Qualifiers on Lough Owel last Saturday. Brian caught a 10pound 3 oz trout on one of the piscari-fly buzzers we tied for him earlier on in the season. Delighted to see Brian do well. Great fish to be caught on a very difficult day. Congratulations to all the prize winners on the day and those who qualified for the Leinster team.

Great to get to spend the day with the Leinster youths on Saturday for the Leinster River qualifiers. A big thanks to the Deen and Dinan for hosting. Greta to see the young lads out there enjoying themselves, showing off there skills and catching some nice fish. the winner on the day was Evan McMickan, second was Killian Brady and James Hope was 3rd. It’s always great to work with the youths and give something back and see the next generation coming up. It’s always hard to get youths outdoors and involved in something like fishing so its important for all anglers to give back and to encourage and support those young fisherpeople.

Some great feedback from our Venator rod owners. Peter Wadding was out on the Avonmore this week had some lovely fishing on it. Very impressed with the rod. Peter Driver himself got out too and gave it its first real good use He was out with Dave O’Donovan there on Monday. They are starting to get out on the water now and getting some good action. Ricky Croke got out on the Nore too with some lovely fish caught. Make sure if you are at the Irish Spring Angling Fair that you have get a feel of it.

Mark was fishing in his home waters in Wicklow. Delighted to be out. This time he fished the Aughrim and found the hares ear nymph with chartreuse hot spots worked best and also some rainbow microglint perdigones.

Don’t forget to get in touch if you need anything for the season [email protected].

What’s New?

 

 

Traper Dry Fly boxes with compartments

These are beauties, might keep some for myself.

Thanks to the gasket the boxes are waterproof. Hinges and locks keep it firmly and robustly closed. High quality EVA foam for padding the inner box part. Precisely made incisions make the putting and positioning of the flies easy.

Busy times ahead filling these boxes.

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What’s Coming?

TAFI Leinster River qualifiers are being help on the River Blackwater in Kells, Co Meath this Sunday. Peter and Mark are both fishing it. We’ll see how they get on. It should be in good condition, its a lovely little river. So let you know next week how that goes.

Don’t forget the Irish Spring Angling Fair is less than a month away, a great family event, on at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre on the 4th and 5th May 2024.

A show not to be missed, a great weekend for the angling enthusiast. Make sure you call by the Piscari-Fly stand for some great deals and bargains, check out our social media for what we are up to between now and then.

These shows are really important for small busineses like us, a great opportunity to meet people and show them what we have. We really appreciate the support.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there. Don’t miss it, it’s going to be a fantastic weekend.

https://irishspringanglingfair.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/irishspringanglingfair for more information.

About us

Based on the River Nore just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Piscari-Fly is a growing Fly Tying and Fly-Fishing business with a vast amount of experience and knowledge. If there is ever anything I can do to make my service better for you please feel free to suggest it to me and I’ll gladly try my best to accommodate your requests. Thanks again. Peter Driver.

As a small business we depend on the satisfaction of our customers and there word of mouth reference, google reviews are important to our online presence and we sure would appreciate your review. Just head over to this link and give us a quick review.

Thanks for the support its greatly appreciated

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