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Ireland on the Fly – First Masterclass Webinar!

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IFI staff
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Tom and Daire, hosts of the popular Ireland in the Fly Podcast, are launching the first of a new monthly Masterclass webinar series on March 14th with Mike Keady on Early Season Buzzer Tactics.

If you’re interested in learning more about early season buzzer tactics, then Ireland on the Fly’s very first Masterclass webinar might just be for you.

International angler and Lough Corrib expert, Mike Keady, will be joining Daire & Tom at 8pm on Thursday March 14th for a one hour masterclass presentation on how to improve your catch rate with an emphasis on flies, tactics and set-up.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to put questions to Mike during the live webinar, plus you’ll also get access to the recording of the session and a copy of Mike’s notes.

Tickets cost just €10 and you must register and pay in advance.

Just go to www.irelandonthefly.com/masterclass for all the details.

If you’ve any questions you can also send an email to [email protected].

This week’s episode of Ireland on the Fly will cover wet fly fishing on Cork’s rivers in early season with Dave O’Donovan

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IFI staff
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For this week’s Ireland on the Fly, Daire & Tom are joined by Dave O’Donovan, the Cork-based international angler who loves nothing better than fishing his local Awbeg river.


So with most of the rivers in Cork and Kerry open for trout from February 15th, they spoke to Dave about fishing in the early season and why wet fly tactics are a particular favourite.

RiverAwbeg

Listen on Apple or Spotify https://podfollow.com/ireland-on-the-fly.

Isle of Aran’s maiden voyage a great success on the Shannon Estuary

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IFI Staff
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Skipper Sean Maguire has a new boat in the water for the 2024 season. The Isle of Aran is a twin engine 10 metre Lochin 333 whjich will provide a great platform for anglers. Wishing Sean and family the very best of luck with the new vessel!

The Isle of Aran, Sean’s new boat about to be launched

Taking the opportunity of a break in the weather, Sean and a crew got out on the Shannon Estuary for a few hours to christen the new boat. Frozen bait did the business, with some nice whiting and a few other species brought aboard.

Whiting

 

Thornback ray
Dab

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Erne Anglers Winter League – Round 7

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Paul O'Reilly
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Thirty six anglers fished the seventh match of the Erne Anglers Winter League, on a fast flowing River Erne, with very cold water due to the recent snow melt.

Winner of match 7 was Lee Symonds on Ring 3, taking home the £194 first prize with 5.375Kgs. Runner Up was Colin Moffit with 5.225Kgs on Ring 5 followed by John Potters in third with 4.950Kgs on Ring peg 9.

Other Section winners were Kieran Kelly with 2.875Kgs on Cornagrade Low, Karl Woodhouse with 3.650Kgs on QE Road & Police Jetty, Dave Slater and Mick Schopen on Derrychara High with 2.875Kg, Nick Howell on Derrychara Low 2.650kgs and Ed Rogers 4.725Kgs on Bellanaleck Low.

Karl Woodhouse now leads the league on 35 points.

Eagerly awaited new season opens on Corrib

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IFI Staff
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Yesterday may have been St. Valentine’s Day, but for many anglers in the west of Ireland, it might as well be called Fishmas Eve. Because February 15th is the eagerly-awaited traditional opening day of the season on Lough Corrib. Four and a half months after the last season finished, but it can seem an awful lot longer! Today is the day trout anglers have been looking forward to all winter…

To mark the day, we dug out an old video – Corrib Seasons: Spring (Part 1) tells the story of spring fishing on the lough. Well-known angler and guide Roy Pierce is the main protagonist, and duckfly fishing in March is the main focus.

It’s an old video so of you may notice the lack of lifejackets – in these more enlightened times that’s a much rarer sight, and not a welcome one! If you’re going out on the lough this year, don’t forget yours. It’s the law now!

Conditions this year were relatively benign, a mild overcast day with light to moderate southwest breezes and the odd passing shower. Perfect early spring fishing conditions.

What a start

Angling guide Jasper Mathews was on the lough this morning with friend Ian, and by 11.30 they had probably the fish of the season in the net! Trolling for ferox is particularly productive in early spring, and this cracking fish took a trolled lure after just an houor or so of fishing. Estimated at 15lbs+, just look at that beautiful specimen. No, not you Jasper!

Jasper Mathews with a cracking ferox of 15lbs+ caught and released on opening day of the 2024 season on Lough Corrib

 

So, we’re off! A new year, a new season, and we wish all anglers good luck and tight lines. Reports and photos are always welcome here at [email protected] so please feel free to send on any good news.

 

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Fiona Ryan & David Farrelly win IFSA Master Angler 2024

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Shane O'Reilly
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The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers held their Master Angler 2024 event on various beaches in counties Wicklow and Wexford last weekend. It was a difficult weekend for the organisers as weather and weed forced last-minute changes to venues, which made it a bit of a headache for all involved. But it all came good in the end, and the competitors hit the beaches in droves over three different sessions. And when all the cards were marked and the sums were done after the final session, Fiona Ryan from Tralee Bay SAC and David Farrelly from South Shore SAC were crowned Master Angler 2024. Both Fiona and David will go on to captain the Irish teams at their next world championships. Congratulations to both Fiona and David.

Here’s a steward’s report on the event from Richard Dodd of Borough SAC Angling Club…

The call for volunteers for the IFSA Master Angler Shore 2024 fishing competition was met with some enthusiasm. I was among those who stepped forward to steward the event, and it was a rewarding experience to witness the best anglers in the county in action. The event kicked off at 9am on Curraclore Beach. Upon arrival, it was clear that it would be a challenging day for all anglers due to a strong southeasterly wind and a strong tide. The anglers were split into five sections, one of which was for ladies. Despite their best efforts, it was a tough day for most anglers, with one section only having four anglers returning fish. Our club member Noel Bailey had two fish, while Graham Dungan did not catch any. That Evening Due to weather and weed, the decision was made to change venues in the interest of safety. Anglers were split across four venues: Arklow, Rooney Point, Dodds Rock, and Kilgorman Beach. This proved to be a great decision as the wind dropped and turned northwest, making it more comfortable for fishing. The night saw a fantastic return with over 2000 fish caught and returned. Club member Noel won his section with an amazing haul of 52 fish, while Graham fished well in his section, returning 11 fish. On Sunday, the venues were changed again to Dodds Rock, Rooney Point, and Morriscastle Beach. It was a beautiful summer day on the beach with no wind and sunny conditions. All anglers fished well with all beaches returning lots of fish. Club member Noel had 11 fish, while Graham’s total was not available. Congratulations to David Farrell from South Shore who scored 68 points and Fiona Ryan from Tralee Bay who scored 32 points, taking the honours. A massive thanks to John Marshall for looking after all the stewards over the weekend.

Top honour for Lough Ree Lanesborough Angling Hub coach

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Paul O'Reilly
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The Federation of Irish Sport has announced the County recipients of the 2023 Volunteers in Sport Awards, proudly supported by the National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships.

The awards celebrate the contribution of local sports volunteers nationwide during 2023 and the Lough Ree Lanesborough Angling Hub are thrilled to confirm that their very own Philip Gordon is the County Roscommon winner – so congratulations Philip!

Philip has been an angling coach for over 30 years in Ballyleague, Lanesborough and Athlone – and this award recognises his outstanding contribution to the sport – especially in the area of youth coaching.

Inland Fisheries Ireland are proud to have sponsored novice coaching events organised by Philip and the Lough Ree hub over the years and without the volunteers, like Philip, who work tirelessly to promote youth coaching and novice events up and down the country (not to mention open days, competitions, festivals, national teams, club events and all the rest) Irish angling would be in a much worse place today, so thank you all.

Supported by the National Network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships these dedicated volunteers will be celebrated at a national awards ceremony in Dublin on Thursday 29th February 2024. The invited special guest speaker is Minister Thomas Byrne, Minster of State with responsibility for Sport and Physical Education, which is testament to the commitment at government level to supporting and recognising the vital role of volunteers in advancing sports participation and community development.

With a record-breaking number of entries, the 2023 Volunteers in Sport Awards have seen nominations from over 50 different sporting disciplines, highlighting the widespread impact of volunteering ranging from mass participation sports to new and emerging sports. The 32 county awards will be presented, honouring outstanding volunteers from every corner of the country who have demonstrated commitment and dedication, serving as role models within their communities and inspiring others to get involved in sports volunteering.

The economic significance of volunteering in sport cannot be overstated, it has an estimated value of €1.5 billion annually to the Irish economy. This figure underscores the immense social and economic benefits derived from the invaluable contributions of volunteers across the Irish sporting landscape.

In addition to the county individuals being recognised, anticipation will be high as one exceptional individual will be awarded with the overall Outstanding Volunteer Award.

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Fishing with Steve – Cavan piking

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Paul O'Reilly
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This week we have another episode with Steve McDonagh of the Fishing with Steve YouTube channel. This week, Steve is fishing a lake in Cavan that he had never fished before but chose to fish on the advice of fellow anglers and subscribers to the channel.

A beautiful morning turned in to a cold and wet and cold afternoon for Steve, but that didn’t dampen his spirits or the fishing as he did manage to get some action during the day, including an unexpected run on his Water Wolf camera!

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Cavan Pike Fishing

CM Lakelands Feeder Club – Muckno Winter League Round 5

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Paul O'Reilly
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Muckno

Damian Foltyn continued his great run on Lough Muckno to win the fifth match of the CM Lakelands Winter Leaague with just over 4kg of hybrids and roach from top of Black Island. Another angler in fine form of late is Piotr Horbiński and he had a weight of just over 3kg of small hybrids and roach on Yellow Island. Muckno regular Darren Fairhurst was 3rd overall with just under 3kg of roach and the odd small hybrid from the top of Black Island

Last round in 2 weeks time and the results of the league so far, will be posted during the week.

RESULTS

OVERALL

  • 1st Damian Folytn 4.020kg
  • 2nd piotr HorbiÅ„ski 3.025kg
  • 3rd Darren Fairhurst 2.940kg

SECTIONS

  • Yellow Island: Neil Mazurick 2.275kg
  • Black Island Top Section: Mariusz Killan 2.780kg
  • Black Island: Andy Chapman 2.470kg.

Lough Muckno

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Limerick County Pike Anglers see plenty of action in Roscommon

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Shane O'Reilly
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A fine !8+ for Con

The Limerick County Pike Anglers made a trip up to the north midlands area of Roscommon for the latest round of their club competition, and they were glad to be back fishing, having had to cancel their most recent event. There was plenty of action on the day, with the highlight being a fine 18lb 12oz fish landed by Con Collins. All the other fish were on the wrong side of the 10lb mark, but there were enough fish landed to keep everybody interested.

A fine !8lb+ for Con

Results as follows:

Biggest Bag
Tommy Williams. 20lb03oz
Con Collins. 18lb12oz
Robert Barret. 15lb10oz
Eddie hoe. 12lb03oz
Sam Brown. 4lb07oz
Biggest Fish
Con Collins. 18lb12oz
Eddie Hoe. 9lb03oz
Robert Barret. 6lb09oz
Sam Brown. 4lb07oz
Tommy Williams. 4lb01oz
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Tommy Williams with one of his 6 pike

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