Unlike our previous fixture, the weather didn’t work in our favour for the clubs’ latest fixture. The Longstrand was to be the original venue but it was unfishable so Broadstrand was used as the back up venue. Broadstrand is usually a comfortable sheltered venue but conditions on the night made it hard on all the anglers.
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Jason Convery had a good first two hours putting dogfish on the card. A late burst from Mark O Sullivan would see him catch up with Jason but the night belonged to Barry O Rourke who had a good last two hours. Barry found dogfish at distance adding a conger in amongst them, then a bass of 51cm and finally the best fish on the night an 87cm bullhuss. Well done Barry.
1st- Barry O Rourke – 12 fish= 416pts
2nd- Mark O Sullivan – 7 fish = 270pts
3rd- Jason Convery -5 fish= 233pts
oin the Club
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The club was formed on march 19th 2009, in the small picturesque harbour town of Kinsale County Cork. We’re an inclusive club, this can be seen in our membership profile; from anglers who are new to match fishing all the way up to members of the Irish World Shore Team 2010, two of which are in the club! The club holds circa 10 competitions per year, members are encouraged to practice a catch and release policy in the interests of conservation. Anybody wishing to join our club is always welcome, just use the contact us page and we will give prospective members full details. Web: http://westcorkanddistrict.webs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Cork-and-District-SAC/201776589958897
While the first week of September saw dry and very warm weather, the rest of the month featured more broken weather, with the last 10 days of the season particularly wet. There were 63 salmon landed for the month, a reasonable return after a difficult season.
Many thanks to Donavin Brinklow for his reporting through the season, and for this season update.
3 September
J. Stevenson landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9 Falls Pool using a Park Shrimp.
8 September
P. Gargan landed a 10lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a sunray. N. Lynch landed a 12lbs and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 9 on a Sunray.
10 September
P. Donegan landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Dunkeld.
13 September
P. Donegan landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 9 Falls Pool on a Bann Special.
14 September
P. Donegan landed a 7lbs and a 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 3 on a vimen tube and a 4lbs and 5.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 Garden Pool on a Collie Dog. J.F. Calvar landed 1.5lbs and a 4lbs salmon and two 1.5lbs sea trout on Beat 5 Bridge Pool on a Black Pennel and a 4.5lbs salmon on Beat 6 Black Banks on a Black Pennel. A. Caffrey landed a 3.5lbs and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 9 Middle Garden Pool on a Willie Gunn and D. Chambers landed 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 Falls Pool.
15 September
J.F. Calvar landed two 1.5lbs salmon in the Garden Pool and two 1.5lbs sea trout and a 7lbs salmon in the Bridge Pool on Beat 9 using a Black Pennel.
16 September
P. Donegan landed 4.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 Falls Pool on a green butt Cascade.
20 September
J. Murry landed a 7lbs salmon on Beat 4 in Poleen Pool on a Bann Special.
21 September
O. Trill landed a 6lbs and a 5lbs salmon on Beat 3, and H. Arce landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 3 on a red ally shrimp. P. Hunt landed a 3.5lbs, 4.5lbs and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 5. C. O’Leary landed a 11lbs salmon on Beat 4 Kelly’s run on a Cascade and a 3lbs and 6lbs salmon in poleen on Beat 4 using a Cascade. B. Miller landed a 1.5lbs sea trout and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 3 school house run on an orange shrimp and a 7lbs salmon on Beat 6 high bank. D. Convery landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 9 Falls Pool.
22 September
B. Miller landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 6 Black Banks on an orange shrimp and I. Ferris landed a 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 6 using a Cascade. P. Chew landed a 4.5lbs salmon on Beat 3 School House on a red shrimp.
23 September
I. Ferris landed two 3.5lbs and a 6.5lbs salmon on Beat 3 School House run using a Cascade.
27 September
A. Vonderhaar landed two 4lbs salmon on b6 on a Cascade and T. Neilenberg landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 8.
28 September
D. Flynn landed a 11lbs and a 7.5lbs salmon on Beat 4. D. Edwards landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 3 and a 7lbs salmon on Beat 7 Mickey’s Run.
29 September
D. Edwards landed a 11lbs, 5lbs and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 3 Gowlan Pool. B. White landed a 7lbs salmon on Beat 4 Kelly’s bend on a Garry Dog. M. Witort landed a 6.5lbs salmon on Beat 6 Willows on a Cascade. P. Errity landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 3 Oaks and another 6lbs salmon on Beat 5 Broken Bridge on a Cascade. S. McManamon landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 5 Broken Bridge on a Cascade. P. Hunt landed a 6lbs and a 2lbs salmon on Beat 3 School House.
30 September
M. Witort landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 6 and S. Skinner landed his first ever salmon on Beat 9 weighing 5lbs on a Cascade. O’Leary landed a 4lbs and a 7lbs salmon on Beat 4 on a Cascade in Poleen. N. Wickham landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 5 on a black shrimp pattern and K. Wickham landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 5 on a Cascade.
 2023 Summary
There were 203 wild salmon, 55 Ranched salmon and 30 sea trout caught this season.
2023 season was a tough angling season with a good number of salmon showing but not taking the fly due to the warm and humid weather. The water levels were also a little bit of a problem, but the anglers pushed through the conditions producing a good rod catch for the season which was higher than last year’s considering we were closed for most of June.
Development
New stiles and footBridges have continued to be replaced during the year where needed by IFI staff along with community scheme members.
Acknowledgements
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the IFI Ballinakill staff who assisted with the smooth running and protection of the fishery during the year. Also we would like to thank the land owners along the fishery as well as the Community Scheme staff for all their hard work with maintenance and angling access to the fishery during the year. Finally, the anglers who visited the fishery, thanks to all anglers following our catch and release program to ensure a healthier river for the coming years and look forward to seeing you all again in 2024.
The 2023 EFSA Boat & Line Class Championships got underway in Cobh on Saturday 16th of September. The event had originally been scheduled for 2020 but was postponed due to Covid & rescheduled for 2021 – which was also postponed for the same reason. The event was organised & run by EFSA Ireland in collaboration with Cobh Sea Angling Club.
Indicated numbers in 2020 were 80 to 100 competitors but with rising costs & a shortage of suitable accommodation due to the refugee crisis the entry number came down to 59 when the check in opened. 11 Sections had confirmed entries which were greatly appreciated.
The format for the event was ‘Line Class’ for the first 2 days & ‘All Tackle’ for the last 3 days. All 5 days results to count for the Boat Championship.
Sunday September 17th commenced with the mandatory Standing Committee meeting which was attended by delegates from 9 Sections. The Commodore Hotel was the venue for the Opening Ceremony at 16.00. A large attendance was addressed by EFSA Ireland Chairman George McCullough who welcomed all in attendance & thanked them for making the journey. He was followed by EFSA Ireland Hon. Secretary Warren Doyle who outlined the timelines & procedures for the week ahead.
EFSA President Marcus Wuest was then called upon to review the parade of National Flags after which he wished everyone well for the week’s fishing & then declared the Championships open.
Day 1 on Monday 18th September had the anglers assembled on Kennedy Pier in Cobh at 7.30am. The 9 chartered angling boats some of which travelled from Ports outside Cork Harbour – Youghal, Dungarvan, Kinsale & Union Hall – stood off while the crews were assembled. It had been intimated at the opening ceremony that fishing might possibly be confined to the large harbour for which Cork is famous. This was confirmed as conditions outside were deemed to be dangerous & would also be very uncomfortable. The area was being badly affected by the remnants of Atlantic Storm – Oliver.
Angling commenced at anchor at around 10.00am with a minimum size limit of 25 centimetres & mackerel not permitted. All anglers had to use the Tronix/HTO X8 20-pound (9kg) braid provided by the organisers. Bait supplied was mackerel & calamari squid. Bait fishing for fresh mackerel proved to be very hit & miss. As the day progressed many of the boats were seen moving around the harbour to find the fish.
Andy Smith
Lines up after 6 hours fishing saw the boats unloaded by 18.00. Bad news greeted the anglers on return to port. The Boat Commodore in consultation with the skippers deemed it too dangerous to put to sea on Tuesday. Storm force gales were forecast with a 100% likelihood of treacherous conditions on board. It was therefore announced that Day 1 result would be the result for the Line Class segment of the Championship.
The results’ committee (Christy Cloak, George McCullough, Tommy Squires, Warren Doyle) had the results calculated & posted at 20.30 in The Commodore Hotel.
1st. Marcus Wuest (GER) 380 points, 66 fish – Gold Pin.
3rd. Francis Couzinet (FRA) 238 points, 32 fish. Bronze Pin.
4th. Pat Condon (IRE) 205 points, 35 fish.
5th. Nico Opdebeeck (BEL) 174 points, 31 fish.
6th. Shay McDonnell (IRE) 164 points, 28 Fish.
7th. Paul Hart (ENG) 154 points, 24 fish.
8th. Didier Marest (FRA) 123 points, 18 fish.
9th. Wouter Van As (NED) 74 points, 11 fish. All 100%
10th Jim Presley (ENG) 159 points, 27 fish 84%.
Best Lady was Torunn Handeland (NOR).
Best Senior (over 65) was Pat Condon.
2 Person Team:
1st. Petter Skudal & Lars Hellum (NOR),
2nd. Nico Opdebeeck & Arjan Stelwage (NED),
3rd. Kevin Mackay (SCO) & Glynn Wright (SCO).
International Team:
1st. Ireland A – Pat Wright, Pat Condon, Shay McDonnell, Tommy Squires, Warren Doyle.
2nd. France A – Jean Pierre Coutauchaud, David Corday, Francis Couzinet, Simon Elgrishi, Didier Marest.
3rd. Norway A – Petter Skudal, Lars Hellum, Tor Arne Rygg, Torunn Handeland.
A total of 1,137 fish were recorded & returned alive on day 1.
Species recorded were: Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Bull Huss, Grey Gurnard, Thornback Ray, Whiting, Smoothound, Spurdog, Dab.
Longest fish was an 89-centimetre Thornback Ray for Christy Cloak (IRE).
Best Specimen was a 78-centimetre LSD for Warren Doyle (IRE)(105%)
Tuesday’s weather turned out exactly as predicted & totally unfishable.
Didier Marest
Day 3 had the anglers assembled on the pier at 8.00am. Weather conditions had not improved sufficiently to permit fishing outside the harbour, so we were once again confined. This was the start of the All-Tackle segment. The supplied bait was mackerel & ragworm. The size limit was reduced to 18 centimetres in the harbour.
Conditions were trying as the storm had not fully dissipated & the swell was variable throughout the day. At lines up many anglers were happy to be getting ashore.
Boat winners on Day 3 were: Torunn Handeland, Francis Couzinet, Shay McDonnell, Heiko Dreier (IRE), Lars Hellum, Pat Condon, Carl Julien (FRA), Petter Skudal, Simon Elgrishi (FRA).
There were 4 anglers on 200% after Day 3 (2): Petter Skudal, Francis Couzinet, Shay McDonnell, Pat Condon. Total number of fish caught & returned alive on fishing day 2 was 1,275.
Norway A had moved into pole position in the International Teams followed by Ireland & France.
Torunn Handeland was still best Lady, however, Shay McDonnel had risen to best Senior.
Day 4 (3) was delayed allowing the wind to dissipate further & to allow the boats to fish outside the harbour. The boats departed at 9.30 & fishing commenced at 11.00am at anchor.
Fishing was slow & the banker fish – wrasse, pollack & others did not show in their usual numbers. The storm had certainly disrupted the feeding pattern of fish in general. Fish numbers for boat winners were well down on anticipated figures.
Boat winners for Day 4 (3) were: Shay McDonnell, Jim Presley, Petter Skudal, Didier Marest, Piotrek Nowakowski (IRE), Warren Doyle, Heiko Dreier, Arjan Stelwage, Francis Couzinet.
3 anglers remained with maximum points – Petter Skudal, Francis Couzinet & Shay McDonnell.
Ladies, Seniors & International team positions remained the same as Day 3(2).
The number of fish caught & returned alive was 965.
Piotr Nowakowski 55cm Cod
The final day of competition saw the anglers looking forward to a better day’s fishing & boats departed at 8.30am. Supplied bait was boosted by the addition of the squid left over after Day 2 was aborted. The Atlantic swell was still forecast at over 4 metres, so the boats were anchored inshore.
At days end at 16.00 anglers were happy to be making it ashore as the wind was building for the anticipated storm due in over the weekend.
Boat winners on Day 5(4) were: Carl Julien, Didier Marest, Shay McDonnell, Simon Elgrishi, Lars Hellum, Petter Skudal, Tor Arne Rygg, Francis Couzinet, Torunn Handeland.
There were 911 fish caught & released on fishing day 4.
Additional species caught since day 1 were: Conger Eel, Red Gurnard, Tub Gurnard, 3 Bearded Rockling, Red Mullet, Ballan Wrasse, Cuckoo Wrasse, Pollack, Coalfish, Pouting, Mackerel, Scad, Cod, Ling, Bass, Poor Cod, Dragonet, Plaice.
Total number of fish caught was 4,288.
The final results were posted at 18.15 & queries were answered in time for the Gala Dinner.
Anglers & guests were seated at 8pm for a superb meal which was very professionally served & enjoyed by all in attendance.
The presentation of awards took place immediately after the meal.
First up were the Line Class awards as listed at day 1. It was followed by the affixing of the highly sought after Pins which were applied by EFSA President Marcus Wuest. EFSA Ireland Chairman George McCullough applied the Gold Pin for Marcus.
The Boat Championship awards were then presented by EFSA President Marcus Wuest & EFSA Pins awarded to the top 3 individuals.
1st. Shay McDonnell, 2nd. Jim Presley, 3rd. Torunn Handeland.
2 Person Open Team.
1st. Petter Skudal & Lars Hellum.
2nd. Didier Marest & Carl Julien.
3rd. Torunn Handeland & Heiko Dreier.
4 Person Open Team.
1st. Didier Marest, Carl Julien, Petter Skudal, Tor Arne Rygg.
2nd. Francis Couzinet, Simon Elgrishi, Pat Condon, Heiko Dreier.
3rd. Joel Luyts, Nico Opdebeeck, Piet Buijk (NED), Arjan Stelwage.
Executive Drawn Team of 4.
1st. Andy Smith (ENG), Mark Robertson (SCO), Marcus Wuest, Francis Couzinet.
2nd. Piotrek Nowakowski, Louis Theron (RSA), Carl Julien, Shay McDonnell.
3rd. Hans De Vries (NED), Lars Hellum, Warren Doyle, Petter Skudal.
International teams.
1st. Norway A – Petter Skudal, Lars Hellum, Torunn Handeland, Tor Arne Rygg.
2nd. France A – Francis Couzinet, Simon Elgrishi, David Corday, Jean Pierre Coutauchaud, Didier Marest.
3rd. Ireland A – Pat Wright, Pat Condon, Shay McDonnell, Tommy Squires, Warren Doyle.
Species Category Medals.
Longest Ling: 56cm – Pat Wright
Longest Cod: 60cm – Thorir Sveinsson (ICE)
Longest Pollack or Coalfish: 51cm – Richard Russell (ENG)
Longest Flatfish: 89cm Ray – Christy Cloak
Most Unusual Fish: Red Mullet – Marcel Van Kolfschoten (NED)
Most Fish: Petter Skudal (162)
Best Specimen (% of National Specimen):
78cm LSD – 105% – Warren Doyle
120cm Bull Huss – 104% – Denise Viviers
48cm Ballan Wrasse – 100% – Arjan Stelwage
Awards ceremony
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Silverware
Shay McDonnell, Petter Skudal, Francis Coutizet
Petter Skudal
This was followed by the raffle. A very nice display of prizes was on display & all donors are sincerely thanked.
EFSA Chairman George McCullough then took the stage to bring proceedings to a close. He thanked everyone who had helped in any way to make the event the success that it was. He thanked the hotel staff for their hospitality during the week & the staff who had served the meal so professionally. He thanked the members of Cobh Sea Angling Club for their support & made special mention of Piotrek Nowakowski who organised the bait every day. He thanked the skippers & stewards for their professionalism during the event. He concluded by inviting a member of EFSA England to accept the Championship Flag for their running of the 2024 event at Weymouth. The flag was accepted by EFSA England representative Kim Bowden who proffered the invitation to all.
EFSA President Marcus Wuest was then called upon to bring proceedings to a close. He thanked EFSA Ireland & all competitors for making the event a memorable one. He concluded by wishing everyone safe travels home & looked forward to seeing everyone again in Weymouth in2024. He then declared the Championships closed.
The organisers wish to offer their appreciation to the anglers who supported the Championships.
They also wish to thank their sponsors & supporters without whose help the championships could not have taken place.
The Grainne Uaille Team were the overall winners of the recent J.Coffey sponsored Teams competition. The team members were presented with their prizes by Pat Moran (representing the main sponsor J.Coffey construction). From left Pat Moran Jnr (UK), Pat Moran Snr, David Moran, Declan Moran, James Moran
Newport SAC hosted their final competition of the season on Sunday, September 17th. This was a teams event which meant that the total number of fish caught by each of the 4 team members were combined together to calculate the overall winners. This was a tightly fought contest and in the end, the top two teams were only separated by 4 fish / 20 points.
The weather played its part and the event took place in the beautiful, calm seas of Clew Bay. Some of the boats moved during the designated fishing times to try to gain a better advantage over the others. Lines were up at the designated time of 4.30pm and all boats returned to Newport Quay where team members met to discuss their respective catches.
The prize presentation took place in the Grainne Uaille (as they were winners of last year’s local shield) and they also sponsored some hot food for the hungry anglers during the presentation). All of the prizes were presented by Pat Moran Jnr (representing the main sponsor – J.Coffey construction).
The results are as follows:
Winning Team – Team A (Grainne Uaile) — (Total Fish 49 & Total Points 300)
David Moran (26 Fish & 130 Points), Declan Moran (12 Fish & 85 Points), Pat Moran (6 Fish & 30 Points), James Moran (5 Fish & 55 Points)
Runner-Up Team – Team D (Gilvarry’s) — (Total Fish 52 & Total Points 280)
Shane Gilvarry (26 Fish & 130 Points), Joe McManamon (14 Fish & 90 Points), Paul Murphy (8 Fish & 40 Points), Robert Healey (4 Fish & 20 Points)
3rd Place Team – Team F (Abbvie) — (Total Fish 47 & Total Points 235)
Ed Kirby (18 Fish & 90 Points), Dave Fearson (12 Fish & 60 Points), Colin Loftus (10 Fish & 50 Points), Paul Ruddy (7 Fish & 35 Points)
4th Place Team – Team C (J. Coffey) — (Total Fish 40 & Total Points 220)
Sarah O’Brien & David Moran, Uk (13 Fish & 65 Points), Pat Moran (Jnr) (8 Fish & 60 Points), Jason Moran (6 Fish & 30 Points)
5th Place Team – Team B (Village Inn) — (Total Fish 36 & Total Points 210)
Anthony Masterson (14 Fish & 70 Points), Peter Coyne (9 Fish & 75 Points), Padraig Munnelly (8 Fish & 40 Points), Josie Barrett (5 Fish & 25 Points)
6th Place Team – Team E (Newport Mixed) — (Total Fish 34 & Total Points 185)
Declan Gallagher (15 Fish & 75 Points), Sean Fahy (7 Fish & 35 Points), Darragh McGee (6 Fish & 45 Points), Sean Kilroy (6 Fish & 30 Points)
7th Place Team – Team G (Mary’s of Mulranny) — (Total Fish 24 & Total Points 120)
Colleen Kennedy (7 Fish & 35 Points), Joseph O’Brien (7 Fish & 35 Points), Mary Pavey (5 Fish & 25 Points), Gareth Williams (5 Fish & 25 Points)
Handing out the prizes at the Grainne Uaille
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Joint individual category winners in the Newport SAC Teams competition were Shane Gilvarry and David Moran (both had 26 fish and 130 points) seen here accepting their prize from Pat Moran (J.Coffey main sponsor)
The Grainne Uaille Team were the overall winners of the recent J.Coffey sponsored Teams competition. The team members were presented with their prizes by Pat Moran (representing the main sponsor J.Coffey construction). From left Pat Moran Jnr (UK), Pat Moran Snr, David Moran, Declan Moran, James Moran
Gilvarry's Team were runners up in the Newport SAC Teams competition. From left Pat Moran Jnr (representing the main sponsor J.Coffey construction) , Team members Shane Gilvarry & Joe McManaman and missing from the photo was Paul Murphy & Robert Healy.
The Abbvie Team finished the day in third place in the Newport SAC Teams competition. From left Pat Moran Jnr (representing the main sponsor J.Coffey construction) , Team members Ed Kirby, Paul Ruddy, Dave Fearson and missing from the photo was Colin Loftus.
The prize for the largest fish was won by Declan Moran for a 38inch bulhuss accepting his prize from Pat Moran (J.Coffey main sponsor)
Local Shield: The local shield was won by the Grainne Uaille TEAM A – This ensures that next year’s presentation will once again take place in the Grainne Uaille.
Overall Individual Winner: David Moran & Shane Gilvarry (Total Fish 26 & Total Points 130)
Largest Fish: Caught by Declan Moran (Bullhuss – 38″)
Skipper of the Day: Reg Roynan (skipper of the Lady Helen).
Lough Derg is a firm favourite with predator anglers and it’s no surprise why when you consider the number of 100cm plus pike landed by anglers there every year. Add to that the abundance of good sized perch and a healthy trout population there’s every reason to spend time on the lake throwing lures for whatever may bite.
The trout season may be over for another year, but with plenty of pike and perch action yet to come there’s no reason to stop fishing on this iconic lake. We join Paul Bourke for some angling updates…
25 September: Love it when on the first drift of the morning, a green missile smashes your guests bait broadside… Fight was unreal from this fish. Was only 101 cms but punched above its size.
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Ed's pike
Paul's pike
27 September: Just before storm Agnes hit Ed and myself managed to get a couple of chunky ones. Had to finish early too, just as they started to feed. Anyway, that’s fishing for you…
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pike
pike
01 October:Â Short afternoon session today produced a couple of nice pike and 15 or so perch. Best pike going 106cms 99cms….
But wait there’s more…Â Senan Stanley was also out over the weekend and marked the end of September with some epic perch fishing catching a number of fish to almost 40cm – a worthy Catch of the Week.
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Lough Derg perch 37cm
Lough Derg perch 39.5cm - Catch of the Week
And lastly, anyone who has read the Irish Angling Update over the years knows that we are big on water safety, so we finish this report with some top class advice from Senan on lifejackets.
Irish Fishing Tours provides customised fishing holidays based in the picturesque harbour village of Garrykennedy on the shores of Lough Derg. Our comprehensive fishing trips include a guiding service,  tackle hire and food and accommodation.
Choose from my list of existing fishing holidays or contact me to tailor one to your specific requirements. Airport transfers can be arranged on request.
Irish Fishing Tours is owned by Paul Bourke. Paul has lived and fished here all his life. As a guide, he will show you the best fishing locations, advise you on baits and methods and then allow you the freedom to explore the lake yourself. He fully understands the needs and interests of the experienced enthusiast.
The VDE Baggers faced far more clement conditions at their match last weekend as calm, sunny weather replaced the near hurricane and rain of the previous outing. Anglers soon found that there was an ‘insane’ amount of roach all along the stretch and that decent bags were on the cards.
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But it was newcomer Johhny Keith that romped home ahead of the usual favourites, with 250 fish on the whip for a whopping 18+ kg. Second was Aaron Nabc Hutchman, almost 6 kg lighter at 12.2, while Mick Carr was a further kilo behind on 11.21.
Rebels SAC returned to Monatray for another session at the weekend. Everything was in threir favour, moon phase, tides, and even the bit of stir that most dread, but gets the REBELS fired up. Shane Olden reports..
Monatrae bay round 2
Right guy’s, another day down for the rebels in West Waterford saw the lads come back to right the wrong we had in the glorious weather a few weeks back.
On arrival the venue had plenty of storm blown weed on the shoreline with some interesting foreign objects in the mix. A frightening amount of plastics and buckets, and unfortunately 2 seal carcases. On the day we had 13 anglers fishing . Winds were S/SW and gusting to 32mph on and off which meant most if not all beaches would be unfishable.
As it was scheduled to fish the bay anyway today we didn’t mind one bit and held hope for some codling until a real nasty heavy sea faring fog blanketed the area. This is a change that’s never welcome at any time as it dampens fishing and most times shutting an area down to a blank. Not to be deterred, the rebels hunkered down and pushed on as there was points to be put on the board and some of the new guy’s showing good promise picking up high rankings. It is great to see lads learning the sport and coming on strong.
First to find the fish and great to see him back out on the front line showing how it’s done was JIM COTTER with a coalie. He was followed by JACOB MURPHY with a bass. Next was JIM MELLIS JNR with a coalie. On again was JIM MELLIS SNR with a coalie as well. Keeping the pressure on, bringing a 38cm plaice and a new club record was JACOB MURPHY.
NIALL FORREST was starting to pick up pace with a coalie followed by a pair of dog fish and putting in a great performance on only his 3rd comp ever attended and taking his place on the board again to keep the older more experienced REBELS under pressure.
NOAH TAHRAN was next to find fish ending up with a pair of dog fish to contribute to his over all placing on the master angler leader board . Unfortunately the phrase fail to prepare, prepare to fail came to mind as only 6 guy’s out of 13 were able to get fresh peeler crab on time for the day. Those without would have put forward a better show for the club and a better reflection of the venue if they had crab, so hopefully a lesson learned going forward for guys. None the less there was good heart and hunger shown for the sport and lads drove on regardless. Baits used on the day were crab, lug, black lug, rag worm, sandeel, mackerel and razor clam. 5 species entertained us in the form of bass, coalies, flounder, plaice and dogfish. Not to be snuffed at with the very heavy fog by any means, and I thought the lads did well to produce a variety of fish where normally a bad fog would spell out a blank.
Placings on the day were as follows
1ST – JACOB MURPHY
2ND – NIALL FORREST
3RD – JIM COTTER
4TH – NOAH TAHRAN
5TH – JIM MELLIS JNR
6TH – JIM MELLIS SNR
Thank you to all our followers , sponsors and friends of the club , and we look forward to another good report in 2 weeks time from the Youghal area and hopefully a better draw of fish . CATCH YOU ON THE NEXT ONE
UP THE REBELS
Go fishing…
Next competition
Our next comp out will be Sunday the 15th of October in youghal again , and as usual we are open for membership all year round , we are a friendly , helpful , experienced , educational club and all grades of anglers young or old , male or female are always welcome , some guys have rarely or never held a rod before they came to us , but have come a very long way with the club and seem to be enjoying it immensely along with new friends and comradery as nobody gets left behind and we look after everybody as an equal as they make their journey along the learning curve and soak up knowledge to build their capabilities.
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Rebels SAC are based in Cork and are are always happy to welcome new members.
The REBEL COUNTY SEA ANGLERS will be open for membership through out the year and we can be contacted by , mobile 083 0198017, what’s app , messenger , fbook , and Instagram . Looking forward to the next comp already and hopefully some cod and ray to add to the usuals . Catch you on the next one ……… UP THE REBELS
The Salmon Season maybe over tomorrow but we still have 12 day’s of C&R Sea Trout Fishing.
29/9/2023 As we all know tomorrow is the last day of the 2023 Salmon season, we all know what that means, yes you have it, it’s the traditional Bacon and Cabbage night in the Lobster Bar and all are welcome, so come on down and celebrate your catch with fine Bacon and Cabbage and finish it off with a fine pint in the Lobster Bar. Now today’s and yesterday’s action, I start with yesterday’s action on C&R River Inny, there were 3 Salmon caught fly yesterday, We stay on the Bank of the C&R River Inny and for good reason because there was four Salmon caught on the fly today. Now we head for the Big Lake where some great action in all departments, there was 3 Salmon caught and released on the fly, in the trolling department there was one Salmon caught and released, there were also a nice few Trout caught on the drift and the troll. Now we head upstream to the Commeragh River, they say the early bird catches the worm, there was one enthusiastic Salmon angler fishing on the Commeragh at 7 am, sadly I take it that the angler’s line was slack going by my WhatsApple. Wind W light followed by good cloud cover. Staying with the weather Kerry is on a yellow rain warning tomorrow, the amount forecasted for the Waterville Fishery 21.4mm.
30/9/23 We start this last day of the Salmon Season on an early morning text and a furious angler who saw wormers on the Inny. Now for the rest of today’s action we start on the lake. C&R Currane angler Mr. Brian O’Rourke had 2 seatrout followed by 6 brownies on the fly. Now we head across the valley to the C&R River Inny where there was some good action, going by the C&R Inny farmer who reports that four C&R Inny fly anglers had one Salmon each.
Now my catch of the day goes to Anglers who had to go to a stock lake because Lough Currane was too rough. So they headed out looking for some action and they found it at the end of a Rainbow as you can see by the photo.
Now we head for the end of the Salmon Season party in the Lobster Bar and the crack was good especially when Robert was presented with the wooden spoon for the 2023 Salmon Season, one Currane angler said he’s making a habit of it, all I can say is Robert, good luck for the 2024 season and that goes for all the Waterville Fishery anglers. I finish the 2023 Salmon season on the Bacon and Cabbage party by saying on behalf of all the Currane anglers and non-anglers, a big thank you to the Lobster Bar Management and all their staff for a great night out. Wind SSE and veered SSW fresh to strong with gusts up to 69 Km/h followed heavy rain in the morning.
 1/10/2023 The wild Trout Currane anglers were all quiet going by my WhatsApple, but don’t be surprised if there is an update. Wind West veered SW light to fresh followed by reasonable cloud cover. Amount of rainfall yesterday was 14.6 mm.
2/10/2023 Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of [email protected] reports there were a few Trout caught on the drift and going back to yesterday’s manipulations there were a good few Trout caught on the drift and my apologies in the delay on reporting yesterday’s catches and yes guilty as charged. Wind light and variable WSW followed by reasonable cloud cover.
3/10/2023 The Wild Currane Trout Anglers flies and their lines were all slack this day, so you can understand why my WhatsApple was all quiet and if this is false news I will update you in tomorrow’s notes. Wind WNW veered West late this afternoon, followed by the odd heavy shower.
Inland Fisheries Ireland wishes to remind anglers that the Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) Waterville Area Bye-Law No. 971 of 2019 remains in effect. This Bye-law prohibits the retention and possession of any sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) taken by any fishing engine or by rod and line in the Waterville area i.e. that part of the sea eastward of a line drawn from the most westerly point of Bolus Head to the most westerly point of Lamb’s Head and to all the waters discharging in to it.
The Bye-Law mainly affects seatrout fishing on :-
the river Inny (Knockmoyle) and its tributaries
the waters of the Waterville system, including the Waterville River, Lough Currane, the Cummeragh River and all their tributary rivers and lakes
The rivers and lakes of Waterville drain a large catchment and are regarded by many as the foremost Salmon and Sea-Trout fishery in the country. The lake system is well developed with access to boats and guides being readily available to the tourist angler. The Sea-Trout caught here are renowned for their size and quantity. For more details see:
Notes: Located at Lakelands House Bed and Breakfast and Self Catering Accommodation, on Ireland’s best sea trout lake, Lough Currane. Frank is a professional angling guide and boatman.
Sea angling can be arranged with local operators.
Boat Hire
Boats for hire. All boats and engines are moored on the farm, 300 metres from the house, with easy access from the road with car park and boat shed.
Notes: Having ghillied on Lough Currane for over 30 years Vincent is a great choice for those looking for a guided service or flyfishing instruction on the Lake. All ages are catered for and even experienced anglers will benefit from the watercraft and fly-lore unique to Lough Currane. All tackle is provided and accommodation can be organised if required.
Lure Angling Team Ireland are attending the World Championships in Riga, Latvia this week. Competing in pairs the squad members Daniel Nesbitt & Danny Colleran, and Aidan O’Connor & Krzystof Sibiga who qualified for their place on the team are new to the international scene and are being guided by David Dennis as they commenced two days of official training today.
With Zander a new species for some the first day has gone well with all species pike, zander and perch caught.
Zander
Tomorrow will see more exploration with the competition staged on the Lielupe and Daugava rivers, which flow through the heart of the city from the Gulf of Riga, with the fishing area also encompassing lakes Kisezers, Juglas ezers, Lielais Baltezers, and Mazais Baltezers.
Ger Power was back at Belturbet over the weekend. this time he was targeting bigger fish having decided to try for pike.
The weather made fishing fairly tough over the weekend, but Ger stuck it out and managed to land a beautiful 22Lb pike. The fish fell for a large lure – a line through trout. And what made it all better was that it was his PB.
Rebels SAC are based in Cork and are are always happy to welcome new members.
Boat Hire
Salmon and Sea-Trout fishing Guide
