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Opportunity for Women to be introduced to Angling

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IFI Staff
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Pauline McClenaghan, Lead Instructor for the women’s Introduction to Fly Fishing Day
Pauline McClenaghan, Lead Instructor for the women’s Introduction to Fly Fishing Day

An exciting opportunity, for women interested in learning about fly fishing, will be happening at Laois Angling Centre on Saturday 23rd September.

The event has been organised by the Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association. It will include a short indoor introduction followed by 4 hours casting instruction and practice outside.

The course is aimed at beginners or novice anglers aged over 18 and all equipment will be provided.

No experience is necessary but booking is essential. Please visit www.irishladiesflyfishing.com for a booking form or mail Liz Dermott at ilfa9008@gmail.com

Women will be travelling from all over Ireland to take part and full joining instructions will be sent to those who book.

Anne Kerrin Chair of the Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association said,

‘This is an amazing opportunity for women to learn about fly fishing. The benefits of angling have been known for a long time but it’s been a well kept secret. To be outdoors with nature surrounding you, in beautiful places, really gives a boost to your inner-being.

And most times it doesn’t matter if you catch a fish or not. The fish is a bonus. It’s also great exercise. Scrambling 5 miles up along a river bank and wading really works the inner core. I hope that this encourages women to think about trying out angling. All equipment will be provided and participants just need to wear warm clothes and to bring waterproofs.’

The Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association is a national organisation that encourages women to take up flyfishing and it runs a league of 4 trials annually to select a team to represent Ireland at the Ladies International Flyfishing Championships.

For more information about the Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association please email Liz Dermott PRO at ilfa9008@gmail.com

For any woman interested in taking part in this event please contact our PRO Liz Dermott on ilfa9008@gmail.com

A hot snap but no salmon for Currane anglers

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IFFI Staff
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Hot! Hot! Hot!

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

6/9/2023 Sahara and high humidity, wind fresh SSE followed by gusts up to 57 km/h are today’s angling headlines, you could say today’s report is slack as were the Currane anglers.

Hot! Hot! Hot!

7/9/2023 No reports of any rod benders, I wonder why, I will tell you why for starters the sun was blazing down with hardly a cloud in site. So you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that it was a beach of a day. Just for the record the air temperature in Caherdaniel was 32c. Wind fresh SE and variable followed by gusts up to 30 km/h.

Dingle Bay

8/9/2023 Another scorcher for South Kerry today, all I have to say, coming home from North Keery this evening around 9 pm the temperature was 21c. I will leave the rest of today’s facts to your imagination, I can tell you my WhatsApple was quiet.  Wind light to fresh SSE and veered S.

9/9/2023 The Salmon and Sea Trout as well as the Waterville Fishery / Currane anglers had another day of sunstroke but at least there is good news on the horizon as Sahara heat leaves the Emerald Isle? Time will tell. The pictures tell the story of the day as you can see by the pictures, mind you it wouldn’t surprise me if there was the odd fish caught but going by my WhatsApple tonight’s notes stay negative. Wind light SSW and variable.

10/9/2023 The temperature dropped a little for the Currane anglers but to be fair it was still very warm, once the sun broke through the fog this morning it was bright and sunny for the rest of the day, followed by a light wind ESE veered NW.

11/9/2023 My WhatsApple was all quiet on all fronts as the light showers as normal temperatures comes back to the Emerald Isle. Wind light SW veered WNW and veered again into the North for the rest of the afternoon.

12/9/2023 Again all quiet on all fronts. Wind NW light followed by bright sunshine all day, so on that note we will go back into the Sahara weather of last week and for good reason, I got some great info from Mr. Ruary Rudd of Waterville, so the stage is yours Ruary.

Hi Vincent, attached are macro photos of the ‘Sahara’ dust. I would have expected a smoother due to years of abrasion. It has been suggested that the particles are from a volcano such as recently erupted in La Palma.    

Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 207 4882
E-mail:salmonandseatrout@gmail.com
Web: www.salmonandseatrout.com

Sea Trout – Catch and release only

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 waters of Ballinskelligs Bay

FLEKSI

A new online survey has been developed by IFI for the Currane catchment to gather anglers’ knowledge – the survey method called FLEKSI was developed by IFI to help give an insight into the status of the fishery. Currane Anglers are needed for Citizen Science survey to examine fish stocks

Go fishing…

Find out more about Lough Currane…

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:

Waterville lakes and river system

Guides and boat hire

Fishing with Dom

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2051515 Website: https://fishingwithdom.com/
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Fly Fishing on Lough Currane

Address Termons Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353(0) 87 922 8659 Phone: +353(0) 66 9474146 Website: flyfishingatloughcurrane.com
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Lakelands Farm

Address Lake Road Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 4160200 Website: lakelandshouse.com
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Neil O’Shea

Address Caherbarna Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 9942792 Phone: +353 66 9474527 Website: oshealoughcurrane.com
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Old Daly’s Supermarket & Filling Station

Address Murreigh Waterville V23 X459 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353669474842 Website: dalysfoodstore.ie
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Salmon & Sea Trout Fishing

Address Eureka Lodge Caherdaniel West Waterville Kerry V23 XD63 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2074882 Website: salmonandseatrout.com
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Waterville Boats

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 (0)87 2202355 Phone: +353 (0)66 9474800
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Courtmac charter boats getting good shark fishing and more

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IFI Staff
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Blue sharks courtmacsherry

Charter boat anglers fihsing out of Courtmacsherry are getting good fishing over wrecks, shark action and more…

07 September: Anglers fishing with Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre had 15 blues for the Bristol boys today biggest for Hugh , plenty of fine size fish today

08 September: Dave Edwards, skipper at West Cork Charters found himself a long way South last night on the Cornish/Cork border! One angler had never caught a shark before and within 15 minutes of cutting Silver Dawns engines, he had a Porbeagle and a Blue. Both as small as you’re likely to see but size doesn’t always matter.

We didn’t put a trail out as shark wasn’t our planned target for the night, they had other ideas though and eventually we gave up and toasted the sunset. Some nice Whiting and Ling this morning and also a couple of feathered passengers that were struggling with their migration in the morning fog.

Meanwhile, a new crew headed out with Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre and to  say the fishing was high octane wouldn’t be a lie.

An early start was need to make the most of the offshore wrecks and plenty of coalfish and big ling were hooked but the anglers could not escape the sharks all day long. They battled hard to bring fish to the boat but the sharks got the better of them everytime. The skipper helped them pick out few the bigger sharks to bring on board and tag. Mighty crack was had for sure !!

11 September: West Cork Charters were sitting at anchor in Courtmacsherry Bay with the Skate research team. The Skate didn’t playing ball but there plenty of smaller feed fish around and a specimen Bullhuss was an unexpected bonus.

Go fishing…

West Cork Charters

Address Courtmacsherry Cork Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 83 449 1403 Website: westcorkcharters.com
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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

Address Woodpoint Guest House Courtmacsherry Cork Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 8250905 Website: courtmacsherryangling.ie
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Piscari-Fly Newsletter – 12th September 2023

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IFI Staff
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How’s the Fishing?

Brown Trout from the River Nore

The Nore system is holding its water well after that blast of sunshine. The gauge at Mount Juliet is reading 0.323 and that is an ideal level for this time of year. We are well into Autumn now and fish are beginning to move back in the runs to the flats and glides readying themselves for the long winter, reserving energy and fat levels.

This time of year I find a team of spiders can be super successful for searching out those long flats. A team of Partridge & Orange, Gold greenwells, and a purple and Jungle cock would go down a treat. Sometimes I’ll even put a beaded spider on the point to fish them a little deeper. It won’t be long till we see the return of the afternoon rises also.

Mark Driver was out on the Nore during the weekend coaching a gang of youths who are competing in the National finals next week and they had great sport. They were mostly Nymphing. The Hends 233 Gasolina perdigone, and an olive nymph with an orange butt taking most of the fish for the lads.

They did report seeing a good few rising fish throughout the day. Its great to see a group of young lads on the river having some fun. We hope to have another open day for youths in the coming weeks on the river or early Oct on a lake.

Hends 233 Gasolina Perdigone

The Kings River is reporting to be fishing well and there was still a really good evening hatch up till 2 days ago, with some good fish moving. I am not sure how long this will last now as we are seeing a real change in the weather.

For anyone interested in a bit of sea angling I was walking along Slade head by Hook lighthouse Sunday evening with the kids and the sea was exploding with mackerel all over the place. I might go down an evening over the next few days with the fly rod for a bit of sport. Here is a few Mackerel fly’s that have worked really well for me this season.

Mackerel Flies

To purchase the above flies click the following links: Partridge & Orange Spider, Gold Greenwells Spider, Jungle Cock and Purple Spider​

For more information and details about where to fish and get permits drop me a line piscarifly@gmail.com.

What’s new

 

Piscari Travels

Slovenia Sava River

Nestled in the heart of Europe, Slovenia is a country renowned for its stunning landscapes, pristine rivers, and world-class fly fishing opportunities. One such hidden gem for fly anglers is the picturesque River Sava. With its crystal-clear waters and abundant aquatic life, the Sava offers a perfect setting for an unforgettable adventure fly fishing the River Sava in Slovenia Read More 

What’s coming

Peter will be captaining the team for the Fips Mouche World Masters championships – ‘I am Really looking forward to this one!’. Next Sunday Team Ireland set off to Kamloops British Colombia.

 

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World Senior Fips Mouche Fly-fishing Championships starting on Wednesday in Slovakia. Here’s the link to follow all the action https://www.wffc2023.com/

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.

Piscari-Fly, Woolengrange, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, R95 Y860, Ireland, 0879787040

Oaklands International Friendly 2023

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IFI Staff
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oaklands

This report form the organisers of the Oaklands International Friendly 2023: 

The 5th edition of this one-of-a-kind event once again saw Ireland with the biggest catch of the four nations represented:

  • Ireland 1st – going home for the 5th year on the row with the Trophy.
  • Romania 2nd
  • Lithuania 3rd
  • Bulgaria 4th

This friendly match organised by Romanian Catch & Release Angling Association part of the Coarse Angling Ireland NCFFI give the opportunity for different nationalities living in Ireland to compete in teams is organised by the Club staged on fabulous venue at Oaklands Lake, New Ross, County Wexford.

There were some fabulous weights on the day:

  • Ireland – 391.935 kg
  • Romania 550 kg
  • Lithuania 220 kg
  • Bulgaria 030 kg

Total for the day = 919.735 kg

Prizes awarded on the day have been as follow :

  • Biggest Bag: Leoo Lynch Peg 53 – the man on fire 101.750 kg representing Ireland Trophy & voucher if €150 (to be used in Baracuda fishing tackle shop)
  • Second biggest weight: Vlad Alexandru Peg 52 – representing Romania Trophy & €100 voucher same shop
  • Third biggest weight: Codin Jurj Peg 48 – representing Romania Trophy & voucher €50

“Genie in the Lamp” for no-fish prize was forgotten this year but we will make sure we will bring in on the next edition 2024.

We have to Thank you to all the Sponsors of the free draw as follow:

Also there was a Raffael for Mustang Box from MK Quattro – this is a great box, light, sturdy and the most comfortable box you might get on the market.

You can find more about the Italian MK Quattro on the link bellow. Please give them a like and a share.

https://www.facebook.com/mkquattroeurope

The raffled Mustang from MK Quattro have been won by the so called by now “The man of only one competition per year “Alin Apahidean – Well done for the number 51

We do hope that we have fulfil everyone’s wishes by organising this for the 5th year and we are open for any suggestion for the next year via PM. Your view is important to us for the best organisation possible.

Just before I finish this I would like to thank you to each one of you participating in this Event and as we have been discussed maybe the format of this should be changed but I am sure we can work together on this on our International Friendly Chat.

Thank you to the captains of each team for making this happened. Please enjoy the pictures of the event and award presentation.

 

Powells – Kings of the Lake 2023

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IFI Staff
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Following an epic weekend of hardcore pike fishing at the Lough Ree King of the Lake competition, where 82 teams battled it out for the title ‘Kings of the Lake’, it was the Powells – Steven and Andy – who took the title with a top 3 fish of 300cm.

It was a spectacular sight to see on both competition days, as the 80+ boats lined up outside Ballyleague Marina to await the starting siren – then throttling down to all corners of Lough Ree once the signal came.

The competition days offered contrasting conditions to further challenge the competitors, as Saturday was a day for sun cream and Sunday brought warnings for thunder, meaning that organisers had to scramble to prepare for the possibility of calling a halt to fishing should a lightning warning come into effect.

In the end, both days went smoothly and, while there were no truly gigantic Lough Ree monsters to enhance the tales told at the Yacht Bar on either evening, there were plenty of really good fish caught to keep the competition close.

The Powell winning team recorded 300cm of pike made up of a 104cm, 100cm and 96cm trio – enough to take the top honours by a mere 2.5cm from their nearest rivals. In total,  there were 18 metre plus fish caught by anglers over the two competition days – the best 106.5cm – which was pretty good considering the contrasting weather during the event.

Pike fishing around Lanesboro Angling Centre

 

 

Fairhurst is Feedermaster for 2023

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IFI Staff
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Muckno

Fifteen of the best feeder anglers in the land qualified for the Feedermasters Final, which was held on Lough Muckno on Sunday, September 10th. Six qualifiers had been held over the past eight weeks at various venues to sort out the wheat from the chaff. On the final day, it was on form Darren Fairhurst who took the big win and eclipsed a formidable field of feeder anglers.

Darren had11.5kgs off peg 196 to win by a full 1.5 kgs and scoop the significant prize fund and more importantly the Irish Feedermasters title. In second spot was Rimantas Kondrakas, who just held off the very competitive Stephen Whyte. Fourth on the podium went to Paul Leese, making it an impressive clean sweep for members of the C/M Lakelands Feeder Club in the top 4 spots.

1. Darren Fairhurst
2. Rimantas Kondrakas
3. Stephen Whyte
4. Paul Leese

Please fish in a sustainable manner

Lough Muckno

 

 

Belmont Open at Shannon Harbour on 24 September

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IFI Staff
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happy anglers

Belmont anglers are holding a open fishing competition on Sunday the 24th September and All are welcome.

Competition will be fished on the match stretch at Shannon Harbour .

Registration and draw at 12:30

Fishing 2pm until 6pm

Entry fee €10

Prizes on the

All are welcome

Join the Club…

Belmont Anglers is taking new members.

Belmont Anglers is a Coarse Angling club based in the Irish midlands. Competitions are held regularly on the Grand canal and river Shannon. All are welcome to participate.

For details of this and all their news and up coming events check out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691060974490981

Shannon Harbour
Shannon Harbour

Daniel McDermott wins the Maloney/Keady Cup on Lough O’Flynn

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IFI Staff
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Mark Malone, Daniel McDermott winner Maloney/Keady Cup, Michael McDermott
Mark Malone, Daniel McDermott winner Maloney/Keady Cup, Michael McDermott

Joe Fitzharris reports on well attended Maloney/Keady Cup, fished on Sunday, where 24 anglers competed for the coveted trophy…

Fishing on Sunday was downright tough going but as always a few good fish were returned to win the main prizes.

Results from yesterday’s Maloney/Keady Cup for 2023  as follows

  • 1st Daniel McDermott, 2lb 06.2 oz.
  • 2nd Ryan Cummins, 2lb 05.2 oz.
  • 3rd Morgan Mulkerrins, 2lb 00.8,
  • 4th Liam Hayes, 1lb 12.8 oz.

Go fishing…

Lough O’Flynn, Co. Roscommon

 

Belturbet September Festival wrap up

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IFI Staff
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After a week that began with blistering sunshine and ended with violent thunderstorms, the Belturbet September Festival, organised by the Belturbet Angling and Conservation Club, came to a close on Friday, September 8th.

Thirty six anglers had taken to the banks of five local lakes – expertly pre baited and pegged in advance of the event –  to thrash it out over five days and it was the early leader, John Potters, who improved as the event went on and win outright with over 200lbs by day 5 – a good 50lbs more than the nearest competitor.

Top Five:

  1. John Potters 202lbs 14oz
  2. Julian Kendrick 152lbs 03oz
  3. Stephen Leddy 146lbs 01oz
  4. Mark Theedom 139lbs 11oz
  5. Nicky Harrison 127lbs 03oz

The organisers would like to thank the following people:

The Castle Sports & Gastro Bar Belturbet and Church View Guest House B&B Belturbet – thanks both for the continued support.

Irish Bait and Tackle Limited have pulled out all the stops and the Belturbet Festival committee and all of the people who fish in are local area would be lost without them.

Inland Fisheries Ireland without your continued support we could not run these events and with your help in the future we will continue to improve not only match but pleasure angling in our small part of paradise.

Lastly – the landowners who allow access. Without whose continued support it would not be possible to run these events you truly are the hero’s of these festivals and let no one forget it. A Thanks to everyone who has helped and hoping everyone has tight lines all week.

Full results:

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