Angling in the Moy catchment continues to be slow currently even though conditions were quite favourable for most of last week. In total 76 salmon have been reported caught.
Water levels at Ballylahan were 1.02m on Monday, casually dropped to 0.65 by Friday, followed by a small rise to 0.85 on Sunday.
Ballina Salmon Anglers reported 12 salmon between 3lbs and 6lbs.
Mount Falcon recorded 7 fish, of which 3 were released. Successful methods were spinning and worming. The best fish weighed 5lbs.
Knockmore Salmon Anglers reported 6 salmon caught on the prawn.
Coolcronan reported 4 salmon, with the best fish weighing 7.5lbs.
Byrne’s Fishery recorded 2 salmon for the week caught on the prawn.
Gannon’s Fishery reported 4 salmon. Two were caught on the spinner and two on the prawn.
The Foxford Fishery recorded 7 salmon for the week, mainly caught on prawn.
Foxford Salmon Anglers reported 19 salmon for the week, of which 7 were caught at Rinnaney and 12 at Baker’s. The most successful methods were spinning and prawning.
Vivienne from Germany with her first ever salmon weighing 4lbs caught on Foxford Salmon Anglers’ water on the 18th of August
East Mayo Anglers reported 14 fish for the week, 12 of which were released. 11 salmon were caught on the fly and three on the spinner. The best fish weighed 10lbs.
Alan Molloy releasing two salmon on East Mayo waters
One salmon of 7.5lbs was reported caught and released on a spinner upstream of Cloongullaun bridge.
Fly anglers all over Ireland will be delighted to hear that the Irish Fly Fair is back! Check out further info from the organisers below…
The Irish Fly Fair will take place once again this year after Step right up, anglers and fishing enthusiasts alike! The 11th annual Irish Fly Fair and International angling show is back and is coming to Enniskillen. This prestigious event will be held at the fabulous four-star Killyhevlin Hotel on the shores of the majestic Lough Erne. Dates are set for 18th and the 19th of November and doors open at 10am both days.
The event promises to be a weekend to remember. With the biggest group of the world’s top fly-dressers ever to be in one place in Ireland or the UK. Show organiser and well-known angler Stevie Munn said “we are back in a new and better venue and this year we have invited more international fly dressers than ever. We have over seventy fly dressers from 18 different countries some are traveling as far as the USA to come and exhibit and show their art. We have World champion fly-casters on hand to demonstrate casting techniques and entertain. We have more room this year outside, so we have new casting workshops and demonstrations with free tuition with some of the worlds greats including Charles Jardine, Ian Gordon, Glenda Powell to name just a few. We have as always Youth Fly Tying Competition giving the kids a chance to show the “Pro Fly Dressers” what they can do!”
This show is made by anglers like yourself and brings together a selection of top-notch exhibitors, industry experts, and fellow enthusiasts under one roof. Whether you’re seeking the latest gear, eager to discover innovative techniques, or thinking of your next big fishing trip, we’ve got it covered!
But that is not all – Top anglers will be giving talks and seminars on various fascinating topics, and a vast selection of top-quality trade stands will be selling everything you need to pursue your passion for fly fishing and fly dressing.
The Irish Fly Fair has already been hailed as one of the finest shows of its kind in Europe, a great weekend to meet up with old friends and make new ones! This show is a must for all angling enthusiasts. So, mark your calendars and make your way to the undisputed best fly-fishing show in all of Ireland. Trust us; you will not want to miss it. A true Celebration of this wonderful sport and pastime. Which brings the fly-fishing world together.
There’s no two ways about it, but 2023 has been a tough year for salmon anglers.
Between trying to deal with extremes of wet and heat, and then when conditions did come good, the numbers of fish arriving were far below expectations.
It’s easy to blame climate change and what’s going on out in the oceans, but what about some of the impactful actions we can take closer to home and what kind of positive effects can it have?
Mark McAndrew is a passionate fly angler and conservationist who, in his own time, has decided to see what he can do and how he can help through the Liffey Salmon project and he joins Daire and Tom on this week’s Ireland on the Fly to discuss the attempts to restore the salmon back to the river Liffey.
In this episode, host Cormac Walsh chats with David Sølling Johnsen, an expert sea trout angler on the Westin Pro Team based in Denmark.
His fishing is focused mainly in the southern part of Seeland, Denmark and the Islands, where he primarily targets seatrout on lures. David’s knowledge of seatrout habits and behaviour has been built up over years of studying one of the most difficult fish to target in saltwater.
A great angler with expert knowledge, David shares some of his most productive tactics on how to target seatrout in this podcast. With some fantastic, but under investigated, sea trout fishing around our own shores, many of David’s tips and tricks could be applied to our own saltwater sea trout fishing – but please do remember that a licence is required for saltwater sea trout fishing in Ireland and much of our coast would be catch and release only.
Targeting other species also David has within the last few seasons caught: 70cm+ sea trout, 2kg+ perch and 10kg+ pike.
There are one or two technical glitches with sound quality during the recording of this podcast, but stick with it for some great insight into where, when and how to catch these amazing fish.
This episode is available anywhere you get your Podcast.
Talking to a few anglers it seems flyfishing has been tough of late on Corrib, with slow sport. Trolling seems to be producing the better fish, and guide Tomi Kurman has been putting clients over some great fish lately. Cyweck out the photos below. Tomi is up to 90 or so ferox to his boat for the year, with many guests recording their first Irish ferox, and plenty more PBs.
73cm silver beauty
ECA Development Competition
The East Corrib Alliance are holding a competition on Sunday September 17th to raise funds for stream development. In line with this conservation-minded group of clubs, the competition will be fished on a catch-and-release basis. The ECA are working with IFI to improve spawning and nursery streams on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, with some great work done lately on the Annacoutra river near Headford.
Se the poster below for details of how to enter.
Go Fishing
Tomi Guided Fishing
To book a trip with Tomi Kurman, give him a call on 085 7318541 or check out his Facebook page here: Tomi Guidedfishing
24/8/2023 All the Salmon headlines comes from Waterville boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com Currane angler Mr. William Harrigan caught his first 5lbs. Grilse /Salmon on the troll while fishing with his Gillie, may it be the first of many. Now to the backdate department, yes I failed miserably in my duties in reporting that there were 3 Salmon caught on the Inny last Monday and my apologies to the Inny Farmer, all I can say is, he wasn’t amused. Wind light NW and veered WNW followed by reasonable cloud cover.
25/8/2023 Just one boat out and going by my WhatsApp one would have to say his lines were slack? Wind Light NNW followed by reasonable cloud and the odd shower.
26/8/2023 Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments today. Wind North veered NNW light to fresh followed by reasonable cloud cover.
27/8/2023 The Currane anglers were all quiet again in all departments. Wind NW and veered NNW followed by showers.
28/8/2023 The Currane anglers fly lines and trolling their lures were all slack this day. Wind light NW and veered W and veered again WSW followed by reasonable cloud cover.
Photo by Vincent Donnelly
29/8/2023 The Currane reels were all quiet in all departments but on a less negative note the Mad Fisherman had another of his fishing adventures catching plenty of pretty brown trout under Kerry’s rainbows.
30/8/2023 The Currane anglers were again all quiet on this calm day as you can see by the photos. Wind SE light to calm and variable.
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:
Killala Boat Club held a very successful fundraising competition for the Irish Youth and Junior shore teams at the weekend, fishing the CBI beach outside Killala. Fishing was good, with the many competitors enjoying good sport and banter, and the BBQ held afterwards in Gilvarrys was a great success.
Galway BAY SAC anglers featured well in the prizes, with Conor Murray on winning the senior section. Their own young internatioal angler Tom Keal also won a section prize. Local angler and future star Sally Gilvarry won the junior section.
Conor Murray with a nice counting flounderTom Keal on his way to a zone win.Careful now! Kevin O’Hara with a venomous weaver fish.Owen Gilvarry (Killala BC) presenting Conor Murray with the winner’s prize.
Skipper Luke Aston had some regular guests staying last week, and they enjoyed a mix of fishing offshore and targeting predators in the estuary too. Offshore they found some toothy predators too, with 2 porbeagle sharks and a few small blue sharks landed. Although they had seen some signs of tuna feeding, when they did go looking for them they were not to be found.
Porbeagle sharkA small blue sharkFish on!
Due to weather they spent their last day inside the estuary, with shelter from a fresh NW wind. Although the fishing was slow at times, the fish seemed to turn on at times and Detlef and Werner had a few nice fish each.
Thornback rayCongerAnother thornback
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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:lukeaston@eircom.netWeb:www.fishandstay.com
Mick Flanagan, of Midlands Angling and Shooting, teamed up with old pal Jimmy Murray this week for some pike fishing on lure and fly. Jimmy, who was home from New York, loves to fly fish for pike and hadn’t shared a boat with Mick in years.
One of Jimmy’s own tyings
The pike were hard going, often coming short or missing the lures altogether, but Jimmy persevered and nailed a super 110cm fish as well as hooking a few others. Mick had no such luck on his new Cali Glide Lure that came from across the Atlantic, but has no doubts that it will nab a few fish on another day!
110cm midland monster
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Midlands Angling provide a top class Guiding service covering many of the top coarse and game waters across the Midlands. Visiting fly anglers have landed some fine trout while out with Midland Angling Guides, pike anglers also recorded some net bursting catches including many pike over 20lbs. Top waters include Lough Ree, Ennell, Owel, Lene, Mount Dalton, and Glore Lake just to mention a few.
Michael Flanagan Midland Angling
Pike and Trout angling guide.
The river Laune - salmon fishing in a beautiful setting...
For the week ended 27 august there was 1 salmon reported. the fish was taken from Johnson’s Fishery, River Laune, weighing 8lbs landed on the fly – water levels low.
