The CM Lakelands Feeder Club fished a two-day event on Drumkeary and Skeagh lakes near Bailieborough last week. DFay one was hot and sunny and Paul Leese was top weight on the day with 11kg. Deimante Kar topped the rankings on the second day with just under 10.5kg. But the overall winner of the event was Brenton Sweeney who had back-to-back 9kg+ catches to finish on just over 19kg.
Anglers from Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation were on the Grand Canal at Millennium Bridge in Daingean last week. They were plagued by a very strong wind blowing down the canal, and this caused difficulties for anglers in presenting their baits. Catches were hampered by the conditions as most anglers struggled catch consistently, but Aiden Devoy was head and shoulders above the rest of the field, landing 11lb 11oz to top the rankings.
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It’s been a windy week, with the jet stream making up for it’s absence throughout most of June. Strong winds have kept many charter boats in port, but for skippers in Carrigaholt and Kilbaha in west Clare, the Shannon Estuary provides a welcome, safe refuge sheltered from big swells. The estuary has been providing guests of Luke Aston on the Clare Dragoon with some good fishing, too, even if they can’t get offshore to the reefs or shark ground.
Plenty of rays and dogfish were landed, with tope on most days too.
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
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Peter Driver of PiscariFly has been busy creating videos and writing blogs recently.
In the video here you can join Peter on his trip up the Nore last weekend as he winkled out more than few trout on euronymph tactics.
After that why not have a read of his blog post on fly fishing and nymphing, the first in series he’s writing this summer…
Paul Gustafson was in touch to let us know that all three of his fishing films are now available to watch on Fishing T.V. https://www.fishingtv.com
The three films are entitled Paul Gustafson’s Pike Fishing in Ireland, How to Catch Bigger Pike and How to Catch River Pike.
How to Catch Bigger Pike and How to Catch River Pike covers habitat, bait, location and dead bait fishing. Conservation, unhooking and the pike’s sensory system are all covered in detail too.
Paul Gustafson’s Pike Fishing in Ireland features Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter, Lough Ramor, and Lough Erne. Fly fishing for pike is covered in the film and pike to 23lb are caught on lures.
Paul has always been a big fan of pike fishing in Ireland, and firmly believes this is one of the world’s leading pike fishing destinations. When you see the fish he catches it’s no mystery why…
Senan Stanley is a prolific YouTuber and he has a host of angling videos on his channel, where he tries numerous venues and tests out plenty of tackle, giving plenty of tips and tricks in the process.
Fishing on one of his favourite rivers at the weekend Senan had some exceptionally productive trout fishing on simple upstream spinner tactics.
Courtmacsherry Angling and West Cork Charters have been working with the Courtmacsherry Skate Tracking project, a project lead by researchers at the University College Cork and the MaREI Centre. Underwater cameras and sensors were deployed last month, and the boats have been busy catching and tagging skate.
Anglers fishing with Courtmacsherry Angling had a triple hook up on skate earlier this week and landed all of them. They finished the day with 5 skate, the biggest caught on the last drop.
West Cork Charters had a long distance wreck trip blown off last week, so a last minute trip for Skate was quickly organised. There were three Skate to 200lb+ caught, all females. Yesterday a fine Irish specimen sized male was caught by Luke Harman, the first male in study so far. As with all Skate, once necessary samples and tagging are complete, they are safely released to be tracked and studied for their future protection.
Courtmacsherry is one of few refuges for this Critically Endangered species. Dr Danielle Orrell, one of Courtmac’s resident Marine Biologists, will describe how they catch and track these huge animals as well as study their “fingerprint” like spots, reproductive health and pesky parasites. Everyone is welcome to join her at the information evening over in the Courtmacsherry Hotel on Wednesday July 12th at 7pm.
Lisdoonvarna Fanore Sea Angling Club held the inaugural Terry Mulligan Memorial Cup competition on Sunday.
The venue at Ballyreen provided tough fishing conditions on the day, but some nice fish were caught.
Despite the conditions, it was a fun day and thanks were expressed to the Mulligan family for presenting the cup and generously sponsoring the prizes.
Lisdoonvarna Fanore SAC is an active sea angling based in north Clare. They hold regular competitions and outings throughout the year, with the highlight being the International Week around the August bank holiday weekend. New members are always welcome. Check them out here to get in touch.
Daithi Ryan reports from Galway on fishing for the first few days of July
The Galway fishery has had 20 salmon landed since the beginning of July. Although the salmon are slow to take, things are starting to look more promising with a greater number of fish entering the system over the last number of days.
The majority of the fish were again caught on the fly, while the prawn is still accounting for a small number of fish. The most successful fly has definitely been the Munro Killer.
On the 4th of July John Madden had a lovely grilse of 5.5lbs.
The Galway Fishery is now allowing two juvenile anglers who are both supervised by an adult to come and fish Jimmy’s Pool with the Prawn during the evening session. This will hopefully entice juvenile anglers to gain an interest in salmon fishing. See below for contact details.
To enquire about fishing or book a day, contact the fishery manager Matt Varley at [email protected] or tel. 091 562388
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