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Corrane provides great species fishing from the shore

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One of the most prolific shore anglers we know is Joe Chambers, a member of Corrane SAC in southwest Co. Mayo. Joe and other club members have been enjoying some great fishing lately, with rock and beach fishing both producing plenty of species.

 

“As the water temperature in the bay reaches over 10°c the baitballs of sandeels and sprat have returned to our shores. Evident by the constant bird activity of Gannets, Terns and gulls as they dive through the water. And with the small fish, come the big fish.

Over the past few weeks Eoin has been out on the beaches hitting some nice Sea Trout, Coalies and Flounder on fish baits.
Sea trout
Turbot
A pier session resulted in plenty of dogs and rockling for the lads.
The ever reliable dogfish
Rockling
On the rocks with an array of lures come the pollack to a nice average size of over 50cm for Joe while Dabs and flounder hoover baits on the bottom.
A beautiful chunky wrasse for Joe
Dab and flounder
Conger eel
Pauric and Fiacra had a beach session that resulted in doubles and trebles of small turbot and flounder with even a Dab making an appearance in the shallow surf.”
A nice dab

The Corrane crew are really proving that shore fishing in Ireland can produce a fantastic variety of species and provide tremendous sport. It certainly makes me want to get out there and wet a line!

 

Go Fishing

Corrane SAC is a very active club based in south/west Mayo, with competitions and regular outings to many Mayo beaches and rock marks. Like most clubs, they welcome new members and novice anglers. Check them out on their Facebook page here.

Mackerel and pollack provide good sport, and dinner in Galway

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IFI Staff
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Two nice coalfish on a fine day

Skipper Julian Dosso  of the Leaca Rua out of Rossaveal reports that mackerel have been plentiful lately, which is great to see at this early stage of the season. Mackerel make great bait for other species, as well as great eating in their own right. Julian even posted a short video showing that mackerel can be good sport too especially for young anglers. Indeed, that’s how many of us started our angling journey on summer evenings in days of yore!

Pollack, coalfish and ling have been providing good sport also.

Two nice coalfish on a fine day

A day afloat on a charter boat can also improve your diet, as it’s always an option to take home a portion of your catch for home cooking. Fish can be filleted as soon as they are caught, resulting in excellent quality fillets.

Filleting the catch. Plenty of Omega 3 for the next week!

 

Go Fishing

Leaca Rua

To book a fishing trip with Julian, give him a call on 086 323 4638, email [email protected] or check out the website at www.galwayfishing.ie

Deep sea fishing trip in Galway Bay from Rossaveel. Fish for species such as shark, pollack, ling, ray, mackerel and much more…

Licensed for up to 12 persons. Smaller groups welcomed and individuals also catered for.

For day trips, boat departs Rossaveel around 9am and returns around 5.30pm.

For evening charter, boat departs at 6.30pm and returns approx at 9.30pm.

Telephone: +353 (0)86 323 4638

Email:[email protected]

Web: www.galwayfishing.ie/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/GalwayFishingIreland 

Salmon and sea trout and brownies to 4lb reported from a busy Lough Currane

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IFI Staff
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Lough Currane

Vincent Appleby reports from a busy Lough Currane…

28/4/2023 There were 10 boats out manipulating their skills. Unfortunately the Wild Atlantic Salmon had the upper hand in both the fly and trolling department but the same couldn’t be said in the Brown Trout department with a nice few Brownies caught on the troll, Mr. Mark Knowles caught one in the 2 ½ lb class. Wind SW and veered SSW light and followed reasonable cloud cover.

29/4/20 There were a good few boats out today, 14 to be precise. Now we head for the Bungalow and the hired-out boat department at www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com, Mr. Michael McCormack from Wexford caught a fine 8 lbs. salmon on the troll. Staying at the Bungalow, Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com fishing with his clients caught and released a cracker of a Brown Trout in the 4 lbs class and finished off with a fine Sea Trout in the 2 lbs class which was also sportingly put back. Wind South light followed by reasonable cloud cover.

30/4/2023 Local Gillie Mr. Frank Donnelly and at www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 8 lbs. salmon on the troll.Now we head for the North shore and the Bungalow and the hired out boat department of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com Currane Wexford angler Mr. Michael McCormack was in good form again today, while trolling he caught a cracker of an 11lbs. Salmon.  Wind W light with reasonable cloud cover.

1/5/2023 All quiet on the SW front except for a few Brown Trout C&R. On the weather front fairly bright for most of the day. Wind WNW veered WSW light.

2/5/2023 All quiet today after the Bank Holiday weekend. Wind SSE light and variable and overcast.

3/5/2023 Straight to the trolling department, Currane US anglers Mr. Gary O’Hagan and his good friend Chuck caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon, while fishing with their gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com Wind SE and veered SW and overcast.

Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 207 4882
E-mail:[email protected]
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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Trout in Strange Places

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IFI Staff
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tout in strange places

East Wicklow Rivers Trust Invites you to hear…

Ken Whelan

Trout in Strange Places

– Date – 12th may 2023.
– Time – 19.00 for 19.30
– Venue – Ashford Heritage Centre.

All welcome, email [email protected] for attendance.

In this talk, Ken Whelan will bring you on a unique journey of discovery across the globe to some truly exotic locations. Brown trout are considered one of the hardiest and the most invasive of our freshwater fish species. They have been transported to a wide range of extraordinary locations and in this talk Ken will describe a wide variety of regions where brown trout have not alone survived but thrived!

Possessing the ability to colonise both new freshwater environments and marine habitats, trout are now widely distributed across the northern and southern hemispheres!

tout in strange places

Some lovely fish on the reefs in Galway Bay

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IFI Staff
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Ding-a-ling!

John Fleming, skipper of the Brazen Hussy II out of Rossaveal, reports on some good reef fishing in Galway Bay over the last weekend.

We had Howth Sea Angling Club over the last few says and they were joined today with Joe and son Luke from Galway, along with 2 German anglers.
Fishing yesterday was tough. A few ballan and cuckoo wrasse, 1 lovely red gurnard and plenty of pollack. We hit the sand in the afternoon with very little success.
So today we stuck to the reefs and they did not disappoint. All the crew had plenty of big pollack, best to Seirt Shultz, along with some better wrasse today too. Good sign of bigger coalies too. Much better day all round today. Fishing was very steady, we had a couple of nice ling and pouting as well.
A fine ballan wrasse
A well-fed pollack
Stunning colours on this male cuckoo wrasse
Another fine pollack
Ding-a-ling!
Double wrasse

 

Go Fishing

Brazen Hussy II

To book fishing with John aboard the Brazen Hussy II, give him a call on 087 7571320

A regular day is between 9am- 6pm from either Rossaveal, Spiddal or Galway depending on species being sought after. Fishing on the inshore reefs for pollock, cod, ling, wrasse, conger eel and mackerel can be reached in 10 minutes from departure, while our offshore reef marks are within 45 minutes of departure. Our ground fishing for tope, spurdog, ray, bullhuss, turbot, plaice and the giant common skate can all be reached within the hour which ensures the most amount of time is spent fishing.
The shark season usually starts at the end of June and runs into late October, this is the ultimate angling adrenaline rush with these hard fighting blue and porbeagle sharks all being tagged and released safely.
Package deals available

Address: Baile an tSagairt, Spiddal, Co. Galway.

Telephone: +353 (0)87 7571320

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueSharkAngling

Irish Spring Angling Fair a huge hit with young anglers

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IFI Staff
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Anthony with his huge trout that was landed by Glenda Powell

Dan O’Neill, angling guide and casting instructor at South East Casting, reports on his time at the Irish Spring Angling Fair…

Blessed with sunshine and being able to have a sneak peak into the future of Irish angling made for a superb weekend. I am fortunate enough to be a part of APGAI Ireland and even more so that they asked me to help the kids attending the Spring Fair air to catch their first trout in the kid’s zone. Watching the kids line up with flies they tied with Mr. Arthur Greenwood and Mr. Joe Stitt was just magical. Some flies with very interesting names came my way and earned a nice rainbow trout in the lake at Ardaire. The guys across from me that were assisting with the bait and lure fishing also took me on a little trip down memory lane, watching them cast and teach just as my dad did with me many years ago. There was a constant flow of young enthusiasts which really took me back, it reminded me of myself at that age tying flies and going to the Gowran river to see if I could tempt a trout.

teaching a young angler to cast

Every young angler that came to me had a little story to tell and as their fly was tied to the tippet the look on their face was just inspirational and truly showed that angling has a solid future with young anglers like this. It would be unfair and untrue if I said that one or two of these young anglers made an impression on me because in fact every single one of them left an impression on me and one that brought me back to my childhood where my angling adventure began. I have no doubt in some years from now that they will be around a lake doing as I am doing and maybe even writing about it to.

I was very impressed how quick the kids picked up the casting. Listening to every word we said and carrying it out with ease. I must mention I was far from on my own here. I was a part of a very professional team of guys (Ray Mceeman, Peter Wadding, Mick Crowley) who were also very impressed with the calibre of young anglers we were lucky enough to meet.

happy young anglers

A very important task it was to put the future young anglers on the right path. There are some anglers however that are already on the path (myself included) that sometimes need a little guidance or advice as to how they are getting on or perhaps they are at a crossroads with their chosen discipline needing a little direction. Looking around at some of the world’s top anglers they never stopped greeting people, talking to them, giving advice and just making themselves so approachable,. Angling bringing everyone together making it a very large group of friends advising and assisting to make the angling journey clearer for people. All the people in the marquee and grounds were so helpful and took the time for every person that came to them ensuring that the advice given was solid.

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Anthony with his huge trout that was landed by Glenda Powell

Of course I couldn’t go to an angling fair without my apprentice. Anthony jumped out of bed Saturday morning to head with me to the fair. Once we got there it was straight to the lake for him and started casting which didn’t stop for him until 7pm that evening. Having people come up to me to compliment his persistence was a credit to him. He landed some nice trout and didn’t stop until he hit a double figure fish using his new favourite pattern the APTS bloodworm. The weekend was very beneficial as he got some great tips to improve his skills from world class anglers and fly tiers (Just don’t listen to Dad).

A great weekend and a very big thank you to Ned (Ardaire Springs) and APGAI Ireland for the opportunity to fish with such a promising group of young anglers who I have no doubt I will see again.

Go fishing…

Trout Fishing Ireland

Address Thomastown Kilkenny Ireland Mobile Phone: +353857652751 Website: Trout Fishing Ireland
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Ardaire Springs Angling Centre

Address Ardera Mooncoin Kilkenny Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 812 8937 Website: www.ardairesprings.com
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Limerick County Pike Anglers draw first half of the season to a close

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IFI Staff
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The Limerick County Pike Angling Association held their seventh competition of the season last weekend, and it drew the first half of their competition season to a close, with anglers now taking a well-earned rest until September.

12 anglers turned out on the day, and the early fishing was slow until the pike decided to switch on around 11, and then suddenly, fish were being landed left, right and centre… It didn’t seem to matter what method was being used as bottom, float, lure and sink & draw all produced fish.

They ended the day on 38 fish which was a respectable haul for 12 anglers.

Connaught Match Group – 3 day May Festival Results

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IFI Staff
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Shane Dunne reports on this year’s May festival
This year’s festival was once again hosted on the River Suck at Donamon and Emlagh. Anglers from all across Ireland and a few travelling across from the UK gathered at Castlecoote Lodge on the first morning for the draw.
Day 1 results. 
1st Michael O’Connor (Kildare) 8.900kg
2nd Rory Dunne (Roscommon) 7.875kg
3rd Dara Finnegan (Castlerea) 5.125kg
Day 2 results. 
1st Niall Mc Kitterick(Cavan) 7.025kg
2nd Gary Mckay(Galway) 6.500kg
3rd Dara Finnegan 4.700kg
Day 3 results 
1st Rory Dunne 5.600kg
2nd Jamie Murray (Drogheda) 4.775kg
3rd Ian Kelsey (clare) 4.100kg
Overall top 5 after 3 days was 
1st Rory Dunne 17.700kg
2nd Michael O’Connor 14.550kg
3rd Dara Finnegan 13.250kg
4th Niall Mc Kitterick 12.775kg
5th Ronnie Goldwater(Leeds) 11.425kg
The club would like to thank all who travelled from far and wide to fish the festival once again. High water levels and cold weather in recent weeks made the fishing a bit more difficult but everyone had a good weekend.
Thanks to IFI for their continued work in the River Suck area, as without their help, competitions would not be possible.
And lastly, thanks to the Leyden family in Castlecoote Lodge for their continued support in hosting this event. Their support is appreciated by everyone fishing these events.
Shane Dunne
Connaught Match Group

Plenty of species, and basking sharks around the Lady Gwen in Clare

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IFI Staff
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Sean Maguire, skipper of the Lady Gwen out of Kilbaha, reports on good fishing for guests over the weekend. They enjoyed pretty nice weather on both days, if a little choppy on Saturday. Species caught included pollack, coalfish, cod, gurnard and ling among others. And to cap the experience, they had basking sharks around the boat all weekend putting on a show!

Cod

 

Pollack

 

Nice coalfish

 

 

A fine gurnard

 

A very decent pollack

 

Nice ling

 

Ballan wrasse

 

Cue the Jaws music! But despite their huge size, basking sharks are harmless plankton feeders and a wonderful sight to see.

Go Fishing

Lady Gwen II

Fishing Adventures on Séan Maguire’s Lady Gwen II, a Lochin 33  M265Ti Perkins charterboat which operates 15 miles from Kilbaha, Carrigaholt, and Kilrush.

Whether you want to go to the Atlantic Ocean for a large selection of species, including different types of shark, or fish the estuary for ray conger tope etc, Fishing Adventures will cater for whatever fishing you desire.
Telephone: +353 (0) 877508758 or +353 (0) 894431182
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishingadventures.ie

Fine bass at Fanore club competition gives Harty the win

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IFI Staff
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Lisdoonvarna Fanore Sea Angling Club held a bass competition recently on the stunning Fanore beach in north Clare. Facing the Aran Islands and with a backdrop of the Burren hills, this is one of the most beautiful beaches on the west coast – in our opinion! Known for it’s good waves for surfing, it also produces good flatfish and bass fishing when conditions are right.

There were some nice flatfish – flounder and turbot – caught by most anglers on the day.

Flounder
Another flounder

 

One of the better flats

 

A beautifully marked turbot – perfect camouflage against the sandy bottom

It was Colin Harty who landed the best bass on the day, and what a fish it was! A beautiful and very well-fed fish of 70cm, and we’re sure it put up a good fight! The fish weighed 8.8lbs and was safely released after the photo below.

Colin with his 70cm bass

 

This one certainly wintered well!

Colin took the top prize on the day, with club secretary James Linnane in second, and Jarek Ferenc third.

First juvenile angler was Ruben Fennessey, in second was Riann McDermott and Cathal O’Leary was third. Well done to all!

Colin receiving the Bass competition trophy from James

 

Go Fishing

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.

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