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A few salmon reported on the Munster Blackwater

By
Eileen Carroll
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Munster Blackwater at Lismore
Munster Blackwater at Lismore

Some fish finally on the move up from the tidal reaches last week. Beats between Cappoquin and Fermoy reported some nice salmon caught and released in line with the Blackwater C&R regulations.

Water levels were average for time of year, slight rise over the weekend. Water temperatures have been high so hopefully the recent rain and wind will improve conditions as it has been very warm for salmonids and for fisherfolk.

Go fishingโ€ฆ

Guided fishing, clubs, private fisheries etc

Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell:ย Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email:ย [email protected]
Mobile:ย +353 (0) 872351260ย Telephone:ย +353 (0) 5853929
Web:ย www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com

Blackwater Valley Fishery

Salmon, Sea trout and Brown trout fishing on prime fishing beats River Blackwater Co. Cork and Co. Waterford Ireland.

Email:ย [email protected]
Mobile:ย +353 (0) 87 690 5467
Web:ย facebook.com/Corkwaterfordfishery

Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages

Fortwilliam Fishery offers two miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing over five beats on the river Blackwater.
Our salmon include โ€“ Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout.
Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery,ย Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web:ย www.fortwilliamfishing.ieย Email:ย [email protected]
Tel:ย (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fisheryย control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater.

Contactย  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web:ย www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie

Careysville Fishery

Careysville Fishery offers some of the best salmon fly fishing in Ireland and includes 26 named pools. It is considered by many to be one of premier beats for salmon fishing in Ireland. Wading is excellent and among the numerous streams, pools and glides there is a great variety of fly fishing to suit both complete novice and challenge the most competent of fly casters.

Careysville, Clondulane, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Email:ย ย [email protected]ย Mobile:ย +353 (0)86 2378788
Web:ย http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/

Lismore Castle Fishery

At Lismore Castle & Golf Course Fishery, we offer nearly two miles of two inter-linked beats, theย Castle Beatย & theย Golf Course Beat.

The legendary Castle Beat consistently ranks as one of the top Salmon beats on the River Blackwater, for the number of Atlantic Salmon caught per rod. The Golf Course Beat offers about 1.5 miles of fishable water through meandering majestic countryside.ย The Golf Course beat offers a number of bewildering pools suitable for unmatched spinning and bait fishing.

For bookings contactย Joe Willoughby on Mobile no. 00353 87 8295449ย or Email:ย [email protected]

Website:ย www.lismorecastlefishery.com

Blackwater Salmon Anglers, Mallow

We provide Day Tickets for some prime Salmon fishing in Mallow Co. Cork. We have excellent fly water, shrimping worming and spinning also. We also have very competitive Day rates and we have very recently upgraded our fishing.

Tickets available from โ€œThe Bridge Houseโ€ and โ€œVincent Downes Menswearโ€ Mallow.

Facebook:ย Blackwater Salmon Anglers

Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Located on the Munster Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Situated mid river between the towns of Fermoy and Mallow. A productive left bank beat in stunning surroundings.

For bookings contact Conor Arnold: +353 87 755 4682

Facebook:ย Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Loungueville House Salmon Fishery

For details on availability and conditions of fishing for salmon and trout on the Longueville House waters please contact them at
Contactย : Longueville House Hotel, William Oโ€™Callaghan
Addressย : Mallow, Co. Cork.
Telephoneย : 00 353 22 47156
Email:ย [email protected]
Website:ย www.longuevillehouse.ie

“Matching what’s Hatching” with Dan O’Neill

By
IFI staff
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Trout from R. Nore

Dan O’Neill shares another excellent fly fishing update…

Matching what’s hatching

With a lot of rain falling over the past couple of nights, the river has risen and is continuing to rise slowly. This disturbs the riverbed, dislodging nymphs and other food items, which the trout really tune into. The past few days have seen the trout change from darker patterns to slightly brighter ones, I found. Golden olive and yellow, introduced as hot spots at the tail of the fly, seem to be working quite well.

I like using flat threads for the smaller nymphs I tie, which are usually size 22 or 24. When fishing low, shallow water, I wrap some very thin lead wire on the hook before I dress it. Generally, I use a 1.5 mm bead or a 2 mm bead.

The Nore has had some hatches, but it depends greatly on the day; nothing consistent yet. One day there would be a superb hatch and rise, while on other days it’s very sparse. Sedges are beginning to appear more often and in stronger numbers when they do show. I’ve had some fish take the dry fly more often when dry-dropping, so have begun to tie my indicator fly on a dropper tag now. It gives it a little more freedom to move naturally that way, I think.

Rod resting before a cast

My second set of tutorial videos is now being released. Delighted with the feedback so far; it seems to be helping some of the beginners.

Check out the videos on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok using the links below:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/share/1RDD9oHGmX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/troutfishingireland?igsh=dDFraDh5M3E3ZjVq&utm_source=qr

Tik-Tok – https://www.tiktok.com/@trout.fishing.ire?_r=1&_t=ZN-96LwEhHtv78

Making a video fly tying in the river

As time goes by and the weather throws up some warmer days, sedges have become more present around the river. Some of you may have witnessed the sedges diving and hitting the water’s surface. When this happens, I use a small pheasant tail on a size 20/22 hook with a 1.5 mm bead. When casting forward, stop the rod high, allowing the fly/nymph to drop into the water with a splash. The trout see this as a sedge hitting the water and will hit the fly hard. Look for groups of sedges and fish this way nearby; it can be extremely effective.

Matthew Cooper of the Kindale fly tying pro team speaks about โ€œthe simple sedgeโ€ and talks us through the pattern:

As we’re moving towards the warmer weather, I’ll be covering a brilliant dry fly pattern that can be fished in two main ways. You can simply cast it out and leave it alone, usually called a dead drift, or “skate” the sedge/caddis across the surface with small pulls. I find this simple sedge to be one of the most effective dry flies on summer evenings.

A dead-drifted sedge will certainly produce fish, but adding some movement can make all the difference. I’ll fish these close to the edges of faster water and broken water where sedges seem to gather, usually in the last hour or so of daylight. The takes on these flies can be something else. When you introduce movement into the fly, trout just can’t resist it!

Here’s the materials list for a very simple Coachman Sedge:

Hook.ย  Size 10-14 dry fly hook

Rib- Small gold wire

Body- Kindale PhD dubbing

Hackle- Coachman brown cock saddle

(Optional) small tag on the fly- Globrite number 12 coated in UV resin or varnish

Matthew’s caddis

I choose to tie these with dubbed peacock rather than real peacock, as it gives the body a much buggier look and is also a lot more durable than conventional peacock herl. I’ve left off the wing on this fly, as it can be a bit tricky for beginners, but with plenty of silicone floatant gel and regular applications of dry fly powder, it will float just fine and still produce fish. If you wanted to add a wing, I would go with deer hair, as its colour can match the sedge/caddis wing and it offers great buoyancy.

Matthew Cooper

You Tube – @matthewcooperflies

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/share/1QtPXx7L5h/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/matthew_cooper_flies?igsh=MTVqdXR2dmcwdGh5Zw==

Kindale fly fishing – https://share.google/d0TQHVQtatBFuk4gt

Go Fishing…

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Address Thomastown Kilkenny Ireland Mobile Phone: +353857652751
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East Side CAC are All Ireland Club Feeder Champions

By
Myles Kelly
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East Side CAC

The ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ got underway at Inniscarra Lake on Saturday, with EAST SIDE CAC producing a superb team performance to finish Day One on just ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

In what was a close contest, CM Lakelands Feeder Club Green and CM Lakelands Blue were hot on their heels on 8 and 9 points respectively, while ERNE Anglers finished the day on 16 points.

There were plenty of skimmers caught on the Garden Centre section, along with smaller hybrids, while competitors on Rooves Bridge found smaller fish the order of the day.

๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ
Eastside CAC โ€“ 7 points
CM Lakelands Green โ€“ 8 points
CM Lakelands Blue โ€“ 9 points
Erne Anglers โ€“ 16 points

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€
Eimantas Gostautas (Eastside CAC) โ€“ 11.940kg
Stephen Whyte (CM Lakelands Green) โ€“ 11.540kg
Piotr Horbinski (CM Lakelands Green) โ€“ 11.440kg

With just ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€, everything remained to play for on the final day as clubs battle for the title of ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ and the opportunity to represent Ireland at the FIPSed World Championship Feeder Fishing for Clubs in Italy 2027.

In the end ย EAST SIDE CAC produced another superb team performance to claim the 2026 All Ireland Feeder Club Championship with an impressive 15 points. The winning team of Donatas Petreikis, Marius Vrubliauskas, Eimantas Gostautas and Robertas Zilaitis put together two consistent days of fishing to secure the title.

๐—–๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฏ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€

  1. Eastside CAC โ€“ 15 points
  2. CM Lakelands Green โ€“ 20 points
  3. CM Lakelands Blue โ€“ 22 points
  4. Erne Anglers โ€“ 23 points

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฏ

  1. Stephen Whyte (CM Lakelands Green) โ€“ 18.010kg
  2. Eimantas Gostautas (Eastside CAC) โ€“ 17.610kg
  3. Robertas Zilaitis (Eastside CAC) โ€“ 14.380kg

World Championship Feeder Fishing for Clubs

CM Lakelands Feeder Club and ERNE Anglers qualify for a place at the FIPSed World Championship Feeder Fishing for Clubs in Italy in 2027.

Lake O’Flynn Catch and Release Competition

By
Myles Kelly
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This year Lake O’Flynn & District Anglers Association will be hosting our inaugural catch and release summer evenings fly fishing competitions.

This is a great opportunity for us to welcome all anglers new and current to take advantage of the longer summer evenings and enjoy the fantastic amenity that is Lake O’Flynn.

By holding catch and release competitions it will allow a flexible low impact format which will help to protect fish stocks, promote responsible angling, support the local environment & tourism along with social and community benefits.

Dates and times

The competitions will be held on 3 evenings in June and July with fishing from 5pm – 9pm (subject to change).

  • 1st EVENING: 20/06/2026
  • 2nd EVENING: 04/07/2026
  • 3rd EVENING: 18/07/2026

Find out more…

For further information please contact Ryan on: 085-7277913

Spinning for perch on Melvin’s shores

By
Myles Kelly
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Adam with a Perch from Lough Melvin
Adam with a Perch from Lough Melvin

Naill Butler had a couple of pike and tench reports from Lough Erne last year. Today he reports from Lough Melvin where he fished with his son Adam at the weekend…

Adam decided to go for a few casts on Lough Melvin to try a new perch lure he had gotten, while his friend Mike went off to fish a competition. Adam was not disappointed as he happened to catch a few fish that day.

Adam with a Perch from Lough Melvin
Adam with a Perch from Lough Melvin

We only managed the one picture because the camera man was busy trying to catch as many as Adam! Unfortunately his friend Mike did not do as well, but better luck next time.

Go fishing…

Lough Melvin trout fishing

Tough Dangling at Daingean for Frank Holding Memorial

By
Shane O'Reilly
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This post was compiled from angling reports shared on the Edenderry Coarse Angling Club Facebook page:

 

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fantastic turnout of 66 anglers lined the banks of the Grand Canal in Daingean for the annual Frank Holding Memorial Match. This year marked the 10th anniversary of Frankโ€™s passing, and it was great to see so many anglers come together to honour his memory.

Conditions looked promising, with good water levels, plenty of colour, and lots of fish-holding features. However, despite signs of fish activity throughout the section, the fish proved reluctant to feed, making for a challenging dayโ€™s fishing.

Catches consisted mainly of small roach, rudd, and perch, with the occasional bonus tench and skimmer. To round off the day, anglers were treated to torrential rain during the weigh-in, making the collection of results a challenge in itself!

Tough fishing aside, the event was another fitting tribute to Frank and a great gathering of anglers from across the region.

Overall results as follows:
1st Overall – Nicky Harrison – 5lb 6oz
2nd Overall – Bob Hulme – 5lb 4oz
3rd Overall – Stuart Greene – 4lb 10oz

A full report and more photos can be viewed on the Edenderry Coarse Angling Clubย Facebook Page.

 

Fishing off to a Flyer at Edenderry Festival

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The Edenderry Festival is in full swing this week as anglers from far and wide compete in what is one of Ireland’s premier canal matches. The festival format combines a 3 Day event and a 2 Day event, and things kicked off last Sunday with a preliminary competition, but it was Monday when things really got going, with the first day of the 3 Day competition. Overcast skies and a bit of a breeze made for near perfect conditions, and the fish were the icing on the cake, as they were present in good numbers and feeding well. The resukt was fantastic weights off all sections.

Full Results Below:

Section A
1. Joe Gaynor 12-04
2. Fred Lakin 11-00
3. Dave Coulburn 9-10
Section B
1. Paul Kennils 16-10
2. Garreth Smyth 7-00
3. Gavin Charnock 4-02
Section C
1. Tony Richardson 15-14
2. Tommy Fairhurst 11-14
3. Declan Oโ€™Connor 9-08
Overall
1. Gal Charnock 27-12
2. Karl Unwin 24-02

PikeSeeker recommends tench tactics

By
Myles Kelly
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Arturย PikeSeekerย reports on a recent tench fishing trip where he catches some really nice fishโ€ฆ

The end of May to the beginning of August is a good time to put away the spinning rod and grab some feeder tackle. During this period, the tench start feeding, and you can catch some truly beautiful specimens.

I love catching tench because they’re beautiful and very brave. Sometimes the fight lasts several minutes before the tench finds its way into the landing net. The feeder method works fantastically.

Here are a few tench from my recent trip to one of the lakes in Co. Cavan. Beautiful surroundings and truly beautiful fish. I recommend it to everyone!

Go fishing…

Coarse angling in Cavan

Bailieboro & Virginia Coarse Angling Centres I

Bailieboro & Virginia Coarse Angling Centres II

South Shore SAC hosting the Tommy Keogh Open on 13th June @ Kilcoole

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The guys from South Shore SAC are hosting the Tommy Keogh Open Competition at Kilcoole on Saturday 13th June. Full details on the graphic below:


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Sea Angling on the East Coast

Brendan Butler wins New Ross & District 3-Dayer

By
Shane O'Reilly
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This post was compiled from angling reports shared on the New Ross & District SAC Facebook page:

The New Ross & District SAC hosted a three day competition on the Hook Head peninsula in Wexford over the Bank Holiday weekend. Fishing marks such as Slade, Churchtown and the Hook itself, conditions were said to be tricky enough, but ‘manageable’.

Brendan Butler and James Ryan duked it out for the top prize over the three days, with James coming put on top in the end.

Full results as follows:

Day 1 Results

Zone 1 1st: Brendan Butler
2nd: Eugene Andrews
3rd: John Foley

Zone 2 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Les Arnold
3rd: Aaron Byrne

Juniors 1st: Philip Kennedy Ryan
2nd: Kai Butler

Biggest Fish: Les Arnold with a 106 cm Bull Huss

Day 2 Results

Zone 1 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Brendan Butler
3rd: Jimmy Farrell

Zone 2 1st: Aaron Byrne
2nd: Eugene Andrews
3rd: Dean Jackson

Juniors Tied: Kai Butler & Philip Kennedy Ryan

Biggest Fish: James Ryan with a 104 cm Bull Huss

Day 3 Results

Zone 1 1st: Brendan Butler
2nd: Jimmy Farrell
3rd: Mark Oโ€™Connor

Zone 2 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Peter Ondarjack
3rd: Aaron Byrne

Juniors 1st: Philip Kennedy Ryan
2nd: Kai Butler

Biggest Fish: Philip Kennedy Ryan with a 91 cm Bull Huss

๐Ÿ† Final Overall Results

๐Ÿฅ‡ 1st Place: James Ryan
๐Ÿฅˆ 2nd Place: Brendan Butler
๐Ÿฅ‰ 3rd Place: Aaron Byrne

Junior Champion

๐Ÿฅ‡ 1st Place: Philip Kennedy Ryan

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to all competitors and junior anglers for a fantastic event! ๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿ†

A full report and more photos can be viewed on the New Ross & District SACย Facebook Page.

Go Fishing…

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