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Bright sunshine and warm temperatures don’t help anglers on Conn & Cullin

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Brendan Murphy released this trout from near Cormorant Rocks on Lough Conn.

Kevin O’Bole reports from Loughs Conn & Cullin…

Angling Report week ending 31/07/22

The lakes are quiet and fishing poorly.  Most anglers heading out are not seeing any fish movement or activity for days on end.

Harry Mc Cafferty, Brackwansha and friend fished a few days with only 2 small trout to the boat, which were all released.

A party of four in two boats from Murphy’s Boat Hire had some small trout to the boat all returned, over 3 days.

Enniscrone Angler Gerry Fitzsimons had 3 trout and some good perch, all released on the Tasmanian Devil while trolling for salmon, off Castle Island and Roe Island.

Congratulations and well done to the Irish Youth Team on winning the Youth’s International on Lough Lene in Mullingar last week and to their captain, Jim Kelly from Cloghans, grandson of Padraic and Carmel Kelly, Cloghans.

Angling report week ending 07/08/22

Overall trout angling is poor on the lakes and bright sunshine accompanied by warm temperatures is not helping. Anglers are reporting a lot of weed growth in many bays and virtually no fly life on the surface. Several reports from the lake suggest the few anglers who ventured out, with some persistence and hard work and patience got results.

Local angler Peter Roche from Cloghans, fished 2 days with Gary Binley from Foxford in South Conn and had 5 fish to the boat on wet flies.  Unfortunately, none of these fish were to the measure and all were released.  On the second day in North Conn along Annagh Island shore Peter had 2 keepers to the boat on a Claret Hopper, and a few smaller fish to the boat all released as they fished into deeper water.

Dominick Mc Gowan from Foxford and John O Connell, Foxford, fished Coleman Shallows, Massbrook Point, Cormorant Rocks and Brackwansha shore and had several small fish with just one keeper.  All fish were caught on wet flies and all were released.

Brendan Murphy and a friend fished out of Cloghans Bay, and they had 7 trout at Cormorant Rocks and 2 more along Brackwansha. All the fish measured just around 11” limit and were all released.

Best flies for the week included Claret Hopper, Daddies and Dabblers.

 

Plenty of sport in Carrigaholt, but sixgills break Gary’s heart

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Under pressure!

Before the good weather, skipper Luke Aston gave some of his guests more sheltered fishing in the Shannon Estuary. Although fishing was described as slow, the crew aquitted themselves well, reeling in some lovely thornback ray to double figures

An impressive thornback ray

Another nice thornie

Luke got some downtime from fishing to get the boat lifted out and cleaned – a vital job that actually saves money, as the growth under the water line creates drag and bruns more diesel!

A day charter at the weekend were “blessed with the weather and we had good steady fishing through the day. Plenty Mackerel at the loop and indeed we would come on them at times further off. General fishing was good with a fine mix of Pollack and some Coalfish, Whiting, Codling, Haddock and a nice Ling.

We also got onto some steady Spurdog fishing but the general run was a bit smaller at 6 to 8lbs.
Pollack came aboard all day
Spurdog

Finally, a group in for a few days targeting the monster sixgill shark have had a tough time. As Luke says “Well what a beautiful day on the sea, but we had nothing to show for it but sweat!

A couple of lads have been in for 3 days at the SixGill and both have had one before so they knew what to expect. But after now show for 2 days we got a heavy fish on today. After about an hours fight the fish started to move and swam up tide a bit. Then unfortunately it seemed to get the trace round a reef and managed to get off. So all Gary had to show for a hard hour and a half was sore legs.”

Better luck next time Gary!

Under pressure!

Go fishing…

Clare Dragoon

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: [email protected] Web: www.fishandstay.com

Blue seas, blue skies and blue shark in West Cork

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IFI Staff
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Dave Edwards of West Cork Charters reports some super shark fishing aboard the Silver Dawn. Dave and crew managed to tag and release dozens of blue shark and a few small porbeagles recently under the Marine Sportfish Tagging Programme.

The Dublin Fire Brigade lads managed to catch thirteen good blues and one porbeagle during their two days of fishing.

Go fishing…

West Cork Charters operates the Silver Dawn, a 41′ Rodman 1250 with twin 430 HP Engines out of Courtmacsherry. The range of fishing found within close range of Courtmacsherry is superb, with trips producing anything between 6 and 15 different species as a norm and in excess of 20 is possible if anglers are prepared to change methods and use different baits and lures throughout their trip. As a rule mackerel, pollock, cod and ling are usually encountered but several species of wrasse along with whiting, pouting, coalfish, bull huss, conger and many more are often added to the catch.
If you do choose to head offshore to sample the superb shark fishing available within 10 miles of Courtmacsherry, there is a very strong chance of encountering blue sharks and an increasing chance of bringing a porbeagle shark to the boat.

Address: The Pier, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork.
Telephone: +353 (83) 449 1403
Email: [email protected]

Web: www.irelandseaangling.com

Good pollack fishing off west Clare for the Lady Gwen

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Sean Maguire on the Lady Gwen II has been putting guests over some nice fish lately, with some lovely pollack fishing right up to the heatwave. Although the current weather may produce slower drifts, we’re sure all aboard will be enjoying the sunshine.

Great to see smiles on anglers’ faces!

They also had a lovely encounter with a large pod of dolphins, the largest Sean says he has encountered to date. Check out the video below.

 

 

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

Perfect weather for a self-hire

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IFI Staff
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With the high air and water temperatures, and the advice for anglers to avoid fishing in freshwater, this weekend could provide and opportunity for anglers to try something different in the saltwater – which is less affected by the hot weather.

Courtmacsherry Angling have self hire boats available for anglers to try some of the great fishing that is available for bass, sea-trout, mullet, flounder and gilthead bream in the estuary, and dogfish, conger, ray, dab, skate, pollack, coalfish, cod, ling and mackerel further into the bay.

Self-Drive Rates:

  • €130/boat/day (maximum 4 people)
  • €85/Boat/half day (when available)

Petrol included

Contact them via their Facebook page or on 0868250905

Self-hire in Courtmac

 

Erriff Fishery July Report – great fishing when the rains came

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Donavin Brinkow was in touch with the latest update for the month of July, which produced some good fishing on the Erriff.

1 July. Sergio Brenton Diez kickstarted July when he landed a 2.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Cascade.

2 July. James O’Neill landed a 5 lbs salmon in the Pot Holes on Beat 3, Sergio Brenton Diez landed a 4lbs salmon in the Sea Pool on a green butt Cascade and a 6lbs salmon in the Garden Pool on the same fly on Beat 9. Noel Clancy landed  a 4lbs salmon in the Garden Pool on Beat 9 and Conor O’Leary landed a 3.25lbs salmon in the Sea Pool and a 2.5lbs salmon in the Falls Pool.

3 July. Eric Heneghan  landed 3lbs and 5 lbs salmon in the Garden Pool on Beat 9.

4 July. Kevin Mitchell landed 3 salmon to 4lbs on Beat 9 using a McCormick Shrimp. Paddy Gargan landed a 7lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Sunray. Martin Witort landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 6 using a Stoats Tail and Valerie Morris landed a 6lbs salmon in the Sea Pool.

One of Kevin Mitchell’s fish

5 July. Gerard.Garnier landed a 3.5lbs salmon in the Sea Pool using a froggy Cascade.

6 July. Roy Sanderson landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 3 using a Cascade.

8 July. Eugene McCarthy landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Collie Dog.

9 July. John Foley landed a 14 lbs salmon in the Broken Bridge Pool on Beat 5. Alastair Purdy landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9.

11 July. Gerry Merrick landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Collie Dog.

12 July. Gareth Byrne landed a 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 – Falls Pool using a Collie Dog. Rosemary O’Connell landed a 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Cascade.

14 July. Jake Delany landed a 4.5lbs and a 7.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Sunray Shadow.

15 July. Niall Lynch landed a 3.5lbs and a 3lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Black Pennell. Alastair Purdy landed a 2lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Sunray Shadow. Tom McManus landed a 6lbs salmon in the Falls Pool using a lemon and grey on Beat 9.

19 July. Paddy Donegan landed  a 4lbs salmon in the Falls Pool on Beat 9 using a green butt Cascade. Donal  Chambers landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9.

20 July. Paddy Donegan landed another 4lbs salmon in the Garden Pool and a 3lbs salmon in the Bridge Pool using a Posh Tosh. John Phelan landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9. Albert Caffrey landed salmon of 2.5lbs and 6.25lbs in the Falls Pool on a Collie Dog.

21 July. John Pelan landed 2 sea trout around  1lb and two 4lbs salmon  on Beat 9. Donal Chambers landed a 3.5lbs salmon in the Falls Pool using a Cascade. Paddy Donegan  landed  5 sea trout around 0.75lbs and a 3.5lbs salmon in the Sea Pool using a small Sunray tube.

24 July. Niall Lynch had a bumper day – he landed a 2lbs sea trout and a 9lbs and two 3.5lbs salmon in the Falls Pool using a Sunray, then on Beat 6 he landed two 0.5lbs sea trout and one salmon for 8lbs in Doyles Pool, and another 4.5lbs salmon in the Colonels Run. Matthew Brinklow aged 11 years old landed his first ever salmon on Beat 9 weighing 11lbs caught on a green butt Cascade and followed by a 5 lbs salmon. Conor O’Leary landed a 4lbs salmon in the Middle Garden Pool on a Cascade.

Young Matthew Brinklow with his first salmon – a fine fish of 11lbs.

25 July

Paddy Gargan landed 3 salmon to 4lbs on Beat 9 using a Sunray, and Kevin Mitchell landed 5 salmon on Beat 9 the biggest weighing 4.5 lbs, also on a Sunray. E.Warner landed a 5lbs salmon in Glenanane Stones Pool on Beat 7. James O’Neill landed a 5lbs salmon in the Garden Pool on Beat 9 using a Sunray. Mark Helmore landed a 7lbs and a 4lbs salmon on Beat 5 using a Stoats Tail and landed 2 sea trout on Beat 6.

26 July. Valerie Morris Kavanagh landed her first Erriff salmon on Beat 9 weighing 4lbs using an Erriff fire dog.

Well done Valerie! A first Erriff salmon – a nice ranched fish off Beat 9

28 July. Gerry Merick landed  a 9lbs salmon in the Falls Pool and John Phelan landed an 8lbs salmon in the same pool.

29 July. John Phelan landed a 10lbs salmon in the Falls Pool, where Colm Murphy also landed a 5lbs salmon using a Sunray.

30 July. Alastair Purdy landed a 9.5lbs salmon in the Falls Pool on Beat 9 using a Green Highlander. Niall Lynch landed a 7lbs and a 4.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 and a 6.5lbs salmon on Beat 6 using a Sunray.

Niall Lynch with one of his fish. Keep ’em wet and watch ’em go back!

31 July. Steven Jones landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 9 and Peter Coyne landed a 6lbs salmon in the Falls Pool on a Collie Dog.

 

Go Fishing

The Erriff System is comprised of the Erriff River and the two small loughs of Tawnyard and Derrintin. The River Erriff is one of the premier salmon fishing rivers in Ireland. A spate river, it is characterised by lively streams and deep fish-holding pools. It has 8 miles of prime angling water, divided into 9 beats. Beats are un-crowded with only two rods on most and a maximum of 3 sometimes. Angling is rotated on a daily basis.

Telephone: (095) 42382

Email: [email protected]

Good water on Laune last week but no salmon reported yet

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Flesk River in Killarney, Ireland
Flesk River in Killarney, Ireland

The river and lakes were in flood throughout the week, which made for good fishing conditions as levels dropped over the weekend.

No reports yet on catches in the Laune or the lakes. Anglers were fly fishing for trout in Killarney lakes, and salmon anglers increased over the weekend.

Go Fishing…

Rivers Laune and Killarney Lakes system

 

Low water, high temps sees some Blackwater beats closed.

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Munster Blackwater at Lismore
Munster Blackwater at Lismore

Salmon angling along the Munster Blackwater for the week has been reported as very poor, this despite a slight rise in water levels during the early part of the week. Some very small grilse 1lb – 3.5lbs are also being reported, but no great stock of salmon except for those in the upper estuary at Cappoquin. Trout anglers were scarce during the week & no reports of catches.

With the high water temperatures, some beats have closed for the next few days, and are monitoring water temperatures before making a decision on reopening. High temperatures reduce the oxygen available to fish, making survival post-release less likely. Anglers practising catch-and-release are asked not to fish where possible, bearing in mind the welfare of the fish as a priority.

Go Fishing

This large and broad river has a lot of fine salmon fishing spread among many private and club fisheries. They are all easily accessible and most welcome visiting anglers. Spring run improving in recent years. The best grilse fishing is towards the end of the season. For more information see:

Cork Blackwater

Guided fishing, clubs, private fisheries etc

 

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 – 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, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: [email protected]
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater. The Ballyduff Bridge beat is almost a mile long offering a huge variety of water and is particularly suited to fly fishing. Upstream near the village of Ballyhooley (a few miles outside the town of Fermoy, Cork) we have two beats. The Ballincurrig Beat is one of the most beautiful locations along the river and has an excellent piece of fly water flowing into a deep pool. Just downstream on the opposite bank we have a short but productive beat, called Magners. This beat fishes also well in high water.

Contact  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: 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:  [email protected] Mobile: +353 (0)86 2378788
Web: http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/

Lismore Castle Fishery

At Lismore Castle & Golf Course Fishery, we offer nearly two miles of two inter-linked beats, the Castle Beat & the 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. The Golf Course beat offers a number of bewildering pools suitable for unmatched spinning and bait fishing.

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

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com

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: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929
Web: 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.

Mobile: 087 690 5467
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Corkwaterfordfishery/

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 “The Bridge House” and “Vincent Downes Menswear” Mallow.

Facebook: 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: 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
Contact : Longueville House Hotel, William O’Callaghan
Address : Mallow, Co. Cork.
Telephone : 00 353 22 47156
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.longuevillehouse.ie

Unusual catch for east coast angler

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Striped Red Mullet

Brendan Delaney emailed us with a report of an unusual capture from an east coast venue.

Brendan went to Wicklow to fish for grey mullet on the Vartry, but had no joy because, despite there being plenty of fish around, they just weren’t interested. Not wanting to waste his bait, Brendan went down to the pier to use it up. After baiting up with ragworm and casting out some forty yards from the pier wall, there was a knock on the rod tip and Brendan tightened into a fish and reeled in.

To his surprise, he pulled up a not-often-seen striped red mullet! He took a quick photo and released the fish, which dived straight into the weed on the pier supports.

Striped Red Mullet

A warm-water fish, the striped red mullet, also know as a goatfish, is most common along the northern coast of Africa, throughout the Mediterranean and up around the coasts of Spain, Portugal and France. They are also usually found in lesser numbers around the south and west of Britain and Ireland.

If you have caught any unusual species in Irish coastal waters, please let us know at [email protected].

Anglers asked to voluntarily stop using ‘keep nets’ during heatwave conditions

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Sarah Bohan
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Low water levels on Owendoher River in Dublin
Low water levels on the Owendoher River in Dublin

[Clip showing low water levels on the Owendoher River in Dublin, as it meets the River Dodder. Filmed by Inland Fisheries Ireland on 06.08.22] 

‘High risk’ of fish kills across Ireland as water temperatures expected to rise this week

  • Warning comes as fish population may be under ‘thermal stress’ because air and water temperatures are soaring, but water levels are dipping.
  • Anglers asked to voluntarily stop using ‘keep nets’ during heatwave conditions
  • Appeal to public and angling community to report sightings of fish under thermal stress

With Met Éireann forecasting a heat wave for large parts of the country, combined with lower-than-average rainfall, unfortunately this means that there is a high risk of fish kills due to thermal stress and reduced oxygen levels in lakes and rivers.

Also known as deoxygenation, reduced oxygen levels in a river or lake make it very difficult for fish to breathe and survive.

Water levels in many rivers are low and approaching drought conditions, therefore, Inland Fisheries Ireland is appealing to anglers, the farming community and the general public to report any sightings of fish under thermal stress, which may be caused by the extreme heat combined with low water levels and other pressures.

Anglers are also being asked to voluntarily stop using ‘keep nets’ while high temperature warnings from Met Éireann are in place, as these nets may cause unintentional distress to fish. In addition, anglers that practice ‘catch and release’ fishing are asked not to fish during the heat wave where possible, as this may put undue pressure on fish populations.

Dr Gregory Forde, Head of Operations at Inland Fisheries Ireland explains: “Unfortunately, low water levels and high water temperatures can lead to fish kills, especially as there is less oxygen in the water to allow fish to breathe.  Once the water temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius, fish species such as salmon and trout suffer ‘thermal stress’. During the current heat wave, air and water temperatures are approaching dangerous levels and fish kills may be unavoidable. In some instances, moving fish in and out of the water may also prove too stressful.  That’s why we’re asking anglers practicing catch and release fishing to consider taking a break from fishing while high temperature warnings are in place. We’re also asking anglers to voluntarily stop using ‘keep nets’, until conditions become more favourable.”

In July, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Office of Public Works’ data buoy* recorded a surface water temperature of 21.84 degrees Celsius at Lough Sheelin in County Cavan, coinciding with the hottest air temperature that month of 30.75 degrees Celsius. Inland Fisheries Ireland notes that significant thermal stress can occur in brown trout and other cold water fish species at temperatures at or above 20 degrees Celsius.

Forde said: “Inland Fisheries Ireland staff are continuously monitoring water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, for any signs of fish suffering thermal stress in shallow water or drying out rivers and streams. We’re encouraging the public to report any sightings of fish suffering thermal stress to our 24-hour confidential hotline on 0818 34 74 24 so we can respond as quickly as possible to help rescue or relocate these fish.”

“It is also a good time to remind all those using pesticides that these should be used only as a last resort, always in accordance with product instructions and always respecting statutory ‘no use’ zones, being mindful at all times of proximity to water bodies such as ditches, streams, ponds, rivers, lakes and springs. Even a very small amount of pesticide can be highly toxic to the aquatic environment,” he added.

To report sightings of fish suffering from thermal stress or fish kill incidents, members of the public are encouraged to call Inland Fisheries Ireland’s confidential 24-hour hotline number on 0818 34 74 24, which is open seven days a week.

 

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