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Bright sunshine makes fishing difficult on Conn & Cullin

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Boats departing Gortnorabbey harbour on Saturday 4th June. (Drone footage courtesy of Aoife Walsh, Cloghans)

Kevin O’Boyle reports from Loughs Conn & Cullin…

There were favourable conditions on the lakes for most of the week until the weekend when some bright and warm sunshine made the fishing more difficult. Overall the lakes are not fishing well, with little or no fly life hatching. Shallow bays are still fishing better than deeper water.  Best flies over the week included, dry Mayfly patterns, Mayfly nymphs, dry Olives, Bumbles, Dabblers,Wolffs and Olive emergers.

A few parties fished out of Murphy’s Boat Hire in Massbrook over the week with some reasonable trout fishing. While most anglers encountered a lot of small and undersized fish, still a few keepable fish were reported caught.

A party of 4 anglers from Kildare fished Lough Conn over the June Bank Holiday weekend going out from Murphy’sBoat Hire and despite tough conditions they managed to catch a number of trout including a nice 16 inch fish for group member Dermot Preston. Dermot’s trout took a wet mayfly attractor.

Dermot Preston with a nice Lough Conn brownie

A group of 6 anglers from Wicklow,  averaged 3 keepable trout each over 3 days,on Lough Conn.  All these fish were released.

Bob Alias and 5 friends from Manchester had some good fishing at Coleman Shallows and averaged 3 trout each, best fish was 1.5 lbs, all caught on Mayfly patterns.

Jim Martin and Gary Piggott from Belfast, along with Dave Norton and Dave Cawley from Dublin reported a lot of small fish to the boat. All fish were released including some trout for around 1.25 lbs.

In North Conn, Stephen Byrne and Andrew Black from Dublin had some good fishing along the islands near Castle Island, with a good few fish to the boat, best weighing 1.5 lbs.

Lough Conn and Cullin Anglers held their annual Whit Weekend trout fly fishing competition for the Tolan Traynor Cup.  92 anglers fished over 2 sunny days. 14 trout were weighed in the first day and 13 trout for the second day. A 13 inch limit was applied.  Mr. Padraig Traynor was the overall winner with 2 trout caught in Kents Pool, on a Mayfly Emerger for just over 3.5 lbs. Padraig won a Sheelin Boat for his efforts.  Second place went to John O’ Neill with 2 fish and third place was claimed by Micheal O’ Toole with 2 fish. There were numerous other prize winners.

Padraig Traynor with a trout just over 2.5 lbs, caught on a Mayfly Emerger in Kents Pool, helping him to win the boat and heaviest fish prize in the Lough Conn and Cullin Anglers Whit Weekend Competition

Elsewhere, Simon Leonard from Ballina, had 2 nice trout, fishing along Kents Pool and Inishlea Point.

A party of Polish anglers had a few trout and some perch while fishing Tolans Bay and Longford Bay on dry Olives one evening.

Regulars Peter Roche and Gary Binley reported some fish caught in Cloghans Bay and outside mostly caught on Green Wulffs. The best fish to the boat weighed 1.5 lbs and all fish were released.

Reports from Lough Conn say that 10 salmon (grilse) were caught, 7 trolling spoons and 3 on the fly, 2 of these released.

Courtmacsherry charter boat anglers enjoy good catches

By
Myles Kelly
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A skate is tagged and ready for release

Mark Gannon from Courtmacsherry Angling reports that there was good charter fishing last week while the winds allowed.

His anglers had plenty of spurdogs to specimen size, good sized pollack, cod, coalfish and common skate.

Go Fishing

Lady Louise

Aquastar 38′. 370 HP Caterpillar
Skipper: Mark Gannon
Licence: 818
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry

Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.

Address: Woodpoint Guest House, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork.
Telephone: +353 (0)23 8846427 or +353 (0)86 8250905
Email: csal@iol.ie Web: www.courtmacsherryangling.ie

Good pike and coarse fishing for Church View guests at Belturbet

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Myles Kelly
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Greg from France with a nice pike

Maura Hughes of Church View Guest House in Belturbet tells us there were some good catches of tench over the last week. On one day Lee from the UK had over 100lbs of tench all caught and released.

And it’s not just the coarse fish that are biting. French anglers have had some really big pike too.

Church View Guest House

It’s a great time to book your stay at Church View Guest House in Belturbet.

Pre booking for fishing Guide is essential as he’s extremely busy

  • Boats hire available
  •  Local bait farm
  • Rods and Reels for purchase or  hire locally.
  • Fishing equipment storage tackle shed & walk in cold room
  • Bait available 7 days a week must be pre booked.
  • Fishing tackle shop local with lures and dead bait available.
  • Flexible any day arrival
  • Airport Transfer can be organised if necessary

Contact Maura Hughes +353499522358

Email:  info@churchviewguesthouse.com

Father and Son team win NCFFI Commercial Pairs Championships

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Myles Kelly
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John and Adrain Browne

Well known Father and Son combination, Adrian Browne and Youth International, John Browne recently won the NCFFI Commercial Pairs Championships fished at Oaklands.

Congratulations to all the winners who received trophies and tackle prizes from Garbolino UK and Gown & Bradshaw.

The awesome Oaklands lake is a unique fishery accessible to all and hosting many events and novice angling days.

Upcoming events

South East Classic

3 venues

The New South East Classic is fast approaching (June 25th, 26th, 27th). 3 different fishing venues, many different fishing methods.

  • St Mullins ( Tidal River)
  • Ballyshunnock ( Natural Reservoir)
  • Oakland’s ( Commercial Fishery )

Places still available if anyone is interested; € 90 enter per angler.

Cash & tackle prizes.

Sponsored by Browning and Wexford County Council.

For further details contact
Michael 0871206160
Adrian 0877811042.

NCFFI METHOD FEEDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEXT UP is the NCFFI METHOD FEEDER CHAMPIONSHIPS on 28th of August. Due to its popularity, it will now be necessary to qualify for a place, and is now served by two qualifiers to be held on Gaulmoylestown  on 25th June and Oaklands on 16th July.

TICKETS ON SALE

Saturday 11th June 7am,

Non Members Sunday 12th June 7am

To book visit https://www.ncffi.ie/method-feeder-championship/

Join the Club

Oakland’s Coarse Angling Club is open to new members. The club based in Co. Wexford welcomes senior, ladies and junior members to league and open matches throughout the year fished on a variety of venues.

The club is centred around it’s own water, the magnificent Oaklands lake at New Ross; the 4.5 acre lake stocked with carp, tench, bream and rudd has great facilities including 60 stands which are all wheelchair friendly. This superb facility plays and important role in the introduction to angling for newcomers. Popular events include the NCFFI All-Ireland Commercial Pairs and the Dunbrody Festival.

Recently announced is the Oaklands Sensas Summer League offering fabulous cash

Low water levels persist on the Moy but almost 200 salmon reported for the system

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IFI
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Cian O’Boyle about to release a salmon (approx. 8 lbs) on the Ridge Pool

Kevin O’Boyle reports from the River Moy…

River Moy Angling Report w/e 05/06/2022

190 salmon were reported caught for the week in the Moy catchment of which 180 were caught on the River Moy itself.  Water levels recorded at Ballylahan Bridge were 0.336m on the Monday morning and after some showers during the week, rose to 0.375m and levelled back again during the week to 0.304m by Sunday night.  Water temperatures ranged from 10.2˚Celsius to 10.5 ˚Celsius throughout the system.

The Moy Fishery recorded 18 salmon caught for the week of which 14 were caught in the Ridge Pool, 3 in the Cathedral Beat and 1 in the Weir Pool.

Cian O’Boyle about to release his second salmon caught on the Ridge Pool on 2nd June

Ballina Salmon Anglers reported 16 salmon, averaging 3-4 lbs, caught on worms.

Mount Falcon Fishery recorded 2 fish from its waters.

Coolcronan Fishery had 2 salmon, 1 caught spinning and 1 caught on the worm.

Armstrong’s Fishery reported 9 grilse caught, 7 on the prawn and 2 on the worm.

Gannon’s Fishery reported 2 salmon, 1 for 10 lbs on the worm and 1 for 16.5 lbs on the shrimp.

The Foxford Fishery reported 38 salmon for the week, the best fish weighing 13.5 lbs, caught by Paul O’ Malley from Navan, on bubble and fly.

Foxford Salmon Anglers reported 37 salmon caught for the week, the best weighing 14 lbs caught on a spoon.

At least 6 salmon were reported caught in Foxford town water. Michael Tiernan had a fish for 4 lbs on a fly.

Cloongee Fishery reported 9 salmon caught, 1 released. Most fish were caught spinning and on bubble and fly.

East Mayo Anglers recorded 35 salmon for the week, with 9 of these released. Lothar Deeg from Germany had two fish for 15 lbs and 12.5 lbs, both caught on the fly.

A reminder that permits are now available online for the Cloongee Fishery & Ballyvary Fishery.  They can be purchased at the addresses below:

Ballyvary Fishery

https://permits.fishinginireland.info/product-category/mayo/ballyvary/

Cloongee Fishery

https://permits.fishinginireland.info/product-category/mayo/cloongee-fishery/

Weather and rises dictate trout fishing on the Nore

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Myles Kelly
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Dan O’Neill, fishery manager at Mount Juliet, reports from the River Nore…

With a promised few days of sunshine, I was hoping to bring clients dry fly fishing around evening time last weekend

The weather in the area was slightly inaccurate so I spent most of my time on the river peaking through the hood of my trusty wading jacket. I started wet fly and moved onto dry dropper eventually. There was no real steady rise, just an occasional fish that broke the surface as something caught its eye,

trout

During the middle of last week heading towards the weekend the fish were feeding later in the evening which slowed them down during the daytime.

Spider patterns worked well early morning and just as the fish were beginning to start there evening feed. For nymphs I was using an olive nymph with a dark tungsten bead, I did use a hares ear for a short while and managed to pick up a few trout also.

Water Level and Temperature at time of fishing
Water Level  .32 cm
Water Temp  15°C

Guided fishing

Taking bookings now for guided trips on the River Nore. Anyone wishing to practice a particular technique for trout or learn more about leader setups etc. Full and Half days available, contact me for more information.

Dan O’Neill
Mount Juliet

Go Fishing

Mount Juliet has trout and salmon fishing available on site over 2.5 miles of the river Nore. Classes also available for every skill level – learn or improve on your chosen technique. coarse fish ponds also available on the hotel grounds.

Dan O’Neill, Fishery Manager, Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland

Telephone: +353 85 7652751
Email: oneilld020@gmail.com
Website: https://www.mountjuliet.ie/fishing-on-the-estate.html

General Information

The river Nore is a beautiful river that meanders it way through counties Laois and Kilkenny before joining with its sister river the Barrow just upstream of New Ross on its way to the sea. For further information on the Nore please visit:

River Nore trout fishing

 

Fish kill confirmed on the River Rye Water in Leixlip, Co. Kildare

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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Fish kill

Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats, is investigating a serious fish kill incident at the River Rye Water in Leixlip, County Kildare. Environmental and Fisheries Officers from the Eastern River Basin District in Dublin were alerted to the incident on the evening of Wednesday, June 8th. Water and fish samples were taken from the scene and removed for scientific analysis at an independent laboratory. Inland Fisheries Ireland estimates that there could be in excess of 500 mortalities of Brown trout plus other fish species in the impacted 2km (approximately) of river.

Fish kill on the River Rye

Investigations are ongoing and Inland Fisheries Ireland is not in a position to comment on the cause of the fish kill at this stage, pending further analysis of samples taken. The River Rye Water is an important spawning river for Brown trout and a key spawning channel for a highly sensitive population of Atlantic salmon within the River Liffey catchment area.

To report fish kills, members of the public are encouraged to call Inland Fisheries Ireland’s confidential hotline number on 0818 34 74 24, which is open 24 hours a day.

Lough Ennell Catchment Management Workshop

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Myles Kelly
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Tudenham Stream in Co. Westmeath
Tudenham Stream in Co. Westmeath

Following co-operation between a number of bodies, it is planned to carry out 7.5km of river habitat restoration works in the Lough Ennell Catchment this summer. The driving force behind these efforts is the Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association.

Inland Fisheries Ireland, Westmeath County Council, The Local Authorities Water Programme and the Office of Public Works have also contributed to these projects on the Tudenham, Kilpatrick and Dysert streams.

In a further effort to rally stakeholders to the cause of the management of the catchment, The Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association are holding a Catchment Management Workshop in Mullingar on the 13th of June.

To register, interested parties are invited to visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Ennell_vision or they can email loughennellcatchment@gmail.com

After a few blank days some grilse and sea trout reported from Currane

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IFI
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Lough Currane

Vincent Appleby reports from Waterville…

1/6/2022 Here is the Currane news and it’s simple as this, there were no scales weighed in today so straight to the weather, bright n’s followed by a light wind from the NNE and veered North light all day. In the words of one Currane Gillie at the end of his day and I quote, Nothing, and that’s not surprising in my opinion going by the first few lines of today’s notes.

2/6/2022 Just two Currane Anglers manipulating the Currane waters this day and you could say if their lures were bullets, toady they were blanks and that sums up today’s action. Wind WSW and veered NW late in the afternoon with reasonable cloud cover.

3/6/2022 The Currane anglers were in a positive mood, but the Wild Atlantic were in a negative mood. Wind light NNE and variable.

4/6/2022 Again the Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts this day, so on that note we head for a Currane anglers desperate wade into Lough Currane to see why he’s not catching fish and the picture tells the story, so think positive not negative, plus If you can’t catch a fish you might as well join in and start praying for rain.  Wind light ESE and variable and overcast with light rain.

5/6/2022 The Currane anglers were all quiet on this Sunday. Wind light to calm and variable.

6/6/2022 Just one boat out this calm Bank Holiday Monday and nothing to report for their efforts. Wind SSW light overcast in the morning followed light misty rain, come afternoon the sun broke out followed reasonable cloud over.

7/6/2022 Straight to the action from the Northshore and Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com Currane Angler Mr. Charlie Clifton fishing with his Gillie and the commander in chief of Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com  Mr. Michael O’Sullivan caught a fine lightening fresh 5 lbs. Grilse, Now we head for the Sea Trout department UK Currane Angler Mr. Marcel Gilliou, while fly fishing with his Gillie the Flyman Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishinghwithdom.com caught a fine 4lbs. Sea Trout on the fly. Now we head back to the Salmon department, two Currane anglers out by themselves caught a fine Salmon on the troll. Wind SE fresh to strong at times and overcast all-day followed by light rain.

Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 207 4882
E-mail:salmonandseatrout@gmail.com
Web: www.salmonandseatrout.com

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

 

Run of fresh fish on the Bandon despite low water conditions

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IFI
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River Bandon
The Bandon

Jason Nash reports from the River Bandon…

Last week there was a run of fish into the Bandon and despite low water levels at least 13 salmon were reported caught with as many lost. Most of these were from the lower river but some were caught above Bandon also. Shrimp was the most productive method with all fish captured estimated to weigh between 6 – 12lbs.

Go Fishing

Bandon Angling Association have set up a guiding service in conjunction with Jason Nash, Peter Aspinwall and Phil Dewey. Details of the guiding service are provided on the website and they are looking forward to making memories and enhancing people’s fishing experiences on the river Bandon. Day tickets and club membership are also available.
Web: https://bandonangling.com/

Dunmanway Salmon & Trout Anglers Association have 10 miles of fishing between Togher Castle and Manch Bridge (Fly Only). Day / Season tickets from Dunmanway Salmon & Trout Anglers Association +353 (0)23-8855196

Ballineen and Enniskeane Anglers have 4 miles of fishing and day tickets are available for visiting anglers. Day tickets available from Tom Fehily grocers in Bridge Street, Ballineen. Tel:  +353 23 47173

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