Angling guide Colin Chartres fishing on Pegasus today with skipper Judd Ruane. With two guides in the boat the standard of fishing was always going to be high, but on the day the fish did their part too. There were some lovely sea trout about but the the best was this Moy Estuary sea trout of 4.78 lbs. This fish beat last weeks best of 3.6lbs.
The water quality is excellent, the best we seen on the estuary for many years and local boats are reporting good fishing.
Notes: We specialise in seatrout fishing and the Moy estuary is our hunting ground. We offer an excellent choice of sea trout fishing which caters for all levels… from complete beginner to the experienced angler and all tackle is provided if required.
Notes: The angling boat Pegasus is equipped with the latest technology, fishing tackle and safety equipment. Licenced for a maximum of 4 rods skipper Judd Ruane specialises in catching sea trout on the beautiful Moy Estuary. Daily charter departs Ballina Quay and booking is essential. A salmon licence is required.
Travis with a salmon caught on Gelnda Powell's Blackwater Salmon Fishery at the weekend
Salmon angling catches on the Blackwater during the week ending 01 May seem to have petered out. But this is more to do with the low river levels rather than the availability of fish. The most productive fisheries were once again those downstream of Fermoy – no reports of catches upstream.
Travis with a salmon caught on Gelnda Powell’s Blackwater Salmon Fishery at the weekend
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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:
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:info@blackwatersalmonfishery.com Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929 Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com
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.ieEmail: fishing@fortwilliamireland.com 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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:info@longuevillehouse.ie Website: www.longuevillehouse.ie
#CPRsavesfish - A salmon goes back on Lough Currane
Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…
28/4/2022 All the Salmon headlines come from the North shore at Vincent’s Harbour and for a good reason. Currane local angler Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan and his good friend Currane local angler Mr. Enna Buis caught a fine Salmon on the troll. Now for the rest of Currane anglers they were all quiet. Wind SW and veered WSW with reasonable cloud cover at times.
29/4/2022 The Currane anglers were all quiet this day after yesterday’s fine catch and that sums up today’s manipulations. Wind SW light and variable and followed by reasonable cloud cover.
30/4/2022 Again the Currane anglers were as quiet as the wild Atlantic Salmon this calm day on Lough Currane. Wind SSW light and variable followed by good cloud cover.
1/5/2022 Six boats out but no reports of any rod benders this Bank holiday weekend. Wind WNW light and overcast all day followed by misty rain at times.
2/5/2022 The Waterville fishery was all quiet on the SW front, just for the record there was one fly angler manipulating his skills on the World-famous Butler Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie and as of yet I believe his fly line stayed slack? Wind all over the place, you could say it did the Ring of Kerry.
3/5/2022 All the Currane fantastic action came from two US anglers, Mr. Robert Ivy and fellow US angler Mr. Matthew Grayson, fishing out www.watervillegolflinks.ie. So let’s head up stream to Lough Currane with Robert and Matthew and their Gillie for their day’s cracking action, they were trolling the waters of Currane this morning. Come 10.30 there was one almighty crack of a reel singing the Gillie’s tune. That’s Him! I can tell you Matthew had one almighty battle with his Wild Atlantic Salmon but it wasn’t long before Mathew took control. It wasn’t long either before the gillie had the chance to net this fine 17 ½ lbs. Salmon and the rest is history. Well, the action didn’t stop their because come 12.30 it was Robert’s turn to hear that same tune. That’s him! And Robert had a good battle with his C&R 9 lbs. Wild Atlantic Salmon. One can say a good day was had by all and just for the record Mathew’s 17 ½ lbs. Salmon is Spring Salmon of the year so far so congratulations to Matthew and Robert and their Gillie. Wind NNW light with good cloud cover.
4/5/2022 All quiet on all fronts this day on the Waterville Fishery after yesterday’s first-class manipulations. Wind NNW and variable and bright sunshine all day.
5/5/2022 Again Lough Currane precured some fine action in all departments. We start in the fly department. Renowned Currane angler Mr. Tommy Duggan of Kilkenny caught a fine Salmon on the fly while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com plus they finished their day off with a fine C&R 10 lbs. Salmon on the troll, we stay in the trolling department, Currane C&R Angler Mr. Gerry O’Sullivan of Cork caught a fine Salmon on the troll and that was their ration for the day. Just for the record there were five boats out. Wind SW light and overcast all day.
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:
The Munster River Trout Angling competition was held on the Bride River on Sat 29th & hosted by the Conna Trout Anglers. This was a very successful competition, with very good numbers of Trout caught.
The Bride is low and running clear, which local anglers find excellent for trout fishing.
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The bride is There are a number of angling clubs on the Bride centred on Tallow, Conna, Castlelyons, Glenville/Kildinan and Rathcormac. Day tickets and often membership is available in local shops, pubs and postoffices.
The week ending Sunday 1 May, was a slow week on the river with only 2 salmon reported and a couple more lost. Water levels dropped away back with the dry weather. The current week is dry again. The lower reaches of the river should fish now as a few fish still come in off the tide.
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A popular river with a good name for salmon and sea trout fishing. Most of the fishing is held by clubs, but day tickets are widely available. Find out more at:
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/
Anglers fishing the Glenmore stretch of the Finn were keeping their eyes glued to the depth gauge as some rain towards the end of April promised to freshen the river up a bit and entice some salmon in. They were not disappointed, as the rain materialised and the fish made a break for it, resulting in a number of catches throughout the system. Fish were of a decent stamp with plenty of double-figure salmon in the mix.
P.J. O’Driscoll, Dublin, with a trout just over 4 lbs caught and released in Cloghans Bay on a Claret Dabbler.
Kevin O’Boyle reports n a tough week on loughs Conn & Cullin:
Anglers experienced yet another tough week on the loughs, as northerly and northeasterly winds persisted, and air temperatures remained very cool. Despite this, small hatches of Olives and Mayfly were noted in sheltered bays around the lakes.
Paul Delaney, ( Diller ) Dublin with a trout just over 2lbs in Castlehill Bay on a Bibio.
There were few anglers around because of the weather and fly life, and those that fished were mostly booked in on local angling competitions. The best results for fishing were in the shallower bays, where there were sporadic hatches, with deeper waters not fishing at all yet.
Paul Connor from Crossmolina, with a real yellow belly on a bumble along Fir Tree Shore.
Padraig Traynor, Crossmolina had 7 trout on his own wet deer hair Mayflies tying, in Castlehill bay all released. They averaged 1.25 lbs each. Three French anglers had some good sport on Lough Cullin, averaging 4 trout each around1.25 lbs, all released. P.J. O’Driscoll from Dublin had a trout of 59cm in Cloghans Bay, just over 4lbs on an Olive pattern and released back into the water.
Declan McKibben, Dublin, with a trout for 1.25lbs on a Claret Dabbler
Eddie Manthrope, N.I., with a 11.5 lb salmon caught on bubble & fly in Foxford Fishery
Kevin O’Boyle reports on the week’s fishing on the Moy system:
19 Salmon were caught throughout the River Moy this week. Eight more were caught on Lough Conn, two at Pontoon and six elsewhere throughout the lake.
Water levels were extremely low for the time of year, with the reading at Ballylahan Bridge on Monday morning showing 0.379m. Heavy rain on Saturday evening rose the water to 0.511m. Water temperatures for the week averaged 9.6˚celsius.
Eddie Manthrope, N.I., with a 11.5 lb salmon caught on bubble & fly in Foxford Fishery
The Ridge Pool produced no fish for the week, but on a positive note, two salmon were lost by anglers on Sunday. Ballina Salmon Anglers also produced no fish for the week, but two anglers lost two salmon on Sunday morning. Armstrong Fishery produced one salmon for the week for just over 9 lbs on a spoon by a Northern Irish angler. Foxford Fishery had three salmon for the week, mostly on spinners and bubble & fly. Rinnaney waters run by Foxford Salmon Anglers had 3 Salmon for the week. Baker’s, also run by Foxford Anglers, had six salmon, best for 10 lbs, all on spoons. East Mayo Anglers produced six salmon with one released. They were caught on a mix of spoons, worm and fly, biggest fish was 9lbs.
Two salmon were caught on prawn at Pontoon Bridge shoreline, while four more were caught trolling near the River Deel and Massbrook area. Two more were caught while trout fishing on bumbles, best 13 lbs.
Gavin Tivy, Skipper of the charter boat Sea Hunter out of Youghal, reports on his first trip of 2022.
We had a great first day to our 2022 season on Saturday. Some lovely fishing with good fish landed and was glad to see 40+mackerel to boat. Plenty of pollack and some nice cod and ling too. Also had a good number spurdogs. Great to have steady fishing all day.
42′ Interceptor. 650HP Vovlo Skipper: John Griffin, Gavin and Philip Tivy Licence: 1225 Base: Youghal Operational area: 30 miles out of Youghal, Cork Harbour an Castletownshend
Authorised bluefin tuna boat 2025
Notes: Specialising in wreck fishing. Also shark and reef fishing. Rod and tackle hire. Equipped for diving with electric diver lift and 12 cfm compressor onboard.
Steven Powell of Lure Guides reports on his weekend’s adventures…
We had the pleasure of young Jack and his dad Aaron for the day on Monday. While both of them like cycling and the football they wanted to sample some of our prime sports fishing venues for the chance of their next personal best
The day started with some light rain and then later cleared and became warm overcast with sunny spells which makes great fishing weather for the lure angler. Jack got to test out driving the boat under watchful eye as we went to our first spot.
It was a slow start with an odd fish here and there – plenty of missed bites but as soon as it was tea time – and a cup of tea was brewed – the fishing kicked off. Taking a bite out of my first sandwich the rod was nearly yanked from our grip and quickly young jack landed his first double of the day.
As the tea break recommenced – the lure was sent out again and we were just getting tucking in to chicken sandwiches, crisps and buns when we hooked up again. After that we landed another 4 or 5 in quick succession.
There were a few perch thrown in for good measure too
It was a great day’s crack and we were super happy to have Jack and Aaron on board – when you loose count out how many you caught then you have most certainly had a good days fishing!
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Come fish with us for big predators in Ireland on Lough Erne in Northern Ireland, a stunning waterway with many many specimen pike perch and trout. Come visit and catch your dream. Fish with us using lures for predators such as pike perch and trout.
We get about on a a 17ft alumacraft competitor with good deck and casting area design powered by super reliable 80hp Mercury outboard. We don’t take long traveling at high speed on open water.
Pegasus II
Sea Hunter
