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Galway Bay charter boats enjoying good sport

By
Kevin Crowley
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A fine Galway Bay ballan wrasse

Galway Bay charter boarts have started the season well, with good pollack and wrasse fishing on the reefs providing great sport for guests.

Skipper Kevin MacGabhann took advantage of the recent fine weather (before it broke!)

Good pollack fishing was enjoyed, with Kevin himself having a nice fish.

Skipper Kevin with a nice early season pollack

Guests also caught some lovely ballan wrasse.

A fine ballan wrasse for this angler
Another nice ballan wrasse

They even had some early mackerel on feathers.

 

John Fleming, skipper of the Brazen Hussy II, was also out and putting guests over some nice fishing on inshore reefs.

A nice wrasse for this angler
A nice pollack aboard the Brazen Hussy II
Pollack

Go fishing…

Galway Bay Fishing

A regular Galway Bay Safari is from 9am to 6pm. The Maighdean Mara will pick up your party from the pier at Spiddal, County Galway. The boat is yours for the day, though of course skipper Kevin will advise you where the best fishing is to be found. Tackle hire is free.

Address: Galway Bay Safaris, An Boluisce, Spiddal, Co. Galway.
Telephone: +353 91 553888 or +353 86 8547890
Email: kevin@galwaybayfishing.com Web: www.galwaybayfishing.com

 

Blue Shark Angling Galway

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

Blue Shark Angling Galway,
Phone John Fleming : +353 (0)87 7571320

Suck fishes well for Ballyforan and District coarse anglers

By
Myles Kelly
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Ballyforan roach

Ballyforan and District and District Angling Club report that the river is in great condition at the moment and the levels are ideal for fishing. With the water temperature still being fairly low, the coarse fish remain bunched up in their winter shoals, in deep water.

One club member had 50-60 fish caught on Saturday morning on the feeder, mainly small Roach, with the odd Rudd, and bigger Roach and Hybrid making an appearance.

Ballyforan roach

Join the club

Ballyforan and District Angling Club was formed in February 2012, with the aim of promoting angling within the local community, and improving angling facilities on the River Suck.

Contact them at their Facebook page Ballyforan and District and District Angling Club

SEA ANGLERS: We need your help to gather information on fish stocks

By
Sadhbh O'Neill
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We are looking for recreational sea anglers to take part in a citizen science project to help understand the health of fish stocks in our coastal waters. By providing catch information anglers can play their role in the long-term conservation and sustainability of the resource for future generations. Anglers can get involved in the project by using the IMREC online diary. Inland Fisheries Ireland is looking for shore, small boat, or charter anglers to collect and submit information on their sea fishing trips and catches around the coastline.

With your support the Irish Marine Recreational Angling (IMREC) project aims to answer three main questions about sea angling:

  • How many people in Ireland fish?
  • How often do they fish?
  • What do they catch?

IFI along with ESRIs ArcGIS Hub have developed a free angling diary that allows you to create an account and easily submit angling sessions on your phone or other device, providing information which will contribute to the evaluation of our marine fish stocks.

The application also creates a handy personal diary dashboard for your own use and each logged diary session will be updated here. This gives you the user an opportunity to view when, where and what fish you have caught along with any other notes (tides, rigs etc), that you may have submitted. A summary is also provided to give you an insight into how your season is progressing.

Bass fishing

An angling bundle (buff, line clippers, tape) will be sent to the first 20 anglers that sign up and a €50 tackle voucher prize draw will be held every month for active users of the diary application.

The survey team at IFI understand the importance of fishing marks to anglers. For this reason, your sessions will only be visible to you and the IMREC survey team.

If you are interested, the IMREC initiative is now live and can be viewed here or send your name and email to seaangling@fisheriesireland.ie with the subject line “IMREC Diary Sign Up” and we will get you signed up.

A full FAQ along with further information on the project can be accessed through our website. If you have any further queries about the IMREC project or the diary, please email seaangling@fisheriesireland.ie.

Thank you for your input and support.

Galway pollack and wrasse hitting the lures

By
Kevin Crowley
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Pollack

Lure fishing guide Vincent Corrigan has been back out on the coast lately, meeting some nice fish as they start to hunt again. He sent in a great report of a recent session.

I await those evenings after the clock leaps forward and the sun begins to linger till 8, 9, 10pm.

There is no rush, no panic to get out and drive for ages to find deeper water because those spots I’ve spent years dropping pins on my google maps are only 15-30 minutes away.

Finish dinner, throw the waders, lure bag and rod in the car and go.

It’s 7:30 and the sun is still out… but setting fast.

This evening’s mark is snaggy… very very snaggy so I start with a shallow diving bass lure because either I’m going to get smashed by a feisty pollock or catch that elusive Galway bass. I can stay above the rocks and kelp. But nothing.

I keep moving.. you need to keep moving.

Next rock, 50 meters to the right… I find an old tattered Fiish Black Minnow in my lure bag.. this one has seen a lot of fish… bass, wrasse, pollock… it’s the last of many I once owned. Wrasse seem to destroy them.

It’s 7:55pm –  I cast out and bounce it slowly across the bottom.. it doesn’t snag. Second cast and I feel the first bump.. I stop.. and then the thud.. pollock on.

Quick photo and release. 

Pollack

It’s 8:05pm –  I change direction now and two casts later a different hit… if you fish for Wrasse you know this one… the rattle… and you know to hold on before they wrap you around a rock or kelp bed.

My first Wrasse of 2022… a quick photo and release

Wrasse

It’s 8:20pm – The wind is picking up now and so are the waves… though having the wind at my back gives me that extra bit of casting distance.

I put on an EvoBass Lures Sabre 130 in Mangach Color … rigged with my own weighted Jigheads.ie twistlock in 10g 5/0.

First cast I and let it sink and sit… then slow as possible.. feeling every rock and boulder as it rolls over them.

Then smash…. The strongest take I’ve felt this year, pulling drag.. fighting hard as these 3-4lb fish do.

What a beauty, a quick photo and release..

Nice pollack

I throw on a hard plastic bass lure and fish for another 20 minutes into dark.

No More hits.. no elusive bass.. but big smiles and a fun Quick session.. so close to home

 

Go Fishing – Wild Atlantic Lure Fishing

Vincent will be offering one on one guided rock fishing from summer, mainly for wrasse and pollack, and all within 1 hour of Galway city. I have fished with him myself, and can vouch for his knowledge of tackle, tactics and species.

Contact wildatlanticlurefishing@gmail.com for more info.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildatlanticlurefishing
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildatlanticlurefishing/
Youtube: www.lurefishing.ie

Vincent also has an online shop with a range of hooks, jigheads, shads for lure angling. Check it out at www.jigheads.ie

Clients at Melview Lodge clocking up post-spawning pike

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Alain with his third of the day.

Pike angling guide Kevin Lyons reports on some recent pike angling by his guests at Melview Lodge:

Regular Belgian Anglers do well at Melview Fishing Lodge

Regulars to Melview Fishing Lodge Jean-Pierre son Nick and friend Alain were on one of their annual visits to Ireland to stay with their host and guide Kevin, they have been coming two or three times a year for many years now so not much guidance is required these days.

 

Jean-pierre has this one using dead bait.

Some days were better than others due to the Pike just having finished spawning, however, some nice fish to 97cm and 101cm were caught and a good week’s fishing was had. They are now looking forward to their next trip at the end of July.

 

Nick had this one on a slow sinking hard lure.

 

Alain with his third of the day.

Waterford Angler John mad for the Pike

John from Waterford who is just crazy when it comes to the Pike fishing and is will to try the all different methods to catch them, be it dead baits in the winter or his preferred method of using the fly all normally work well for him. This time with no one riding shotgun with him had a couple of days with Melview Fishing Lodge host and guide Kevin out on the water, there were a lot of small ones showing over the two days but we did manage a few upwards of 87cm to 96cm. The next trip for the pair from Waterford is scheduled to take place very soon.

ALL FISH RETURNED UNHARMED.

Go Fishing

Kevin Lyons – Melview Lodge

Drumlish Road, Clonrollagh, Longford, Co. Longford
Tel:+353(0)43-33-45061 Mobile:+353(0)87-268-7441
E-mail: info@melviewlodge.com Web: www.melviewlodge.com

Kevin has over 30 years experience of fishing in Ireland and is happy to offer a guided tour on your arrival, and to advise where the on-form waters in the area are. We can arrange your bait order so it’s here when you arrive. Melview offers free use of 17ft lake boats with engines to our guests (pay fuel only) and Kevin is happy to assist with any pre-baiting requests. Maps and other information regarding fishing are also available.

Rain brings a run of spring fish into Delphi

By
Kevin Crowley
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Smiles all round! Paul O'Malley (left) and Peter Joyce, with Paul's wild spring salmon of ~14lbs. The fish was released quickly after the photo

Fishery manager David McEvoy reports that after a fairly dry spell in March, rain arrived on Sunday night. The river rose from 27 to 45 on the gauge, making for lovely fishing conditions and drawing in some fresh springers from the Killary.

By Tuesday these fish were taking flies in the river, with 3 caught that day. Tom Walsh had a salmon of 8lbs 13oz on a Tosh from Finlough. Paul O’Malley had a fine wild spring fish of  approx. 14lbs in the Whin Pool that took a Willie Gunn. The fish was sportingly released after a quick photo. Peter Joyce then landed a fish of 8lbs 4oz in the Meadow Pool on the same fly.

Smiles all round! Paul O’Malley (left) and Peter Joyce, with Paul’s wild spring salmon of ~14lbs. The fish was released quickly after the photo

Wednesday was a red letter day for David Flynn, with 3 fish off the river before lunch! Fish of approx. 7lbs and 5lbs were landed from the New Island and Meadow Pools on a Sunray Shadow, and a 9lbs 9zoz fish from the Holly Pool on a Monkey Dog. Granville Nesbitt then had a fish of 10lbs 6oz from the Whin Pool on a Willie Gunn.

David Flynn with his ranched salmon of 9lbs 9oz, one of three he caught.

 

So far today 2 fish have been landed. Niklas Rothkotter had a wild fish of approx. 8lbs in the Whin Pool on a Willie Gunn (released) and Ben Morizot landed his first ever salmon in the Turn Pool on a red Frances.

*All wild salmon are released at Delphi, only ranched fish are allowed to be kept.

Go fishing…

At Delphi Lodge, with many years of experience with the timing of the best runs of fish, we have in place a price system that offers both great value fishing and lets our anglers know when they have the best chance to catch a fresh run spring salmon or a summer grilse or Delphi sea trout.

Delphi Fishery
Delphi Lodge, Leenane, Co. Galway.
Tel: +353 (0)95-42222 Fax +353-95-42296
Web: www.delphilodge.ie

A few fish showing up on the Finn

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The Glenmore Fishery reported their first salmon of 2022 today – Chris Adams the captor of a beautiful 10lb+ fresh fish which was kept wet and expertly released.

Release

Elsewhere, Finn Angling Club also had some fish moving, with Pearse McKernan also getting in on the act there with a solid, sea liced fish of around 11lb.

Finn Angling Club Waters tickets or season permits can be bought at the Bridge Guns and Tackle, Strabane.

Pollock and cod for Fiona Tee

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Skipper Michael McGettigan reports some good fishing from the Fiona Tee at the weekend. Saturday was steady with a good run of pollock going most of the day, while Sunday was slower at times but some nice pollock got things going and they also had one nice drift of cod.

Mackerel were also scarce in the morning but they did come on some later in the day, always a welcome sight. Good to see some quality fish coming to the boat.

Go fishing…

Fiona Tee

33′ Interceptor. 300HP Caterpillar
Skipper: Michael McGettigan
Licence: 961
Base: Mullaghmore Operational area: Donegal Bay. Within 30 miles of land.

Authorised bluefin tuna boat

Notes: With over 40 years experience in Sea Angling in Donegal Bay, we bring you to the best locations and guarantee the best that angling in Donegal Bay has to offer. The MV Fiona Tee is equipped with all the latest technology ensuring all our fishing charters are monitored and offer real time tracking. We are also fully equipped with the latest in onboard safety equipment.

Address: Moneygold, Grange, Co. Sligo.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 2540190
E-mail: info@killybegsfishingcharters.ie  Web: https://www.killybegsfishingcharters.ie/

Cold winds put duckfly down on Conn but trout respond well to wet fly

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Osgur Grieve reports that duckfly are up on L. Conn when conditions come good:

A calm start to the week, with higher-than-normal temperatures, up to 15˚ Celsius, brought out a good hatch of duck fly in bays throughout Conn and Cullin. Peter Roche, Cloghans and Gary Binley, Foxford had 8 trout up to 2 lbs in Cloghans Bay. Stephen Browne, Knockmore and Joe Quinn, Ballina also had a few fish to buzzers in Cloghans Bay.

2 trout for just over 1.25 lbs each caught by Michael Noone, Lahardane at Cormorant rocks, South Conn on an Octopus and Green Peter.

As the week progressed the hatch stalled with very cold winds from the Northeast. Peter Roche saw a good show of fish along the Brackwansha shore and had 5 trout in 2 hours to Dabblers on Saturday. Michael Noone, Lahardane, had 2 trout for 1.25 lbs each on a Green Peter and an Octopus and returned at least 10 more smaller trout all on drifts around Cormorant Rocks. Padraig Traynor, Crossmolina had a few trout in Flannery’s Bay, best 1.25 lbs. Colin Cahill from Mullingar had 3 trout for over 4 lbs. Gary Keavney, Ballina had a trout for 3.5 lbs in Knockmore Bay on a spoon while trolling for salmon.

Best flies for the week were Green Peter, Dabblers, Buzzers, Connemara Black and Fiery Brown.

1.5 lb trout released by Gary Binley in Cloghans Bay, caught on an adult Duck fly.

Good duckfly fishing on Cullin – PB trout for Bernard

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Bernard Kennedy Jnr's Lough Cullin Trout, a new PB of 3.5lb

Proud father Bernard Kennedy Snr sent us in this report of his son, Bernard Jnr, with a fine 3.5lb trout he caught while fishing on Lough Cullin on the afternoon of Saturday, April 12th.

Bernard Kennedy Jnr’s Lough Cullin Trout

There were a lot of duckfly on the water at the time, so Bernard fished with a size 12 Bibio variant that he tied himself and it worked well. The fish, which was Bernard’s best ever trout, was quickly returned in healthy condition after being weighed and photographed.

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