The Portumna Coarse Angling Club were pleased to find the roach had returned when fishing the town and stick up swims last weekend. There’s not much to report other than 119 roach won the winning bag, but sometimes the pictures do all the talking…
The Newbridge & District Pike Anglers were out on the banks last week fishing their Winder Cup competition and what a day it was for them. A total of 22 anglers turned out to find water levels higher than expected but luckily the banks were still fishable. And it turned out to be a bonanza, with 88 pike caught on the day including a very impressive tally of 10 doubles bringing the total weight to almost 400lbs. For the third time in the row, the competition was won by a specimen sized pike of 21lbs which was caught by Joe Humphries.
For a full report log onto the Newbridge District Pike Anglers Facebook page.
Results were as follows:
The Leinster Pike Anglers were out for their March competition last week and 26 eager anglers took to the banks to battle it out. Fishing a river venue, the anglers were lucky to have some superb fishing with 148 pike caught and released on the day. With figures like that, it’s no surprise to hear that their heaviest bag record was broken by Jodie Kiernan who managed 22 fish for 73lb 11oz.
A selection of the catches
For a full report check out the Leinster PAC Facebook page.
Results were as follows:
The Limerick Pike Anglers held their sixth competition of the winter season last week in far from wintry conditions. Most of our reports from them this year had them facing freezing temperatures, cold winds or torrential rain, but last week this all changed as the sun came out and anglers were able to enjoy a bit of rest and recreation while fishing rather than the usual hardship.
It was a junior angler who came to the fore on the day as Thomas Williams landed two eight pounders in short succession to top the table on the day beating all the adults including his dad who currently tops the league. The next best catch of the day went to the angler who managed to fish a pack of biscuits out of the water before they got a soaking…
See the Limerick County Pike Anglers Facebook page for a full report.
Results were as follows:
Menapia Sea Angling Club were out on Ballyhealy Beach at Kilmore last week for their latest club competition. They were greeted by high winds on arrival at the venue which somewhat dampened expectations but with fish showing from the first cast, the winds were soon forgotten as anglers concentrated on bagging up.
The winner on the night was JJ Roche with 10 fish for 550 points, closely followed by Kieran Dempsey with 11 fish for 448 points. For a full report see Menapia SAC Facebook page.
South Shore SAC was forced to change the venue for their latest leg of the Leinster League as the chosen venue, Ballinoulart, was blown out by high winds. The only real choice left to them was Wicklow North beach,m which had fished badly on their last outing there so expectations were not high…
However, from first cast, it was obvious that the beach was on fire with doggies and whiting hitting the baits hard and treble shots were being hauled in along the beach! For a full report see the South Shore SAC Facebook page.
Results as follows:
Kit Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters has had a frustrating couple of months as the storms and blustery conditions have meant plenty of cancelled trips and a general lack of fishing. However, the recent settled spell allowed him to get back out on the water again and he was delighted to find that the Spurdogs were on form with some specimen fish showing.
Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. Two boats are available – Lisin and Castle Maiden. All levels of anglers are catered for. Anglers will benefit from your skipper’s angling experience and local knowledge with advice and guidance on-hand at all times.
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Wicklow Boat Charters
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Pike angling guide Damien Culliney had a great day out recently fishing with a couple of friends, Neil and Alan. It was a fantastic warm spring day to be out on the water, and it seemed to spark the pike into action with nine fish to the boat, including PB’s for both anglers. Alan had never fished before but is now firmly hooked, while Alan now has a 24 pounder as his new PB.
Damian Culliney
Anglers Paradise Ireland
Trout and Pike Guide
Anglers Paradise Ireland is owned and managed by Damien Culliney, a well-known angler and chef in the Clare region and a man passionate about the inland waterways and natural history of County Clare. At Angler’s Paradise, we love the thrill of Game fishing and Pike fishing in equal measure and can take our clients to some of Europe’s most unspoilt rivers and lakes in search of trophy predators and the realisation of their angling dreams.
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Dan O’Neill, fishery manager at Mount Juliet, reports that conditions are coming right for some good fishing on the Nore:
Glorious weather found the river banks and walkways quite busy over the past few days. Watching brown trout slowly glide away from the bank as I walked by brought me back to early summer mornings last season. The water is slowly dropping, reading at .67 Saturday, so there is a little more to go before my favourite seams and creases are fully visible. It was great to look into the river over the weekend and see such an abundance of happy healthy trout.
I did manage a cast or two early morning, which resulted in some great fun. Wet fly was my choice this weekend and seemed to be the right one. Plenty of takes with some nice trout to the net, with the Greenwell’s Glory being the most successful fly for me but I also had some trout on spiders. The weather certainly pushed the fish into being more active giving us hopefully a taste of what’s to come over the spring and summer months.
There are also quite a lot of little hungry and inquisitive smolts on the move. I did move areas once or twice as they seemed to be holding up a little to, whenever I did hook one I was very careful in unhooking them making sure not to injure them in any way. Great to see these little fellows around a good sign for the future.
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.
For further information or to make a booking please contact
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. The Nore gets a good run of Atlantic salmon and the river which is currently open for angling on a catch and release basis produced 563 salmon in 2015 and 599 salmon in 2016. Salmon fishing is available on a number of stretches including the Mount Juliet Fishery which is located just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, approximately mid-way between Kilkenny City and New Ross.
For further information on the Nore please visit https://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/south/nore.htm
The first qualifier for the newly formed Ireland’s Feeder King competition took place at the weekend on the River Bann at Portglenone. Fishing was very hard in every zone with odd bigger stamp roach being caught.
James O’Doherty won the match on Zone A with over 3kg. There will be eight qualifiers in total with three golden ticket winners at each qualifier and they go through to a mega money final at lough sillan in late September.
GOLDEN TICKET WINNERS QUALIFIER 1:
Well done to the ticket winners, Qualifier 2 will be in two weeks time on Gowna.
The first five qualifiers, held on the Bann, Lough Gowna, the Erne, the Suck and Lough Muckno have all sold out, but there are a handful of tickets left for the three remaining qualifiers – interested anglers should contact the CM Lakelands Feeder Club.
As part of our annual IFI Sponsorship Programme, Inland Fisheries Ireland are proud to sponsor sustainable angling events like this one.
