Sea angling in Galway and Clare getting underway again

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March 15, 2022

Shore Angling

It’s been a long winter for many sea anglers, but the weather is slowly warming up, and sea fishing starting to pick up. While many sea anglers have been out fishing already, many club anglers eagerly await the return of competition fishing. Galway Bay Sea Angling Club are holding the first leg of their Master Angler club league on Saturday March 26th. The venue is Renvyle (stony) beach, Tully (past Renvyle House Hotel), with fishing from 17.30 to 21.30. New members are very welcome to join and take part, check out GBSAC Facebook page for more details and contact information. Fishing can be excellent there at this time of year, with dogfish, thornback ray, whiting, coalfish, wrasse and flounder among the expected species.

Deep Sea Angling

Boat anglers are also looking forward to getting back in action, and charter skippers are looking forward to welcoming them. Many skippers have been busy over the winter servicing engines, or indeed replacing them, and with various other maintenance and upgrades. Boats are going back in the water now, and among the skippers with space available is John Fleming. Skipper of the Brazen Hussy II in Rossaveal, John has trips planned starting from this Friday the 18th March, with the boat available for full charter or individual anglers. Check out his page here, and give him a call on 087 7571320 to book.

The Brazen Hussy II on the pontoon in Rossaveal

Another boat back in the water is the Lady Gwen II, based in Kilrush/Carrigaholt in Co. Clare. Skipper Sean Maguire from Fishing Adventures Ireland has been busy over the winter, making a lot of new upgrades to Lady Gwen II for the coming season – new electronics, new fishing gear, and of course the usual maintenance to keep her a top class boat to fish from. Fishing both the Shannon Estuary and off the west Clare coast, Lady Gwen II has access to a huge range of fishing and fish species, with consistently excellent fishing reported last year – check out previous reports to see for yourself!

For more information check out www.fishingadventures.ie and give Sean a call on 087 750 8758 to book your day out.

Lady Gwen II on her way back to the water

Go Fishing

Brazen Hussy ll

Skipper: John Fleming
Licence:1011 (11 passengers and 1 crew)
Base: Rosaveal, Spiddal, Galway (Depending on species)
Operational area: Rosaveal, Spiddal and Galway up to
20 miles to sea

Notes: A regular day is between 9am- 6pm from either
Rosaveel, 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 addrenaline rush with these hard
fighting blue and porbeagle sharks all being tagged and release safely.
Package deals available

Address: Baile an tsagairt, Spiddal, Co. Galway.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 7571320
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/BlueSharkAngling

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: fishadven@gmail.com Web: www.fishingadventures.ie

Irish Angling Update 11 March 2022

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Kevin Crowley

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March 11, 2022

Mad as a March hare… well that was the story of our weather this week, as a positively unseasonably sunny and calm weekend gave way to yellow weather warnings for wind and rain. Some places even saw snow!

The best of the angling took place over the weekend, with anglers able to get out in more clement conditions. Night frosts kept water temperatures low, and fishing was slow for pike anglers fishing the qualifier on the Annaleee River in Co. Cavan.

The only fishing on Lough Conn was over the weekend, before the weather turned, and anglers reported a few trout. Trolling and lure fishing was still the method of choice on Corrib, with some great trout landed, and the duckfly hatch will hopefully bring the fly anglers out from next week.

Our correspondent in Cavan Brenda Montgomery has a way with words, and could undoubtedly make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, but the report from Sheelin this week was of tough fishing. At least she used a quote from a great song!

Salmon fishing has been difficult with many rivers in flood at the moment. The Blackwater did record its first couple of fish, from Careysville and Blackwater Trout and Salmon Fishery. Elsewhere, the Moy has yet to record a fresh fish, and anglers are still awaiting the first salmon on the Bandon as well. Wet and windy conditions prevailed on Lough Currane, where no fish were reported either.

Killybegs Mariners members made the most of the calm weather before the wind and rain, with some great shore fishing reported in spite of big tides and weed. Some of them also had an early trip aboard Adrian Molloy’s charter boat Deep Blue and caught a nice mix of species.

Menapia SAC members braved a cold night in Carne, Co. Wexford and were rewarded with good fishing too. David Norman also shared some tips about early season fly fishing for mullet.

There has been some great feedback from salmon anglers and flytyers to the new book on historic salmon flies that Inland Fisheries Ireland has published, so we’re continuing to feature it this week. This new book featuring the ‘1902 Cork Collection of Salmon Flies’ will bring a “long-lost treasure” of Irish angling to new generations around the world. The wonderfully illustrated publication is available online in different formats.

Shane O'Reilly of Inland Fisheries Ireland with the 1902 Cork Collection of Salmon Flies — The manager of the project Shane O’Reilly of Inland Fisheries Ireland with the “1902 Cork Collection of Salmon Flies”

It is hoped to put the collection on display once more and members of the public are being encouraged to contact IFI with any suggestions they may have.

In Other News

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has opened a public consultation on Ireland’s Marine Strategy.

They’re inviting observations, views and comments on the review and development of Ireland’s Marine Strategy Part 3: Programme of Measures, under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EC). Read about it and how to make a submission here.

The Irish Specimen Fish Committee would like to update anglers on progress with the 2021 Annual Report and Awards Day. The report is being finalised now with a view to being published in April. The usual Awards Day event held in February every year was postponed due to the COVID-19 situation, but it is planned to have an event at some stage in 2022. There are also some new Specimen fish rules for 2022. Further information is available here.

Inland Fisheries Ireland in conjunction with Blackrock Education Centre would like to invite primary school students around the country to design a poster that encourages greater conservation of Ireland’s native fish. This national poster competition is part of the ‘Something Fishy’ educational programme and officially kicks off this month. Free resources with further details about the competition are available from www.somethingfishy.ie

“Something Fishy” poster competition for primary schools

Oh deer! Check out this adorable photo from two of our staff in Co. Donegal, who rescued this little deer from a pickle she had got herself into. Read about it on our Facebook page here.

Also, if you missed it, some of our staff featured on the RTE programme Ear To The Ground recently, including Maureen Byrne and detection dog Uschi, who between them have been responsible for many captures of concealed illegal nets. You can watch it back here!

And now the weather

Dry on Saturday morning with a freshening southeast wind in the afternoon bringing rain northwards over the country, turning heavy at times and falling as sleet over hills and high mountains and again leading to flooding in places. Afternoon temperatures, 7 to 9 degrees with southeast winds becoming strong easterly in the early evening.

Showery on Sunday, then turning somewhat more settled early next week but there will be some wet conditions at times through the middle of the week, mostly affecting the west. High pressure will bring pleasant conditions later in the week.

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.

Kevin Crowley
Catch, Photo, Release

If you have an angling story to share with the Irish Angling Update, please send it to reports@fisheriesireland.ie.

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Wild conditions kept most boats off the water on Lough Conn

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Markus Muller

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March 11, 2022

Kevin O’Boyle reports from Lough Conn…

Apart from one or two days Lough Conn was battered with high winds and rain.

Wild conditions as a result of south easterly winds kept the boats off the water.

Peter Roche from Cloghans, fished on Friday and while he did not land any trout, he rose a few to Dabblers. At the weekend Ian Wise with a party of two from Castlebar caught three trout, averaging 1.2 lbs. on a large “Humongous” which seemed to get the fish moving!

Still no salmon reported caught on the Moy

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IFI

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March 11, 2022

Kevin O’Boyle reports from the River Moy…

Week 5 on the River Moy and still no salmon reported caught.

Water conditions were reasonable with a few hardy anglers fishing most days, yearning for their first salmon. Water levels at the start of the week were 1.111m at Ballylahan Bridge and by Sunday evening the water had dropped off to 0.746m.

Water temperatures remained the same at 9˚Celsius throughout the system.

Killybegs Mariners making the best of the settled weather

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Markus Muller

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March 11, 2022

Members of Killybegs Mariners SAC enjoyed the last of the settled weather before the winds picked up again. Please see their report below…

Making the best of the settled weather the crew hit the local shore marks and got rewarded with a nice mix of species including coleys, conger eels, three bearded rocklings and pollack for John and Gavin enjoying the day out.

Elsewhere, the big tides were proving hard to fish with a strong lateral run but the pyramid leads were holding and thankfully plenty of small flounders were on the feed keeping things going with some sea trout also patrolling the surf seeking out food sources. When it got dark and as the tide topped and the lateral run switched direction it brought with it large sea rods and weed which made the decision to pack up an easy one. Great to get out though!

The crew also enjoyed a very early season run with Adrian Molloy of tuna.ie charters. Crisp calm spring weather made for a beautiful day out the bay and they had great fun getting a nice mix of species with coleys, ling, pollack, pouts, herring etc.

Adrian Molloy’s Deep Blue coming to the slip for the crew

Mariners sea angling club Killybegs Co Donegal. The club runs a shore league and boat competitions and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love. Get in touch at www.facebook.com/mariner.sac

Go fishing

Deep Blue

Skipper: Adrian Molloy
Base: Killybegs Operational area: Up to a 30 mile radius from the point of departure.

Authorised bluefin tuna boat

Notes:We can also offer you some of the finest Sea Angling in Ireland, inshore and offshore on the best boats and with the best skippers.

Whatever your angling interests from ultra light tackle and fly fishing for big reef pollack to trolling and stand-up tackle for fast fighting Tuna – we aim to please ! Dolphin and whale watching, scenic tours and wildlife trips available along some of the most spectacular scenery in Ireland. Shark fishing! Skate fishing! Tuna fishing! Donegal has it all.

Address: Kilcar, County Donegal, Ireland,
Telephone: +353 (0)85 8567460
Email: adrian@tuna.ie Web: http://tuna.ie/

Duckfly imminent on Corrib as trolling still finding the fish

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Kevin Crowley

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March 11, 2022

Fly anglers on Corrib are eagerly awaiting the first big hatch of the year, the duckfly. This large buzzer starts to hatch in mid-March, with hatches peaking in the last week of the month most years. A few small buzzers were spotted over the weekend, but it looks like next week at least before the main hatch gets underway.

In the meantime, anglers trolling and lure fishing have enjoyed good sport in between the spells of inclement weather. Angling guide Damien Culliney, who guides on Lough Derg and Co. Clare, took a trip to Corrib with his friend John for a short session. They had 3 fish to the boat, all on lure.

Damien Culliney with one of the trout caught on lures

Tomi Kurman (Tomi Guided Fishing) has had a few guests out this week and he has been putting them on some great ferox trout as usual.

Jasper Mathews from Wild Atlantic Angling Experiences was also on the lake with a camera-shy lady friend, and she landed 2 fine trout, both just under 3lbs, taken on the troll in touch conditions. Jasper currently has availability for guided fishing in March, April and May and is taking bookings now.

The duckfly hatch should be making an appearance very soon, more fly anglers will be dusting off their rods and firing up the outboard, and we look forward to more reports soon.

First couple of salmon reported from the Munster Blackwater

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Myles Kelly

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March 11, 2022

Beautiful conditions met anglers starting their season on the Munster Blackwater a month ago, but since then the river has been high and at times unfishable.

There were a couple of days when angling was possible for those who stuck at it though and the 1^st Salmon of the season was caught on the Careysville Fishery on February 24^th. This Salmon weighed in at 10.5 lbs.

There were no further reports of salmon until 5 March, when John O’Brien landed the first springer of the new season on the Blackwater Trout and Salmon Fishery. The salmon was caught on the Woodstream beat and estimated at 12lbs.

Go fishing…

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: 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.ie Email: 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.

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: fishing@careysville.com 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: info@lismorecastlefishery.com

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com

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: info@longuevillehouse.ie
Website: www.longuevillehouse.ie

Anglers still waiting for Bandon’s first salmon of the season

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Myles Kelly

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March 11, 2022

Bandon March 2022 — River Bandon at Innishannon

Salmon fishing opened on the Bandon on February 15th and to date there has been no Springer reported. Water levels are rising at the time of writing and the chances of hooking a salmon will improve as the latest flood fines off.

Our neighbouring river the Lee has had a few fish during the past few weeks, so we live in hope. The past spawning season on the Bandon was the best we’ve seen on the river in recent years and bodes well for the future.

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/

Whether wild or mild no salmon for Currane anglers

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Myles Kelly

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March 11, 2022

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

3/3/2022 Just one boat out this day and no boat to be seen on today’s video but without any fear of contradiction he was the Brown tag invisible Currane Angler, you could say Angling clients seek him here, they seek him there and they seek him everywhere and the same goes for the Wild Atlantic Salmon.

4/2/2022 Just one Brown tag Angler manipulating the waters of Lough Currane on this calm and bright sunny day and sadly My Noble Gentlemen the Salmon ignored the lonesome Brown tag angler. Wind light and variable from the NE to the SW in the early afternoon and veered again into the NW early this evening.

5/3/2022 All quiet on the SW front this day. On the weather front it was bright and sunny and not a cloud in site followed by a light to calm East Northeast wind.

6/3/2021 The amount of Currane anglers that were manipulating their skills this day is as follows, 3 Brown tag elite anglers and one lonesome Barbless angler and going by spygate I can say for all their efforts their lines were slack. Now its Party time and yes you have it and I’m sure because Local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy was celebrating his birthday today so on behalf of the Currane anglers and the good people of Waterville and Caherdaniel. Many Happy Returns of the Day.

7/3/2022 Just one Brown Tag boat out on this rough and overcast day with a strong SE wind blowing across the lake and in the words of Local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com just me out and very rough and only Kelts.

8/3/2022 We start today’s notes on the very sad news that Hotelier Mr. Peter Huggard RIP of the Butler Arms Hotel, Waterville, sadly passed away yesterday. As we all know the Huggard Family have well over 100 years history in the Hotel business of that 100 years, Chef Mr. Peter Huggard RIP served 50 years of which he showed his cookery and management skills at the Butler Arms Hotel which I might add were first class and Peter will be sadly missed. So, on behalf of all the Currane anglers and Waterville golfers and all the good people of Waterville and Kerry and the good people of Co Mayo we send our Sincere Sympathies to His Wife Mary and all His Children and Grandchildren.

9/3/2022 Just for the record there was no boats out yesterday. Now back to the present, there were two Brown tag boats out and going by the slack action on ones phone you can take it that their lines were down. Wind North light with good cloud cover.

10/3/2022 The Picture tells the story as the Barbless and Brown tags stations were in checkmate with a strong Southerly wind blowing, followed by rain.

Vincent Appleby
www.salmonandseatrout.com

Brown Tag Draw

The third and final draw brown tags on Lough Currane will take place on March 28^th to allocate the remaining 20 brown tags.

Applications for this draw may be made from 14/03/22 to 25/03/22.

Any anglers that are interested in entering the January draw are being asked to email their request to Inland Fisheries Ireland at watervillebrowntag2022@fisheriesireland.ie providing their contact details and quoting their 2022 Salmon Licence number.

Anglers must provide in their email entry:

Name
Contact Address
Telephone Number
2022 Salmon Licence number – including licence letter prefix

This is the only method to apply for a brown tag. Anglers may only fish one brown tag over the full season. Multiple applications will disqualify. Salmon Licences are available to buy online at: https://store.fishinginireland.info

The brown tag regulations came into force on the Waterville catchment from January 17^th and will remain in place until midnight on May 12^th 2022.

Go fishing…

Vincent Appleby

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

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 rivers system

Cold easterlies don’t deter Menapia SAC

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Shane O'Reilly

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March 9, 2022

275299023_1771722883038088_5617372323420229311_n — Nicely marked plaice

The Menapia Sea Angling Club were back on the beaches last week, fishing a match at The Cut in Carne, Wexford. Sea conditions were perfect but there was a cold wind blowing from the east which is never great for fishing. Despite that, all anglers managed to catch something, and Plaice, Pollack, Flounder, Coalies, Dogfish and Turbot all featured.

Longest fish:

Joey Brady 35 cm Plaice

Kieran Dempsey 35cm Flounder

Top three on the night:

Joe Carley 14 fish 479 pts

Kieran Dempsey 7 fish 288 pts

Rob Denby 7 fish 232 pts

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