Twelve anglers fished the CM Lakelands Feeder Club open feeder match on Haughton’s Shore, Lough Garadice last Sunday. Fishing was tough, but there were still bites to be had.
First overall was Irmantas Sriupsa, whose net included a bream and some skimmers, weighing 4.200kg. This is his second win in two weeks on Garadice and he caught all his fish at distance. Second overall was Rimantas Kondrackas with 3.650kg of skimmers and some roach. Third was Robertas Zilaitis with mostly roach for a weight of 3.275kg
From the shores of Garadice
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Section winners were Yevhen Kuslyvyi with 2.800kg and Pavel Tkachenko with 2.350kg.
The club’s next open match is in two weeks’ time, again on Haughton’s shore. Before that, the club’s winter league will continue this Sunday, with round two on Lough Muckno.
Three young anglers from Meath had a great day on the water in County Monaghan last weekend. The trio were after pike and they had hoped to fish on Saturday, but with rain and wind forecast throughout the day, they postponed to Sunday morning – with a lunchtime deadline to get home for the Ireland football match.
Sunday turned out to be calm and dry – perfect for a day afloat. On arrival at the lake, however, it was clear that water levels were way up from all of the recent rainfall, with much of the boat ramp submerged. This was a worry, as a drop in temperatures might put the pike off.
Once afloat, the trio set about casting their lures into all the likely spots, and they needn’t have worried, as it wasn’t long before the first pike was on the line – a 3 lb jack on the ever-reliable golden Rapala for Shane. Next up was Luke, who landed a slightly smaller fish on another diving lure, but then things went quiet for a while.
Jacks for the lads
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Pike for Shane
One for Luke
The guys searched all the way to the far end of the lake for fish and eventually decided to troll their lures back to where they started. Then, halfway back, a fish whacked Kevin’s lure, and the rod buckled. Kevin, who is more used to jigging for mackerel and pollack in saltwater, had never caught a pike before. Keeping a good bend in the rod, he played this one expertly all the way to the net – once again it was a golden Rapala that did the damage. A fine fish for a first pike – maybe 5 or 6 lb in weight.
Kevin’s first pike
One or two other fish struck at the lures but didn’t connect. And so, with a hat-trick of fish caught, the guys packed up and headed for home to watch another hat-trick, which put the cherry on top for a perfect Sunday.
13 November: Top fish today were 102cm, 97cm and another 97cm. There were PBs for both father and son, Liam and Fin, some other 70-80cm fish also. I had serious craic with the two lads all day, on a very flooded chocolate soup coloured Lough Derg!!
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Anyone out over the next while, be careful of floating trees and logs, it’s dodgy out there for you guys with big engines!
14 November: Join me on another unforgettable day as a professional fishing guide here in Ireland! In this episode, we’re targeting big Irish pike, chasing those epic 100cm+ trophy fish using a variety of hardbaits, soft lures, and jerkbaits across some of Ireland’s most productive waters.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced angler, this video is packed with tips, tactics, lure selection advice, and real on-the-water guidance to help you catch more pike and understand how these incredible predators behave.
17 November: Top fish today 102cm, 101cm, 91cm, 90cm and some others!
Today was brilliant, Patrick’s mam and dad surprised him with a day’s fishing for his birthday as he’s a keen watcher of the YouTube channel!
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Such an accurate caster for his age, honestly unreal to watch him fishing. I’m told he has a few brothers who are mad to come down for a day as well, see ye soon lads!
Guided fishing for pike, trout and perch on Lough Derg. Fishing from a custom fitted Sheelin boat with all modern electronics including live scope, gps electric trolling motor etc
For enquiries and bookings get in touch via Facebook or Instagram.
Tuna charter skipper Tony Santry gives his round up of what was a tough season off the Kerry coast…
2025 is probably the worst year I can remember with regard to getting out to sea. Since the end of August, it has just been low pressure after low pressure coming in off the Atlantic creating very rough seas.
In most cases, it was simply impossible to get out to sea. However, on the few occasions we did manage to get out, the bluefin tuna obliged. We hooked up the first tuna in the 3rd week of July and again in mid August only kept off the water by storms.
There were days when I couldn’t get out due to bad weather, I went out to the cliffs in Dingle bay and watched the bluefin tuna bursting the surface in feeding frenzies. It really was heart breaking to watch when I knew if we were there, we would have hooked up.
In the few days we got out, the bay was absolutely teaming with life of all shapes and sizes.
Dingle bay is truly a breath-taking place whether you want fishing, whale watching or sight seeing. It truly is god’s country. No wonder they call it the Kingdom County.
Pro-charter Offshore 31. 330 HP Skipper: Tony Santry Base: Caherciveen Operational Area:
Authorised blue fin tuna boat 2025
Notes: Kerry Angling & Tuna Charters operates on the south coast of Ireland out of Caherciveen. We cater for all types of angling from general fishing trips ,shark fishing, common skate, off shore wreck fishing and Giant Bluefin Tuna (catch, tag & release).
We cater for complete novices to highly experienced anglers. Simply bring your wet gear and sandwiches or bring your own fishing tackle and we will provide the rest through your highly experienced skipper. Based in Caherciveen Marina in Kerry, we fish the waters all around the Skellig Islands.
Cobh SAC report on the first competition in this year’s Light Lines series…
The first of the Light Lines Competitions was fished yesterday. Thirty three anglers competed from 5 charter boats Deora De, Camden Mist, Osprey, Cuan Ban and Lagosta. The angling area was confined to the inner Cork Harbour.
All aboard the Camden Mist
The talk before the competition was that the fishing would not be productive and fish would be scarce due to the large amount of flood water entering the harbour. However on the day weather conditions were good with a northerly breeze and a flooding tide making it comfortable fishing.
There were plenty of whiting caught
Large numbers of fish were recorded with Whiting being the dominant species with 2202 fish landed on a catch and release rule with the following species Whiting, Bull Huss,
Dab, Poor Cod, Ray, Gurnard and Red Bream.
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The overall winner on the day was Sarah Lynch who blew away her rivals with a massive score of 164 fish 2194 points. The other boats winners were in 2nd place Paul O’Callaghan 73 fish 1032 points. 3rd Dan Lynch 72 fish 984 points 4th John Dennehy 68 fish 979 points and 5th place Cormac Gannon 60 fish 802 points.
Full results
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The best boat on the day was Deora De skippered by Jim Lenihan with 952 fish recorded
Josie Barrett recorded a Ray of 65cm in the Longest Fish Category.
We had a number of new anglers fishing this competition for the first time and we hope that they enjoyed the experience and day out and hopefully they will be back again to fish the next one.
We would like again to thank the anglers, Boat Skippers and and everyone involved to ensure the successful hosting of the event.
Go fishing…
Cobh SAC is a very active club with a great series of competitions across the year.
The club is very welcoming to new members.
If you are interested in joining the club or fishing any of their competitions contact them via Facebook.
35′ Offshore 105. 400 HP Iveco Skipper: Jim Linehan Licence: 147 Base: Cobh Operational area: 30 nautical
miles of Ballycotton – Cork Harbour – Kinsale.
Notes: Deora Dé is a fast modern charter boat,
built to the skipper’s own specifications and exceeding the current
safety standards. Species of fish caught include: Blue Shark, Mackerel, Pollack, Cod, Whiting, Conger Eel, Ling, Wrasse, Gurnard, Garfish, Dogfish, Coalfish and many more!Full rod & tackle hire available with free tuition given. Free tea & coffee onboard.
Skipper: Anthony Lane. Licence No.: 1401 P5 30miles. Base: Crosshaven Operational area: Ballycotton to Kinsale
Notes: Cork Harbour offers a wide variety of fish including ling, cod, pollock, whiting, wrasse, ray, conger eel, bullhuss and many more. The harbour can be fished in most weather conditions offering a wide variety of sheltered locations for both the experienced and novice angler. The boat comes fully equipped with all modern navigational aids. Full safety equipment as per licence. Rod and tackle hire are available on board and all assistance will be given to the novice angler. Full galley and toilet facilities on board
Offshore 105. 380 HP Iveco Skipper: Alan Kennedy Licence: 713 Base: Crosshaven/Cobh Operational Area:
40 Miles out of Cork Harbour, Ballycotton, Kinsale.
Notes: Lagosta II has a complete inventory of electronic and safety equipment. Fishing in the rich offshore waters of south-west Ireland, Alan specialises in wreck, reef and shark angling. Even in the worst of weather, anglers can fish for rays, flatfish and conger in the extensive and sheltered waters of Cobh harbour.
Pro Fisherman 33 Skipper: Pat Condon Licence: 1350 Base: Crosshaven and Cobh Operational area: 30 miles from Crosshaven, Kinsale, Cobh, Monkstown and Ballycotton.
Notes: With more than 30 years Sea angling experience in hand and having won several national & international sea angling competitions, Pat Condon offers his clients the wealth of his angling skills as part of their experience.
Anglers can fish many reefs near the Cork harbour for ling, cod, conger eel, pollack and coalfish. Shark fishing off Cork Harbour is from mid june to september.
Even if the weather is poor you can fish within Cork harbour for species such as bass, blonde ray and thornback ray, plaice and dabs.
Aquastar 38′. Caterpillar 350 HP Skipper: John and Eoin Barry Licence: 794 Base: Cobh Operational area: 30 miles
out of Cork Harbour.
Notes: Many species of fish can be caught, including Blue Shark, Ling, Cod, Pollack, Conger Eel, Wrasse, Ray, Whiting, Mackerel, etc. Full tackle hire available. Hotels, Guesthouse or Self-Catering accommodation can be arranged within walking distance of a wide choice of pubs and restaurants.
Lough Bracken and District Anglers have announced that day tickets are now available for the fishery from Anglers World in Navan at a rate of €10 per day; children aged 16 and under are €5. The day tickets must be bought using cash.
The club have also set down some ground rules for visiting anglers, and anyone caught breaking these rules may have their day ticket invalidated or may become ineligible to visit the fishery in the future.
Club rules include the following:
Catch and release ONLY
Max 2 rods per angler
Unhooking mat, landing net and disgorger or forceps required
For pike fishing – unhooking mat, landing net, long forceps and side cutter required
No live fish bait
Absolutely no fires at any time
All rubbish/waste must be removed
No overnight camping for day ticket holders fishing from 8am till dusk
No prebaiting for day-ticket anglers
You must purchase your day ticket before heading to the lake and the day ticket must be kept for inspection (NOTE: ANGLERS WORLD DOES NOT OPEN SUNDAYS OR MONDAYS)
Day tickets are non-transferable; the name on the ticket must match the angler’s personal identification
Treat all other anglers with respect
Respect any matches or organised events at the lake; day tickets may not be granted on those occasions and will be announced on the club’s Facebook page, so please check the page before buying a ticket.
Children must be supervised at all times
Pets must be supervised at all times and dog mess must be removed
Boats are permitted with under oars or electric motors only; STRICTLY NO PETROL ENGINES PERMITTED and LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES. Boat users must respect other anglers at the lake and care must be taken to avoid interfering with other lake users.
For those unfamiliar with this water, Lough Bracken is located near the village of Drumconrath, Co. Meath. To get there by car, turn right from the N52 coming from the Ardee side onto the R165. Take a left-hand turn on entering the Drumconrath village, then turn right approximately .25 km outside the village. Proceed for about 1.5 km. Bracken Lake is located on the left-hand side of the road down a small laneway, which is signposted. You will find excellent car parking facilities there.
The lake holds good stocks of bream, roach, rudd, hybrids, perch and eels. This lake also holds some very good stocks of pike. Stands, stiles and footbridges are all in place on this water to facilitate access. The deeper swims are located on the northern and eastern shorelines.
The Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation fished the fourth round of their Royal Enfield Winter League at the weekend, and despite it being mid-November, tench still featured prominently in catches!
There were a handful of decent bream as well, along with the usual roach. Section D was the place to be pegged, as both first and second came from that area, with Mark Leonard taking the win with 11lb+.
The Newbridge & District Pike Angling Club will once again host its annual open pike fishing competition — a great day out for families and anglers of all ages. The event continues to grow each year, with over 50 juniors taking part last year.
Entry fees remain €20 for adults and €5 for juniors, with lake permits included in the price. Maps will be provided on the morning, and competitors may fish anywhere within the marked boundaries. Newbridge members will be stationed throughout to weigh, photograph, and safely return fish to the water.
1st prize is for the heaviest fish, and there are also prizes for heaviest bags. (Only one cash prize per competitor.)
Check-in takes place beside the West Wicklow House pub on Blessington Main Street. This is a two-rod competition, open to all legal methods — bait boats are not permitted.
Presentation will be held back at the West Wicklow House pub and they will have a raffle and some hot food laid on, so all will be welcome. All scorecards must be handed in by 5pm.
For more information, contact the club directly via their Facebook Page.
The report below was summarised from the South Shore SAC Facebook Page.
The Southshore SAC Committee faced a stressful lead-up to the fifth leg of the Leinster Shore League as Storm Claudia threatened the event. After days of strong winds, conditions improved enough on Sunday for fishing on the east coast. Following early venue checks, Ballinoulart was chosen and proved ideal, with calming seas, plenty of space, and minimal weed.
Anglers reached the beach via a challenging track and adopted two main tactics: fishing the gutter for flats and schoolies or casting long to deeper water. In Zone A, strong performances came from Alan Mulcahy, Ciaran Fogarty and Chris Scanlon, with Mulcahy taking the win.
Zone B produced a standout display from Max Roche, whose impressive 29-fish haul secured both the zone and overall victory. Dean Costello and Paul Tyndall followed closely.
In the junior section, Phillip Kennedy Ryan edged out Scott Andrews. Flat pools were won by Thomas Keogh (29 cm) and James Ryan (28 cm), while round pools went to Aaron Byrne (52 cm spurdog) and Dean Costello (50 cm).
Over 40 anglers attended despite difficult conditions. With one leg remaining, Wayne Hamilton leads the league but faces pressure from Paul Tyndall, Anto Scanlon and Eric Gasparro ahead of the final on 30 November.
It’s been a decidedly soggy week, and the rain looks set to keep stealing the headlines for the next few days. Most of the country has taken a thorough soaking, with Valentia in Co. Kerry leading the way at a hefty 96.3 mm. Temperatures have been on the mild side, with sunshine scarce—especially in the south, where Cork recorded the lowest levels. The outlook remains unsettled, with more rain forecast for the south, east, and southeast before conditions finally turn drier and cooler later this weekend.
The tough conditions have clearly kept many anglers at home, with few reports coming through, but the coarse anglers seem to have been the most active, so we’ll begin our roundup with them. In Ulster, the VDE Baggers bounced back after a disappointing last outing, enjoying far better fishing on the River Erne last Sunday. Weights were solid across the board, and Ewan Reed topped the day with 10.8 kg.
In Co. Waterford, the second round of the Ger Hennessey Winter League was held at Oaklands Lake over the weekend. It turned out to be a one-horse race, as Kieran Reeves left all other competitors at the starting gate, with an outstanding bag of 90kg, leaving his nearest rival over 60kg behind him.
To pike angling news now, and the lakes in the Boyne Valley area have been producing plenty of decent pike for clients fishing with Chris Barry of Go Fishing Ireland recently. He’s had numerous anglers out with him, landing plenty of PBs and 100cm+ fish, the best of which was a cracking 111cm pike for Lester Hagan, winning Lester this week’s Catch of the Week.
Lester Hagan with his 111cm pike
And 111 was the magic number up the the Boyle area as well last week. Angling guide Bodo Funke had a trio of French guests with him during the week, and they landed plenty of decent pike, with five 100cm+ fish, the best of which was…, you guessed it…, a super 111cm fish.
A quick word of warning for anglers venturing out over the next few weeks. We’ve all heard about the outbreaks of avian flu at various farms around the country, and both the Department of Agriculture and the HSE have issued notices warning us to take care when avoiding wild birds (including waterfowl), bird feathers, and droppings while out and about.
And now the weather
We have status Orange and Yellow weather warnings in effect across much of Ireland over the next 24 hours, and many rivers are expected to be in flood – so please take care if you’re out and about.
Today will be windy nationwide, with heavy rain in Munster and Leinster bringing a risk of flooding, while Ulster and Connacht stay much drier with some bright spells. Friday night will remain wet in the south but dry and clearer further north. Over the weekend, northern areas will see the best of the dry and bright weather, while the rest of the country experiences cloudy conditions with patchy rain or drizzle that gradually becomes more isolated. Sunday will be mainly dry with a mix of cloud and sunshine and cooler temperatures. By Monday, the cloud will spread southeastwards, bringing scattered outbreaks of rain.
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