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Easterlies not an issue for deep sea anglers in Clare

By
Kevin Crowley
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Another fine bull huss

Luke Aston, skipper of the Clare Dragoon, reports that fishing has been good for mixed species of late, despite the prevalence of easterly winds. Although fishing has slowed somewhat, his guests enjoyed good fishing both at anchor and on the drift for a range of species. Shark were a notable absentee this week, making a no-show on the one day they targeted them on the drift.

A fine bull huss on the Clare Dragoon
A good ling comes aboard
A nice ling for this angler
Another fine bull huss

Go fishing…

Clare Dragoon

Clare Dragoon is a LOCHIN 366 powered by 650HP engine, skippered by Luke Aston and operating out of Carrigaholt Co. Clare…

I have some offers up on my web site www.fishandstay.com and if anybody is interested in putting a trip together please do get in touch. Also I Twitter from the boat on @fishandstay and try to update my face book page www.facebook.com/CarrigaholtSeaAngling fairly often!To experience some of the best deep sea fishing available in Ireland contact Luke.
Telephone: +353 65 9058209 or +353 87 6367544
Email: lukeaston@eircom.net Web: www.fishandstay.com

Pike anglers break PBs on Lough Allua

By
Myles Kelly
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A lovely pike from Lough Allua

Greg Latour of Tir na Spideog reports on his French guests’ angling adventure on Lough Allua…

We had 2 personal bests beaten by my French guests from Brittany on Lough Allua. On their guided trip they caught a total of 6 pike. The biggest pike measured 104cm and there was another over the meter at 103cm. We also had a really good 97cm pike plus a an 84cm fish. After that it was 75cm and lastly a 65cm Jack.

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A lovely pike from Lough Allua

In the also rans we had a 110cm Grandma spit out the rubber shad right beside the boat and we met at least another 10 pike that didn’t take the lures properly.

Although the water temperature is still at 17ºC, pike on Lough Allua seem to be gearing up for the winter.

Greg Latour
Tir na Spideog

Go fishing…

Tir na Spideoga Fishing Lodge is situated on the shores of Lough Allua, about 5km from Inchigeelagh Village, overlooking a narrow but long water system, also called the ‘ Inchigeelagh lakes’. Lough Allua ranks amongst the top pike fishing waters of Ireland, regularly producing pike of 20 and 30 lbs. and still it is one of the least known pike venues on the island .

A guided day on the lake for 2 anglers costs as little as €80 – plus €40 for the boat hire. No permit is required

Tir na Spideog,
Inchigeelagh,
County Cork, Ireland.

Telephone: +353 (0)26 47151
Web: www.pike-fishing-ireland.com

Perch a perfect substitute for L’Ile Verte in Cavan

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Norbert Renaud, of L’ile verte, lodge de pêche en Irlande was looking for some September pike from the lakes of Cavan last week. Even though pike fishing has been good this September, on the day they were hard to come by for Norbert – who stumbled on some hungry perch instead!

Norbert wasn’t going to complain – he went on to catch some very ambitious perch on his pike fly tackle! Super looking fish.

Go fishing…

Norbert Renaud from L’Ile Verte Lodge in Cavan is a pike guide who specialises in bringing French anglers to Ireland. Based in Killeshandra, Norbert is in one of the heartlands of pike angling in Ireland. Norbert live streams a fly tying session every Friday night at 7pm Irish time on his Youtube Channel.

Get in touch with Norbert through his Facebook page or his website to plan your pike fishing adventure.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ileverteirlande/

Web: https://ile-verte.com/

39 Species for Dunmore East Small Boats Competition

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Nick McCartan reports on the recent Dunmore East Small Boats competition held by Rinnashark SAC:

The Festival took place on the 4th & 5TH September and the headquarters for the weekend was the Haven hotel. With a very short lead-in time due to Covid, the club was happy with the turnout of 14 boats. It was great to see people from all over Ireland and Wales turn up for the weekend and we are grateful for their support.

The weather in the run-up to the weekend was very mixed and forecasts changed hourly but in the end, we were lucky with the outer zone fishable on both days, the worst of the weather was mid-afternoon on the Saturday for a few hours when it chopped up a little. Fishing for the weekend was tough at times but in general, the fishing was good with impressive scorecards being returned by all boats.

Boats set off in all directions from the bay in Tramore, out to the reefs and up the estuary in search of the wide range of species on offer. It was clear from day one the crew of Shamrock Tackle boat skippered by Martin Kennedy were going to be hard to beat with an impressive total after day one of 26 species.

It was great to see some of the local boats who are relatively new to these competitions increase the number of species compared to the previous years. On Saturday evening Joint 2nd was Finchaser and TRS with 20 species followed closely in 3rd by Here Fishy Fishy with 18 species and joint 4th Katie and Seawitch with 17 species.

With high numbers after day one, day two was going to be hard to add extra species. With all boats in the water, Sunday morning at 9 am skippers headed in various directions looking to add to their total.

Throughout the day boats hopped from mark to mark to try adding a few extra species to their tally, as 5 pm neared a number of boats were fishing close to the pier to try for that last one species before the end.

The top boat on the day was Pisces skipped by Pa Hutchinson and adding 8 species to their total. A fantastic performance by the crew of Shamrock Tackle saw them add 6 species to their 26 the day before for a total of 32 species. Superb fishing for a two-day competition and well deserved winners on the weekend.

Adding 7 species to take 2nd place was Team Rinnashark (TRS) with a total of 27 species, 3rd place adding 5 species to make a total of 25 was Finchaser.

Adding 2nd highest daily catch of 7 to finish in 4th was Seawitch, also on 24 and beaten on length in 5th place was Here Fishy Fishy.

On adding up the species caught over the weekend there were 39 species caught by 14 boats, it is great to see the area fishing so well and shows what the area has to offer.

​The nominated species were:

Cod 52 cm – Kingfisher

Pollock 58.5cm – Shinawil

Flat 38cm Flounder – Rockling 2

Gurnard 41.5cm – Seawitch

 

The new category of combined Bull Huss and Smooth Hound was won by Ian Stubbs with a combined length of 193.5cm (BH=101.5cm & SH 92cm)

The committee would again like to thank all the anglers who made this weekend such a great success.  To all the sponsors we would like to acknowledge their contribution, without them this competition would not be possible.

I would ask you have a look at our sponsor page and support the businesses that support us.

We are looking forward to the 2022 Festival which will revert back to May – a date will be announced shortly.

Results table and species list below:

 

All Ireland Feeder Championships held at Oaklands Lake

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The NCFFI report on the recent All Ireland Method Feeder Championships in Oaklands Lake:
Congratulations to Leinster angler and BSI Sensas club member, Enda Hickey winner of the third edition of the All Ireland Method Feeder Championships at Oaklands Lake at the weekend. Enda reeled his way to a clear win with 32.250kg ahead of 19.890kg for runner-up V Mozart, and H Hristov with 17.910kg in 3rd place.
The fishing was more difficult than usual for the 30 anglers participating in this specialised competition with the lower pegs performing the best.
Well done to everyone who took part. Thanks to Brenton Sweeney and Adrian Browne for their organisation and Oaklands lake superb hosts as usual.

Wreck fishing ‘on fire’ for Wicklow Boats

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Kit Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters reports that wreck fishing is ‘on fire’ off the east coast right now. Kit has put a lot of work into seeking out wreck marks over the past couple of years and his effort is paying off as some of his punters are getting some cracking fishing. Just take a look at the quality of some of the pollock his anglers are catching.

And it’s not only the wrecks that have been producing as he is getting some good success targeting Blues as well.

 

Go Fishing

 

Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. Two boats 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.

SPECIALIST ANGLING CHARTERS

Specialist Angling Charters are offered for those who wish to target specific species, specimen fish or try new methods of angling.

ANGLING COACHING

Whether you’re a Club, Individual, School or Junior you can have an angling coaching session or programme tailored to suit your needs.

Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters

Telephone: +353 (0)87 6832179 +353 (0)404 67031
Email: dunnekit@gmail.com Website: www.wicklowboatcharters.ie

Belgian Pike and Coarse Anglers do well at Melview Fishing Lodge

By
Myles Kelly
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Nick with a fine Bream from his catch
Nick with a fine Bream from his catch

Kevin Lyons of Melview Lodge is back with a coarse and pike report…

Jean-Pierre was once again on one of his many visits to Melview Fishing Lodge in Longford. Joining him was son Nick and long-time family friend Alain. All three of them are no strangers to Melview Lodge as they normally make the trip two or sometimes 3 times a year but due to Covid restrictions were unable to make the trips like many others.

During their recent trip they took full advantage of their time back in Ireland and said it was great to be back fishing here once again. J.P was out catching Pike while son Nick and friend Alain were coarse fishing. JP had some great Pike to 1.05m while Nick and Alain had some good catches of Bream, Hybrids and Roach. They are now looking forward to coming again for the winter Pike fishing, see you again soon.

All fish returned unharmed.

Kevin Lyons
Melview Lodge

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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.

More bluefin tuna action from West Cork

By
Myles Kelly
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Courtmacsherry tuna

Last week saw the first of the Cork based authorised bluefin tuna boats meeting fish. This week more boats followed suit…

Anglers fishing with David Edwards had great sport on 07 September. He had his largest ever Bluefin to the boat. It was a massive battle and it was brilliant to see a 100 inch long fish alongside and released after tagging.

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A 100inch bluefin tuna for anglers on Silver Dawn

The novice anglers onboard caught their fish of a lifetime on their first trip out, but even with the choppy sea working with the skipper the kept the welfare of the fish the priority.

Flushed with success David passed on the news of the tuna in the area to other boats. Tom Collins soon in on the action. His crew  had 3 hook-ups and landed two. The first fish spat the hook after 5 minutes. The second fish broke the crew in gently measuring in at 71 inches. The third fish was better, screaming off on a great first run it was eventually played to the side of the boat and measured in at 91 inches.

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A 91 inch tuna for the crew of Loch an Iasc

The Bluefin tuna season also started well for Mark Gannon of Courtmacsherry Angling.  By September 9th he had tagged and released 6 tuna off Courtmacsherry.

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Bluefin tuna caught on Lady Louise

Finally, just yesterday, Irish Deep Sea Charters, back in Union Hall had their first tuna of the season on their first trip out. It was a a hard fighting fish with a calculated weight of 377lb.

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Bluefin tuna estimated to weigh 377lbs is recovers alongside Chloe Jay

Adrian says there are no big bait balls just yet but hundreds of dolphins were in the area all day and they also enjoyed brief sightings of a lunge feeding whale.

Tuna are tagged and released as part of the 2021 Tuna CHART programme

Go Fishing

Silver Dawn

41′ Rodman 1250. Twin 430 HP Engines
Skipper: David Edwards
Licence: P5 Licence
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area:

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes:The range of fishing found within close range of Courtmacsherry is superb, with trips producing anything between 6 and 15 different species as a norm and in excess of 20 is possible if anglers are prepared to change methods and use different baits and lures throughout their trip. As a rule mackerel, pollock, cod and ling are usually encountered but several species of wrasse along with whiting, pouting, coalfish, bull huss, conger and many more are often added to the catch.
If you do choose to head offshore to sample the superb shark fishing available within 10 miles of Courtmacsherry, there is a very strong chance of encountering blue sharks and an increasing chance of bringing a porbeagle shark to the boat.

Address: The Pier, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork.
Telephone: +353 (83) 449 1403
Email: DavidEdwardsCymru@hotmail.com
Web: www.irelandseaangling.com

Loch an Iasc

Fastworker 36 powered by twin Caterpillar 350hp
Skipper: Tom Collins
Licence: No. 974 with P5 licence
Base: Reen, Union Hall Operational Area: 30 miles from Union Hall, Baltimore, Crookhaven.

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes: Operates 12 months of the year and specialise
in shark fishing. With experienced skipper Tom Collins the Loch an Iasc is a modern charter company which offers a comprehensive range of services to customers and aims to cater for your every need be it Mackerel, Reef, Wreck, Specimen or Shark fishing.

Telephone: +353 (87) 2792983 E-mail: booking@seaanglingcharters.ie Website: www.seaanglingcharters.ie

Chloe Jay

Aquastar 38 with  200hp x 2

Skipper: Adrian Nowotynski
Licence:1779
Base: Union Hall Operational area:30 miles from Union Hall and Baltimore

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes: Wreck, reef, shark and ground fishing. Also half day trips available and individuals catered for when possible. Regular updates on Facebook at IrishdeepseaCharter. Second boat available

Address: Glandore Harbour Charters, Cashloura, Drinagh, West Cork.
Telephone: +353 (0)86 3314224

Email: glandoreangling@gmail.com
Web: www.sea-angling.ie

Lady Louise

Aquastar 38′. 370 HP Caterpillar
Skipper: Mark Gannon
Licence: 818
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and
Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.

Address: Woodpoint Guest House, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork.
Telephone: +353 (0)23 8846427 or +353 (0)86 8250905
Email: csal@iol.ie Web: www.courtmacsherryangling.ie

Tuna CHART

Tuna CHART (CatcH and Release Tagging) utilises authorised vessels to catch, tag and release Atlantic Bluefin Tuna for data collection purposes off the Irish coast.  The programme,  developed by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Marine Institute in partnership with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department for Environment, Climate and Communications, operated on a pilot basis in 2019 and 2020.

The 2021 season will open on the 1st July and close on the 12th November 2021.

Bass fishing tough on Louth coastline and elsewhere

By
David Byrne
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With the tides dropping over the last few days bass fishing was never going to be easy this week. Even at a time of year when bass can be more inclined to follow and chase lures rather than hit them hard, they were very conspicuous by their absence on the Boyne Estuary and surrounding coastline so far this week. Six anglers fished the estuary on Monday did not produce a single fish from Mornington and Baltray to near Queensboro. This was despite reasonably clear water, overcast day and a good strong breeze. Winds have now gone around to the west.

There had been reasonable bass fishing on the estuary in August but so far it has failed to get going in September. Further north along the Louth coastline things are just as tough with only a few small fish reported. Hopefully, things will improve again over the next week as the tides start to build from Friday.

Louth bass anglers are not alone though and a number of very accomplished anglers also experienced very tough fishing on the south coast. Even when tides were better. We will keep you posted and hope to have better news when the next reports are received.

Pike Master Ireland 2021 on a water near you

By
Myles Kelly
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Romanian C&R Angling Association are hosting the Pike Master Ireland event again this year. This is a boat team event and teams can fish any water in Ireland lake or river (once they have permission or permits of course!).

Last year the competition was organised to allow anglers who could not travel due to Covid restrictions to still take part. Registered anglers could fish any waters in their area and using the Score Fishing app their scores would be counted. This was a great success so the format remains pretty unchanged for 2021.

The price of a ticket is €70 per boat and there will be 90% pay out, based on 50 boats/100 anglers participating

  • €1300 First place
  • €975 Second place
  • €650 Third place

Biggest fish €100Voucher @BaracudaFishingTackleShop

Go fishing…

You can register online and pay for your place here http://www.scorefishing.com/store/p304/Pike_Master_Ireland_2021.html

To keep up to date with notifications from Pike Master Ireland organisers check out their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PikeMasterIreland 

 

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