Philip Jackson had a great start to the Championships which saw his team win
The Feeder Club Championships took place last weekend on Lough Muckno. The event which also doubles up as a qualifier for the World Championships, saw ten teams of 5 take part, representing a mix of clubs and anglers from across the country.
Philip Jackson, Lurgan Blues, had a great start to the Championships
The championships opened with a bang as Philip Jackson’s top match weight of 16kg from Yellow Island consisted of 175 fish and a bonus bream. Lurgan Coarse Angling Club’s BLUE team otherwise had 3rd’s in section putting them in second position against CM Lakelands Feeder Club’s Gold team, who were just 2 points ahead.
A solid performance from Lurgan saw off the two point lead of CM Lakelands Gold ending with a points tie leaving the latter runners-up 3kg behind on weight. A perfect 2 point score also saw Philip take the individual honours too.
Lurgan BLUE Johnny Mckinley, Jim McAllister, Philip Jackson, David Herron and Johnny Keith
CONGRATULATIONS to the winning Blue team of Johnny Mckinley, Jim McAllister, Philip Jackson, David Herron and Johnny Keith who take the title in the club’s 40th Anniversary Year! The club will now have the opportunity to represent Ireland at the FIPSed World Feeder Club Championships in Italy 2022.
Well done to all the competitors, IASCaire Feeder Fishing Club, ERNE Anglers, Browning Fishing Ireland. Special thanks to CM Lakelands Feeder Club for facilitating the event and Les at Lakeside Angling for bait supplies.
Reports courtesy of the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI the National Governing body for coarse and predator fishing and . www.ncffi.ie
Catahl Hughes won the 2 day festival with over 40lb
The Munster coarse anglers two-dayer went off well at the weekend with many keen to get back to some competition and social interaction safely in the outdoors. Fishing took place on Doon Lake and Lough Bridget.
Catahl Hughes won the 2 day festival with over 40lb
Dooras Shore didn’t disappoint and showed some good weights. Silvergrove the tougher of the two venues produced a smaller stamp of fish still with some double figures.
Congratulations to the winner, Cathal Hughes. And the top 8 as follows;
1st Cathal Hughes 40lb 2oz
2nd Tommy Lawton 34lb 4oz
3rd Grant Peter’s 30lb 8oz
4th Trev Platt 28lb 4oz
5th Ian Kelsey 24lb 8oz
6th Ray Linton 21lb 6oz
7th Arunas 20lb 8oz
8th Martin Sutterby 19lb 4oz
Grant Peters, Cathal Huhes and Tommy Lawton
Munster Coarse anglers would like to thank Fishing Tackle Ireland for their continued support, Tulla District and Angling club -TDAC and the local landowners for access to the venues.
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Munster Coarse Angling Club are affiliated to the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI the National Governing body for coarse and predator fishing and casting. www.ncffi.ie
Juvenile anglers Keelan & Lochlann Ward with a nice Arrow trout
Calm and sunny conditions hamper lough fishing all around the country these days. This is not much different on Lough Arrow where generally a good wave is needed at this time of the year for good wet fly fishing. However, juvenile anglers, Keelan Ward aged ten and his brother Lochlann aged 5 from Lough Arrow Angling Club enjoyed a great day out when fishing with their father James last Sunday catching a nice 2.6 lbs. Arrow trout.
With some more unsettled weather forecast for the coming days, trout anglers around the lake are hopeful to yet enjoy some end of season wet fly fishing action.
A mixed bunch of anglers fished on Kiwi Girl last weekend. Some met for the first time onboard the boat, others had been friends for over 60 years. But they all had one thing on their mind – tuna!
Setting out from Mullaghmore it wasn’t long before they saw the first bit of action, sea birds and dolphins converging on a tuna bust. The boat set course for an intercept, the gear was deployed and the game of trolling began.
Despite seeing an incredible abundance of wildlife, including minke whales, hundreds of dolphins, seals, a huge mix of sea birds and of course bluefin tuna, it was around 2pm before the first hook up. A fish had swiped at the left hand set of gear and missed. It was teased back to the squids and missed again! It immediately crossed to the lures on the right and BANG! it was on.
Gavin giving it welly!
The tuna took the rig on the stand up rod, so Gavin Mannix was strapped into the harness and connected directly to the biggest fish he had ever played in his life. It took about 30 minutes to bring the boat, after much coaching and cheering from everyone onboard. The fish was unhooked, recovered along side and tagged and measured for the TunaChart programme.
Gavin Mannix unhooks his prize
After few hours of trolling and wildlife spotting (and spotting wild tales!) another fish was hooked. This was a much bigger beast, so this one was played from the fighting chair. Eamon Giblin, a man for whom no trout ever proved a match, was soon hanging on for dear life. He fought with gusto and panache and never a bead of sweat speckled his brow. Again the contest lasted about 30 minutes and the fish was brought to the side of the boat.
Eamon Gilblin meets his match and Mattie Hughes, more used to the dapping rod, calls for reinforcements
Declan Kilgannon, skipper of the Kiwi Girl, did everything in his power to secure a third hook up but that was it for this trip. No one wanted anymore from the day as everyone had enjoyed a great adventure at sea. Eamon took to the long road to Scariff in County Clare with a satisfied grin and thoughts of making the most of this on the Sunday night! Gavin and his father Hugh, made the short trip back to Fermanagh equally pleased and making plans for the next trip out after bluefin tuna, maybe this time there’ll be third generation of Mannix’s onboard.
The tuna is given plenty of time to recover alongside so that it is released fighting fit!
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Kiwi Girl
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Tuna CHART (CatcHand 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 opened on the 1st July and closes on the 12th November 2021.
Due to the brilliant sunshine and almost calm weather not many anglers ventured out on the lakes and only a few trout were reported during a few small gaps in the weather.
Ian Craig and his daughter Rachel, from Sligo, had 14 small trout to the boat over 3 days, all released, all caught on small sedges and Bumbles. Rachel had her first trout also for just 1 lb. also released. They fished around the islands outside Bog Bay.
Ian Wise had two small trout after 4 hours fishing in Flannery’s Bay, and stressed the lake was quiet.
Daniel Mulhaire, Ballina, had a trout for 1.25 lbs. while trolling for salmon near Mossop’s Rock on the eastern shoreline of Lough Conn and released it.
In South Conn, Sean Lawlor and Michael Byrne from Mullingar fished for two days with only 4 keepers caught and released again. They were fishing small size 14 dry sedges and Bumbles.
The River Moy saw a week of bright sunshine with temperatures from 19 to 25 degrees Celsius. Water levels were dropping consistently and water temperatures remained around 12 to 14 degrees Celsius…conditions far from ideal for salmon fishing.
Not many anglers ventured out, given the circumstances and, as a consequence, only 62 salmon were recorded for the week.
One of the few successful anglers: Darren Dolan with two salmon on his first day fishing in Ballina waters
24/8/21 Great news to report on the Waterville Hatchery because in the last few months there has been some great work done in upgrading of the hatchery, which will give the Salmon Fry more space and will give these Noble Salmon Fry a better chance of survival in warmer conditions, on that note I would like to on behalf of all the Currane Anglers to congratulate our Chairmen Mr. Michael Roden and his team on the great work their doing in keeping the Waterville Fishery Flag flying. On a personal note, apologise to all the readers of the No Spin No Fly’s Just Facts Zone, due to circumstances beyond my control I couldn’t take any photos this evening because I wasn’t invited, but with any luck we may have some in tomorrow’s notes. I would like to finish on a photo video of the great fishing of the past and with any luck the future. As you can see, we Currane Anglers are trying to pull our act together, it’s about time the government and Europe wake up to the fact that Salmon and Sea Trout is going downhill fast as it is the same with tourist Game Anglers, so here is a perfect click of the past.
Now today’s Fly, Spin, and troll, all quiet on all fronts. Wind East and veered SE light to calm with Bright sunshine all day.
25/8/21 The Currane Anglers had their Sombrero’s on this bright and calm sunny day on Lough Currane, their lines stayed dormant all day. Wind direction light plus you can say it did the ring of Lough Currane.
26/8/21 Sombrero’s take control of the Currane anglers as the sun blazes down on Lough Currane this day. So, one can say no suntan and no rod benders for the Currane anglers. Wind SE light variable light to calm.
27/8/21 The sombrero Anglers weren’t out this day but by all accounts, there was one Currane angler out manipulating his skills, sadly his post and telegraphs were all quiet on the SW front. Wind SW light mainly sunny with reasonable cloud at times for most of the day.
28/8/21 As of yet the Currane report is all quiet and for good reason, the Currane anglers and all of Kerry are mourning the defeat of their Kingdom to the mighty red hand of Tyrone by 3-14 to 0-22 in the semi-final of the All Ireland. All I can say watch this space you never know your luck, sadly Kerry had no luck today and one has to accept Tyrone had the upper hand and good luck to them in the Final against Mayo. Wind SE and veered SW light and very warm with reasonable cloud cover.
Ballinaskelligs Bay on 29 August 2021
29/8/21 The sun was blazing down on the Waterville fishery this day, with the air temperature reaching 25 c. so you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know today’s facts. Wind light and all over the place.
30/8/21 Just one lonesome Currane Angler trolling the waters on the North side of Grassy Island this morning, in a light ESE wind and veered WSW with good cloud cover.
31/8/21 Two boats out, one of the boats was out from watervilleboats@gmail.com and by all accounts his manipulations were all quiet on the Western front. Wind light and variable and good cloud cover.
1/9/2021 Just one lonesome Currane angler manipulating the Currane waters this day and I can say all lines were quiet on all fronts, be it fishing lines, landlines, or mobile lines. To all game anglers it’s well worth looking at this link
Lough Currane 2 September 2021
2/9/2021 There were a few fly anglers on the world-famous Butler Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie as of yet did not hear of any fish caught but watch this space. Now we head upstream to Lough Currane and just one boat out manipulating their skills and by all accounts their lines were all quiet on the SW front going by the mobile technology. Wind East light and variable with good cloud cover.
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
No change from last week. Plenty of fish in the system although a lot are coloured as we are getting to that time of the year. It’s two weeks since that last real fall of rain. This brought on some movement of fish, especially above Fermoy but the fishing was nothing spectacular.
Stale fish, low water and bright days have seen fishing effort on the river dropping with the water levels.
With a bit of luck the rain forecast for the weekend will improve the fishing, but there does not seem like much chance of a flood.
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.ieEmail: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Donavin Brinklow reports on recent fishing on the Erriff.
As the dry spell hit us in July we had very little action on the Erriff, due to low rain fall and with water temperatures touching 27 degrees the decision was made to temporarily close the fishery. Fishing restarted once the weather cooled in early August.
5 August – 6 salmon
The first flood after the dry spell saw Gerry Merrick land 3 salmon, the best weighing 7 lbs and John Phelan landed 3 salmon to 6lbs on Beat 9.
6 August – 12 salmon and 2 sea trout.
Peadar O’Maolain landed 2 sea trout around the 1lbs mark, and a 6lbs salmon on Beat 7 using a Currys red shrimp. James O’Neill landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9 ,Peter Coyne landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 9, Conor O’Leary landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 8, John Phelan landed 3 salmon on Beat 9 – best 7bs, and Gerry Merrick landed 4 salmon on Beat 9 – best fish 4.5lbs.
7 August – 17 salmon and 1 sea trout.
Greg Skorszynski landed a 5lbs salmon and a 1lbs sea trout from the Washing Pool on Beat 4. G. Muldowney landed 2 salmon on Beat 5 weighing 4 and 4.5lbs. Roger Gegg landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 5. Jake Delaney had a great day landing 7 salmon on Beat 9 up to 7lbs. J Phelan had 4 salmon on Beat 9 – best fish 8lbs. Ronald Zwyssig landed a 6lbs salmon in the Squares Pool on Beat 9 and Andre Zwyssig landed a 4.5lbs salmon in the Middle Garden Pool on Beat 9.
8 August – 37 salmon!
Eabha Jones landed her first Erriff Salmon on the fly weighing around 4lbs. Jake Delaney landed 3 salmon on Beat 9 around the 6lbs mark. John Phelan landed a 7lbs salmon on Beat 9 in the Top Squares Pool. James O’Neill landed a 5lbs salmon in the Coronation Pool on Beat 8. Peter Coyne landed 2 salmon on Beat 8 weighing 6lbs and 3lbs on a Willie Gunn and a Collie Dog. Martin Wiltort landed 2 salmon on Beat 6 of 3lbs and 4lbs. Johnny Betts had a great day on Beat 4 and 3 landing 8 salmon including a 15lbs fish on a Cascade.
Ian Ferris landed 2 salmon on Beat 9 for 6lbs and 3lbs. Mark Helmore landed 2 salmon on Beat 9 to 5lbs on a Cascade . James O’Neill landed 2 salmon on Beat 5 of 6lbs and 7lbs on a Cascade . Alexander Mills landed 5 salmon on Beat 5 using a Willie Gunn, the best weighing 6lbs. Jimmy Keogh landed 4 salmon between 3lbs and 4lbs on Beat 7. G. Coey landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 9. Roland Zwyssig landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 4. Conor O’Leary landed 2 salmon on Beat 4 a 5lbs fish in Kings Pool and a 3lbs in Kellys Bend.
Eabha Jones with her first ever salmon
9 August – 14 salmon
Roland Zwyssig landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 2. Luke Drea landed 3 salmon on Beat 6 between 3lbs and 5.5lbs on a black shrimp pattern. David Christie landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 7 on a Cascade. Ken Mills landed a 3.5 lbs salmon on Beat 6. Tobias Stern landed 2 salmon on Beat 6 at 3.5lbs and 8lbs. Roland Zwyssig also landed a 2.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 on a yellow tube. Conor O’Leary landed 4 salmon to 5lbs in the Coronation Pool. Conor Graham landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 8 using a Willie Gunn .
10 August – 10 salmon and 1 sea trout
Steven Mann landed a 3lbs salmon in the Falls Pool on a yellow tube. Andre Zwyssig landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 7. Gerard Coey landed a 3.5lbs salmon in the Falls Pool. Martin Wiltort landed a 2.5lbs and a 2lbs salmon in the Coronation Pool on Beat 8 using a Willie Gunn. Steve Jones landed 2 salmon on Beat 9 weighing 3lbs and 4lbs on a Bann Special. Ken Mills landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 5. Ian Ferris landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 3. Gerard Coey landed a 5.5lbs salmon on Beat 7 and Andre Zwyssig landed a 2lbs sea trout on Beat 2.
11 August – 9 salmon
Andre Zwyssig landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 5. John O’Connor landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 7 using a Cascade. James O’Neill landed a 14lbs salmon on Beat 3 using a Green Highlander and 2 more salmon on Beat 6 weighing 3lbs. Steve Jones landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 4 using a Willie Gunn. John Casey landed 3 salmon on Beat 4 for 4lbs, 5lbs and 8lbs using a Willie Gunn.
12 August – 15 salmon
Nick Fenton landed a 3lbs salmon and a 1lbs sea trout on Beat 3. Pat O’Toole landed 3 salmon on Beat 8, two weighing 4.5lbs and one 3lbs. Sven Muengel landed 4lbs and 8lbs salmon on Beat 8. Jonathan Weltz landed 3 salmon to 6lbs on Beat 5 using a Collie Dog and another 6lbs salmon on Beat 9. Ken Mills landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 7 on a Cascade. Conor O’Leary landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 7 with a Collie Dog. Benny Weltz landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9.
13 August 11 salmon and 1 sea trout
Steven Jones landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Bann Special. Ken Mills landed a 2lbs salmon on Beat 7 and four salmon on Beat 9 between 3lbs and 7lbs. John Ryan landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 3. James O’Neill landed a sea trout on Beat 4. Martin Witort landed a 5lbs and a 4.5lbs salmon off Beat 6 on a Willie Gunn. Gerry Merrick landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 5. Niall Lynch landed 8lbs and 4lbs salmon on Beat 5 using a McCormack shrimp.
14 August – 4 salmon
Paddy Mullin landed a 5lbs and a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9. John Ryan landed a 4lbs and a 7lbs salmon on Beat 7.
15 August – 9 salmon
It was a Leenane anglers club day with 8 salmon landed weighing between 3lbs and 9lbs, the heaviest caught by Peter Joyce.
16 August – 4 salmon
Conor Graham landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 8. Jens Carlsson landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 8. Jimmy Keogh landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 7 and Albert Caffrey also landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 7.
17 August – 1 salmon
Jen Carlsson landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 7.
18 August we had 2 salmon caught
Peter Murphy landed a 4.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 and David Murphy landed a 5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Cascade.
20 August – 5 salmon caught
Seamus O’Neill landed 4 salmon on Beat 6 all around 3.5lbs on a Collie Dog. Steven Jones landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9.
21 August – 4 salmon and 1 sea trout
Joseph Martin landed a 6lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Cascade. Simon Cassidy landed a 6ls salmon on Beat 6 on a Collie Dog. Oscar Grieve landed a 2lbs salmon on Beat 3 in the Pot Holes using a purple and gold shrimp pattern. Padraic Traynor landed a 3lbs salmon and a ½lbs sea trout on Beat 3 in the Pot Holes using a Thunder and Lightning.
22 August – 3 salmon
Noel Crawford landed a 3.5lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a Cascade. Niall Lynch landed a 6.5lbs salmon in Doyles Pool and a 3.5lbs salmon in Colonels Run on Beat 6 using a McCormack shrimp.
26 August -2 salmon and 1 sea trout
Nick Fenton landed a 3lbs salmon on Beat 9 using a black and orange. Robin Adams landed a 4lbs salmon on Beat 9 also on a black and orange. Niall Lynch landed a 2lbs sea trout on Beat 9 using an Executioner
Johnny Betts with a fine 14lbs fish
Go Fishing
The Erriff System is comprised of the Erriff River and the two small loughs of Tawnyard and Derrintin. The River Erriff is one of the premier salmon fishing rivers in Ireland. A spate river, it is characterised by lively streams and deep fish-holding pools. It has 8 miles of prime angling water, divided into 9 beats. Beats are un-crowded with only two rods on most and a maximum of 3 sometimes. Angling is rotated on a daily basis.
