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Over 6000 salmon recorded on the Moy so far!

By
Markus Muller
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Kevin O’Boyle reports from the River Moy…

Heavy rain and thunder bursts brought a lot of water into the Moy catchment. On Monday morning, water levels at Cloongulan Bridge read 0.679m and rose through the week to a high of 1.391m and dropped back to 0.733m by Sunday night. Water temperatures remained around 12˚Celsius.

A total of 303 salmon were recorded for the week with a sizeable amount of salmon released. This amounts to over 6,000 salmon recorded for the year so far, with only a few weeks angling to go.

Ballina Salmon Anglers had 45 grilse for the week.

The Reidy brothers from Loughrea, all members of Ballina Salmon Anglers Association, who had 7 salmon between them spinning along the wall above the salmon weir in Ballina recently

Mount Falcon Fishery reported 38 grilse. Ten of these fish were caught by fly angler Michael English from the UK over four days and all were returned.

Attymass Anglers reported five salmon for the week.

Knockmore Salmon Anglers produced 16 for the week, while Coolcronan  had 3 salmon for the week.

Byrne’s Fishery reported 18 fish and Armstrong’s 23, best at 7 lbs. on worm.

Gannon’s and the Foxford Fishery produced 22 fish each.

Foxford Salmon Anglers reported a total of  61 grilse from their waters with a good percentage returned, while 7 grilse were reported from Foxford Town.

The Clongee Fishery reported only 5 salmon for the week with best fish at 7.5 lbs. on the bubble and fly and 4 fish released.

East Mayo Anglers’ waters produced 33 salmon (15 released).

Reports suggest that sea trout fishing in the Moy Estuary was very slow and hard work for the week.

Tough Conditions on Conn & Cullin

By
Markus Muller
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Ryan Leonard releasing a trout for just over 1.5 lbs. in Tolans Bay

Kevin O’Boyle reports from Lough Conn & Lough Cullin…

Trout angling is proving to be hard work on the lakes these days. Sedge hatches are patchy and weather conditions are not helping.

With only five weeks left, conditions will hopefully inmprove towards the end of the season.

A few groups of Anglers fished out of Cloghans Bay, and they all encountered some small trout on sedges, daddies and bumbles with all trout released.

Brothers Brendan and Cormac Murphy had 2 trout each for roughly 0.75 lbs. on dry sedges (all released) in Cloghans Bay and Sandy Bay.

Cormac Murphy released this trout for 0.75 lbs. caught on a dry sedge

In South Conn, Ed Mc Loughlin and Pat Carroll from Co. Offaly had a few trout to sedges and Green Peters over two days fishing along Brackwansha Shore and all the Bays towards Poteen Island. Best trout for 1.25 lbs. all returned.

Across the lake in Massbrook, Galway anglers Paul Keogh and Des Walsh had a few trout to Dabblers and Green Peters in just two hours after spending 3 days on the Lake.  Best trout 1.5 lbs., with all released.

Outside Castle Island near Bog Bay father and son team, John and Robin Bozeman from London had one trout each on pearl dabblers, all just over 1 lb. returned.

Trout released by Brendan Murphy for just 0.75 lbs. on a dry sedge

Ryan Leonard fishing with friends had a few rises and caught one trout for just over 1.5 lbs. on a Green Peter before releasing again in Tolan’s Bay.

Ian Wise and Johnny Warren from Crossmolina fished out of Enniscoe, while they rose a good few trout, they had only 4 trout to the boat, best 1.5 lbs. on a Green Peter all released.

First meter pike after the summer break for Angling Services Ireland

By
Markus Muller
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100cm pike

Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland reports…

It was a pleasure to guide Joe and his son Jack last weekend and it sure feels good to be back doing what I love doing: Guiding anglers to enjoyable and often memorable angling experiences.
Well, Joe had a nice double measuring 103cm and Jack had a few smaller fish. And to fill the gaps some obliging perch offered some fun fishing as, too.
It is always nice to get good feedback, so I will just share what the guys had to say:
“Hi Bodo, Jack and I had an amazing fun filled day with you. Jack was delighted with the time you spent with him. Please feel free to use any photos you like. Bodo your professionalism on the day was top class it was all interesting and funny at the same time well done! We left you on a high. Until we meet again the best of luck to you and thanks again.
Joe and Jack”

Go fishing

Bodo Funke, Angling Services, Ireland

Pike, Game and Coarse fishing Guide

Notes: Angling Services Ireland provides the very best in angling and angling tourism. We are based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, in the North-West of Ireland, an area with many superb angling opportunities.
The Proprietor Bodo Funke holds the Marine and Countryside Guiding Certificate (achieved with distinction) and his expertise and local knowledge will be to your avail when you go on a guided angling trip or angling holiday with Angling Services Ireland. Pike fishing, Fly-fishing for Pike, Game fishing for wild Brown Trout, Float- tubing, Coarse fishing. Salmon fishing and Sea-angling can be organised.

Address: Angling Services Ireland, 3 Canal View, Deerpark, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Telephone/Fax::+353 71 9663580 or +353 86 6011878
E-mail: info@anglingservicesireland.com Website: www.anglingservicesireland.com

 

Cod, ling & pollack aplenty for anglers in Sligo

By
Markus Muller
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Ewing’s Sea Angling Charters based in Rosses Point report excellent mixed fishing for their clients. Heading out on to the reefs rewarded anglers with many good size cod, ling and pollack!

Go fishing

Sarah Marie

Aquastar 33, 6 cyclinder 225hp turbo perkins
Skipper: Daryl Ewing
Licence: 829
Base: Rosses Point, Sligo (10 mins from Sligo town on local
bus route)
Operational area: P5 12 passenger, Sligo and Donegal
Bay, 40 miles offshore

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes: Angling available on board our recently acquired
newest boat, the M.V. Sarah Marie includes general deep sea, reef, sand angling (all inshore or offshore) and specialist game angling trips for tope, blue shark and skate whilst in season. Suitable for groups from families to professionals, we give free lessons to all those who need them. Top of the line rods and tackle are available for hire on board and the skipper can arrange accommodation if contacted in time. Gift vouchers are also available. Sightseeing, seal watch and eco-tourism tours for
non-anglers.

Address: Rosses Point, Co Sligo.
Telephone: + 353 86 8913618
Email: info@sligoboatcharters.com Web: www.sligoboatcharters.com

Summer league final & some more Donegal bass for Killybegs Mariners

By
Markus Muller
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58cm bass for John Cunningham

Members of Killybegs Mariners SAC had some lovely local bass over a number of evening sessions including a club record length since January of 58cm for John Cunningham on bait and a nice 52cm on lure for Christopher. John Burke also had a bass on the big tides.

Killybegs Mariners’ 9-leg summer league reached its finale last Friday. Read their summer league roundup below… 

With the 9-leg summer league reaching its finale last Friday night at Fintra Beach, there was plenty to celebrate for eventual winner, Club Chairman Cormac Burke who retained his slender lead over 2nd placed Shane Cunningham who, along with Darren Rawdon and Brian Smith, pushed him all the way over the final few outings.

Indeed with just an hour to go in the final leg, any one of the four aforementioned anglers could have swept to overall league triumph with a couple of late fish – a good indication of how competitive this year’s league has been.

Due to the fish off the beaches being more scarce and generally smaller in size at this time of year, the Mariners’ summer league never draws as many entries as the more favoured winter version but nonetheless some 15 anglers participated throughout this year’s summer league at various stages.

Sponsored by Mooney Boats, the summer league was fished over nine outings (with anglers allowed deduct their two worst scores), and took place at six different venues (Fintra, Nairn, Rossnowlagh south, Rossnowlagh north, Glencolmcille and Inver) and in total produced some 12 different species – all of which were measured, recorded, witnessed and returned alive.

Right – Killybegs Mariners SAC club chairman and summer league winner Cormac Burke; Left – league runner up Shane Cunningham; Centre; Ronan of Mooney Boats, Mariners SAC league sponsors

Many club anglers will now be eagerly awaiting the start of the 2021/22 winter league which will begin after the club’s AGM on Monday 13th September.

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

 

IFSA All Ireland Junior U16 & U21 Boat Competition 2021 results

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers held their 2021 All Ireland Junior U16 & U21 Boat Competition last weekend out of Rathmullen in Donegal. The event was a huge success and youngsters from the four provinces battled it out to be the number one Irish angler in each age class.

Nearly 30 young anglers took part in the event, with fish of all species and sizes coming aboard for measuring and release by the host of adult assistants and stewards who participated on throughout the event. Final standings are listed below.

We are also delighted to say that IFI staff were present on the day to help with the smooth running of the event.

You can view a selection of photos form the event below; well done to the competitors, the organisers, and to all of the helpers who pitched in their efforts to make the weekend a success!

Nice tuna for Sligo & Donegal boats

By
Markus Muller
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During the past week more nice bluefin tune were caught by anglers fishing out of Mullaghmore & Killybegs.

Kiwi Girl based in Mullaghmore had 6 fish to the boat, tagged and released with 4 fish in the 400 lbs. class and two more smaller fish.

Adrian Molloy of tuna.ie also reports some good bluefin action including two tuna for Dave Rutledge, the first a fine fish of over 400 lbs. and the second a smaller fish of 200 lbs. Both on stand up and tagged and released after short fight times and in good condition.

Go fishing

Kiwi Girl

Fastcatch Kingfisher 31′. 420 HP Caterpillar.
Skipper: Declan Kilgannon
Licence: 1056
Base: Mullaghmore Operational area: Donegal Bay

Authorised blue fin tuna boat

Notes: We have on offer big game fishing for shark and
Giant Bluefin Tuna, bottom fishing , diving charters and sightseeing trips. All tuition to whatever level is on hand , all gear and tackle is supplied from 130Lb. class rods to lighter gear for bottom fishing.

Address: The Pier, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo, IRELAND
Telephone: +353 87 6100111
Email: mail@offshore.ie Web: http://www.offshore.ie

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/

 

Ton up! Tomi nets ferox no. 100 on Corrib

By
Kevin Crowley
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A fine fwerox trout to mark the century - no. 100 to the boat this year!

Angling guide Tomi Kurman specialises in fishing for big pike, and the impressive ferox trout of Lough Corrib. After taking a sporting break from the ferox during the hot weather, he was back at it over the last week or so. He reached a huge milestone on Sunday morning, with the 100th ferox trout of the season coming aboard! Paul Byrne was the lucky angler to benefit from Tomi’s expert guidance on this occasion.

 

A fine ferox trout to mark the century – no. 100 to the boat this year!

Ferox fishing has picked up again, with several more fish to the boat this week, and the count now at 106 or possibly more. Fish up to 82cm have been landed, the biggest weighing 15lbs 7oz. All fish released again of course, and this week catch-and-release was again vindicated when one of Tomi’s guests caught a pug-nosed ferox that was caught twice in two days earlier in the season – 15 miles away!

 

Another one bites the dust!

 

Lovely markings on this trout

 

Yet another happy angler

Pike fishing has also been good, with fish up to 107cm (~21lbs) caught, and plenty of high doubles among them.

Robert Byrne was happy with this pike, enjoying a great day out with his two sons,

Go Fishing

Check out Tomi’s Facebook page here for regular updates and contact details:

www.facebook.com/tomi.guidedfishing

Great fishing (again!) on charter boats in west Clare

By
Kevin Crowley
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A fantastic ling for this young man

Luke Aston, skipper of the Clare Dragoon has been showing some young anglers some great sport this week. On a lovely calm day they enjoyed some great fishing on the reefs off Loop Head, with great ling and pollack fishing. They even put out a shark trace and managed 3 porbeagle and a blue shark!

A fantastic ling for this young man
A fine pollack
A lovely fat pollack

 

Earlier in the week he fished in the estuary with a group and they had tope, bull huss and thornback ray.

Tope
Thornback ray
Bull huss

Sean Maguire, who skippers the Lady Gwen II, reported a fine porbeagle of 181cm for one of his guests this week.

A fine strong porbeagle of 181cm.

Earlier in the week, fishing up the estuary with a family group, Sean says “young Elliott Glover reeled in his first porbeagle shark that was feeding on our catch. Possibly the first one I know that was caught so far up the Shannon estuary.”

 

The look says it all. A delighted Elliott Glover with his impressive porbeagle shark, and his family of course.
Happy faces!

 

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

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

Nothing fancy about fly fishing, everyone should give it a try

By
Myles Kelly
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Fly fishing
A parr for Charlie

Dan O’Neill, fishery manager at Mount Juliet, is back with a second update from the River Nore this week…

It’s always a great to hear of children taking up fly fishing or any type of fishing. At times there can be a certain type of intimidation felt when the words “fly fishing“ are mentioned which shouldn’t be the case as young Charlie Downey proved at the weekend.

fly fishing
Charlie Downey gets his fish

Weather forecast wasn’t great but it didn’t deter Charlie he was a very determined to nab a couple of trout. Starting out at George’s Wall the wind was slightly strong upstream and very few trout rising on the flat water. Sedges were hatching, passing us in swarms pushed by the wind. It was hard fishing and I probably would have called it a day and took to the fly tying vice but Charlie and Derek had different ideas . Their persistence paid off with some lovely trout caught. Beautiful trout, some with really bright red spots, others dark with beautiful blue tinted gills.

Fly fishing
A parr for Charlie

Swinging wets was the method of choice today. Partridge and Orange was quite successful with some fish falling to Snipe and Purple. Watching Charlie fish for a while it was clear to see that this young angler will spend many many hours tricking trout. Watching other people catch fish is far more rewarding to me than ever catching one myself.

Great to see such a young enthusiast and his dad  on the river learning the ins and outs of fly fishing and successfully landing many wild brown trout.

Well done to Charlie and dad Derek!

Introduction to fly fishing course

There are 3 spaces left for the introduction to fly fishing course left, if interested or looking for more information contact me on the details below .

For information on day tickets or memberships please call me on 0857652751 or email Doneill@mountjuliet.ie

Dan O’Neill
Mount Juliet Estate.

Go fishing…

Mount Juliet House is set on a large estate, which offers private fishing on 2.5 miles of the middle to lower reaches of the River Nore. Mount Juliet Estate offers fishing of the highest quality, just a short stroll away from the Manor House. There is a fishing room on site in the Manor House for your convenience i.e. for storage and drying of fishing equipment. Mount Juliet Estate can also provide the necessary equipment on site if needed.

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