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Dutch anglers enjoy a great week of fishing at Courtmacsherry

By
Myles Kelly
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Shark
Shark

Mark Gannon reports from Courtmacsherry…

It was super to have our Dutch friends back fishing with us in Courtmacsherry again! What a fantastic weeks fishing we had- from lots of fine pollack on the reefs, to big ling on the inshore wrecks together with some big Skate and Conger Eels. With Danny catching the fish of the week being a lovely hake.

On one of the days we headed south to target sharks and had a super day- ending up with a total tally of 14 blue Sharks boated! Bert took the biggest shark of the week weighing in at 80lbs. On the last day Nick hooked into a huge fish which took him around the boat 6 times! The fish was taking too much line so we decided to start the engine and chase him! After nearly an hour of fighting the fish with the drag up full Nick’s line eventually chaffed and his rod broke! A dramatic end to a great weeks fishing.

Mark Gannon 
Courtmacsherry Angling

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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre is one of Irelands Premier Angling Centres based in the picturesque village of Courtmacsherry located only 30miles from Cork International Airport on the West Cork coast between the Old head of Kinsale and the Seven Heads peninsula.

Our purpose built Sea angling and selfdrive boats offer the sea angler the ultimate in safety and comfort.

Sea Angling in Courtmacsherry produces good results both for the offshore charter angler, the selfdrive angler for inshore fishing or the wreck enthusiast.
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

Cooler conditions on Currane but lake levels low

By
Myles Kelly
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The Butler Pool
The Butler Pool

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

Lough Currane
Lough Currane

22/7/21 Last night Kerry became a tropical County with a night temperature of 20.5c, the last time this happened was 20 years ago and at 2.15 pm today the temperature outside in Caherdaniel was 32c. Admittedly on the lake it would not be as hot as that, but I can tell you one thing you wouldn’t last long on any of the Island’s. just for the record there were anglers on the Butlers pool, I did not hear of any rod benders. Wind light SE light with a few light  gusts.

Lough Currane
Lough Currane

23/7/21 Again today the tropical Currane anglers and fish alike kept well away from the barbeque as temperatures rocketed again today, but there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel as you can see by clicking  www.met.ie/weather-forecast/waterville-kerry  one might say the C&R Inny Anglers will be hoping to journey forth, as will the Salmon. Staying with the weather, yesterday was another tropical day and night as you can see at www.met.ie/latest-reports/observations/yesterday Wind ESE light and variable, bright and sunny all day.

The Butler Pool
The Butler Pool

24/7/21 Again it’s the Currane Barbeque that takes all the Currane headlines and as they say a picture tells the story as you can see by the photo, but it was great to see a few enthusiastic anglers on the World-famous Butler Pool today. Just for the record the temperature reached 30c at 1.45 pm in Caherdaniel, in Waterville the air temperature was 22c this evening at 8 pm. Wind NE light to calm.

25/7/21 The Currane barbeque was the same as yesterday, the air temperature was 25c in the morning in Waterville come afternoon in Caherdaniel it reached 30c with clear skies.

26/7/21 Well the barbeque has gone, and cooler and unsettled weather moves in  at last, we did get a drop of light rain throughout the day, but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that the Waterville Fishery needs an almighty flood, going by Waterville’s predicted rainfalls My Noble Currane and Inny anglers may have to wait a bit longer especially the C&R Inny manipulators? Wind NNW light to fresh and overcast all day.

27/7/21 All quiet on the SW front and not surprising as the water levels get lower every day, that sums up today news and weather. Wind NNW light with reasonable cloud cover.

28/7/21 The Currane Anglers are frustrated with the low water conditions and that’s not surprising, because trying to catch My Noble Gentlemen in these conditions is like getting blood from a stone, mind you Lough Currane is a great Lake for proving the books wrong so if you have the patience its worth having a crack even though the odds are against you. Wind WNW fresh with reasonable cloud cover with the odd shower.

29/7/21 Well we did get some rain but in fishing language, forget it. I believe there was one boat out by all accounts all was quiet, well going by the phone.

Vincent Appleby
www.salmonandseatrout.com

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

Belmont Anglers events fishing well

By
Myles Kelly
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Belmont Anglers

Belmont Anglers have been enjoying the sunshine and some good fishing recently. At the their most recent event on 18 July, 10 anglers took part. More had been booked in but the extremely sunny weather put off some.

Fishing turned out to be pretty good all things considered.

Results

  • 1 Jason Delahunty
  • 2 Brendan Caufield
  • 3 John Mulligan
  • 4 Mike Murray

Belmont Angler’s next outing is in August. Keep in touch at their Facebook Page.

Join the Club…

Belmont Anglers is taking new members.

Belmont Anglers is a Coarse Angling club based in the Irish midlands. Competitions are held regularly on the Grand canal and river Shannon. All are welcome to participate.

For details of this and all their news and up coming events check out their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1691060974490981

 

 

Mullet fishing hotting up in the summer sun

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The guys at Irish Mullet Fishing have been sharing photos of some of the cracking mullet they have caught over the past couple of weeks. The warm temperatures seem to have got the mullet into a bit of a frenzy and the lads had some lovely 4lb+ fish to show for their efforts.

Plenty of action for Clare charter boats

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The good fishing off the Clare coast continued for charter boats in the area last week. Sean Maguire of Fishing Adventures had a group out targeting Pollack and they certainly managed to get a few good ones despite a heavy downpour putting a dampener on things…

 

Meanwhile, Luke Aston of the Clare Dragoon welcomed back some overseas visitors for the first time this year and they got straight into the swing of things catching a good range of species over their week’s fishing, including Blues, Porgies, Tope, Huss, and they also managed over 100 Spurs in a day.

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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

Kelpy cod and powerful pollack in Cork Harbour

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Con Murphy of Cappoquin with a powerful pollack

A report from saltwater fly fishing guide Richie Ryan detailing his recent experiences fishing in Cork Harbour deserves mention this week:

There is good pollack fishing aboard Sea Hawk at the moment while chucking fluff! Currently, pun intended, sea temperatures have the bass in sulking mode but the ever reliable pollack are obliging as always. The very underrated sport of hooking and landing pollack on a  fly is a thrill to be savoured by all ages. Youngsters can partake where we cheat a little bit by putting the fly in the water and letting the wind and current do the rest. There is a most unusual sensation pulsed through the line whilst a pollack is trying to suck the fly into its mouth. The smallest inquiry, thanks Dr. Jacques Bronkhorst for the appropriate word, can be a 6lb mass of muscle ready to test your angling skills. If you don’t control the fish he will head for the weed and it’s extremely difficult to dislodge him.

Andre Passberger from Germany
Andre Passberger from Germany with another fine pollack

Whilst fly fishing for pollack there can be the odd surprise. Having lost one of my favourite people recently, Commander Rory Costello, he came to mind as I headed out guiding the morning after his funeral. I thought of this angler who loved his cod and asked him to send me a decent one that morning. One of the last times we met I had given him some nice fresh cod. As can be seen from the photo, Rory obliged, a fine kelpy specimen for me. The first one I’ve landed this year on the fly! Coincidence or divine intervention? I’m not sure!

Richie’s ‘kelpy’ cod

 

Richie Ryan
Saltwater fly fishing Guide.
www.corkbass.com

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Eire Bass – Richie Ryan

Saltwater fly fishing Guide.

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Feedermasters fishes well on Muckno

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The Irish Feedermasters qualifiers have seen Lough Muckno just continue to improve and improve, with multiple double figures the norm on all sections. Winner Rory Dunne, (an exceptional angler on all methods) netted 24kgs on feeder only, one can but guess at what his weight would have been had all methods been available to this very special angler.
With another top angler Seamus Winters weighing in 14 kgs on an unfancied peg at Upper Concra Wood and not framing even in his mini section, you can get an appreciation of how good this venue is at this time, even with the limitations of having to fish the feeder.
For all Irish anglers looking for a brilliant 5 day ALL METHOD Festival before end of 2021, please look no further than our individual 5 day Festival, mid September and book on as soon as possible.
Top five today with weights ranging from 16kgs to 24kgs were:
  • 1st Rory Dunne.
  • 2nd Darren Fairhurst
  • 3rd Robertas Zilatis
  • 4th Rory O Neill
  • 5th Joint Brenton Sweeney / Rimantas.
Qualifiers today including those by default.
  • Rimantas
  • Jacek Monika Januszewscy
  • Shane Dunne
  • Brenton Sweeney
  • Adrian Van Der Heever
Sections mini.
  • Mick Carr
  • Neil Keane
  • Jacek
  • Noel McNulty
  • Michael Cormican
  • Shane Dunne
  • Philip Hartin
  • Damien Foltyn
  • Adrian Van Der Heever
  • Arthur Artur Dudek
Penultimate qualifier will be held on this day two weeks and that event is now open for entry by the usual method. “Book me on please” on this Facebook page.
The final two qualifiers as normal will be heavily subscribed so please book early.
Organisers will continue to take entries for the September individual Festival by pm to this Facebook page.

Lough Ree International Pike Classic welcomes anglers with disability

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Lough Ree Angling Hub are delighted to announce that this year’s International Pike Classic will be OPEN to anglers with disability & wheelchair users for the very first time.

The event will take place this September 11th and 12th launching out of Ballyleague and is a big attraction every year for serious pike anglers from Ireland and beyond.

 

The wheelie boat has made a huge impact since its launch, if you are interested in taking part in the International Pike Classic, or booking an outing on one of the three daily sailings, you can email loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com or check out https://www.facebook.com/LoughReeAccessForAll/ for info.

 

Moy Catchment Angling Report week ending 25/07/21

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

MOY CATCHMENT ANGLING REPORT

Week ending 25/07/21

A brilliant week of sunshine with temperatures reaching over 25˚ Celsius throughout the week. Calm weather and blue skies all week resulted in lower angling effort and significantly reduced catches. Water temperatures were well over 20˚ Celsius all week too and water levels at Ballylahan Bridge reduced from 0.272 m at the start of the week to 0.192 m on Sunday. Ninety-nine salmon were reported caught within the Moy catchment for the week.

Thirteen grilse were caught on the Moy Fishery waters, 8 of which were caught on the Ridge Pool and 5 on the Cathedral Beat. All fish were caught on the fly and four salmon were released.

Ballina Salmon Anglers reported 10 salmon for the week.

Mount Falcon Fishery produced 5 salmon.

Knockmore Anglers had 4 salmon while Attymass waters reported 1 salmon.

Byrne’s Fishery reported 3 salmon.

Armstrong’s Fishery reported 4 for the week.

Gannon’s Fishery produced 2 salmon for the week.

Granville Nesbitt reported 23 grilse from the Foxford Fishery.

Foxford Salmon Anglers reported 16 grilse from their waters.

Reports from the Foxford town waters reveal that at least 1 grilse was caught for the week.

Cloongee Fishery produced 4 grilse on bubble and fly and all fish were released.

Reports from East Mayo Anglers reveal that 9 grilse were caught for the week with 4 of them released.

13kms of illegal nets seized last year

By
Sadhbh O'Neill
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Inland Fisheries Ireland staff member John O’Connor in Kerry seizing an illegal fishing net from the River Feale in 2020.
Inland Fisheries Ireland staff member John O’Connor in Kerry seizing an illegal fishing net from the River Feale in 2020.

Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats, has revealed that over 13 kilometres of illegal nets were seized by its protection officers and inspectors around the country last year.

250 illegal fishing nets, measuring 13,158 metres in total, were among the 1,287 items seized by the agency on its patrols and inspections in 2020. Other items seized by Inland Fisheries Ireland included spear guns, hand lines, traps, illegally caught fish and stroke hauls which are large-weighted hooks used to impale a fish.

Unless licenced, it is illegal to use a net for catching fish in freshwater due to the ecological damage they cause to fish populations and habitats, such as Wild Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout and Sea Bass. Due to the severity of the offence and the environmental impact caused by illegal fishing, Inland Fisheries Ireland has a policy of bringing cases involving illegal nets directly to court. Those convicted can face fines and even prison sentences.

An example of an illegal fishing net measuring 160 metres in length in the Shannon Estuary seized by Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2020.
An example of an illegal fishing net measuring 160 metres in length in the Shannon Estuary seized by Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2020.

A recent court case involving the use of an illegal net for fishing came before Judge David Waters at Listowel District Court on July 1st this year. Tom Allen, with an address of Lixnaw, Co. Kerry, was convicted under Section 96 of the Fisheries Acts 1959 – 2017 on a charge of possession of a net along the River Brick in 2020. Mr. Allen was fined €700 and was also ordered to pay €947 in court costs.

Assistant Inspector at Inland Fisheries Ireland, Darren Halpin, gave evidence in court, outlining how he was responding to a report from a member of the public, which led to the seizure of the illegal net.

An example of an illegal fishing net, seized by Inland Fisheries Ireland at Inisdooey Island in Co. Donegal in 2020.

In another court case this year involving illegal fishing nets, Gareth Fennel of Kilrush, Co. Clare was convicted on July 20th under Sections 96 and 97 of the Fisheries Consolidation Act 1959.  Appearing before Kilrush District Court in Ennis Courthouse, Mr. Fennel was fined €500 and ordered to pay €530 in costs for possession and use of an illegal net for the purposes of taking salmon. Ray Byrne, a Fisheries Officer with Inland Fisheries Ireland, gave evidence in court.

To report suspicions of illegal fishing, or sightings of illegal nets, members of the public are encouraged to call Inland Fisheries Ireland’s confidential hotline number on 0818 34 74 24, which is open 24 hours a day.

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