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South Shore SAC back on the beaches

By
Shane O'Reilly
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South Shore Sea Angling Club were back on the Wicklow beaches for the first competition of the year. This report is taken from their Facebook page:
“The north beach Wicklow was the venue for South Shores first competition since last year. A warm day turned out to be a lovely evening with light winds and a calm sea.
A lot of hard work in the background by the committee to get this competition going.
Kick-off was at 7 and we had a minute silence at 7 as a mark of respect for our two founder members, Eddie Bermingham and Tommy Keogh. It was very touching to see all anglers walk down to the edge of the water holding their rods out to sea, respect.
Lots of dogs were expected with some whiting in the mix, however, it was the opposite, whiting with dogs in the mix. The low numbers were the expected hot spots and they didn’t disappoint.
Of course, when you put great anglers on favoured pegs the results are inevitable.
Paul Whelan put in a stellar performance to claim the top spot. He had the best bag of fish and also claimed the longest flat with a great ray of 82cm on his last cast, great fishing Paul.
Hot on his heels in zone A was the (great white) Thomas Keogh the doggie mugger.
We had a new lad Robbie Smith, by all accounts, this lad is a flier on the beach, 48 fish is some total, well done lad. It’s great to see the new young lads doing well, and another new member Ciaran Fogarty who was second in zone B, great fishing lads. We had an auld shark hunter John O Brien win the longest round with a Tope of 73cm.
Two juniors braved the late-night and were rewarded with good fishing, both had 12 fish with young Cathal O Reilly running out the winner. Great to see juniors getting in amongst the fish.
Well done to all for turning out to support the club competition. Our club is going from strength to strength with new members joining.
We paid out 6 prizes in each zone plus junior and OAP prizes also longest round and flat, so great value for your entry fee. And oh yeah a peg draw for those not in the prizes, it’s win-win.”

Angler numbers and catches increasing on the Moy

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

Moy Angling Report Week ending 13/06/21

Slightly better weather for the week, drier but still very cool with highest temperatures of 15° Celcius contributed to lower water which was suitable for many of the fisheries in the catchment. Fly, including bubble and fly performed well with the low water levels. The grilse have started to appear, and any flood should trigger a run of fish. Week on week angler numbers are increasing which has resulted in bigger salmon catches. There were 178 salmon recorded for the week with a good percentage released again.

Richie Stenson with his 9.5 lbs. salmon caught on the fly before releasing it at the Ridge Pool

Staring at the Ridge Pool, 16 salmon were recorded caught for the week. Current water levels now mean that the Ridge Pool is fly only at the minute.  A lot of smaller salmon were caught with Richie Stenson catching one of the bigger salmon for 9.5 lbs. on a Cascade before releasing it again.

Gareth Ruigrok releasing a salmon on the Ridge Pool

Ballina Salmon Anglers’ reported 14 fish for the week, mostly grilse.

Mount Falcon Fishery had 6 salmon for the week, on fly and worm, the best weighing 8 lbs.

Knockmore Anglers and Attymass Fishery reported one salmon each for the week.

Nick Cousins reported that 2 salmon were caught on the Coolcronan Fishery, the best weighing 7 lbs. caught spinning.

Roy Buckley from Byrne’s Fishery had 2 salmon all on the worm.

Armstrong’s Fishery reported 4 salmon for the week, all on the worm.

The Foxford Fishery had a busy week with 28 salmon recorded with some released. The best salmon weighed 16 lbs. and was caught on the prawn.

Foxford Salmon Anglers had 25 fish with a good number released. Mostly grilse caught on all methods. Foxford Anglers have two fisheries, Rinnaney downstream of Foxford town has 3.5 miles of single bank and costs €20 per day while upstream of the town, Bakers water consists of one mile of double bank fishing also costing €20 per day. Excellent prices for prime fishing. Permits can be purchased from Tiernan’s Angling Centre in Foxford.

Cloongee Fishery reported 34 salmon caught for the week, and 11 released. Five anglers had 31 between them for the week of which they released 10, all on bubble and fly. Gary Mc Namara from Offaly had 2 fish; one for 3 lbs. on the worm and one 4 lbs. fish on the fly released. Scott Wallsney from Cork caught a 6 lbs. salmon on a spoon upstream of the Dead River.

East Mayo Anglers reported 26 salmon with 13 released. The best fish was caught by keen angler Billy Mc Ghee from Ballyvary for 11.5 lbs. on the fly.

 

 

Good salmon fishing on the Ilen last week

By
myleskelly
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Another view of the Ilen
Another view of the Ilen

ANGLING REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 2021

There were good numbers of salmon reported again last week on the Ilen. Anglers were doing well with 18 salmon caught.

The best of these was an 11lbs fish from the syndicate water.

Go fishing…

The River Ilen is a medium size spate river that fishes best on a dropping flood for both salmon and sea trout. Spinning, worm and fly fishing are the methods used and allowed on club water.

The river is beautiful and a joy to fish, pools along club waters are easily accessible with seats, steps and stiles put in place for the anglers comfort. With selective tree pruning done along the river in recent years fly fishing has become a more available option especially on the lower river with numerous pools opened up to suit fly fishermen, night time fly fishing for sea trout is a pleasure with great stocks of trout entering the river from April.

Website: www.riverilenanglersclub.ie

Upper reaches of Bandon fishing well

By
Eileen Carroll Murphy
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river
River Bandon

ANGLING REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 2021

There were good numbers of salmon reported again last week on the Bandon. Many of these were on the upper stretches as fish appeared to be running right through the system.

Again the bulk of the them were  spring fish and up to now there hasn’t been many grilse caught.

Fly and shrimp were the most successful methods.

Go Fishing…

Bandon Angling Association have set up a guiding service in conjunction with Jason Nash, Peter Aspinwall and Phil Dewey. Details of the guiding service are provided on the website and they are looking forward to making memories and enhancing people’s fishing experiences on the river Bandon. Day tickets and club membership are also available.
Web: https://bandonangling.com/

Kilcoleman Fishery, Enniskeane, is renowned for its hospitality. The owners David and Patricia Lamb make a particular effort to make their guests feel at home. Past visitors have described the atmosphere as ‘laid back’ and the accommodations as ‘cosy’. Kilcoleman is “fly only” throughout the entire season. However, in certain water conditions, spinning is permitted for salmon. Trout angling is “fly only” at all times.
web: http://flyfishing-ireland.com

Very good salmon fishing on lower stretches of Munster Blackwater

By
Eileen Carroll Murphy
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Anglers tackle the low water conditions at Ballincurrig on the Munster Blackwater

ANGLING REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY 13TH JUNE 2021

Fishing is very good, especially below Fermoy where some excellent fish have been landed.

All reports are that fish are good sized salmon with no signs of grilse yet showing in any numbers which will surely change shortly, due to the weather and time of season.

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.ie Email: 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.

Contact  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie

Careysville Fishery

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.

Careysville, Clondulane, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Email:  fishing@careysville.com Mobile: +353 (0)86 2378788
Web: http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/

Lismore Castle Fishery

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.

For bookings contact Joe Willoughby on Mobile no. 00353 87 8295449 or Email: info@lismorecastlefishery.com

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com

Blackwater Salmon Anglers, Mallow

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.

Facebook: Blackwater Salmon Anglers

Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

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

Facebook: Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Loungueville House Salmon Fishery

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

Anglers out but salmon not interested on Currane

By
myleskelly
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Lough Currane on Monday
Lough Currane

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

10/6/21 The Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts on this misty foggy day, wind SSW light to fresh.

11/6/21 There were 4 boats out this bright sunny day and all I can say is that the suntan lotion was in full swing but sadly their lines were slack in all departments. Wind West light to fresh.

12/6/21 The Currane Anglers were all quiet in all departments so the least said the soonest mended. Wind SSW light and bright at times.

13/6/21 Lough Currane was all quiet on all fronts on this calm and humid day and to the best of my knowledge there were only two boats out going by the naked eye and going by the lack of vibrations on my phone I take it there were no vibrations in their rods or reels. Wind SSW with reasonable cloud cover.

14/6/21 My Noble Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts this day as the sun blazed down on Lough Currane. You could say suntan lotion was the order of the day and I can say that without any fear of contradiction, Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout were off the menu. Wind NNW light.

15/6/21 The Currane Anglers were all quiet on the rough waters of Lough Currane this day with a strong Southerly wind cutting across the Lake, but there was a fine 13 lbs. Salmon caught on the World-Famous Butler Pool at www.watervillegolflinks.ie  Now to you Inny manipulators, There is a nice drop rain forecasted for this weekend as you see if click

16/6/21 All quiet on the Salmon front, on the Brown and Sea Trout front there were a few caught on the drift and to be more precise 3 nice Sea Trout up to 2 lbs. Followed by 20 Brown trout all caught around the Oven and Rabbit. Just for the record there were six boats out which is great to see. Wind SW light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover at times.

Vincent Appleby
www.salmonandseatrout.com

Go fishing…

Vincent Appleby

Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0)66 9475248
E-mail: salmonandseatrout@eircom.net
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

Great fishing on the Nore in huges hatches of fly

By
myleskelly
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A fly on a fly rod
An Olive takes a break

Dan O’Neill, fishery manager at Mount Juliet is back again with more news from the Nore…

Water temperaturess are on the increase recently, as expected with the great weather and the river dropping. The seams and glides are taking shape now that the water has dropped.

We had a few anglers on the fishery the past few days, each trying there own favourite method. Wet fly claimed quite a few fish and was  probably the most productive. Nymph fishing was slow for the most part and the dry dropper was slow to medium.

Trout about to be released
There were plenty of trout in the 30cm feeding at the weekend

I managed a little bit of dry dropper at the top end of the fishery and had some great trout quite a few at 30cm and one great fish of 36cm. There were plenty of fish sipping on the flats as evening set in making for some great dry fly fishing. Huge hatches of flies swarmed the river channel making it look like a busy M50 zooming up and down. One stopping on my fishing rod for a quick break.

A fly on a fly rod
An Olive takes a break

There are only 4 spaces left for the June classes that are taking place in the river , ring for details or to book a place.

Beginner classes

New to the club this season in the month of June are beginner classes covering various methods. Learn to make your own tapered leaders, leader set ups for different techniques. After all the set ups are covered there will be 2 hours guided tuition on one of three beats on the Nore. Spaces are limited – contact me for more details.

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.

https://www.mountjuliet.ie/fishing-on-the-estate.html

New study reveals the migration route of Atlantic salmon at sea and raises concerns about effects of climate change

By
Sadhbh O'Neill
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One of the authors of the study, Dr Paddy Gargan of Inland Fisheries Ireland

The study, led by the Arctic University of Norway, involved a cooperative research study by ten Universities and Institutions across Europe, including Inland Fisheries Ireland. The study involved tagging 204 salmon kelts with satellite tags from seven European countries and the east coast of North America, including salmon from the Barrow, Nore, Suir and Blackwater Rivers in Ireland, and tracked them during their oceanic migration.

A library image of an Atlantic Salmon from Ireland (Photography credit: Kevin Crowley, Inland Fisheries Ireland)

Salmon travelled to oceanic fronts, but with specific patterns. Norwegian and Danish salmon rapidly migrate north and north-west toward the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Svalbard. In contrast, Irish salmon migrated primarily westward towards South and East Greenland. Despite the variation in migration patterns among populations, most individual salmon migrated to polar ocean frontal areas.

The study found that salmon released further south tended to cover longer migration distances, with a straight-line distance tracked as far as 2,400 km for one salmon tagged from River Suir in Ireland. Tagged salmon spent 80% of their time foraging at the surface and performed occasional dives of up to 870m.

One of the authors of the study, Dr Paddy Gargan of Inland Fisheries Ireland

Overall, populations closest in proximity tended to converge in their oceanic feeding area, but taken together the salmon populations exploit a very large part of the ocean. Given that Atlantic salmon from different geographic locations feed in distinct areas at sea, they experience different temperature regimes. For example, Irish salmon experienced much warmer temperatures, ranging from 5 to 16°C, than Norwegian and Danish salmon which experienced temperatures ranging from 0 to 11°C. These differences not only contribute to variation in growth and survival across populations, but also are likely to affect Atlantic salmon populations differently with changing climate.

Map from study showing that tagged Irish salmon primarily migrated westward towards East Greenland.
Map from study showing that tagged Irish salmon primarily migrated westward towards East Greenland.

Southernmost populations, like those of Ireland, are more at risk than northernmost populations as migration distances are likely to become longer, or more variable, thereby decreasing feeding time, with important consequences for the marine survival and productivity of different populations.

Taken together, these findings suggest that a common marine factor responsible for the decline in Atlantic salmon is unlikely. Importantly, this means conservation efforts should be focused locally, such as during the freshwater phase.

The full study, ‘Redefining the oceanic distribution of Atlantic salmon,’ can be found at Nature.com at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91137-y

West coast sea angling clubs back in action

By
Kevin Crowley
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Colin Harty with a fine flounder

It is great to see angling clubs back holding outings and competitions again.

Galway Bay SAC held their first competition of the year – the Wildhunter Galway sponsored open shore competition took place this past weekend on Whitestrand Beach Co. Mayo.

9 anglers fished the competition on a beautiful day on the west coast.
Bites were hard to come by all the way through with Flounder accounting for 18 out of the 21 fish caught. Biggest flat was caught by Colin Harty at 40cm which went on to contribute to his winning tally of five fish on the day.
Colin Harty with a fine flounder
There were also a few other nice Flounder caught with over half of the fish caught coming in 30cm plus.
Second place on the day was taken by the ever-present Brian Reidy with Marcin Tomaszek coming in 3rd place.
Brian Reidy pops up in the angling reports again this week, this time with a nice flounder.
This leaves Colin with an early lead in the shortened Club Master angler series this year but with it all to play for still, with the best 4 out of 5 results counting towards the overall score.
Galway Bay SAC welcomes new members, and they can be contacted through Facebook here Galway Bay Sea Angling Club | Facebook
Lisdoonvarna Fanore SAC also held their first outing to Black Head, with some nice conger and wrasse the order of the day. Another club which welcomes new members, find them here:  https://www.facebook.com/LisdoonvarnaFanoreSeaAnglingClub

 

Black Head conger
Another eel from Black Head

Super Sport In West Clare

By
Kevin Crowley
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That's a workout! Pollack triple shot...

Sean Maguire reports more great fishing off west Clare, with great pollack fishing, good numbers of mackerel and other species, and even some hard-fighting spurdog.

A fine spurdog aboard the Lady Gwen, caught and released.

 

And the pollack, they came in two by two!

 

Another fine pollack

 

Luke Aston, who skippers the Clare Dragoon, also reports a “nice mix of fish on the ground. Mackerel are showing in numbers at the Loop although we could not get on them this evening but plenty this morning and yesterday. Out on the grounds we are getting a lot of Coalfish to 5lbs and some nice Pollack to 8lbs. Also the first show of Spurdogs and of a good size well into double figures. Weekends are busy but plenty of weekdays available.”

A fine spur on the Clare Dragoon

 

That’s a workout! Pollack triple shot..

 

Seems like this angler isn’t quite sure what to make of his gurnard.

 

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

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