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Miserable mist and suntans on Currane, but otherwise quiet

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myleskelly
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Sunset at Loher Caherdaniel on the Wild Atlantic Way Ring of Kerry
Sunset at Loher Caherdaniel on the Wild Atlantic Way Ring of Kerry

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

15/4/21 There was only one lonesome Barbless angler manipulating his barbless flies or lures, sadly his flies and lures stayed as lonesome as himself, need I say more. Wind SSE and cloudy at times.

16/4/21 The Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts, just two boats out, what do you expect, miracles? Mind you I think we need one at this rate. Wind SSE light to fresh and overcast.

17/4/21 Again just two boats out and with all their efforts their lines stayed slack, but I will not give them any flack. Wind SSE fresh and overcast with light rain in the afternoon.

18/4/21 All quiet on all fronts, there were four boats out manipulating this Day, their order of merit is as follows, 3 hand me down Brown tag boats, 1 Barbless Angler. Wind SSE light to fresh and overcast with light misty rain at times.

19/4/21 Four boats out on this miserable day with light misty rain at times, come evening the Currane anglers were just as miserable as the weather as they looked down on their floorboards and thinking to themselves a few scales wouldn’t do any harm. Wind SSE light to fresh and overcast all day.

20/4/21 Again the Currane anglers were feeling subdued today for the lack of action on their lures. To be fair to the Currane anglers Lough Currane is exceptionally low. Just for the record there were 3 boats out. Wind SSE light and overcast all day.

Sunset at Loher Caherdaniel on the Wild Atlantic Way Ring of Kerry
Sunset at Loher Caherdaniel on the Wild Atlantic Way Ring of Kerry

21/4/21 In the words of one Currane Angler, and I quote, all I caught was a suntan today, thankfully you don’t need a Brown tag to catch the sun. That sums up today’s angling notes. Wind SSE light to fresh and variable.

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

31/3/21 Just two Brown hand me down tag boats out on this calm and foggy day. Wind was light to calm and variable. Now to all you pessimistic anglers who were complaining that in the 2020 Season there were no Salmon in the Lake? We will put the record straight, to the best of my knowledge there were 160 Salmon caught and a good few more not reported.  Now let us head for the 2020 Hatchery Brood, just for the record the Salmon Brood was got with one swipe and I can tell you when the Currane system was fishing a lot better there was many occasions it was a dam site more difficult and took a lot more than one swipe. Now we head down stream into Lough Currane for 2021 Kelt Season just for the record there were 260 Kelts caught up to 22nd of March and counting and on average four boats fishing.

Cold, blustery day on the Nore but trout didn’t mind

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myleskelly
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trout

Dan O’Neill reports from the Nore…

A fairly cool weekend with medium to strong blustery wind made fishing on Saturday a little difficult to say the least. I think if Saturday had been 2 months further into our current season I possibly would of been at the vice instead. But being full of fishing spirit this early in the season the weather wasn’t going to stop me.

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Very unsure where I was going to fish today. I was trying to find as much shelter as possible from the wind, finding a stretch along pebble beach I gave it a go. I started at 12 o’Clock and had plenty of trout on wets and dry dropper. the trout were further back in the runs and along a lot of the ledges also. I found the trout to be in pods. I would hit 5 or 6 then move along a little and hit a few more.

Fishing was challenging but each trout made it worth it. The nymph that worked the best under my Klink was the olive thread nymph with flash under the tail.

Trout were mostly under the average size for here which is about 20cm. In saying that I had 6 or 7 between 25 – 30 cm; the bigger trout gave a great account of themselves showing the usual acrobatics.

Wet flies worked well for a short while. There was quite a good hatch of olives just after mid day.

The river is still a little cold. It fished best from 12 – 2.15 and it had gotten quite slow by my finish time of around 4pm.

Looking forward to some warmer weather hopefully soon ,

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

 

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Some sea trout from Owenmore even in low water

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myleskelly
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Owenmore upper lakes

 

Frank Maunsell from the Owenmore Fishery reports:

16th Aprill 2021: We have had a run of seatrout in the last flood with the odd one trickling up river in the low water. A local man decided to chance the White Lake and against all the odds had two trout one almost 2 lbs. A man from Tralee fished the day before had numerous brownies and one seatrout about a lb.

Frank Maunsell
Owenmore Fishery

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There are approximately five miles of fly fishing along the main part of the Owenmore River in Kerry, with 33 named pools and an additional 180 acres of lake fishing in this Kerry beauty spot. The salmon, grilse and sea trout begin to run in April. The runs continue through spring and summer into early October.

Telephone: 066 7139408 Mobile: 087 9476309

Email: enquiries@owenmorefishery.ie
Web: www.owenmorefishery.ie

Water Safety for Anglers Webinar- #GoFishingWeek2021

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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The second 30 minute “Lunch & Learn Webinar” in our #GoFishingWeek2021 webinar series is “Water Safety for Anglers” with Bernard Cahill, Education and Sport Development at Water Safety Ireland (WSI). Monday, 26th of April 2021 at 1.10pm. REGISTER HERE.

The webinar will be a 20 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute Q&A session where people will have the opportunity to get involved. Water Safety Ireland’s (WSI) focus is on public awareness and education. Tragically, an average of 120 people drown each year in Ireland. WSI strive to reduce these fatalities by increasing water safety awareness and by changing attitudes and behaviours so that our aquatic environments can be enjoyed with confidence and safety. This webinar will guide you on how to get the most out of your angling trip while always ensuring your safety.

Tell us if you are joining any of our Go Fishing Week webinars by sharing #GoFishingWeek2021 on social media.

For more information on Go Fishing Week 2021 and how to get involved visit: www.fisheriesireland.ie/gofishingweek.

Great Spring Salmon Fishing on Carrowmore Lake!

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Markus Muller
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Spring Salmon fishing at its best - Catch, Photo, Release!

Spring salmon fishing on Carrowmore Lake kicked off with a bumper start! After the first fish of the new season was caught by Mervin Corway on April 12th more Mayo anglers were lucky enough to enjoy great action on the Lough.

A Carrowmore Bumble doing the job #CPR
Releasing a salmon on Carrowmore

Conditions remained excellent throughout the week with all the usual hotspots producing salmon between 6 and 12 lbs. Amongst the successful anglers were John Cosgrove, Eamon Kennedy, Christy Murphy, Rocky Moran and Christin Breuker to name but a few.

Christin Breuker with a fine Carrowmore Springer ready for release

Most successful flies included the usual suspects such as Jaffa, Green Peter, Dabblers and various Bumble patterns. The outlook is for more settled weather with light to moderate winds which should lead to more great catches on one of the country’s prime spring salmon fisheries.

Please note that Carrowmore Lake is a Brown Tag Fishery! For fishing on Carrowmore Lake contact Seamus Henry on +353 (0)97 83487 or visit www.bangorerrisangling.com.

IFI is running a competition for photos of your favourite angling spot

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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‘My Favourite Fishing Place’ photo competition launched as part of Go Fishing Week 2021

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches ‘My Favourite Fishing Place’ photo competition as part of Go Fishing Week 2021. IFI is asking people to submit a  photo of their favourite fishing spot and we would like to hear why you like to fish there and some of the fishing adventures you have gone on. Entries are welcome from individuals or groups, fishing clubs, youth clubs, centres and projects are all invited to take part.

The competition is open to everyone over 16 years of age. If your photo includes anyone aged under 16 years of age, only a parent/guardian may submit the content. The overall winner will receive fishing tackle to the value of €100 and there will also be prizes for runners up and special categories.

The closing date for entries to ‘My Favourite Fishing Place’ is 5pm Tuesday, 4th of May 2021. For more information on the competition and how to apply please visit www.fisheriesireland.ie/lovefishing.

Go Fishing Week 2021 takes place from Sunday, 25th of April until Monday, 3rd of May with a packed nine days of online events for all. For information on #GoFishingWeek2021 and how to get involved visit www.fisheriesireland.ie/gofishingweek.

#GoFishingWeek2021 Webinar- “Irish Specimen Fish- what’s the story”

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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#GoFishingWeek2021 Webinar- “Irish Specimen Fish- what’s the story”

The first of our 30 minute “Lunch & Learn Webinars” is “Irish Specimen Fish- what’s the story” with Dr William Roche, The Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC). Sunday, 25th of April 2021 at 1.10pm. REGISTER HERE. 

The webinar will be a 20 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute Q&A session where people will have the opportunity to get involved. The Irish Specimen Fish Committee’s main aim is to verify and publicise the capture of specimen fish caught on rod and line by anglers in Ireland, both in freshwater and at sea. The Committee also ratifies Irish record rod caught fish. More information on the ISFC can be found on the website here: http://specimenfish.ie/.

Tell us if you are joining any of our Go Fishing Week webinars by sharing #GoFishingWeek2021 on social media.

For more information on Go Fishing Week 2021 and how to get involved visit: www.fisheriesireland.ie/gofishingweek.

Two salmon caught but the Boyne is in need of water.

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David Byrne
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The River Boyne

Water levels in the Boyne have dropped to the point where rain is needed to encourage fish to run. Fish are scarce at this time of the year and to date only two fish have been reported. One of the fish was reported to be circa 10lb.

We are now approaching the time of year when a few of the bigger fish of the year are generally caught so a rise in water levels would be more than welcome.

Salmon fishing on teh River Boyne at Blackcastle
River Boyne, Navan, Co. Meath (File photo)

The recent relaxing of restrictions has seen a small increase in the number of anglers fishing. The next rise in water levels will see more anglers out trying for that big springer.

Areas worth a try are the lower Blackwater in Navan. In addition, the Blackcastle Fishery, Sophies Island and the Bend are all worth a look. We will keep you posted as the season progresses.

Salmon fishing on the River Boyne at Navan

Go Fishing……

If you are interested in fishing on the River Boyne you will find all of the information that you require at the following link https://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/east/boyne.htm

Go Fishing Week 2021 programme of events to get people “hooked” on fishing

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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Go Fishing Week 2021 programme of events to get people “hooked” on fishing

Running from Sunday, 25th of April to Monday, 3rd of May 2021

Find the listing of webinars here: Webinar 

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced the line-up of virtual events for Go Fishing Week 2021. The week is a national celebration of fishing and this year is being held online with a programme of virtual events, competitions and social media content. The programme of events will spread awareness of a series of themes over the week including sustainability, protecting habitats and wellbeing benefits. All events are free to attend and partake in and will be accessible for all to join in online. The virtual “Lunch & Learn” webinar details are as follows:

  • Sunday 25th of April- Dr William Roche from the Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) will give a talk on “Irish Specimen Fish- what’s the story”. To sign up to this free webinar click here
  • Monday 26th of April- Bernard Cahill, Education and Sport Development Executive at Water Safety Ireland will give a talk on “Water Safety for Anglers”. To sign up to this free webinar click here.
  • Tuesday 27th of April- Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann will talk about “How the weather on our inland lakes is forecast and the importance of knowing the weather for angling safety”. To sign up to this free webinar click here.
  • Wednesday 28th of April- Brian Coghlan, Research Officer at Inland Fisheries Ireland will give a talk on “Barriers to fish migration”. To sign up to this free webinar click here. Catherine Hayes, Inland Fisheries Ireland will give the talk “Something fishy programme – a lesson for teachers!”, sign up here.
  • Thursday 29th of April- Dr Tara Gallagher and Nicola O’Gorman from Research and Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland will speak about “Ireland’s Rare Fish”. To sign up to this free webinar click here.
  • Friday 30th of April- Dr Ciaran Byrne, Inland Fisheries Ireland will give a talk on “Climate change impacts on our inland fisheries”. To sign up to this free webinar click here.
  • Saturday 1st of May- Dr Ken Whelan, Research Director at the Atlantic Salmon Trust will give a talk on “The Amazing life of Atlantic salmon at sea”. To sign up to this free webinar click here.

Along with the webinars there will be a range of podcasts including one on the “Wildlife of the Garavogue River”, “How to…” videos, blogs, competitions and lots more on Inland Fisheries Ireland social media pages. Find us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/inlandfisheriesireland and on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/InlandFisherIE. Use the hashtag #GoFishingWeek2021 when posting about events and competitions associated with Go Fishing Week.

As part of the event Inland Fisheries Ireland will be running a ‘My Favourite Fishing Place’ photo competition. The competition is a chance to share a place where you love to fish and to let us know about some of the fishing adventures you have gone on.

To learn more about what is happening and how you can get involved, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie/gofishingweek.

Irish Angling Update 16 April 2021

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Markus Muller
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Weather-wise this past week started like a typical April week with a mixture of snow, sleet and some sunny intervals and even a touch of ground frost in places. However, during the week Spring was definitely in the air with all parts of the country enjoying fantastic sunshine and temperatures reaching the high teens.

The great news for anglers is that the Government has lifted the 5km travel restrictions and that travel within county bounds or up to 20km is now possible again. Details of what this means for anglers are available here.

It was incredibly quiet on the coarse and pike fishing fronts this past week but we received a number of exciting trout and salmon reports instead.

Starting in the far northwest of the country, Carrowmore Lake produced its first salmon of the season a fine 9 lbs. fish caught by local angler Mervin Corway. Read the full story here!

fresh Carromwore Salmon in the net

Staying in the northwest, salmon catches on the River Moy also increased with dropping water levels. Foxford Salmon Anglers reported the first salmon of the season on their waters, while East Mayo Anglers reported three salmon for the week.

On the Blackwater water levels and river conditions remained excellent for salmon fishing which resulted in a number of fish being caught. Chris Coady was among the lucky anglers and had a cracking fish on the fly off the Glenmore Beat which was estimated at 10lbs+ and safely released.

scenic shot of river and bridge
The Blackwater, April 2021

Some salmon were also reported form the Killarney Lakes and the River Laune where low water levels resulted in moderate fishing conditions on the rivers, while conditions on the Lakes remain excellent. Meanwhile, on Lough Currane, the low water levels didn’t help and sea trout are still scarce with only one fish caught during the week.

Trout anglers in the southwest will be pleased to hear that IFI’s stocked lakes are to reopen as Covid restrictions ease. IFI is implementing a phased reopening of its fisheries subject to safe operation being possible and appropriate resourcing. Details and reopening schedule are available here.

Over to the northwest again where anglers on Lough Conn enjoyed some good trout action during the week.  Now that the duck fly hatches have almost finished, more and more sedges are starting to appear which should result in more surface activity in the coming days.

A calm and sunny Lough Conn

Moving from lake to river, we have a great report from Dan O’Neill who wasn’t disappointed having returned to the Nore after more than a month.

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A pretty Nore trout

Staying with river trout fishing, we received a great report from Co. Longford. Brothers Daniel and Simon Daly caught six beautiful wild brown trout while fishing a local river which is our “Catch of the Week”. Their fish were beautiful bars of gold and ranged between 9lb 4oz and 3lb 2oz and were all carefully released.

Cracking brown from a Longford river

There’s little enough to report from the sea anglers, but Cork Harbour bass guide Richie Ryan was out again doing a bit of saltwater fly fishing for mullet. After having success the previous week he crowned his efforts with a cracking “Irish Bonefish” which was estimated at 6 lbs.

Richie’s fly-caught “Irish Bonefish”

Expert knowledge from sea anglers is required for a survey programme launched by Inland Fisheries Ireland. By partaking in the survey anglers will contribute towards understanding changes in angling species over time. For anyone interested in taking part in the survey please follow link here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Fishing_Then_and_Now. Results will be available in time on our website. Each unique respondent will be entered into a prize draw to win a €200 voucher for their local angling tackle shop and a further two €100 vouchers are also in the draw.

In other news…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in collaboration with Leave No Trace Ireland has launched an outdoor recreational guide for angling based on the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace. The guide is available here: LNT IFI Angling Guide and on the Leave No Trace Ireland website here.

Go Fishing Week 2021 is approaching fast and we received another great video as part of our ‘Why I love to fish’ video competition. Check out Jess McBride’s excellent video here!

And now the weather…

Saturday will be dry in most areas with some hazy sunshine, best over the eastern half of the country. Cloudier and windier further west with some heavy rain in places along the west coast. In the evening, rain will extend over west Ulster, Connacht and west Munster. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees with moderate southerly winds, fresher along the west coast. On Sunday outbreaks of rain and drizzle will continue through the day. While the start of next week will be still wet in places current indications suggest that high pressure will dominate our weather for the rest of the week.

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.

Markus Müller

Catch, Photo, Release

If you have an angling story to share with the Irish Angling Update please send it to reports@fisheriesireland.ie.

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