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A couple of great days charter boat fishing at Courtmacsherry with a good mix of species landed

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Myles Kelly
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Mark Gannon reports on the charterboat fishing with Courtmacsherry Angling Centre…

On the 27/28th Sept Philip and his angling buddies saw a welcome break in the weather and headed down to Courtmacsherry for a 2 day charter staying in the Coastal Cottages self catering, part of the Courtmacsherry hotel complex.

On the first day they fished in the bay where they caught Pollack, Cod, Bullhuss, dogfish, conger, Coalfish and mackerel. On the 2nd day they were a bit more adventurous and decided to head south for a days Sharking. Ronan their skipper on the Lady Patricia decided to try a wreck before starting a shark drift. Several good Ling were landed to 20 lbs, conger and, unusually for wreck fishing, 2 whopping skate one an Irish Specimen landed by John Mackey, also caught were stone bass and specimen whiting. Drifting for Shark produced fish near specimen weight.

skate

On the inshore front great bass fishing with fish to 76cm landed all on live joeys.

Go fishing…

With the weather improving for the rest of the week why not book a charter with us,to book call 086/8250905

Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

Address Woodpoint Guest House Courtmacsherry Cork Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 8250905 Website: courtmacsherryangling.ie
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Seven 1m plus pike, good perch and trout for Klaus & Klaus from Austria in Boyle

By
IFI staff
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Nice pike double for the duo from Austria
Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland reports…
Our regular guests Klaus and Klaus from Austria had a good few days with us last week.
Three days fishing yielded 7 pike over the meter mark, a nice trout of 42cm just before season end and some chunky perch to 35cm. With three different species this was a perfect angling holiday for the two Austrians who can’t wait to be back next season.

Go Fishing

Bodo Funke, Angling Services, Ireland

Pike, Game and Coarse fishing Guide

Notes: Angling Services Ireland 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

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.anglingservicesireland.com

Royal Enfield Winter League kicks off

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Royal Canal

This report from the Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation: 

Sunday saw the first of five planned outings of the Royal Enfield Winter League, all of which will be fished on the Royal Canal around Enfield. We had a decent turn out, so we fished two different venues with two sections in each.

Some lads fished the pole while others took to the whips. A mixture of roach, rudd and perch were weight in.

Unfortunately, the club has learned that the Royal Canal is due to be dammed up due to a leak on the Railway side which needs repairing – so we have lost one of our great match stretches for a while.

Results.

Over-all.

  • ….Mark Leonard…………..4.04.
  • …Brian O’Donoghue…….3.13.
  • ….Conor Browne…………..3.12.

Section ‘A’.

  • ….Conor Browne……………3.12.
  • …Jeff Morrison……………..3.00.

Section ‘B’.

  • ….Mark Leonard……………..4.04.
  • …Brian O’Donoghue………3.13.

Section ‘C’

  • ….Pat Bartley………………….1.06.
  • …Michael O’Connor………1.05.

Section ‘D’.

  • ….Colin Oliver…………………2.08.
  • …Frank Larkin……………….1.05.

A big warm welcome back to Frank Larkin, great to see him on the bank again.

Next outing will be on Sunday 16th and there are still a couple of spaces left, if anyone wants to join in and fish the league make sure to contact us.

Enfield and Edenderry Coarse Angling Centres

19lb, 81.5cm trout wins 2025 longest trout comp for Connacht Predator Anglers

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The 2025 winning trout

The Connacht Predator Anglers have a ‘Longest Trout’ competition each year amongst their members. They have announced the winner of their 2025 competition and this was a massive 81.5cm, 19lb+ brown trout caught in May on Lough Corrib by Aidan Traynor – what a fish! Aidan spends a lot of time targeting ferox trout, with some fantastic results. This fish is certainly one of the fattest we’ve seen in our fishing reports!

Lough Corrib

 

Ballinlough – a great fly fishing venue for trout anglers during October

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IFI staff
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During the months of August and September a total of 67 anglers fished Ballinlough, which is a managed fishery and located near Westport in Co. Mayo. Throughout that period the fishery produced 64 trout with 47 being released.

The season on Ballinlough will remain open until the end of the month (31 October) and will provide great fly fishing opportunities for trout anglers in the West of Ireland.

Ballinlough Fishery

Ballinlough is a shallow, limestone lake of 22 hectares located 3.2km north of Westport and is managed by IFI. It is a rich lake with a marl bottom and has been stocked with rainbow trout and brown trout. The fish are known to be free rising, and are encouraged by hatches of olives, sedges and wind-blown terrestrials. Trout can be taken on traditional wet flies including Peter Ross, Bibio, Invicta to mention but a few. Streamer patterns such as the Minkie and nymphs can also work well. Dry flies, however, can also provide great sport particularly during evening times and during sedge hatches.

Permits are available online: permits.fishinginireland.info/product-category/mayo/ballin-lough-fishery/

 

 

IFPAC hold pike qualifier in Clare

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs held their fourth qualifier last weekend on lakes in Clare over the weekend. As with most of the country, fishing was tough due to the sudden increase in water levels. Having said that, there was a superb  23lber landed by Pavel Skuza, enough to help him tie first place with Kevin Foley.

Results were as follows:

  • Jt 1st Kevin Foley 23lb 7oz, 8 fish.
  • Jt 1st Pavel Skuza 23lb 7oz. 1 fish.
  • 3rd Luke Kearns 20lb 8oz, 6 fish.
  • 4th David Quinlivan, 19lb 4oz, 9 fish.
  • 5th Eddie McGuirk, 17lb 13oz, 2 fish.

Pools

  • 1st Pavel Skuza 23lb 7oz
  • 2nd Eddie McGuirk 9lb 5oz
  • 3rd Kevin Foley 6lb 15oz
A total of forty four fish were caught on the day.

Pike fishing at Tulla Angling Centre

Final days of the 2025 salmon season saw some better catches on the Moy

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IFI staff
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Moy Ballina

Michael Murphy reports from the River Moy…

Moy Catchment Angling Report 21st – 30th September 2025

Following a challenging season the final days of the season provided some good sport in some fisheries in the Moy system with a lot of fish reported as released. Water levels at Ballylahan receded this week from 1.05 m on Sunday 21st September down to 0.72 m by noon on Sunday 28th improving fishing somewhat for the final full week of the season. Weather wise the past week saw moderate to heavy rainfall especially towards the end of the week and wind gusts reaching 40-45km with daytime temperatures of 13 degrees Celsius to 17 degrees Celsius.

Ballina Salmon Anglers

Peter reports of sixty-six salmon caught of which seven were released for the final nine days of the season showing weights of 4 lbs to 7 lbs with all methods working well.

Mount Falcon Estate

Mike reports of thirty-seven salmon caught of which nineteen were released caught mostly on the fly with weights up to 8 lbs.

Knockmore Salmon Anglers

Kenneth reports of sixty-seven salmon caught of which fifty-four were released.

Attymass Angling Club

Kevin reports of sixty-six salmon caught of which fifty-nine were released all on the shrimp and prawn.

Coolcronan Fishery

Nick reports of twelve salmon caught with weights from 4 lbs to 8 lbs.

Byrnes Fishery

Roy reports of fifty-three salmon caught of which forty-four were released, caught on the prawn and spinner with a best weight of 12 lbs.

Armstrong Fishery

George reports of twelve salmon caught of which ten were released, caught mostly on the prawn with a best weight of 10 lbs.

Gannon’s Fishery

Pat reports of thirty-nine salmon caught of which fourteen were released all on the shrimp and prawn.

The Foxford Fishery

Granville reports of twelve salmon caught of which six were released, mainly spinning with the best weighing 12 lbs.

Foxford Salmon Anglers

Harry reports of seventy-two salmon caught of which fifty were released.

East Mayo Anglers Association

Kathleen reports of thirty-one salmon caught of which twenty-one were released using all methods with the best weighing 13lbs.

I would like to thank all the contributors to this report for their help throughout the 2025 season and look forward to working with you all again next year.

Is mise le meas.

Michael Murphy.

 

Leinster Shore League @ Kilgorman Strand

By
Paul O'Reilly
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Kilgorman Beach
Kilgorman Beach

This report from South Shore SAC on the fourth round of the Leinster Shore League:

Storm Amy had passed over Ireland on Saturday leaving a trail of destruction behind her with gusts of 140kmh, albeit the Atlantic facing coasts took the brunt however! Big tides and stirred up sea provided much hope to Leinster’s finest, as they turned up for the fourth leg of the Leinster League and first in the winter series!

Pegged either side of the entrance in Kilgorman, hopes were high of a few flats & bass. First casts provided a fair few flats, odd schoolie & gurnard along the stretch. There was a definite lull after that initial flurry as the few resident fish were nabbed and sent back on their way.

Over low water, those venomous enemies of the bathers, The Lesser Weaver put in a pretty numerous appearances anywhere from 5 – 100 yards out, anglers made a good point that this really is indicative of warm water!

As the match progressed, two stalwarts of Irish Angling came to the fore with both Tommy & Noel Fogarty landing fine smooth hounds, and while many others tried for them – very few had success. In Zone A, Lar Mooney was picking off fish relatively consistently all day with a distance approach, a few gurnards were key to his score. Stevie Glynn was busy also consistently picking off fish at regular intervals.

In Zone B, young Eric Gasparro was having a right old ding-dong with Paul Tyndall that went down to the last cast, with Noel still hanging around threatening to spoil the party if another smoothie showed up. Top Junior Luke Kinsella also fished extremely strongly and would have been right in the reckoning for his Zone had he been in the comp proper. A superb performance from a very promising angler. Also to call out Evan Mason, back from an angling sabbatical, fished superbly and would have also challenged many seniors on the day.

In the final shakeup, Tommy Fogarty took both Zone A and the match out with a fantastic 89cm Smoothie to also take the round pool in the Zone. Lar Mooney was just edged out for the win but had to be pleased with 2nd. Stevie Glynn who is off on his travels shortly as Manager of the Women’s Ireland Team in the World Championships (you’re in good hands ladies) completed the framers with a third-place finish.

In Zone B, Eric took the win narrowly from Paul Tyndall with Noel completing the framers. Luke Kinsella took the junior prize from Evan Mason.

Pools in Zone A were Tommy’s 89cm Smoothie & Tommy Keogh / Anto Scanlon with a 27cm Flounder/Plaice tie. Zone B was taken out with Paul Scanlon’s 81cm Smoothie & John Hughes with a 27cm flounder.

East Coast Sea Angling – Wicklow to Blackwater

Sharks le Chéile want to hear from you

By
Myles Kelly
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Sharks le Chéile angler surveys –  closing date for the surveys is the 31st of October.

Sharks le Chéile (sharks together) is an independent group of researchers that was set up to connect scientists studying elasmobranchs (that’s sharks, skates and rays) in Ireland with the public.

We want to hear your views

Shark, Ray and Skate anglers (or any sea angler) – we want to hear your views. Online survey at https://sharkslecheile.org/have-your-say    Angling voucher prizes in addition to 2 full-day charters with project skippers. A great opportunity to contribute to better understanding of shark, ray and skate species in Irish waters.

About Sharks le Chéile

Sharks le Chéile are a small team of researchers, headquartered at Trinity College Dublin and collaborating institutions around Ireland. They work in partnership with government agencies, including the Marine Insitute, Foras na Mara, and Inland Fisheries Ireland, Iascach Intíre Éireann. However, they are an independent group of researchers, and are not governed by any state agency.

The core aim of their work is to bring science to the public and vice versa. Whether that’s highlighting new research on these enigmatic animals, promoting sustainable ecotourism, involving divers, anglers and the wider public in research as citizen scientists, or ensuring public stakeholder’s voices are heard by scientists and government agencies.

Find out more at https://sharkslecheile.org/

Deadline for Specimen Fish claims is approaching

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Myles Kelly
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Irish Specimen Fish Committee 2025 – closing date for submission of specimen claims is 31 Oct 2025.

The deadline for submitting specimen claims is approaching fast. If you were lucky enough to catch a specimen fish this year and want to claim it, get your paperwork into the ISFC as soon as possible so that the ISFC can assess it. All specimen claims to be submitted by 31st Oct.

To speed up the process this year you can email a copy of your completed claim form to

[email protected]

or post to

Irish Specimen Fish Committee,
C/O Inland Fisheries Ireland,
3044 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24,
IRELAND.
D24 CK66

For more about Irish record fish, specimens and the Irish Specimen Fish committee see https://specimenfish.ie/

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