Tom Delaney from Roscrea caught this fine rudd from Templemore Lake in the middle of the summer. Tom was using an 11m pole, but only using it at 8m as the fish in Templemore lake can be caught very near the bank, Tom was fishing in 6 feet of water adjacent to the sluice gate. He caught the rudd on sweet corn over a bed of brown crumb. All the ground bait was put in via a pole cup for accuracy & loose feeding 5 maggot’s every few minutes.
It’s not often we are sent in pictures of a fine summer rudd like this one so we thought we’d post it up; this winter is set to be a long one so we all need something to look forward to and, for some of us, sitting on the bank of Templemore lake catching beautiful rudd like this one would be just that.
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Biggest of the day: 190cm conger about 40lbs for Evan
Cod to over 8lb were caught
Evan McGovern was fishing out of Cork Harbour friends at at the weekend. They fished a few inshore wrecks with mixed results on the drift. They caught good numbers of ling but nothing massive. They also caught good pollack and a good stamp of cod and coalies on lures. Some of the better fish were cod to 8.5lb and coalies to 7lb.
Some decent coalfish were picked up too
As the tide slackened off they stopped drifting a dropped anchor on a wreck as the tide. Once more they were catching ling at steady enough rate for a while. It all went dead then when the conger came on the feed. They had about 10 straps and Evan had one big eel of 40lbs. Measured on mat it came to 190cms.
Biggest of the day: 190cm conger about 40lbs
Overall it was a great day out with plenty of wildlife sightings. They even came across tuna a few times throughout the day and a there was a lot of whale and dolphin activity too. All part of the rewards for the angler who makes an effort to get out on the water.
It’s been a beautiful autumn week, a little chilly at times, but dry and bright. These bright, sunny days have brought out the colour and glory of the autumn leaves, encouraging moments of mindfulness in these turbulent times. Mid-October brings the end of the salmon and trout seasons, and, with coarse and pike angling unnaturally quiet right now, it’s the saltwater anglers that have, once again, come to the fore in this week’s report.
It’s time to return your logbook and unused tags
As the salmon and sea trout season is now closed all across Ireland we’d like to remind all salmon and sea trout anglers of the importance of returning their 2020 angling logbook and unused gill tags on time. Logbook returns must be made by 19th October annually even if there is no catch recorded. There were a few fish caught in the last days of the season and our final salmon updates this year come from Lough Currane and the River Boyne.
Oliver McCormack with his end of season trout caught on a Claret Bumble at Orangefield #CPRsavesfish
Our last trout report of 2020 comes from Lough Sheelin, where the feeling is that it was a quiet end to a season made difficult by lockdown, restrictions and uncertainties. One not lacking in opportunities and successes, but coloured by the backdrop of the global pandemic.
The lockdowns and restrictions continue to impact most heavily on coarse fishing and there have been no festivals or competitions in the last week and many more cancelled into the coming month.
Eugene holding the IFPAC Final trophy for the second time
We have one pike angling report, from the start of the month. In a thrilling competition where literally hundreds of pike were caught and safely released Eugene Mc Cabe emerged as the new IFPAC National Pike Champion. This is Eugene’s second time as IFPAC Champion. This has never happened in the history of IFPAC since it was founded in 1988.
Cork Cod
There are plenty of sea angling reports again this week. Starting on the East coast, charter boat anglers out of Wicklow are getting some great fish; inshore for specimen tope and offshore over wrecks for specimen pollack. Anglers fishing out of Cork Harbour are getting a good mix of species including cod and bass.
Andrew Ware wins Catch of the week for his incredible haul of bluefin tuna caught, tagged and released over 2 days
Bluefin tuna continue to grab the headlines. Some incredible catches have been enjoyed by anglers taking part in the TunaChart tag and release fishery. One angler fishing in Donegal Bay caught and released 16 bluefin tuna to over 600lb in 2 days. The arm aching feat wins Andrew Ware Catch of the Week. There was excellent sport enjoyed off the Cork coast too. It was a case of “one for everybody in the audience” on the Rebecca C at the weekend and the other authorised bluefin tuna boats in Cork also reported some fantastic adventures.
Finally, the current nationwide Level 3 status means anglers are confined to fishing in the county in which they reside and all competitions are suspended or postponed. Further restrictions are in place in those counties which have been moved to Level 4. For more see Resilience and recovery 2020-2021: Living with Covid-19 – Guidance to Anglers
And now the weather…
Saturday will be mainly dry with scattered showers in the morning becoming isolated by afternoon. Cloudier overall, particularly in the north and east with sunny spells elsewhere. Outbreaks of rain will develop on the southwest coast towards evening. Highest temperatures of 10 to 13C with moderate easterly winds, fresh at times in the west. Sunday will be cloudy again, rain turning persistent later, particularly along southern coastal counties. Temperatures will range between 11 and 13C during the afternoon. Winds will be light variable in direction on Sunday, becoming fresh southerly on eastern coasts. Rain again on Monday and the weather continues unsettled on Tuesday and through the midweek period.
Safe fishing to all this weekend and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.
Inland Fisheries Ireland is reminding all salmon and sea trout anglers of the importance of returning their 2020 angling logbook and unused gill tags on time (by law angling logbook returns must be made by 19th October annually even if there is no catch recorded). Please ignore this email if you have already returned your logbook and unusedgill tags.
These returns will provide vital information regarding the status and management of our wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout stocks for 2021.
Anglers are asked to make the return via the business return envelope which was supplied at the time of license purchase. In the absence of the prepaid logbook return envelope, anglers can return their completed logbook and unused tags to the Inland Fisheries Ireland office address on their licence/logbook.
Any queries in relation to the scheme can be sent to [email protected].
Early October saw more top class pollack fishing over the Wicklow wrecks. Johnathon Edgeworth’s crew hit a couple of spots under 20Nm. They had plenty of pollack to 9lb, and a few Pouting too.
Wrecks have produced consistently for skipper Kit Dunne in the last 2 months and he has 3 Irish Specimen Pollock recorded.
Pollack
This weekend saw Kit’s boats fishing closer to shore but the fishing was no less exciting. After getting mackerel for bait in the morning, the crew targeted tope and were rewarded with a specimen in the afternoon, a lovely fish of 156cm, 62cm girt, a very welcome beauty.
Specimen topeKit with a topeBig pollack and specimen tope for Wicklow Boat Charters
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Eugene holding the IFPAC Final trophy for the second time
John Chambers reports on the previously postponed and finally fished National Pike Championship…
Fifty three enthusiastic anglers turned up at Shannonbridge on 03 October for the postponed final (due to Covid-19). All precautions were implemented as per NPHET guidelines during the check-in process. Fishing was superb with weather and water levels perfect – this aided a large number of fish been caught with the heaviest bag in the 60lb bracket and the cut-off 39lb!
Eugene holding the IFPAC Final trophy for the second time
In a thrilling competition where literally hundreds of pike were caught and safely released Eugene Mc Cabe emerged as the new IFPAC Champion. This is Eugene’s second time as IFPAC Champion. This has never happened in the history of IFPAC since was founded in 1988.
Results were as follows:
1st Eugene McCabe 12 fish – 64Ib 9oz
2nd Jody Kiernan 21 fish 55Ib 14oz
3rd David Walsh 13 fish – 54Ib 11oz
4th Eddie McGuirk 10 fish – 54Ib 11oz
5th Tucker McCabe 13 fish – 46Ib 11oz
6th Mark Kiernan 16 fish – 46Ib 3oz
7th Albert McNamara 10 fish 43Ib 1oz
8th Paul Reynolds 12 fish 40Ib 5oz
9th Rodney Gaynor 12 fish – 39Ib 7oz
10th Dave Murphy 11fish – 39Ib 4oz
(Joint 10th. Dave is 10th with 1 more fish)
Substitutions:
11th Marty Lawlor 10 fish – 39Ib 4oz
12th Tommy Coffey 15 fish – 39Ib
Heaviest Fish: 18Ib 8oz Carl O’Reilly
14 Doubles caught.
Amount of Fish: 342.
Report courtesy of the Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs
The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life.
The seas off our south and south west coast are alive with bluefin tuna at the moment and Tuna CHART authorised skippers are making the most of their opportunities to tag and release as many as they can catch before the bluefin season is out.
Fishing out of Baltimore, Radiance tagged five more fish up to 600 lbs on Wednesday bringing Kieran Collins’ season total to 41 fish. Earlier in the week they managed to tag five more fish with one monster estimated at 700 lbs.
A radiant bluefinBen Horgan and his tuna
Over in Courtmacsherry, skipper Sean Maxwell aboard the Lady Louise was only after the big girls yesterday and he managed to entice four of them to the side of the boat, the biggest a thumping 96 inch fish for Michael Madden.
Land ahoy and a double hook up for the Lady Louise
Still in Courtmac and, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… Dave Edwards of West Cork Charters posted this epic video up featuring tuna busting all around the Silver Dawn moments before their second hook up of the day:
Impressive stuff to say the least.
In Union Hall, Tom Collins of Sea Angling Charters only managed to get out two days last week because of the adverse weather conditions but he still managed to hook ten tuna bringing 6 to the boat for tagging. Tom reckons that the sea off West Cork is stuffed with tuna at the moment and it’s only going to get better as we progress into Autumn.
Stunning bluefin pic from Sea Angling Charters
It was a family affair for Adrian Nowotynski of Irish Deep Sea Charters as he took younger bro Alex out on the Chloe Jay for a half day’s tuna fishing on Wednesday; it turned out to be a full day’s work for Alex with three nice tuna in the 300 – 400 lbs range tagged and released before 2pm.
Alex Nowotynski and his bluefin
Over to Ballycotton in East Cork and Derek Schwartau had a tough day earlier in the week with three good fish trashing his gear. He did manage to tag one nice fish so all was not lost.
One is better than none in Ballycotton
Tuna CHART
Tuna CHART (CatcHand Release Tagging) will see authorised vessels catch, tag and release Atlantic Bluefin Tuna for data collection purposes off the Irish coast. The programme, which is being developed by Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Marine Institute in partnership with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, operated on a pilot basis in 2019.
The 2020 season will open on the 13th July and close on the 12th November 2020.
Authorised Vessels
Anglers wishing to engage in this fishery must only do so on a sea angling vessel specifically authorised to participate in the pilot programme. Any person engaging in this fishery on any vessel which is not appropriately authorised will be in breach of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Bluefin Tuna) Regulations.
A full list of authorised skippers can be found below:
Camden Mist had some of the Cobh SAC members onboard at the weekend. A good range of fish were caught but it was the cod that made for the biggest smiles.
Camden Mist
1 of 3
Kelpy cod
Octopus
Cork Cod
Tigger was also out at the weekend. Mantas and friends joined skipper Tony on a charter out of Cork Harbour. With a strong northwesterly wind, the seas were rough enough off shore. However the angers stuck at it and caught plenty of fish including cod to 8lbs, ling to 10lbs and pollock to 8lbs. Other species included wrasse, coalies , mackerel and herring.
Tigger
1 of 2
Cod
Ling
Go fishing…
Camden Mist
Delta star 33. Caterpiller 450hp.
Skipper: Anthony Lane. Licence No.: 1401 P5 30miles. Base: Crosshaven Operational area: Ballycotton to Kinsale
Notes: Cork Harbour offers a wide variety of fish including ling, cod, pollock, whiting, wrase, ray, conger eel, bulhuss and many more. The harbour can be fished in most weather conditions offering a wide variety of sheltered locations for both the experienced and novice angler. The boat comes fully equipped with all modern navigational aids. Full safety equipment as per licence. Rod and tackle hire are available on board and all assistance will be given to the novice angler. Full galley and toilet facilities on board
Pro-charter Offshore 31. 330 HP Skipper: Tony Santry Base: Cork Harbour Operational Area:
Authorised blue fin tuna boat
Notes: Cork Angling & Tuna Charters operates on the south coast of Ireland out of Cork Harbor. We cater for all types of angling from general fishing trips ,shark fishing, common skate, off shore wreck fishing and Giant Bluefin Tuna (catch, tag & release).
We cater for complete novices to highly experienced anglers. Simply bring your wet gear and sandwiches or bring your own fishing tackle and we will provide the rest through your highly experienced skipper.Based in Marlogue Marina on Cobh island in Cork Harbor, we fish the waters to the east, south and southwest along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Richie is still getting bass on the fly, even in the middle of October
Richie Ryan is getting some last gasp bass fishing in on Cork Habour. Settled weather has allowed him to get out and make the most of this fine days on the water where the bass have obliged, taking both fly and lure.
On a recent trip Richie was out with young angler Sam Flannery. Sam had a great time which was made all the better by catching his first ever bass.
Sam Flannery from Cork, aged 13 , with his first ever Bass
Not to be left out was Sam’s Dad, who also enjoyed his time on the water with a lovely fish of his own.
