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Tough fishing marks late season on Corrib

By
Kevin Crowley
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Angler holding trout
Brandon Humber with a fine catch

Declan Gibbons brings us this week’s round up from Corrib, where angling was for the most part difficult with little or no consistency in hatches or suitable conditions.

Cornamona

Starting off in the Cornamona area Tom Doc Sullivan http://www.tomdoc.com reports of a quiet week with anglers earning their respective catches. Tom guided Trim anglers Dermot Leonard and Tommy Keoghan for two days landing 5 fish with the best 1.75lbs.

Angler i boat holding trout
Dermot Leonard with one of his fish

Chris Oliver from Navan landed a fish of a pound and a half on his first time to try out dapping on a cricket. Brandon Hamber was rewarded with a fish of 1.75lbs on a dry daddy.

Angler holding trout
Brandon Humber with a fine catch

Tom & John Somerville Jnr guided 4 Moycullen Ladies for a half day with one of the group rewarded with a fish of 3lbs dapping a cricket.

 

Lady angler in boat holding fine trout
A fine trout taken on a dapped cricket for this lucky angler.
Annaghkeen

In the Annaghkeen area Castlebar angler Peter Grey on Saturday had 3 trout on wets ranging in size from 1.5-4lbs, all sportingly released.

 

Angler in boat with trout
Peter Gray with a fine late season trout

 

Oughterard

in the Oughterard area The Oughterard Anglers Association on Saturday last hosted he John Gill Cup. Winner on the day was John Deacy with 2 fish.  Second place went to Aidan Kelly with 2 fish, and in third place was Mike Faherty with 2 fish.

Man holding trophy
John Deacy, winner of the John Gill Cup 2020

In the Glann area Liam Jordan had 2 fish dapping for his outing. Kevin Molloy Boat Hire & Guiding (087-9604170) reports of three Cork anglers Pierce Murphy, and Mark & Emmet Couch landing 14 fish for 3 days with a 2.5lbs average and best fish was 4lbs. Eugene Duffy and Friend had 2 trout for their day – best fish 2.25lbs on Friday last. Kevin himself on Thursday last had one trout  of 3lbs.

Staying in the Oughterard area Basil Shields of Ardnasillagh Lodge reports of a very tough weeks angling gone by. Guests at the lodge who had action included Barry Collins who landed 2 fish on wets – best fish 1.25lbs. Michael Mulligan had 3 fish to  1.75lbs. On Saturday last Conor O’Mahony had a nice fish of 2lbs and friend Mick Byrne also had a fish  of 2.5lbs whilst fishing with friend John Murphy, 85 years young enjoying a day on Corrib.

 

Two anglers with a trout
Mick Byrne (left) and John Murphy

Bluefin tuna tagged off Cork, Clare, Sligo and Donegal

By
myleskelly
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Bluefin Tuna
Bluefin Tuna

Authorised fishing charter boats taking part in the TunaChart catch-tag-release fishery have had bluefin tuna all along Ireland’s Atlantic coast. Boats in Cork, Clare, Sligo and Donegal all reported success in the last week.

Sligo tunaCongratulations go especially to those boats who got their first fish of the the season. Sarah Marie in Sligo got their season off to a great start earlier this week with 3 bluefins to around 540lb.

Tony Tate’s Tigger in Cork endured some hardship this week when the center rigger was absolutely smashed to pieces by a giant bluefin. The tuna remained hooked and gave the team one hell of a fight. Eventually they had him at the back to the boat only for the hook came flying from his mouth 6 feet from putting the lip gaff in him. This was just one of  3 bluefins lost over 4 days. They finally hooked, fought, tagged and released a 600lb giant yesterday.

Other boats that tagged fish in the last week include the Rebecca C in Ballycotton, Clare Dragoon in Carrigaholt, Kiwi Girl in Mullaghmore and Deep Blue in Killybegs.

Finally good luck to John Fleming’s Brazen Hussy II, who is now ready to take blue fin bookings as part of the TunaChart programme

Authorised Vessels

Anglers wishing to engage in this fishery must only do so on a sea angling vessel specifically authorised to participate in the 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:

Name

Vessel name

Current Port
Adrian Molloy
Deep Blue
Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Brian McGilloway
Meridian
Killybegs Co. Donegal
Donal McMenamin
Tór Mor
Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Michael Callaghan
LEAH-C
Killybegs, Teelin, Co. Donegal
Michael McGettigan
Fiona Tee
Killybegs, Co. Donegal
Patrick O’Doherty
Bundoran Star
Bundoran Pier Co. Donegal
Daryl Ewing
Sarah Marie
Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Declan Kilgannon
Kiwi Girl
Mullaghmore Co. Sligo
John Brittain
Bluewater
Cleggan, Co. Galway
John Fleming
Brazen Hussy II
Galway
Luke Aston
Clare Dragoon
Carrigaholt, Co. Clare
Noel Kelleher
Sailfish II
Kilrush, Co. Clare
Peter Power
Prospector
Mullaghmore Co. Sligo
Thomas McCallion
Stingray
Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Carroll O’Donoghue
HARPY
Kinsale, Co. Cork
David Edwards
Silver Dawn
Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
Derek Schwartau
Rebecca C
Ballycotton, Co. Cork
Séan Maxwell
Lady Louise
Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork
Tony Santry
Tigger
Marlogue, Cobh Island, Cork Harbor
Adrian Nowotynski
Chloe Jay
Union Hall Co. Cork
Kieran Collins
RADIANCE
Baltimore, Co. Cork
Tom Collins
Loch an Iasc
Reen, Union Hall, Co. Cork

West Cork round up, Ilen fishing well

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

Some good catches have been enjoyed across west Cork in the week ending 13 September.

The Ilen River is fishing well with 30 salmon reported. The best was a 10lb fish by one of the  club anglers on flying C.

On the Comholla anglers reported 10 Salmon, Ouvane had 12 Salmon and the Mealagh 8 Salmon.

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

Arrow still worth a cast

By
Markus Muller
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With only a handful of anglers still venturing out on Arrow catch numbers have dropped considerably. However, local angler Roger Maxwell proved that it is still worth putting in the effort catching some nice trout.

This should encourage more anglers to have a day out on Lough Arrow before the season closes on September 30th.

Quiet on the Bandon, rain should improve fishing

By
myleskelly
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Week-Ending Sunday 13th September 2020

Last week was quiet again on the Bandon with little angling effort as the water levels dropped off. There were only a couple of fish reported and these were coloured. Hopefully we get some rain in the next week which should freshen the river up for the final few days of the season.

Week-Ending Sunday 6th September 2020

Last week was another slow week with fish very reluctant to take despite good numbers of fish in the river.  Anglers are reminded that the use of prawn and shrimp are now prohibited since Sept 1st. The river is too coloured on the lower reaches for fishing due to the instream works being carried out in the town. The river is holding at a good height for angling at the moment and more rain is due in the coming days.

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

Shark fishing off the south east producing plenty of thrills

By
myleskelly
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Blue shark

Kit Dunne reports on a sharking trip out over the Celtic Deeps…

13 September: Congratulations to Shane Devine on his fine Specimen Blue Shark, 107lb calculated weight. After an epic battle, his Father Conor assisted with boating the fish, measured photographed and returned fit and well.

blue shark
Blue Shark

All in all a day of quality not quantity with one Porgie to the side as well. Dolphins, Guillemots and Fulmars kept us amused on a slow drift.

Porbeagle shark
Porbeagle shark off the south east coast

Reports of many tuna in the area had us excited but we had NO sightings. For a long day it went too quick, great company with these guys and an old angling bud John Mcloughlin.

East coast round up

SHARK fishing out of Kilmore Quay has been sporadic this year, with more days cancelled than fished its been hard to get a run at it. We’ve had from 10 Sharks a day to zero, however, the quality has been very good with a few Blues well over 100lb and many in the 90’s. Porbeagles are generally in the 60-80lb bracket, small yet aggressive fighting fish. Kian Ryan got his first blue Wednesday at 85lb calculated weight, Paddy Keogh got another, or possibly the same one an hour later.

The bottom fishing has produced Haddock, Gurnard Whiting, Ray, Spurdog and a lone Hake.

WRECK fishing out of Wicklow has been very productive, we set out to investigate these areas and found them to be well worth the 20Nm steam. The highlight was a 12lb Pollock for Jerry Dixon, our first Irish Specimen Pollock. Many Pollock were taken between 8 and 10lb, a few Cod between 4 and 8lb and a few small Coaly.

Next on the agenda is to target the Porbeagles on these wrecks.

TOPE fishing is very good at the moment with a few pack and young tope still about, the big females are inshore also. A fine Specimen of 161cm long was taken by Nathan Condell in an evening session on Thursday just 20 mins from the Harbour.

SMOOTH-HOUNDS are still about IF YOU CAN GET CRAB. The Marks South of Wicklow Head produced numerous Hounds with a 104cm specimen 2 weeks ago for Lee Greene. The same areas have recently produced small tope and about 30 good BullHuss on one trip.

Shark fishing will continue for another 3 weeks weather-permitting, Wreck fishing will continue throughout Autumn / Winter. Tope should keep producing some big ones into October when we then target Spurdog for the Winter Season.

Go Fishing

Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. Two boats available – Lisin and Castle Maiden. All levels of anglers are catered for. Anglers will benefit from your skipper’s angling experience and local knowledge with advice and guidance on-hand at all times.

SPECIALIST ANGLING CHARTERS

Specialist Angling Charters are offered for those who wish to target specific species, specimen fish or try new methods of angling.

ANGLING COACHING

Whether you’re a Club, Individual, School or Junior you can have an angling coaching session or programme tailored to suit your needs.

Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters

Telephone: +353 (0)87 6832179 +353 (0)404 67031
Email: [email protected] Website: www.wicklowboatcharters.ie

Great fishing on Killala Bay in flat calm conditions

By
Markus Muller
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Charter skipper Donal Kennedy reports from Killala Bay…

A party of anglers from Co. Mayo and Co. Sligo set out from Killala Harbour on 15th Sept to enjoy what turned out to be a cracking day’s fishing. The weather was good, slightly overcast with calm seas, nearly flat calm.

The first drift over rocky ground produced some pouting and pollack. Then we were basically “attacked” by spurdogs, a big shoal which cut some of our lines and it was obvious that they frightened away most of the other species. We moved to another rocky area hoping that the spurdogs would not follow and this was actually the case. After many drifts over this area, some fine pollack into double figures were caught with many being released back alive to the water. The fishing was good with catches of cod, red gurnard, pouting, coalfish, cuckoo wrasse, and lesser-spotted dogfish being along with plenty of mackerel. All returned safely to Killala well pleased with their day.

To book a day’s fishing in Killala Bay contact Donal Kennedy on +353 (0)086 8174509 or visit www.dkennedyangling.ie.

Currane produces sea trout in south westerlies but shift to east slows it down again

By
myleskelly
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Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

10/9/20 I stand corrected and guilty as charged for failing miserably in my duties for not checking my texts properly yesterday, so my apologies, so let us put the record straight. Well for starters, the Currane fly anglers caught a few nice Sea Trout on the drift. In the Salmon department there was a fine Salmon caught on the troll. On today’s notes all quiet on the Western front in all departments? Do not be surprised if I update today’s notes in tomorrow’s notes and I will be disappointed if I do not have to update. Wind West light with good cloud cover, humidity 69 %.

11/9/20 The Currane fly anglers were in reasonably good form in the Trout Department this day, with a nice mixture of Sea Trout and Brown Trout caught on the drift. Wind West Southwest, humidity 88%. Yesterday’ weather, maximum air temperature 15.5 centigrade

12/9/20 Again the Currane fly drifters were in good form in the Sea Trout and Brown Trout department. On the World-famous Butler pool there were 3 Anglers manipulating their Salmon flies, but as of yet my mobile is slack, so I take it the anglers in question had slacklines? Wind Southwest light with good cloud cover, humidity 83%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 15.5 centigrade.

13/9/20 The Currane Drifters were in a quandary this wild day and for good reason, there was a strong Southwest wind blowing, as you can imagine it makes it more difficult to manipulate your flies, especially when your boat drifts towards those submerged rocks as you get that crunchy feeling, I will leave the rest to your imagination. In the Salmon department all quiet on the Southwest front. On the World-Famous Butler Pool there were two fly anglers’ manipulating their flies, no reports as of yet. Wind as already stated, reasonable cloud cover and humidity at 82%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.3 centigrade.

14/9/20 Currane Anglers were all quiet in all departments, but do not be surprised if there is a backdate in tomorrow’s notes? Wind Southeast light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover, humidity 65%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.3 centigrade.

15/9/20 The Currane fly drifters were all quiet and the same goes for the trollers. Wind Southeast light to fresh followed by light misty rain, humidity 91%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 22.1 centigrade.

16/9/20 The Currane drifters had a hard day of it and for good reason, there was little wind to talk off, plus it was very humid at 91% followed by bright sunshine at times. So, one can say without any fear of contradiction, the Currane fly anglers are completely exonerated this day, need I say more! Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 20.1 centigrade.

Vincent Appleby
www.salmonandseatrout.com

Go fishing…

Vincent Appleby

Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0)66 9475248
E-mail: [email protected]
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

Good sea trout fishing on Kylemore last week

By
myleskelly
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Eric Logan with his 8lb 4oz sea trout
Eric Logan with his 8lb 4oz sea trout

Janet McDonnell from Kylemore House Fishery was in touch with a report of a very large trout caught by Eric Logan last week. The report was compiled by Dave Richards, one of the DADS involved.

 

Rainbow over lake
Gold at the end of the rainbow
DADS on Tour

On Tuesday 10th of September six anglers from the Dublin Amateur Dapping Society (DADS) set out from the jetty at Kylemore House. Armed with expert advice from their gracious host Janet, three boats set off in different directions to start their drifts.
The day was overcast with wind gusts of 28 kmh from the south west making casting extremely difficult .

On their first drift across the lake, Eric Logan and Dave Richards  brought up a salmon but failed to connect. Throughout the morning the group continued to connect with trout, with Paul Murphy landing a fine 1lb 8oz  sea trout .

 

Monster Trout

As the weather calmed slightly in the afternoon, Eric Logan, casting a team of wet flies, struck into a  fish which at first seemed small.  Eric was taken by surprise when the fish quickly stripped 30 metres of fly line right down to the backing. This was no ordinary fish and several times it made an attempt to run under the boat to evade capture. On the third occasion, following a 15 minute tussle the fish finally showed on the surface and was quickly landed. The trout was  put on an electronic scales and its weight was recorded by the boating partner as 8lb 4oz! It was a mature cock trout and appears to be the largest trout that has been caught on the lake this century. The trout was given time to recover and was released back into the lake.

 

Eric Logan with his 8lb 4oz sea trout
Eric Logan with his 8lb 4oz sea trout

Later in the afternoon the weather closed in again and conditions became more difficult. The final  drift produced  further freshly run sea trout which were returned into the system. While the weather disappointed the lake certainly did not.  As a group we were enthralled by our first experience of this lake and its dramatic setting. We are already making plans  to return next season.

Without scale analysis it is impossible to tell whether the fish was a ferox trout, or a sea trout that had been in the system a long time, but whatever it was, it was the fish of a lifetime for Eric. Dave reports that his smile was still there 5 days later

Large trout on floor of boat
The monster trout from Kylemore Lough

 

Go Fishing

Kylemore House controls fishing on Kylemore Lough, at the upper end of the Dawros system. The lake gets a good run of sea trout and salmon, with numbers building up as the summer progresses, and is renowned for September fishing. For more information check out our page here.

To book fishing at Kylemore House:

Kylemore House, Kylemore, Connemara, Co. Galway
Tel: +353 (0)95 41143 or +353 (0)87 2057291
Email: [email protected]

Mix of whip and feeder wins match of swollen Bann

By
myleskelly
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winner on the Bann
Well done Michael!

Lower Bann CAA reports on the latest round of their summer league…

Michael Cormican won round 5 of our Summer League held at Portglenone on Sun 13 Sept.

On a warm, breezy day, conditions were hard as all flood gates were open on a swollen fast, flowing river. Michael alternated between the whip and feeder on peg 46, for 30 odd fish weighing in with 2.750kg.

winner on the Bann
Well done Michael!

Making the win even more pleasing for Michael was the fact that he was on the golden peg. Michael pocketed around £200 for the win. Not a bad days work!

Keith Russell was 2nd on peg 50 with 2.45kg. Jimmy Speers 3rd on peg 45 with 2.040kg

Go fishing…

Founded in 1974 LBCAA is a friendly and welcoming Coarse Angling Club based around the Lower Bann.
Web: lowerbanncaa.wixsite.com/lowerbanncaa
Facebook: facebook.com/LowerBannCAA/

The Lower Bann CAA is a member of the Ulster Coarse Fishing Federation, UCFF the provincial council of the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI and the NGB for coarse and predator angling in Ireland.  www.ncffi.ie

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