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Rocky shore and small boat sport in Donegal

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myleskelly
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pollack

Stefan Martin reports on the Killybegs Mariners SAC recent angling trips…

The Donegal Mariners had another good weekend fishing from the Donegal shore and along the Donegal coast.

Between club activities and informal outing they enjoyed some great fishing with fish of all sizes and a big range of species caught. A day’s small boat fishing produced some lovely fish including thornback and spotted rays, gurnards, whiting, scad and some great size turbot being the pick.

In another evening’s sport from the rocks, left over bait made for wrasse every drop non stop tip rattles and excitement with the hordes of small wrasse. Great fun altogether until the baits ran out. A few casts with the spinners into the deep produced a few lunkers of pollack that used every swoosh of the tails to strip line and dodge the landing net before release. Lovely evening out.

Stefan Martin
Killybegs mariners SAC

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mariner.sac

Go fishing…

Mariners sea angling club Killybegs Co Donegal. The club runs a shore league and boat competitions and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love. Get in touch at www.facebook.com/mariner.sac

Great range of species for Kingfishers at Kincasslagh on Saoire Mara

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myleskelly
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Paul McGonagle at Saoire Mara charters in Donegal reports…

01 September: Nice fishing yesterday with Kingfishers Béal Feirste whi had 17 different species of fish on board.

A short stop on the Mackerel at Owey secured the bait for the day before heading offshore where Ling were plentiful. A few decent Cod, Haddock and Coalie were also taken to the boat.

Other species for the day included Scad, Whiting, Pollock, Cuckoo Wrasse, Dogfish, Poor Cod, Red Gurnard, Grey Gurnard, Bluemouth, Dab, Thornback Ray and Plaice.

Paul McGonagle

Make a booking…

Saoire Mara

Kincasslagh is ideally located for deep sea angling with various types of fishing grounds with many species only a short distance from the harbour.
Caitlin Marie is a fast modern charter boat licensed to carry up to 12 passengers. Facilities include sheltered seating with table for 4 in heated cabin, complimentary tea and coffee, microwave oven, spacious deck with filleting table, rod holders and toilet access.

Address: Gortnasade, Kincasslagh, Co. Donegal.
Telephone: +353 74 9522609 or +353 87 9870266
Email: [email protected] Web: www.saoiremara.com

Dungarvan charter boat anglers enjoying their time on the water

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myleskelly
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pollack

Charter boats operating out of Dungarvan are back on the water after the recent storms. Dungarvan Offshore Charters had the Shaw family out at the weekend. Fishing was a bit slower than normal after recent storms but none the less they still managed 9 different species – mackerel, pollack, cod, coal fish, herring, ballan wrasse, grey gurnard, dogfish, pouting.

Go Fishing

Dungarvan Offshore Charters

Skipper: David Hehir & Patrick Hehir
Base: Dungarvan

Operational area: Within a 30 mile radius of Dungarvan (This vessel is permitted to operate during the hours of darkness also)

Notes: We offer deep sea angling for species such as Cod, Pollack, Ling, Whiting and much more. Mackeral trips, Sightseeing, Dolphin and Whale Watching trips. You can also get the opportunity to go big with game fishing for shark. Small and large groups catered for. Rod an Tackle hire available upon request.

Address: Dungarvan Offshore Charters, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 6117658, +353 (0)87 2556634
Email: [email protected]

FB: www.facebook.com/dungarvanoffshorecharters

 

Dungarvan Bay Charter Boats

Skipper: Morris McGrath
Licence: P5 Licence
Base: Dungarvan Operational area: Down
the Coppercoast or west to Ardmore

Notes: Blue Shark Fishing can be very productive off Dungarvan and we’ve had some great successes in recent years. Rough ground drifting off Mine Head and Ardmore Bay areas, where Cod, ling, conger, pollack, coalie, gurnard, pouting are regular visitors to the surface.
Wreck Fishing on one of the many WW1 wrecks located within a 14mile radius of Helvick Head, where large ling and conger are had, amongst an often other abundance of large wreck whiting, cod and pollack.
Bass fishing has proven quite popular and productive in the Dungarvan Bay Area in recent years and is provided for on request. Many varying fishing techniques prove productive.
Mackerel Trips are undertaken in the summer months when the shoals are abundant. Uptiding in Dungarvan Bay for Bass, thornback, lesser spotted dogfish and bullhuss is also productive.

Address: Dungarvan Bay Charterboats, Western Bay, Dungarvan,
Co. Waterford.
Telephone: Morris McGrath (skipper) Mobile: 086 8177829.
International: +353-86-8177829 or Jack Keating Mobile: 087-6599634. International:
+353-58-41685

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.dungarvanbaycharterboats.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dungarvancharterboats

Up and down on Corrib – big fish for some anglers

By
Kevin Crowley
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Angler in boat holding big trout
Kevin Sheridan with a lovely wild corrib trout. #CPRSavesFish

Ups and Downs

The weather recently has been quite unsettled, with water levels fluctuating substantially in response. Like the weather and water levels, the fishing on Corrib is also reported to be very up and down, with some anglers having great success and others having poor angling. A word commonly used by contributors to describe the fishing was “Patchy”, with the drop in temperatures with North & North Easterly winds being blamed. However, those that did meet fish were handsomely rewarded, with some fine wild trout reported this week.

Cornamona

Starting off in the Cornamona area Tom Doc Sullivan www.tomdoc.com hosted Jason Riordan from Waterford and Dave Burke from Cork, who had 10 fish for their 3 days on Corrib – best fish 3lbs. John Somerville Jr and Jackie Coyne had 4 fish on Wednesday to wet may fly patterns. On Saturday John, fishing with Andrew Boyd, had 4 fish, also on wet may patterns with Andrew landing the best fish of 3.75lbs.

Ted Wherry of Mayfly Lodge, Ballynalty (087-4305957) fished with Kevin Sheridan for 4 afternoons and caught 11 fish from 2-4lbs on dries.

 

Angler in boat holding big trout
Kevin Sheridan with a lovely wild corrib trout. #CPRSavesFish

 

Oughterard

In the Oughterard area Basil Shields of Ardnasillagh Lodge (091-552550) reported Jeff Gorman Senior and Junior landing 8 fish on wets – best fish 2.75lbs. Tom Coyle had 6 fish, the best being 55cms on wets. John Maher and Liam Daly had 9 fish, all on dries – best fish4.5lbs.  Camillaun Lodge www.camillaun.com guest Alexandra, who was fishing Corrib for the first time, was rewarded with a fine Corrib trout which she sportingly released. #CPRSavesFish

 

Female angler in boat holding very large trout
Alexandra with her magnificent wild trout from Corrib. #CPRSavesFish

 

Greenfields

On Sunday last Galway angler Harold O’Toole landed 4 fish on dries in the Ballycurrin and Rabbit Island areas with the best fish being 2lbs. On Saturday and Sunday friends Gene Haran and Neil Gelston boated 4 fish both days on wets and dries with the best fish 2.75lbs.

 

Angler in boat holding trout
Gene Haran with one of his trout from Corrib.

 

In the Greenfields area on Monday last Waterford father and Son duo John and Sean Ronayne had 5 fish, all on dries with the best being 3lbs.

 

Young angler in boat holding fine trout
Sean Ronayne from Waterford with a lovely marked wild Corrib trout.

On Thursday last Waterford anglers Christy Crotty and Sean Ronayne anglers had one fish each on dry sedges. Brothers Emmet and Michael McWilliams had 8 fish for 4 days on wets and nymphs.

Angler in boat holding trout
Emmet McWilliams enjoyed his visit, with this fish being the pick of his catch.

 

 

 

 

Currane dirty, a few juniors caught and salmon on the Butlers Pool

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myleskelly
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Light winds and Bright sun, Aug 2019

Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane…

27/8/20 In the words of local Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com and I quote, Westerly wind blowing down the Lake, Lough Currane is still dirty after the previous day’s rain, well that sums up today’s manipulations, humidity 88%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.8 centigrade.

28/8/20 Not many boats out this day and for good reason, the Big Lake hasn’t settled down after the big flood, once it does with any luck we should have some good fishing in September especially on the drift, but time will tell and if I’m wrong please don’t quote me!  Wind Northeast light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover, humidity 75%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.7 centigrade.

29/8/20 Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments, with a light to fresh wind from the Northeast, humidity 72%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.1 centigrade.

30/8/20 All quiet on all fronts this day. Wind West Northwest and veered Southwest in the afternoon, light with bright sunshine all day and come this evening there was a nice Mackerel sky, is there rain on the way and if there is the converted Inny anglers will be smiling? Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 16.0 centigrade.

31/8/20 There were four boats manipulating this day and I can say without any fear of contradiction there was no chequebook or pen for their efforts, but having said that, one bit of interesting news, it was brought to my attention that Lough Currane is still filthy after the big flood seven days ago! Wind fresh South and variable, humidity 96%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 16.2 centigrade.

1/9/20 May be old news but very interesting on the last big flood and why it is taking so long for Lough Currane to clean up, for starters there were big landslides and Copal Lake is still dirty because of this, so low and behold one of the reasons why the Big Lake is still dirty and not forgetting the Big Floods from the Upper Lakes going into the Commeragh, so it  may take a few more days ?  Going by the forecast there is more rain tomorrow, how much that is the question. On today’s manipulations all quiet on all fronts and just for the record there were four boats out on this calm day, wind South Southwest light with reasonable cloud cover, humidity 86%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.1 centigrade.

2/9/20 Lough Currane maybe on the dirty side but in the last few days there have been a nice few Juniors caught on the drift, in the Salmon department we head for the World famous Butler Pool and at www.watervillegolflinks.ie  and for good reason, on Sunday 30th there were two Salmon caught on the fly, the following day, there were 3 caught, also on the fly, which I might add is great to see. On today’s action, all quiet on all fronts? That includes the Inny. Wind West light and overcast all day with misty rain through the day and just for the record there was a small flood on the Inny and when I say small, I mean small, going by what I saw at midday. Wind as already stated, humidity 97%. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.3 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

Ireland on the Fly Podcast: A hopeful time for salmon runs?

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myleskelly
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For this week’s Ireland on the Fly podcast Noel Carr joins Daire Whelan to discuss this year’s salmon runs…

It’s been the strangest of summers what with the pandemic, lockdowns, and now reports that the salmon runs have been the best in years.

Was it because the rivers and lakes had been rested earlier in the year and do we need to preach caution that one swallow does not a summer make and that the decline in salmon stocks is still terminal?

Noel Carr, National Secretary with FISSTA, the Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers, joins Daire Whelan on this week’s episode of the Ireland on the Fly podcast to discuss green shoots from the summer runs – which he describes as the most hopeful time for salmon in Ireland since 2007 – whilst also outlining the more deep-seated problems and threats that still exist in the fight for our wild salmon.

Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Ireland on the Fly podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from and for more information to go to IrelandontheFly.com

Ireland on the Fly
Ireland on the Fly: A Hopeful Time for salmon runs?

Double-figure pollack from Killala Bay

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Markus Muller
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Charter skipper Donal Kennedy reports from Killala Bay…

A party of anglers from Tubbercurry Co. Sligo set out from Killala Harbour on 30th Aug for a day’s fishing. Weather was good with light northerly winds and a slight mist to clear later.

Over rocky ground and several drifts, later some double-figure pollock were caught. Unusual for nothing else was caught but seeing Yellow Fin Tuna along with Skip Jack highlighted the day.

All returned to harbour well pleased with the day.

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

 

Big Liffey perch for young Lucy Harris

By
myleskelly
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Over the last few months Lucy Harris and her dad Mark, have been doing a bit of float fishing. Mark is an avid carp angler, with fish to 20lb to his name, but Lucy is new to the sport so it was a change of scenery for him to start out again from scratch.

All through the summer the pair have been float fishing on the Liffey getting mostly roach and perch. Tactics have been simple enough, just a plain float with a size 14 hook trotting down the river. But as the evenings passed the perch were getting bigger and bigger.

So out with bigger baits.

Perch
Lucy with a lovely perch from the Liffey

Now that they were working for the bigger perch they caught a few lovely fish including this super perch estimate to measure 35-38cm. Well done Lucy!

Perch
Lucy’s big perch. what a fish!

River Moy still in flood

By
Markus Muller
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River Moy at Foxford. Courtesy of Farson Digital Water Cams
Foxford Salmon Anglers report…
Angling report – w/e 29th August 2020
The river remains in flood. If it didn’t rain for the next month we still have enough water to see us through September. As you and I know, that will not happen. As more rain is forecast for the coming days. However, we had 13 salmon reported for the week, most of those were caught at the weekend when the majority of anglers arrived to fish.
With only 30 days left for a cast we would hope that anglers will arrive to enjoy the last of the fishing for 2020.
Tight Lines all!

Winners announced for the national ‘Let’s fish’ poetry competition

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Sadhbh O'Neill
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1st Prize 6th Class Millie Wicklow
1st Prize 6th Class Millie Wicklow

Winners announced for the national ‘Let’s fish’ poetry competition

Six young poets have been selected as winners of the ‘Let’s fish’ national poetry competition which took place earlier this summer and was organised by Inland Fisheries Ireland in conjunction with the Blackrock Education Centre. Entries were received from across Ireland under the title “Let’s fish” and the poems revealed how much fish and fishing means to our younger generation.   The results from the competition were as follows:

5th Class Category
Winner
School
1st prize
Oran
C.B.S Primary School, Dundalk, Co. Louth.
2nd Prize
Ethan
Scoil Naomh Buithe, Tenure, Monasterboice, Co. Louth
3rd Prize
Philip
Scoil Réalt na Mara, Tuosist, Co. Kerry

 

6th Class Category
Winner
Poem
1st prize
Millie
St. Patrick’s National School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
2nd Prize
Leah
Sion Mills Primary School, The Park, Westview Tec. Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone
3rd Prize
Dara
Scoil Phadraig, Newport Rd., Deerpark East, Westport, Co. Mayo

 

Inland Fisheries Ireland plans to share the winning entries across all social media platforms over the coming weeks. The competition ran from the end of April to the middle of June, with 5th and 6th class students asked to write a five line poem on the topic ‘Let’s Fish’. The winners of the 1st prize will now receive a €100 voucher, the winners of the 2nd prize will receive a €50 voucher and the winners of the 3rd prize will receive a €25 voucher. The competition was delivered as a fun initiative to help 5th and 6th class primary students to research the Something Fishy online resource and expand their literacy skills during the Covid-19 restrictions.

1st Prize 6th Class Millie Wicklow
1st Prize 6th Class Millie Wicklow

Something Fishy is an Educational Programme, aimed at Primary school pupils aged between 10-13 years, which informs and educates students on fish, water, angling, and the environment and angling. The ‘Something Fishy’ is delivered by Inland Fisheries Ireland and Blackrock Education Centre (BEC). It includes lesson plans and activity sheets based on the theme of the ‘Life cycle of salmon’ – Bradán. It has web based resources and new lesson plans also available, visit http://www.somethingfishy.ie/ for more information.

To see all the winning entries please visit: https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Press-releases/media-release-winners-announced-for-the-national-let-s-fish-poetry-competition.html 

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