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Water very low on Bandon, a few salmon caught but rain needed

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myleskelly
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Jason Nash from the Bandon Angling Association reports from the Bandon…

As water levels drop lower and lower, fears are growing we are going to see a repeat of last summer. Fingers crossed this isn’t the case and we get a much needed flood shortly.

Thankfully, although the water is low, it is very clear and largely algae free. A few salmon were caught last week to 10lb. A couple were lost also. Shrimp and spinner worked best and it is good to see some more fish in the system now.

We would like to remind all anglers that no dogs are allowed to be taken onto club waters when fishing. This has been a club rule for a long time now and must be adhered to at all times. Breaking this rule is disrespectful to farmers, landowners and fellow anglers. It will not be tolerated. Acknowledgement of this rule is greatly appreciated.

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

Dutch couple mix pike fishing with sight seeing for great holiday

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myleskelly
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Kevin Lyons reports from Melview Lodge…

Dirk
Dirk on the water

Dirk and partner Miranda from Holland enjoyed their week in Ireland while staying with us at Melview Fishing Lodge. Dirk being a keen Pike angler took time out for a few days for some Pike fishing and the rest of the time was spent visiting various parts of Ireland and taking in some of its views and hospitality it had to offer. It was a great week for them and also very enjoyable and let’s not forget some of the Pike he caught during his fishing sessions. Thanks guys and hope to see you again some time.

ALL FISH RETURNED UNHARMED

#CPRsavesfish

Kevin Lyons
Melview Lodge

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Kevin Lyons
Melview Lodge
Drumlish Road,Clonrollagh, Longford, Co. Longford
Tel:+353(0)43-33-45061 Mobile:+353(0)87-268-7441
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.melviewlodge.com

Kevin has over 30 years experience of fishing in Ireland and is happy to offer a guided tour on your arrival, and to advise where the on-form waters in the area are. We can arrange your bait order so it’s here when you arrive. Melview offers free use of 17ft lake boats with engines to our guests (pay fuel only) and Kevin is happy to assist with any pre-baiting requests. Maps and other information regarding fishing are also available.

David Leonard wins Kinkade pike cup on Gowna

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Alice Murtagh
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Gowna

Lough Gowna and Upper Erne Anglers Association held the Harry Kinkade Memorial pike competition on Lough Gowna recently. 12 boats took part and 54 Pike were caught on the day. The winner was David Leonard with John Boyle coming second.

David Leonard with John Boyle

Dave Brettel wins Killeshandra annual May competition

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Alice Murtagh
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The Killeshandra annual May competition took place recently on Town Lake Killeshandra, Tullyguide, Rockfield and Lower Derries. Thirty two anglers took part.

  • 1st Dave Brettel 19.830kg
  • 2nd. Seamie Winters 17.260kg
  • 3rd. Tony Green 15.230kg

Great fishing on Knockaderry and Carrigavantry as club raises €2190 for charity

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myleskelly
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David Tantrum reports from Knockaderry…

Our charity fishing competition this year was for the South East Simon community. We fished the competition on Knockaderry and raised €2190.

From left to right Michael Sheehan competition and charity organizer David Tantrum Sec. Jack O'Mahony Com. Harvey Kinsella from Simon Community and Christ Crotty Safety Officer 
Michael Sheehan competition and charity organizer;  David Tantrum, Secretary; Jack O’Mahony,  Committee member;. Harvey Kinsella from Simon Community, and Christ Crotty, Safety Officer. 

Carrigavantry has olives and buzzers hatching while Knockaderry has buzzers, sedges and terrestrials. This is the prime fishing time and is mainly surface activity.

A visitor fishing on his own, reported a bag of 20 from Carrigavantry on dry olives and the following day caught 25 on black buzzers from Knockaderry.

Join in the fun while the weather is suitable!

The harbour and facilities were co-funded by IFI and LEADER.   Day tickets are available and club membership is open to the public.

Please note on Sunday 02 June no boats will be available on Knockaderry has the fishing is reserved for a fund raising competition for anglers with disabilities.

David Tantrum,
Secretary, WCACTAA

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Waterford City and County Trout Angling Association

Carrigavantry – This 30 acre reservoir is hidden in the hills behind Tramore.  The lake can be fished from the dam and road and the rest of the lake shore needs waders. The deepest part is the island at 10 feet.Prolific hatches of lake olives and damsels occur. Stocking is with both browns and rainbows. You could loose your catch here to a 20lb Pike!

Knockaderry – The deepest part of the lake is 24 feet at the dam tower, the average depth is 6ft and this results in good weed growth. Trout fatten fast in this fertile water on caddis, snails and stickle backs, while lake olives, buzzers sedges and damsels bring on prolific rises. This 80 acre reservoir is a traditional top of the water drift fishery.

New members are welcome and an active programme of fly tuition is pursued to encourage beginners and get our youth out into the countryside.

For Information about Wheelie Boat, day permits and membership – Click here for information

More nymph action for trout anglers on the Nore

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myleskelly
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Dan O’Neill reports from Mount Juliet on the River Nore…

Nore trout

A slightly breezy start to the weekend pushed fly anglers looking for the more sheltered runs on the river. I decided to have a few casts myself on the fishery early Saturday morning. Starting out with the trusty “PTN“ it wasn’t long before the first trout came to the net. Not a big fish by any means but a fish that was in wonderful condition.

Nore trout

I had a few more trout over the next 30 minutes so looked to my fly box to test out some of the nymphs that are usually frowned at. Putting a pair of the chosen on I began to fish the middle of the run. After a few casts I had my first hit which gave my confidence in these nymphs a little push. Now fishing a little more confidently, I tried a short run a little further up. The first cast produced a beautiful trout that gave me a great run around and showed some great acrobatics. 3 trout followed this and each gave a great fight using the current to their advantage at all times, making it quite interesting.

tout

There were also a few other trout anglers out that had just as much success which is great to see. A great stock of trout in the river this year and all seem very healthy and in great condition.

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

Plenty of good trout over 3lb on Mayfly and buzzer for Corrib anglers

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myleskelly
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Declan Gibbons, IFI, reports from Lough Corrib…

Steve Carew
Steve Carew. courtesy of Tom Doc Sullivan, Cornamona,  http://www.tomdoc.com

In the Cornamona area Tom Doc Sullivan http://www.tomdoc.com reports of good angling in the area, Steve Carew and Ray Hickey of Fulling Mill flies fished for two days using wet may flies and landed 16 keep able fish best fish being 3lbs. Martin Mannion from Donegal fished one day and caught 6 on dries and buzzers with a couple of fish in the 2.5lbs bracket. Neil Carmichael had a cracking 4lbs on a wet mayfly on his first day out for his may trip.  Visiting Anglers from Belgium staying at Dooroy Lodge http://www.selfcateringcon.com on Monday last took a break out from their pike angling trip and went Dapping for their first time in the area and landed 10 fish for their days trout fishing.

Neil Carmichael
Neil Carmichael. courtesy of Tom Doc Sullivan, Cornamona,  http://www.tomdoc.com

In the Oughterard area Basil Shields of Ardnasillagh Lodge 091-552550 reports of good fishing mainly on the mid to lower lake areas, Larry Kelly Dublin and John Jacks Scotland for 14 days had 42 fish on Mayfly & Buzzer with a few fish over 5lbs caught. Colin Wright from Belfast had 11 fish for 4 days with the best fish being 5lbs 9oz. Brothers Joe & Tommy Johnson had 6 fish for their days angling all on buzzer and best fish being 4lbs. John Evans for 2 days had 12 fish on dry mayfly with 2 fish being 4lbs 4oz. Northern Ireland angler Willie Muir & matt Carson 15 fish for 3 days fishing with one super fish over 6lbs. Joe Barry from Cork had 8 fish for 2 days all on buzzer 2 of which were over 4lbs.

Martin Mannion
Martin Mannion.courtesy of Tom Doc Sullivan, Cornamona,  http://www.tomdoc.com

Kevin Molloy of Baurisheen Bay Boat Hire, Guiding & Self Catering 087-9604170 reports of Harry Couch and Family dapping in the area for 8 days averaging 6 fish per day with an average weight of a pound and a half, Dave Gordon & Gordon Harrop had 24 fish for their weeks fishing with 1 fish over 4 lbs, 3 over 3lbs, 1 fish 2lbs and the remaining fish averaging a pound and a half. Richard & Hugo McGuire had 7 fish on wets and dries for their day on Corrib with fish varying in size from a pound up to three pounds.

John Lydon,Cong Mayfly Competition Winner centre with Cup and His Family & His Brother Stephen Club Chairman
John Lydon,Cong Mayfly Competition Winner centre with Cup and His Family & His Brother Stephen Club Chairman. Courtesy Cong Angling Club.

Cong Angling Club hosted their Annual Mayfly Competition on Sunday last with 33 anglers participating and returning 25 trout Winner on the day was John Lydon with 4 fish for 7lbs 13oz, Second place went to Ted Wherry with 3 fish for 4lbs 15oz and in Third place was John Joe Mullen with a fish 3lbs 8oz and John Joe was also winner of the Heaviest Fish Category, Cong Angling Club will host their final competition of the year on 29th of September on a Catch & release basis for further information contact club secretary Dan Donovan on 086-1238174.

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David Harrington with a beautiful 3lb plus trout caught on the Corrib on the dap last Saturday with Gerry Molloy

Drogheda Hosts French Group from Lille in France

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David Byrne
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Peter Cunningham from Boyne Valley Fishing guides has been in contact to let us know that a French group of 15 visitors from IDEC in Lille have been hosted recently for a days trout fishing on Barnattin reservoir just outside Drogheda in Co Louth.

The group had just arrived the previous evening and most of the group had fished before but help was available for those who had not. Spinning and bait fishing were the methods of choice. After a relaxing morning by the water, with plenty of banter among the group, they stopped for lunch which had been prepared from Irish and locally produced products.

There were only 5 or 6 fish caught before lunch but the afternoon session produced 11 more trout giving a grand total of 17 fish. The day finished up with a fly fishing demonstration on Kilineer and in the evening the group visited a local hostelry to sample some fine Irish produce and enjoy some traditional music.

If you fancy a days guided fishing with Peter Cunningham or one of his team of guides at Boyne Valley Fishing Guides he can be contacted below

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For further information please contact

Contact: Boyne Valley Fishing Guides     Telephone: +353 86 4682516

Email: [email protected]    Website: www.boynevalleyfishingguides.com

Additional Information

Further information on guides, tackle shops, permit outlets, regulations and the fishing in the Boyne Valley can be found at the following link https://fishinginireland.info/trout/east/meath/index.htm

Robertas Zilaitis wins Ivan Price Cup, Ballinamore Festival underway

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myleskelly
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Lakelands Angling Ballinamore reports on the Ballinamore Angling Festival…

Ivan Price Cup

The IVAN PRICE CUP, a one day open sponsored by Abbey Lodge and Shortts Heritage Bar was set up in 2018 to honour the efforts of local man Ivan and his contribution to Angling tourism locally. This year sadly, we fished in his memory with a fantastic tournament out of 60 anglers and we were delighted to welcome his wife Dorothy and their immediate family to present to the winners.

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Robertas Zilaitis receives this prizes

Congratulations to Go & Catch Feeder Fishing Team member Robertas Zilaitis who is this years winner and who takes home the crystal trophy. Robertas won the match with a superb performance on the tip at Grassy Bank, Lough Garadice for 9.050kg. In second place was Mark Harris with 8.400kg at the Deeps and in Third position, Richard Pratt with 7.950kg at Pumphouse. Also on Lough Garadice at the Deeps was Andrew Lightbown whose 7.100kg weight made for fourth position.

Many thanks to Steve & Sonia of Abbey Lodge B&B, Fenagh and Terry Shortt and staff at Heritage Bar, Ballinamore.

BALLINAMORE ANGLING FESTIVAL 2019

39 anglers checked in for the 2019 Festival at the Ballinamore Tourist Office this morning. The competition features match fishing on 5 venues over 5 days by rotation.

Bob Nudd
Last year’s winner, Bob Nudd leads on Day 1

Wild wet weather swept across the County Leitrim countryside interspersed with hailstones and sunshine for day one. The top weight today comes from Bob Nudd, last years festival winner who also took the same position on the first day of the 2018 festival. Bob enjoyed fishing the 15m pole at Church Shore, ‘Deeps’, Lough Garadice for 97 roach and 12.500kg to win the match. In second position was Barry Chapman with 12.100kg on the tip at Connolly’s Shore.

The features match fishing venues are just a selection of a variety of venues on the Shannon-Erne Waterway;

B Church Shore ‘Deeps’ & Cully’s Shore
C Connolly’s Shore, Lough Garadice
E ‘Rocks’ Lough Scur
F ‘Pumphouse’ Lough Scur
G Kiltybardan

Report courtesy of National Coarse fishing Federation of Ireland www.ncffi.ie and Lakelands Angling Ballinamore

Better than expected fishing for Fermoy Festival

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myleskelly
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NCFFI report on the weekend’s fishing at Fermoy…

Blackwater

This fishing for the festival anglers was better than expected with conditions less than favourable; gin clear and low water levels on the River Blackwater. Fermoy AC were met with less than half the usual swims to fish from with the collapse of part of the weir causing the water levels upstream to drop 5ft. The fishing is inaccessible with this decrease in the water level which has led to some banks being more than 8ft from the waters edge. But pegs were found for the visiting anglers.

Joe Slattery FCAA, Tommy Lawton FCAA, Malc Nicholson, Cedric Baldwin, Nick Chaffer, Brian Enwright sponsor The Cross Bar.
Joe Slattery FCAA, Tommy Lawton FCAA, Malc Nicholson, Cedric Baldwin, Nick Chaffer, Brian Enwright sponsor The Cross Bar.

The winner of the Fermoy Coarse Angling Spring Festival 2019 is Cedric Baldwin of Nottingham; a great achievement on his very first visit to the River Blackwater, winning with a total weight of 33lb 2ozs. it was a close finish to the festival and 2nd Nick Chaffer, Mirfield with 30lb 6ozs, 3rd was Malc Nicholson, Nottingham with 29lb 6ozs, 4th Wayne Swinscoe with 29lb 4ozs, 5th Martin Highe, Mirfield 27lb 10ozs.

in Fermoy

Day one winner was Cedric Baldwin with 17lb from the middle of the Meadows section, Martin Highe, was 2nd with 14lb 13ozs from section C below the Viaduct and 3rd was Ian Daly, Mirfield with 13lb 8ozs from Castlehyde.

Day two winner was Malc Nicholson, with 14lb 2ozs from the salmon hut on section C, 2nd was Wayne Swinscoe with 12lb 8ozs and 3rd was John Whitehouse, Darlington with 10lb 6 ozs.

Day three winner was Dave Limbert with 8lb 12ozs, 2nd Cedric Balwin with 8lb 6 ozs and 3rd was Craig Highe with 8lb 4ozs. it was tougher on the river today as water levels continue to drop.

table of results

During festival week two days were spent on Inniscarra Lake at the Garden Centre where the 24 anglers had some great catches. Winner of the event was Nigel Hirst, Mirfield with 72lb 2ozs, 2nd Martin Highe 69lb, 1ozs, 3rd Trev Platt with 39lb 12ozs.

Fermoy Ac would like to congratulate the winners and to thank the sponsors, The Cross Bar, Brian Enwright (main festival sponsor), The Wagon Tavern, The Avondhu Bar, TJ Goodtymes, The Grand Hotel, and the B&B’s, Cork Crystal and Charles McCarthy MIG Insurance. Thanks too to the land and fishery owners, Chris (Kipper) O’Donovan for the use of the wheelie boat and to Fermoy Rowing Club for their consideration of the anglers.

National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI

The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI has been representing coarse angling in Ireland since 1962, the federation was formed by a group of angling clubs who foresaw the need for governance and a presence on the international match scene. The founding clubs were Fermoy AC, Prosperous AC, Cavan AC, Royal Enfield CAC and Ballinamore AC who were at this time facilitating the huge numbers of visiting anglers coming to match fish working hard to promote angling tourism which continues today.

Coarse angling in Ireland is closely linked to tourism due to the fine selection of natural venues from the North to the South of the island utilised by anglers from home and overseas. Domestic championships have as a result always been open to the visiting angler and the festivals run by our clubs continue to attract large numbers from overseas.  For details of future events please visit www.ncffi.ie

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