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Fishing not easy on Slaney as salmon run through

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The Slaney River Trust reports…

07 May: This week was a similar story to last with individual fish being met along the river with one in two being lost or just touched. Fish still seem to be running rather than taking up residence. In reality fishing has not been easy and you need to stick at it. Perseverance was rewarded with Mossy’s first of the season. (It was actually caught on Monday 6th.)

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Mossy gets a quick photo with his catch before releasing it carefully #CPRsavesfish

Slaney River Trust
Web: www.slaneyrivertrust.ie

Go fishing…

Regulations 2019

For 2019 the river is open for catch and release only for salmon from 1 April to 31 August. The regulations are set out here. Above the railway bridge in Enniscorthy fishing is fly only with barbless singles or doubles. A maximum of 3 seatrout under 40cms may be kept in any 24 hour period. All seatrout over 40 cms must be returned. While we are allowed use barbless doubles singles are very effective if the fish is held tightly.

Make a booking

Anglers interested in obtaining fishing can enquire from the following:

  • Clohamon Fishery
    Contact David Dobbs tel 0879673111
  • Enniscorthy Anglers
    Contact Danny’s Angling and Outdoors, St Senans Rd, Enniscorthy.  Tel: 087 9005991.
  • Solsboro Fishing Association
    Contact Bernard Cash (daytime only) Tel 087 9225536 .
  • Tullow Salmon and Trout Anglers Association
    Contact Tom Dawson 087-9940877
  • Moyadie, Monfin, Glass Door and upper Ballycarney beats
    Contact Francis Fanning of Fanning Land & Property Services on 086 2650670 or 053 9422601.

More details on the Slaney River and its fishing available at www.slaneyrivertrust.ie

Sea Angling Ireland hit West Cork, and enjoy some decent fishing

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myleskelly
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John Diamond reports on Sea Angling Ireland SAC’s trip to West Cork…

Sea Angling Ireland SAC travelled down to West Cork at the weekend for a couple of days of angling. We fished Warren Strand and Roscarberry on the Saturday, and the Red Strand on the Sunday.

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John Diamond had the biggest fish at the weekend, a 58 cm mullet of about 6 lbs.

Species caught included thick lipped mullet, bass, flounder, turbot and smelt.

The winner of the competition on Saturday was JP Molloy, and the winner on Sunday was Darren Ryan.

JP Molloy had the most species (5) over the two days.

John Diamond had the biggest fish over the two days, a 58 cm mullet of about 6 lbs.

Thanks to Henry Tackle Shop for sponsoring the weekend.

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On the beach

Upcoming events

The next event for Sea Angling Ireland SAC will be a two day in Wexford on June 22nd/23rd.

The Saturday Competition will be The All Ireland Shore Smooth Hound Championship, with a cash prize for the biggest Smooth Hound. Match Prizes will be sponsored by Henry’s Tackle Shop. https://www.henrystackleshop.com/

Join the Club

To find out more about  Sea Angling Ireland SAC and their activities and events visit their website and forums at: www.saisac.org

Big Shannon trout hits deadbait for pike

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myleskelly
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Casey Dunne was in touch to let us know about this stunning trout he caught on Friday, May 10.  Casey had been pike fishing on the Shannon near Athlone. He initially thought he was stuck in a huge pike that was giving him the fight of a lifetime, but then the fish rocketed out of the water. From the bank it looked like the fish leapt 5 feet out of the water, and of course, from that point it was clear this was no pike.

He eventually brought the trout to the net and when he weighed it in the keepsack it came in at just under 11lb. The wet sack weighed about 1lb after the fish was weighed so he reckons it was just short of 10lb.

After a quick photo or 2 the fish was recovered in the shallows and swam off strongly.

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Casey Dunne with the 9lb trout that took a roach deadbait

Shannonbridge is a favourite venue for good reason

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myleskelly
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Adrian Duffy, IFI Limerick, tells us he is getting good angling  reports  from the  Mid-Shannon region. On May 12th, Ray Cleare had 28lb of roach at Shannonbridge,  Co.Offaly. Ray always  has  good  returns  from this  area.

When  Adrian was met Ray  on Sunday, there  was a slight beer colour to the water which helped with the fishing but the cool winds are keeping the water temperatures down at present.

Off the Scale teams up with Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme

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myleskelly
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Off the Scale recently announced that they will be the official coordinators for the fantastic Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme  (ANLRS) in Ireland. This is a really useful initiative that protects fish, wildlife and the environment for future generations.

The ANLRS  was launched in the UK in early 2018 and has grown hugely since then. It is now active in almost 250 shops and businesses the UK, Northern Ireland, Ireland and continental Europe. The scheme is simple; old nylon monofilament, braided lines, fly lines and even line spools are collected in designated bins or containers at tackle shops, fisheries and other businesses and either sent to or collected by us here at the magazine. We then store it temporarily before shipping direct to the UK-based recycling facility, Maltings Organic Treatment Ltd., where it is recycled. The ANLRS is run on a strictly not-for-profit basis.

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Nylon is a plastic polymer and takes hundreds of years to degrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller fragments. It poses great risks to wildlife and the aquatic environment, and contributes to plastic pollution. By recycling instead of directing to landfill many of these issues can be avoided. The same goes for braided mainlines, hooklinks and fly lines, as well as the plastic spools on which line is sold.

The ANLRS in the UK has been very well received over the past year
The ANLRS in the UK has been very well received over the past year

Registration for the scheme is completely free. All the organisers ask is that recycling partners provide their own bins / containers for line collection. They will provide a window & bin sticker pack free of charge to let customers know you are a member of the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme.

If you would like to get involved you can register at: https://www.offthescaleangling.ie/anglers-national-line-recycling-scheme-ireland/

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Inland Fisheries Ireland introduces two new Bye-laws in Kerry and Cork

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myleskelly
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Inland Fisheries Ireland confirms the introduction of two new Bye-laws today in Waterville, Co. Kerry and Rosscarbery Bay and River Roury, Co. Cork following public consultations.

The Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) (Waterville Area) Bye-Law No.971 of 2019 and the Conservation of Sea Trout and Brown Trout Angling (No. 5 or Cork District) (Rosscarbery Bay and Roury River) Close Seaon Bye-law No 328 of 2019 will come into effect immediately:

Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) (Waterville Area) Bye-Law NO.971 of 2019

This Bye-Law prohibits the taking of sea trout by any means in the Waterville area of Co.Kerry as specified in the Bye-law. Catch and release is, however, permitted. The Bye-law also prohibits any person to have a sea trout taken from those waters who is not alive in their possession or control on or near the waters.

Read the full Bye-law here alongside a FAQ guide:  Conservation of Sea Trout (No 7 or Kerry District) (Waterville Area) Bye Law No 971 of 2019 (71 KB)

Conservation of Sea Trout and Brown Trout Angling (No.5 or Cork District) (Rosscarbery Bay and Roury River) Close Season Bye-Law No 328 of 2019.

The Bye-law provides for a close season for the taking of or fishing for sea trout or brown trout by rod and line from the 13th of October in any year to the 30th of April the following year. The Bye-law applies to the River Roury and its tributaries, the part of the River Roury estuary as specified in the Bye-law, the part of Rosscarbery Bay specified, and the waters of any river flowing into that part of Rosscarbery Bay.

Read the full Bye-law here:  Conservation of Sea Trout and Brown Trout Angling (No 5 or Cork District)(Rosscarbery Bay and Roury River)CS No 328 of 2019 (74 KB)

Good fishing for charter and small boat anglers at Courtmacsherry

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myleskelly
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Mark Gannon from the Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre was on to let us know about his latest wreck fishing trip at the weekend (Saturday 11 May). Conditions were good. The wind was a bit fresh from the NE in the early morning, but not enough to send us home. The anglers fished well through the day and the boat finished with about 40 ling, plenty of coalfish,  a lot of pollack and several good congers.

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A fine brace of ling
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Coalfish

Mark’s small boat anglers (self drives) are having good fishing inshore with a good mix of cod, pollack, thornback ray, dabs a few bass on bait.

Make a booking

Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre is one of Ireland’s Premier Angling Centres based in the picturesque village of Courtmacsherry located only 30 miles from Cork International Airport on the West Cork coast between the Old head of Kinsale and the Seven Heads peninsula. Our purpose built Sea angling and self-drive boats offer the sea angler the ultimate in safety and comfort.

Sea Angling in Courtmacsherry produces good results both for the offshore charter angler, the self-drive angler for inshore fishing or the wreck enthusiast.

Address: Woodpoint Guest House, Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork.
Telephone: +353 (0)23 8846427 or +353 (0)86 8250905
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.courtmacsherryangling.ie

Good numbers of Nore trout on Olive nymphs and emergers

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

Some good weather at the weekend saw a lot of olives around. In the early morning olive nymphs were most successful and as lunchtime approached a changeover to an olive emerger proved to a good move.

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On the Nore

We had quite a few anglers on the fishery, mostly trout anglers. They had a good number of fish between them. The couple of salmon anglers that tried their luck ended up on the bank scratching there head wondering why there were no salmon present with the water being close to perfect.

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A lovely trout on the new fly

I also had a few casts at George’s wall with a nymph given to me by John Mealy called an Anamite, a lovely looking invention. It was presented to me when I asked about targeting larger trout. Not having sufficient time I tried it at George’s wall for 10 minutes and managed 2 beautiful trout that took hard. I was very impressed with his invention and will certainly make more time this weekend to try it further.

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

Fermanagh Classic gets underway with impressive catches

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myleskelly
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FERMANAGH CLASSIC FISHING FESTIVAL 2019

Monday saw the commencement of the 2019 Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival in County Fermanagh.  Two Hundred and five anglers lined the sun drenched banks of the Erne, each one hoping to net the week’s winning haul of fish that would land them the top prize of £5,000 and a crystal chalice, or some of the many other cash prizes up for grabs during the competition.

Following day one of the competition, one angler has laid down the gauntlet to his fellow competitors with an impressive first day catch of 23kg 800gms. Fishing on the fancied Portora section, Wigan angler and Classic Regular Gary Whalley netted £500 and a slight lead over second placed David Revill, Nottingham, with 20kg 180gms, caught at the Ely Lodge Section.

With the Ely Lodge and Portora sections fishing well, they have also produced the third and fourth spots on the results table. Another English visitor, Paul Boothby lies in third with 20kg 040gms from peg 18 at Ely Lodge and Rory O’Neill from Newry is fourth with 19kg 230gms from peg 4 at Portora. Top local angler, young James O’Doherty currently sits in fifth, with a first day catch of 18kg 810gm from the Inishmore Viaduct section.

Heaviest Daily Weights

  • 1st Gary Whalley – Wigan G 3 23.800kg  £500
  • 2nd David Revill – Nottingham E 15 20.180kg  £350
  • 3rd Paul Boothby – Penkridge, Staffordshire E 18 20.040 £250
  • 4th Rory O’Neill – Newry G 4 19.230kg £150

Full results: Full results by section fished and Angler positions

Team results: Just the team results

The bright and sunny weather over Lough Erne were not ideal for fishing, but the organisers are delighted with the first day’s catches. Expectations will be high for day two of the competition when anglers gather for the draw at the Lakeland forum in Enniskillen on Wednesday morning at 10am.

The Classic is sponsored for the sixteenth year by waterways Ireland and is organised by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, in conjunction with the Inland Fisheries Division of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Find out more

For information contact Katrina McGirr, Waterways Ireland on +353(0)71 95 50560 or Eddie McGovern, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council on 0300 303 1777.

Good turn out for Belmont Anglers May Open

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myleskelly
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The Belmont Anglers’ May Open was fished at Shannon Harbour on 12 June in beautiful conditions. The warm sunshine made for a very relaxing day at the waters edge, but maybe a bit more cloud cover would would have allowed for better catches.

The event was well attended with 17 anglers taking part. The Belmont Open winner was John Howell. John had 7lb 11oz and finished well ahead of second place Stephen Quinn who had 5lb 8 of bream and roach.

Although catches were not huge there were some good fish in the nets and some individual fish were estimated at 4lbs.

Belmont Anglers

Belmont Anglers are on Facebook: contact them there for details on joining the club and upcoming events

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