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Half a dozen salmon and good sea trout fishing reported from Currane

By
Eileen Carroll
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Waterville Bridge

There was good water on Currane and Waterville’s rivers last week but the weather was often blustery enough to put a halt to fishing on the lake.

Anglers caught 6 salmon from Currane for the week, and good numbers of sea trout to 3lb have been caught when conditions allowed boats to get onto the lake. The Inny saw a few salmon caught and released last week.

For more information on the daily conditions on Lough Currane, all the craic and news be sure to check out Vincent Appleby’s Salmon and Sea Trout blog for regular reports with back dates, petitions, public consultation notices, readers letters and videos and more of what’s happening in Waterville and beyond

Sea Trout – Catch and release only

Inland Fisheries Ireland wishes to remind anglers that the Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) Waterville Area Bye-Law No. 971 of 2019 remains in effect. This Bye-law prohibits the retention and possession of any sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) taken by any fishing engine or by rod and line in the Waterville area i.e. that part of the sea eastward of a line drawn from the most westerly point of Bolus Head to the most westerly point of Lamb’s Head and to all the waters discharging in to it.

The Bye-Law mainly affects seatrout fishing on :-

  • the river Inny (Knockmoyle) and its tributaries
  • the waters of the Waterville system, including the Waterville River, Lough Currane, the Cummeragh River and all their tributary rivers and lakes
  • the waters of Ballinskelligs Bay

Go fishing….

Guides and boat hire

Fishing with Dom

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2051515 Website: https://fishingwithdom.com/
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Fly Fishing on Lough Currane

Address Termons Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353(0) 87 922 8659 Phone: +353(0) 66 9474146 Website: flyfishingatloughcurrane.com
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Lakelands Farm

Address Lake Road Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 4160200 Website: lakelandshouse.com
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Neil O’Shea

Address Caherbarna Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 9942792 Phone: +353 66 9474527 Website: oshealoughcurrane.com
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Old Daly’s Supermarket & Filling Station

Address Murreigh Waterville V23 X459 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353669474842 Website: dalysfoodstore.ie
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Salmon & Sea Trout Fishing

Address Eureka Lodge Caherdaniel West Waterville Kerry V23 XD63 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 2074882 Website: salmonandseatrout.com
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Waterville Boats

Address Spunkane Waterville Kerry Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 (0)87 2202355 Phone: +353 (0)66 9474800
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Good water on the Lee and 30 grilse reported

By
Eileen Carroll
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Kingsley Weir - River Lee, Cork
Kingsley Weir - River Lee, Cork

There were good floods on the River Lee last week. Anglers made the most of the improved water conditions and reported catching 30 grilse.

Go fishing…

River Lee

 

Rare Donegal gilthead for Killybegs Mariner

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The Killybegs Mariners are rarely off the water and when you are on the water a lot, sometimes a rarity turns up – like this week’s gilthead bream! Gilthead bream have become a fairly common catch for shore anglers along the south coast, but as you travel north, they become few and far between.

It was club member Ryan McGinley who managed to land this fine fish, which came in at 41cm to the tip of the tail, so well done to him on this new Killybegs Mariners club record!

Sea angling in Donegal

Decent salmon fishing reported from Bandon and West Cork

By
Eileen Carroll
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The Coomhola River in Cork downstream of Coomhola
The Coomhola River in Cork downstream of Coomhola

Last week there was some decent salmon fishing reported from the Rivers across West Cork as good floods improved conditions.

Anglers on the Bandon reported catching 30 grilse. A little further west 20+ Salmon were  caught on the Ilen River biggest was 12lb. Seatrout were also caught in good numbers.  On the Coomhola over 6 fish were caught and more than 10 Salmon were caught on the Ouvane.

Go fishing…

River Bandon

River Ilen

River Coomhola

Master Angler Competition is a Family Affair

By
IFI Staff
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The 2025 All-Ireland Master Angler Competition was hosted by Killala Boat & Shore Angling Club over the weekend, and by all accounts the host club ran a brilliantly well-organised event. With unfavourable weater conditions making some chosen venues unfishable, the club came up trumps with backup venues that proved both fishable, and productive, ensuring a fair contest between all the competitors.

Saturday morning saw the competitors, all of whom qualified through their own club master angler leagues, fish Enniscrone, with a good surf running. With very few blanks recorded, it was competitive, and there were zone wins for Dave Coleman, Jim O’Brien, Chris O’Sullivan and Anthony Scanlan, with Alison O’Sullivan leading the ladies.

The Saturday evening session was held at Claggan beach in Blacksod Bay, fishing into darkness. Zone wins again put Dave Coleman and Chris O’Sullivan into the lead with one session to go, while Barry Connolly and Tim O’Sullivan also topped their zones. Fiona Ryan won the ladies session, leaving herself and Alison O’Sullivan also tied.

Day 2 saw the final session fished at Doolough beach near Gweesala, with all to play for – one fish could mean the difference between glory and a long drive home pondering what might have been. Fishing was tough, with a lot more blank cards, and most anglers struggling to eke out a fish. Zone wins for Pat Keating, Ryan Blair and Lar Mooney saw them climb the leaderboard, but it was the nearly man of the last few years, Chris O’Sullivan, who took top honours with a third zone win in a row to seal his first Master Angler title, after second, third and 3 other top 10s in the last 5 years. Chris adds the Master Angler title to the World silver medal he picked up in Spain last November, a most successful year for him!

And it was a family affair, with Chris’s sister Alison taking the zone win on Day 2 to take the Ladies Master Angler title back to Tralee. Well done to both on fantastic fishing.

The Killala club deserve great credit for hosting a brilliant event, with great stewarding and hospitality acknowledged by all the anglers.

 

Michael McDermott wins Lough O’Flynn’s Maloney/Keady Cup

By
myleskelly
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Daniel McDermott,Secretary, presenting Michael Mcdermott winner Maloney Keady cup (2025) Mark Malone.
Daniel McDermott,Secretary, presenting Michael Mcdermott winner Maloney Keady Cup (2025) Mark Malone.

Joe Fitzharris reports on Lough O’Flynn’s Maloney/Keady Cup…

Anglers were introduced to Autumn with falling leaves, high water, and a biting northerly wind when fishing the annual Maloney/Keady Cup recently.

Fishing was slow on the day. Nevertheless, as usual a few lucky anglers got fish. Best flies on the day were Green Peter and Malone Daddy fished dry, and silver dabbers & Humongous fished wet.

Results as follows,

  • 1st Michael McDermott,  1lb 13.8 oz.
  • 2nd Damien Macklin, 1lb 11.8 oz.
  • 3rd Mark Malone,  1lb 10.0 oz.,

Secret weight winner was Anton Stephens.

Daniel McDermott,Secretary, presenting Michael Mcdermott winner Maloney Keady cup (2025) Mark Malone.
Daniel McDermott,Secretary, presenting Michael Mcdermott winner Maloney Keady Cup (2025) Mark Malone.

The club would like to thank Mairead of Maloney/Keady Opticians Castlerea, & The Kilmore Inn Ballinlough for sponsoring this event.

Go fishing…

Lough O’Flynn, Co. Roscommon

37th Irish Winter Shore Festival dates announced

By
Paul O'Reilly
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The 2023 Irish Winter Shore Angling Festival took place on east Wexford beaches

The organisers of the Irish Winter Shore Angling Festival have announced the dates for the 37th edition of the competition. In 2026, the event will take place on January 22-24 on beaches in Wexford, with the Hotel Curracloe acting as headquarters for the duration.

The festival is one of the highlights of the winter sea angling calendar and interested anglers should book their places soon, as there will be high demand. The event includes pairs or teams of four competitions, along with the regular pools and the entry fee of €170 includes the presentation dinner on the Sunday evening.

 

Sea Angling on the East Coast – Curracloe to Cullenstown

VDE Baggers announce dates and venues for their Winter League

By
Shane O'Reilly
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The VDE Baggers have announced dates and venues for their Winter League, and they will be mixing it up between the River Erne and the Newry canal:

The format will be 10 matches, with best of 7 to count!
12th Oct – Match 1 – Newry Canal
26th Oct – Match 2 – Newry Canal
9th Nov – Match 3 – Newry Canal
23rd Nov – Match 4 – River Erne
7th Dec – Match 5 – River Erne
21st Dec – Match 6 – River Erne
18th Jan – Match 7 – River Erne
1st Feb – Match 8 – River Erne
15th Feb – Match 9 – River Erne
1st March – Match 10 – River Erne

Log onto their Facebook Page for full details, and we look forward to seeing reports from the league over the winter months. Good luck with it, guys 🎣

Big Bass at Ballinoulart for Ringsend Irishtown Anglers

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Saturday, September 6th, saw 11 anglers take to the sands of Ballinoulart in what can only be described as very testing conditions. A strong southeasterly wind, later swinging easterly, caused major problems, with several shelters being uplifted and some even flooded.
 
The fishing was slow from the outset, with Paddy Hamilton landing the first fish after nearly an hour. A handful of weever fish and undersized flounder soon followed for some of the middle pegs, which briefly put Brendan Byrne in the lead. Unfortunately for Brendan, both Wayne Hamilton and Brian Byrne soon began to find better quality fish, each landing bass and flounder to push themselves into contention.
On the lower pegs, Mikey Byrne was also fishing well. The battle between Wayne and Brian remained tight until the final hour, when Wayne produced a decisive burst, landing four unanswered fish to secure victory with 9 fish and a total of 263 points.


Mikey saved his best for last, producing a cracking 61cm bass on his final cast. That fish not only pushed his total to 4 fish and 179 points, enough to pip Brian for second place, but also won him the Longest Round Fish Pool. Brendan Byrne took the Longest Flat Fish Pool with a fine 25cm flounder.
A special mention goes to our three junior anglers, all of whom managed to land fish in what were extremely challenging conditions—well done to each of them!
 
 

Go Fishing…

East Coast Sea Angling – Wicklow to Blackwater

Dodder Anglers host Open Day at Laois Angling Centre

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Notice below taken from the Dodder Anglers Facebook Page:
Well, folks, the Dodder Day outing is on again this year, as it’s been so successful and a number of members want to fish it we have moved the venue to:
Laois Angling Centre, Clonoghil, Coolrain, Co Laois, R32 NF80
Date the 5th October 2025
Strictly Fly Fishing only
From 10.30am to 4pm.
Adult 20euro. All Juveniles are free.

Lots of prizes and goodies on the day.

We will also be fishing the O’CONNOR Cup on the day as it was not won during the season, this is for Juveniles only.

Lots of fly casting lessons on the day, so come along.
Adults, do you need some casting lessons? Juniors, we have you covered as well, with a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the day.

Don’t forget to bring the flask and the sandwiches. Remember to bring the wet gear, stay dry and warm, and most of all have fun.

We will have extra rods and reels on the day, but if you have your own gear, please feel free to bring it as well.
Places are limited, so please book your spot ASAP.

We also have some spare room in our cars if people need transport to the venue. Looking forward to seeing you all on the day.

Please contact Tony Butler 0857505202 or Gerry Hogarty 0866679988 to book your place.
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