Ciaran Newman wins Moffat Cup on Derravaragh

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December 6, 2018

Mick Flanagan reports on the latest pike news from Lough Derravaragh…

PHILIP MOFFATT MEMORIAL CUP/ CHRISTMAS PIKE COMPETITION.

members of the Moffatt family and winner Ciaran Newman — Members of the Moffatt family and winner Ciaran Newman

Last Sunday December 2^nd we fished the last competition on Derravaragh for the 2018 season. The weather was very changeable, and some savage rain drifted across this fantastic fishery for a few hours. Still we had a super day out, and quite a few pike were caught, all be on the smaller size.

Ciaran Newman of Lynn fishing with dad Bernie was Top rod with a pike just over 7lbs.

Frank McKeon was 2^nd, and April Flanagan finished 3^rd, Mick Flanagan 4^th, and Darragh Doyle 5^th.

Liam Gilsenan Chairman of Derravaragh anglers thanked all who fished the Derravaragh Club competition in 2018, and wished all their members a Happy Christmas and Prosperous New year.

Christy Hynes and Kieran Evans weer competition stewards, and did an excellent job on the day. Prior to the presentation of prizes, Christy thanked all their sponsors for their support over the season. Young Shannon Breslin Grand-daughter of the late Philip Moffatt presented all the winners with prizes.

Ciaran Newman receives the Moffatt Cup from Shannon Breslin. Grandaughter of the late Philip Moffatt. — Ciaran Newman receives the Moffatt Cup from Shannon Breslin.
Grandaughter of the late Philip Moffatt.

GLORE PIKE COMPETITION.

I was chatting to Lough Glore Chairman Eddie O, Donnell last Sunday on Derravaragh. The club members are holding a pike competition next Sunday December 9^th .Its an 11am start and will finished at 3-30pm. I have not being on Glore in recent months, as the water levels were quite low, so hopefully all going well next Sunday we will get a few Glore pike.

Join the Club

Derravaragh Angling Association will hold their A.G.M. come the New Year and new members are more than welcome to jump on board. The club holds many pike, and trout competition during the season. I will keep you posted on the A.G.M date, and all members will be contacted by text message regarding club activities.

Michael Flanagan
Midland Angling

Make a booking

Midlands Angling provide a top class Guiding service covering many of the top coarse and game waters across the Midlands. Visiting fly anglers have landed some fine trout while out with Midland Angling Guides, pike anglers also recorded some net bursting catches including many pike over 20lbs. Top waters include Lough Ree, Ennell, Owel, Lene, Mount Dalton, and Glore Lake just to mention a few.
Michael Flanagan
Midland Angling
Pike and Trout angling guide.

Telephone: +353 (0)44 9348969 or +353 (0)87 2797270
Fax: +353 (0)44 9342781
Email: mick@midlandangling.com Web: www.midlandangling.com

Donal Domeney is All-Ireland Cod Champion

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December 6, 2018

John Diamond reports on the All-Ireland Cod Championships…

50 anglers fished the Henrystackleshop.com All-Ireland Cod Championships in Youghal on Saturday December 1st.

The weather was quite benign, the wind having died down from the storm a couple of days earlier. There was a period of rain in the middle of the competition to remind everybody it was December. Distance casters had an advantage, as the receding tide and long fetches of the ocean swells put paid to any ideas of gentle lob outs to pick up fish close to the shore. There were no ray caught this year, in comparison to last year, when quite a few were caught at the town end of the zone A. 115 fish were caught in total, the species included Cod, Bass, Flounder, Coalfish, Eel, Whiting, Dogfish, Rockling.

The winner was Donal Domeney with a fish of 68 cm.
Thanks to Henrystackleshop.com for sponsoring this competition, and to the Walter Raleigh Hotel for hosting the registration and prizegiving.

Henrystackleshop.com Irish Cod Champion 2018 Donal Domeney SAI SAC: Cod 68 cms — Henrystackleshop.com Irish Cod Champion 2018
Donal Domeney SAI SAC: Cod 68 cms

Overall Match Rules Winner

Noel Fogarty Raheny SAC 14 fish 533 Points

Junior
Elena Anastasia – 4 fish 101 points

Zone A

1st JP Molloy SAI SAC 9 fish 303 points
2nd Donal Domeney SAI SAC 3 fish 171 points
3rd Dave Farrelly Raheny SAC 4 fish 135 points

Zone B

1st Pete Davis SAI SAC 7 fish 304 points
2nd Micheal Whelan Tramore Waterford SAC 5 fish 150 points
3rd Derek Kenrick West Cork 4 fish 134 points

Zone C

1st Phil Ord Tralee Bay SAC 3 fish 121 points
2nd Gary Blake – 3 fish 120 points
3rd Donal O’Neill SAI SAC 3 fish 110 points

Pools

2nd Codling JP Molloy SAI SAC 53 cm

1st Flat Jimmy Kelly Suir Valley SAC Flounder 35cm
2nd Flat JP Molloy SAI SAC Flounder 29 cm

1st Round James Kiniry West Cork SAC Coalfish 48cm
2nd Round Marcin Tomaszek – Coalfish 46cm

Thanks to everybody who attended.

Next year’s all Irelands

In 2019 Sea Angling Ireland SAC will host the All Ireland Smoothound Championships in County Wexford on June 22nd, and the All Ireland Cod Championships in Youghal on November 23rd.

Very difficult in Cavan for pike championships qualifier

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December 6, 2018

John Chambers reports for IFPAC on the latest Go Hire National Pike Championships qualifier fished in driving rain and high water levels in County Cavan…

Weather conditions won today!! High water levels and constant rain made for a very tough event. Pike were just not taking. Only 8 pike were landed by 6 lucky angers which meant that anyone who caught a pike qualified to fish in the Final.

1st Anthony McCabe 2 pike 14-03
2nd Paul Dennis 2 pike 9-07
3rd John Woods 1 pike 5-07
4th Pat Brady 1 pike 4-04
5th Mick Connor 1 pike 3-09
6th John Chambers 1 pike 2-13

Pools

1st Anthony McCabe 9-03
2nd Paul Dennis 6-00
3rd John Woods 5-07

The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life.

http://www.angling-in-ireland.com/

Flounder and coleys for Killybegs Mariners at Mullaghmore

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December 6, 2018

Stefan Martin reports from Mullaghmore, where the Killybegs Mariners fished the 7th leg of their winter league…

Winter League outing number 7 took us across to the south shores of the bay and the adrenaline junkies paradise of famous big wave surf venue Mullaghmore. A stunning venue and credit to the lads choosing the beaches this time of year; finding a sheltered beach with no weed is not easy and it was a pleasure to fish.

First cast of the night saw a nice 35cm coley for Stefan set the mark and the lads at each end of the beach were finding some counting flounders through the masses of undersize coleys. Most of the 15 anglers had counting coleys and flounders including a nice 36cm flounder for Darren which the lads laughed was his pet Francis the flounder again that he whistles ashore during competitions. John and Pat were on the fish furthest over the beach but near the road section Cormac was on a good fishing also.

Back at the van and scores between the top 4 were very close with one fish points separating. Longest fish money prize was won by Darren Rawdon with a 36cm Francis. 2nd place money was won by Cormac Burke and the winner with most points was John Cunningham with a fine fishing of coley and flounders. Well done to all.

Charity Open Beach Competition

Mariners will be hosting a fundraising event in aid of Killybegs Community hospital patient’s comfort fund. An open to all beach competition on Rossnowlagh beach Saturday December 15th fishing from 13.30pm – 17.30pm (check in from 12.30pm – 13.15pm) Entry is €20 for seniors and €5 Juniors (€20 to enter for the overall main prize) which includes longest fish prizes and two zones that are pegged. Many thanks to the sponsors who donated prizes a Tubertini rod from Shannon tackle Jamestown, beach rods and reels plus tackle box from Mooney Boats in Killybegs, full suit FishComm wet gear from FishComm Ltd Killybegs plus a €180 voucher for western strands hotel Belmullet from Cormac Burke of FishComm Ltd, assorted coloured leads from Scottie’s lead weights Killybegs plus many more prizes. Please come out and support this great service to the community of South West Donegal.

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 comps and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love. Get in touch at www.facebook.com/mariner.sac

Christmas Fare shore angling competition – hampers to be won

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December 6, 2018

Christmas Fare competition sponsored by Waterford Angling and Outdoor Centre…

Why not have Christmas Dinner on us and enjoy some fishing as well

Leg 1 Woodstown Wednesday 12th of December Fishing from 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Leg 2 Woodstown Sunday 16th of December 10.30 am – 2.00 pm

IFSA rules apply
15cms size limit

The Following baits will be supplied by the organizers
Black Lugworms
Maddie’s
Mackerel

No need to go to the trouble of getting bait and each angler will have the same amount and type of bait

Only the bait that that is supplied can be used

This is a Pre entry competition in order to arrange live bait
Entries must be in by Sunday 9th of December

Best overall angler prize Hamper

Longest overall fish Hamper

Ladies overall prize Hamper

Overall junior prize
Junior Hamper

Loads and loads of prizes

Entry fee €35 per leg which includes bait

Junior entry fee € 15 per leg which includes bait

Entries to

John O Brien 0872235270

David Noonan
0868102758

Tracey Whelan
0874183041

Nicky Mc Evoy
0863731704

Or through Waterford Angling and Outdoor Centre’s Facebook page

Bannow Bay Anglers get some decent flounder in Christmas competition

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December 6, 2018

Bannow Bay Anglers fished their Christmas competition at Duncannon at the Weekend…

We had a great day’s fishing at Duncannon Pier for the Club Christmas competition. There was plenty of banter and craic, you wouldn’t want to be sensitive if your a Bannow member, and a few decent fish too.

Christmas Competition saw some good flounder to over 40cm landed

Results:

1st Paul Marshall
2nd Tom Cushen
3rd Tom Daly.

Prizes — Tom Cushen shared the longest fish prize and also came in 2nd place

Longest fish: Flounder 41cm 2 caught by Paul Marshall & Tom Cushen.

Juniors

1st Kai Butler
2nd Max Roche
3rd Kayla Butler
4th Saoirse O’Brien.

Master Angler 2018

Mens : Joe McEvoy.
Ladies : Jane Cantwell.
Jun : Saoirse O’Brien.
Longest fish: Joe McEvoy.
Biggest catch : Joe McEvoy.

Many thanks to all the members especially Jim & Anne Whitty, Paul Marshall & Eamon McDonald great work done by all.

Go Fishing…

Bannow Bay Angling club was founded in 1995 by a group of anglers in the Bannow/Wellingtonbridge area to cater for all types of shore angling, fishing in the estuary and on beaches along with rock fishing in the Hook Head area to give its members a wide variety of fishing and to cater for all age groups.
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Irish Angling Update – 06 December 2018

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December 6, 2018

We’ve had some amount of rain recently and many fisheries inland experienced high levels and flooding. The estuaries were full of freshwater and this no doubt impacted on some of the sea angling recently. But now that winter is officially here at least it’s been mild, and that has helped in some places…

There was a lot of pike fishing done on Sunday as many clubs ran competitions. The conditions were not easy at all, driving rain and winds made their mark but at Pallas there were some decent fish caught to over 20lb, out of the way pockets of water yielded the best results. Dinny Coyne wins Catch of the Week with his 20lb 14oz pike. Anglers in the Go Hire National Pike Championship had a much different experience at their Cavan venue and only 8 pike were landed. It was a similar story from Lough Derravarragh where the Moffat cup was fished.

Dinny Coyne with his 20lb 14oz pike – Catch of the Week winner

Bannow Bay SAC at Duncannon had some decent fishing and good flounders to 40cm were measured. Meanwhile, down the coast in Youghal 50 anglers fished the All-Ireland Cod Championships. The winner of the All Ireland title was Donal Domeney with a cod of 68 cm. It was all flounders and coleys for the Killybegs anglers at Mullaghmore where undersized fish kept the competitors busy between the counters.

Salmon anglers are reminded that you can now buy your salmon licence for the 2019 season online at https://store.fishinginireland.info/. And another reminder that salmon angling regulations for 2019 are in draft form and can be reviewed at the following link. Closing date for observations or objections is 13 December 2018.

https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Public-Consultation/wild-salmon-and-sea-trout-tagging-scheme-regulations-2018-and-conservation-measures-for-the-2019-season.html

Sean Canney TD, Minister with responsibility for the inland fisheries sector marked the launch of International Year of the Salmon by unveiling one of Inland Fisheries Ireland’s new fleet of 12 RIBs (Rigid Inflatable Boats) to highlight the important of fisheries protection. International Year of the Salmon is a joint world-wide initiative of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) and the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) alongside other partners across the globe, creating an international framework for collaborative outreach and research. It is hoped that IYS will raise awareness of what humans can do to ensure salmon and their habitats are conserved and restored against a backdrop of complex environmental factors. We’ll be keeping you up to date with initiatives .

And now the weather…

Cold, blustery and showery tomorrow, Friday with an outlook for continuing unsettled and changeable weather. The blustery, showery conditions will be replaced by brighter conditions on Sunday, leading to a colder night and frost later. The early days of next week will be mainly dry and less cold as winds swing to the south or southeast. However some night frosts are likely – especially over the midlands and east of the country. At least there’s no storm or weather warning forecast for a change should be nice on the beaches.

Finally, keep an eye on our Facebook page as we’re doing our best to share all the details of the tackle shops, guides, fisheries and other angling services that are providing Christmas specials and vouchers. You’re sure to find the perfect angling present for someone else or maybe something for your own Christmas list…

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.

Myles Kelly
Catch, Photo, Release

If you have an angling story to share with the Irish Angling Update please send it to contact@fisheriesireland.ie.

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Winter perch fishing on Lough Ennell

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December 6, 2018

Mick Flanagan reports from the MMidlands where winter perch fishing is getting started…

The winter Perch fishing is kicking in, and some colourful fish are coming from Ennell. At the moment water temperatures are 6-7 Degrees Celsius, and the Perch are had to locate in deep water. If we get a cold spell and calm conditions it will pick up, and some cracking Perch will come from Ennell. Gordon Davies was back out on Ennell recently, and had some nice perch. I was also chatting Pauric Martin of Harbour Court who we featured some weeks back in Angling Focus, with cracking Perch. Pauric has some new rigs ready, for when conditions are right. Watch this space.

Michael Flanagan
Midland Angling

Make a booking

Midlands Angling provide a top class Guiding service covering many of the top coarse and game waters across the Midlands. Visiting fly anglers have landed some fine trout while out with Midland Angling Guides, pike anglers also recorded some net bursting catches including many pike over 20lbs. Top waters include Lough Ree, Ennell, Owel, Lene, Mount Dalton, and Glore Lake just to mention a few.
Michael Flanagan
Midland Angling
Pike and Trout angling guide.

Telephone: +353 (0)44 9348969 or +353 (0)87 2797270
Fax: +353 (0)44 9342781
Email: mick@midlandangling.com Web: www.midlandangling.com

Ciaran Newman wins Moffat Cup on Derravaragh

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December 6, 2018

Mick Flanagan reports on the latest pike news from Lough Derravaragh…

PHILIP MOFFATT MEMORIAL CUP/ CHRISTMAS PIKE COMPETITION.

Last Sunday December 2^nd we fished the last competition on Derravaragh for the 2018 season. The weather was very changeable, and some savage rain drifted across this fantastic fishery for a few hours. Still we had a super day out, and quite a few pike were caught, all be on the smaller size.

Ciaran Newman of Lynn fishing with dad Bernie was Top rod with a pike just over 7lbs.

Frank McKeon was 2^nd, and April Flanagan finished 3^rd, Mick Flanagan 4^th, and Darragh Doyle 5^th.

Liam Gilsenan Chairman of Derravaragh anglers thanked all who fished the Derravaragh Club competition in 2018, and wished all their members a Happy Christmas and Prosperous New year.

Christy Hynes and Kieran Evans weer competition stewards, and did an excellent job on the day. Prior to the presentation of prizes, Christy thanked all their sponsors for their support over the season. Young Shannon Breslin Grand-daughter of the late Philip Moffatt presented all the winners with prizes.