Garda Coarse Angling Club win European Gold

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September 12, 2018

Congratulations to the Garda Siochana Coarse Angling Club return home triumphant with Gold from the European Police Championships in the Netherlands. The competition saw eight European teams fish the Noordhollands Canal on Fri 7th & Sat 8th September. Team Ireland won the Gold medal for the second consecutive year with Donncha Maguire winning individual Bronze. England finished second for Silver and the Hungarians Bronze. Dave Stockton from England won the individual title. Ireland will host the championships in 2019.

Photographs courtesy of Gijs Nederhof

Over 200 salmon reported from the River Moy

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Markus Muller

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September 12, 2018

German fly angler Martin Weige with a fine sea trout from the Moy Fishery's Spring Wells Beat

William Thornton reports

Water levels were quite good but weather was very mixed with angling effort up and down during the week. A total of 243 salmon were reported caught and were spread out across the system. On the Moy Fishery Ridge Pool, Mark Follis ,NI, had a small fish on worm. On the Weir Pool, Ghillie John Howley also had a small fish on the fly, while on the Cathedral Beat Mark and Ciaran McDermott, NI, caught a fish each on spinner. Further downstream on the Spring Wells, Martin Weige from Germany landed a nice 3 lbs. sea trout on the fly. Upstream, Mark Giddis ,NI, had an 18 lbs. fish on spinner on the Coolcronan Fishery. Also on the Coolcronan Fishery, Manfred Müller, Germany, caught a 4.5 lbs. fish on prawn. On the Foxford Fishery, Richard Parry Jones released a good fish of 6 to7 lbs. which took a spinner. On the Cloongee Fishery, Matthieu Hourmant, France, caught a 6 lbs. salmon on spinner, while on East Mayo John Hanaghan, Castlebar, landed 3 fish of 4, 4.5 & 5 lbs. over three days on fly. Bernard Mannion, Roscommon, had two fish averaging 4 lbs. which he released and Thomas Pleger, Germany, caught a fine seven pounder also on fly.

For more about the River Moy and its fisheries, including prices and maps see – https://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/northwest/river_moy_system.htm

Shane Stephens wins McCarthy Cup on Lough O’Flynn.

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myleskelly

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September 12, 2018

McCarthy Cup l/r Michael McDermott, Mark Malone, Shane Stephens(winner McCarthy cup (2018) Ronan Baggott club Chairperson.

Lake O’Flynn & District Angling Association recently held there confined club event McCarthy cup on Sunday, Sept 2nd. Joe Fitzharris reports….

There was a smaller than usual turn out for this event with 9-boats (18) anglers competing and returning 13 Trout in excellent angling conditions. Most worryingly on the day was the presence of lots of Roach and Perch which do nothing to enhance the location as a trout fishery. Fishing was very slow on the day with the winning fish hooked and landed at 5.20 pm by very popular winner Shane Stephens, fly pattern a secret, weight of Trout 2-lb 06.2 oz.

Results as follows,

McCarthy Cup winners (2018)

Shane Stephens Fish = 2-lb 06.2 oz,
Derek Madden Fish = 2-lb 00.4 oz,
Anthony Doyle Fish = 1-lb 15.8 oz.

Michael McDermott club Treasurer, Mark Malone, Derek Madden (second place) Mccarthy cup, Ronan Baggott.

Michael McDermott, Mark Malone club Secretary, Anthony Doyle (third place) McCarthy cup, Ronan Baggott.

Good canal fishing at Tullamore

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myleskelly

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September 12, 2018

Padraig Carroll was back in Tullamore again and tells us that as the temperature cools down the bream and tench fishing is still going well on the grand canal at there. Float fishing maggots with groundbait is catching regular 20lb bags in short sessions.

Good fishing reported at Portumna ahead of festival

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myleskelly

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September 12, 2018

Padraig Carroll caught up with some anglers who braved the rain at Portumna on the Shannon recently. They reported that the river is fishing really well with 50lb bags of roach, bream and hybirds showing up regularly on the feeder rod with plenty of bait added in; main hook bait used was maggot and castor fished over groundbait.

Curley’s Portumna Festival

September 24 @ 8:00 am – September 28

Organizer

Steve Grogan, Portumna Coarse Angling Club
Phone:: 00 353 (0) 86 0824195
Website:: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Portumna-coarse-angling-club/350085935180092?fref=ts

Munster Provincial Council Youth Summer Boat League and Championship 2018

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September 12, 2018

Tim O’Herlihy reports on the Munster Youth Boat scene…

Following the first Youth Summer Boat League 2017 and the success of our Home Nations team in June we have seen a huge increase in interest in boat fishing in Cork Harbour. The 2018 Youth league was held over 4 rounds – July (2) and August with the final round in September incorporating the Munster Championship.

In total 29 fished one or more rounds, a dozen of which were first time boat anglers, with 11 aged under 12. Amongst the species caught were Blenny, Bull Huss, Codling, Conger, Dab, Dogfish, Flounder, Goby, Grey & Tub Gurnard, Mackerel, Pouting, Scad, Scorpion, Whiting and Thornback Ray with even experienced anglers landing new species.

Our priority for the league was to get first time anglers interested in the sport and retain those who had fished before, for the first 3 rounds (Friday evenings) all anglers on each boat fished the same single hook rigs on the bottom and moved places at halftime. Catching fish became about concentration, a little luck, and not who had the best rigs or the hot peg resulting in first time anglers winning boats.

The ultimate round was held on Saturday 1st September in a glass calm harbour with a pod of dolphins feeding around the boats. To make it fair for all the event was divided in 4 x 50 minute sessions with all anglers drawing for boat position and moving 2 spaces at each change. The first session was slow due to slack tide however as the tide started moving fish numbers and species picked up will all anglers catching fish.

Congratulations to our Munster Championship medalists and interprovincial team members:

U18. 1 Sarah Lynch, 2 Ciarán de Barra, 3 Jerry O’Connor (first time angler), 4 Cormac O’Brien, 5 Stephen Long.

U12. 1 Kieran Lane Panah (first time angler), 2 Patrick Lucey (new angler 2018), 3 Scott McShane, 4 Alister Kennedy, 5 Jack Wash.

and also those who topped our league

U18. 1 Sarah Lynch, 2 Cormac O’Brien, 3 Stephen Long.

U12. 1 Sean O’Herlihy, 2 Vytautas Senkus (new angler 2018), 3 David Enright.

The Summer League and Munster Championship wouldn’t be possible without a number of people:

The Skippers who have gave their boats and time free on Fridays and who accommodated us for the Munster Championship – Pat Condon of Osprey, Alan Kennedy of Lagosta II, Tony Lane of Camden Mist, Joe Lynch of Wreck Hunter, John Barry of Cuan Bawn, Jim Linehan of Deora De and Donal Geary of John Boy

Sponsors of bait Dan Lynch and Eoin O’Brien

Sponsors of League Prizes (every angler went home with a box, t-shirt, commemorative glass, rigs and a voucher or tackle):

T-shirts and commemorative glass pieces John Dennehy

Tackle Boxes Eoin O’Brien

Rods, Reels, Vouchers and Rigs Dan Lynch, Eoin O’Brien, Sean Og McShane, Graham Walsh, Vince Hogan & Brian O’Callaghan

The parents who helped each time tying rigs, cutting bait, handling fish and keeping score, particularly Eoin O’Brien, Dan Lynch, Graham Walsh, Sean Og McShane, Pio Enright, Vince Hogan, Brian O’Callaghan and Mary O’Connor

Crosshaven Sea Angling Club for hosting the prize giving.

Details of future Youth Boat competitions will be published at https://www.facebook.com/Munster-Provincial-Council-IFSA-1794932474155289/?ref=br_tf

Dutch anglers do well on their first visit to Ireland

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myleskelly

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September 12, 2018

Kevin Lyons of Melview Lodge in Longford reports on the coarse fishing in the Longford area…

Bert and Ronald with their catch of 253 lb of Bream

It was the first time for Dutch anglers Ronald and Bert, they decided to stay with us at Melview Fishing Lodge in Longford. On arrival it was straight off to visit some fishing venues that I thought would be good for them to fish. They decided to fish the first they were shown for a few hours and later that evening we prebaited the swim.

Fishing in Longford — Some good Tench for first timers Bert and Ronald.

The next couple of days and prebaits produced some great catches of Bream and Tench for them, using various bait cocktails on the hook feeder fished at 30 yards. They took time to take two days out from the fishing to tour around the island, and commented that it was a beautiful country with great scenery and friendly people.

Thanks for the great company all week guys and hope to see you over 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
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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.

Stone Bass the highlight of great fishing in Galway Bay

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Kevin Crowley

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September 11, 2018

Skipper John Fleming and his crews are enjoying some great fishing on Galway Bay of late. Anglers are catching good fish on every trip, including big pollack, specimen spurdog, spotted ray, grey, red and tub gurnards, haddock, whiting, wrasse and more. A Dutch group had a great couple of days on spurdogs and pollack, recording over 20 spurs each day, including a few specimens.

Joe Nolan with his first specimen spurdog

Shark fishing has also been good of late with plenty of fish to the boat.

Cormac Kellett with his blue around 35lb

Brian Clarke with a blue of around 60lbs

John also had a rare capture – his first ever stone bass. The stone bass, also known as the wreckfish, is often found under floating weed, but sometimes they hang out under boats and this one was no exception. Drifting for shark with a big slick out, John was shaking the rubby dubby bucket when he spotted the fish under it. He put on a two hook flowing trace with mackerel fillet baits, and dropped it down about a metre. He was able to watch the fish approach and gently take the bait, but once hooked it was anything but gentle, as John said “all hell broke loose! The best fight I’ve ever had from a fish that size.” The fish, which weighed approx. 5lbs, was sportingly released after a quick photo.

A very happy John Fleming with his first stone bass

Go fishing…

To book fishing with John aboard the Brazen Hussy II, give him a call on 087 7571320

A regular day is between 9am- 6pm from either Rossaveal, Spiddal or Galway depending on species being sought after. Fishing on the inshore reefs for pollock, cod, ling, wrasse, conger eel and mackerel can be reached in 10 minutes from departure, while our offshore reef marks are within 45 minutes of departure. Our ground fishing for tope, spurdog, ray, bullhuss, turbot, plaice and the giant common skate can all be reached within the hour which ensures the most amount of time is spent fishing.
The shark season usually starts at the end of June and runs into late October, this is the ultimate angling adrenaline rush with these hard fighting blue and porbeagle sharks all being tagged and released safely.
Package deals available

Address: Baile an tSagairt, Spiddal, Co. Galway.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 7571320
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueSharkAngling

Blue Shark Angling Galway,
Phone John Fleming : +353 (0)87 7571320

Great fishing and a blue wave on Corrib as Irish win Police Competition

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Kevin Crowley

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September 11, 2018

Declan Gibbons reports on another fine week of fishing on Lough Corrib.

Larry McCarthy of Corrib View Lodge http://www.corribangling.com reports another busy week on the lake. Ian McKenzie and Malcom Patrick from England fished with Larry over four days and boated 12 trout between 2lbs and 3.5lbs on small dry olives in the Ballynalty and Greenfields areas. Paul Richardson staying at the lodge fished with Paddy Kinneavy for a day and they boated 5 fish in the Inchagoill area, 3 of which weighed 2lbs, all on wet flies. Benjamin and Eddie Fourcader visiting from Montpellier fished for two days and caught 5 trout up to 1.75lbs on dry sedge patterns.

Malcolm Patrick with a beautifully marked Corrib trout

Staying in the Greenfields area on Tuesday to Thursday last the 2018 Police International was hosted by An Garda Síochána on Lough Corrib. The competing police teams were from Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with 76 rods participating. Good angling was had over the three days with the first two days practice days and the third day being Competition day which was run on a Catch & Release basis.

Well known angling guide Mick Dunne lands a fish for one of the competitors. Photo courtesy Conor Ledwith

The winners for this year’s competition was the host team, An Garda Síochána recording 21 fish for 743cms. Second place went to Team Scotland recording 11 fish for 428cms, and third place went to Team Northern Ireland recording 11 fish for 409cms. Top Individual Rod went to Bob Bradley of the Irish Team recording 6 fish for 203cms. Best Fish went to Wales competitor Graham Anthony with a fish of 46cms.

The victorious Garda Síochána team. Photo courtesy Conor Ledwith

Bob Bradley receives his gold medal as top individual rod in the Police International Competition. Photo courtesy Conor Ledwith

Also in the Greenfields area on Sunday last the Headford & Corrib Anglers hosted the Andrew Egan Memorial Cup with 24 rods participating and 10 fish landed. Winner on the day was Sean Naughton with 4 fish for 9lbs.

In the Oughterard area Basil Shields of Ardnasillagh Lodge (tel. 091 552550) reports a quieter week gone by but those that did head out fishing were rewarded with some excellent bags of fish. Cork duo Robbie Crichton and Colin Murray had 12 fish for their outing on Sunday last with the best being 1.75lbs. Ian Machette and Ronnie McIntyre from Northern Ireland had excellent sport for two days landing 18 fish.

A nice trout for guests of Corrib View Lodge (catch, photo, release)

Staying in the Oughterard area Kevin Molloy of Baurisheen Bay Boat Hire, Guiding & Self Catering (tel. 087 960 4170) reports on Northern Ireland anglers Hugo Frew and Shane Meharg on Tuesday landing 8 fish on wet and dry fly patterns, and on Thursday landing 9 fish varying in size from 1-2.5lbs. Kevin himself fished on Saturday for half a day and had 2 trout on wets, and on Tuesday (9 September) he had 4 fish – best fish being 1.75lbs.

In the Birchall area on Sunday last Galway Lough Corrib Club hosted the Malachy Hanley Memorial Cup with 23 rods participating. The winner on the day was Mark Regan, Moycullen with 5 fish for 8.35lbs (extra fish over the bag limit were counted at 1lb, Mark weighed in 4 fish for 7.35lbs). Mike Costello was 2^nd, with 3 fish for 5.9lbs, with Richard King 3^rd with 4 fish for 5.45lbs. The Heaviest Fish Winner was Dorrie Gibbons from Cong with a fish of 2.7lbs.

On Sunday last the Annaghdown Club hosted the Michael Kavanagh Shield in which 19 rods participated and 9 fish were weighed in. First place went to Ronan Sweeney with 2 fish for 1.1kg, second place went to Anthony Ryan with 2 fish for 1kg and third place went to Kenny O’Toole with 1 fish for 0.9kg. Kenny also won the Heaviest Fish prize.

Great fishing and a blue wave on Corrib as Irish win Police Competition

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Kevin Crowley

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September 11, 2018