Home Blog Page 83

Cashel, Golden, Tipperary Anglers hosting youth day this Sunday

By
Shane O'Reilly
-
Cashel Golden, Tipperary Anglers Association, along with MRTAC’s youth officer, will be holding an introduction day into fly fishing on the river Suir on Sunday, 10th of August 10am- 2pm
Meeting at the Bridge House in Golden
Please bring whatever fishing gear you may have. MRTAC will also be providing gear to anyone who doesn’t have any on the day.
We will be covering casting, leaders & knots, flies and fishing techniques on the day, along with some kick sampling.
If anyone is free on the day and would like to help it would be greatly appreciated.
Any questions, please contact Jack Maher, Munster youth officer, on 0832002672

Mullet a plenty for David Ridgen on the Sheeps Head

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

Anyone heading down to West Cork for a spot of shore angling should check out the House on the Sheeps Head fishing blog by David Ridgen. David is a bit of a mullet fanatic, and he has just posted his July fishing report, and he began the month with a bang by catching a mullet for the 52nd month in a row….

His blog is full of useful information on fishing in the area, and it’s not all about mullet, as he targets other species when the time is right.

 

Go Fishing…

South West Sea Angling – Sheep’s Head & Mizen Head (Bantry to Galley Head)

 

Entries now open for Leg 3 of the Munster Shore League

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

Leg 3 of the Munster Shore League will be held at Ventry in Co. Kerry on Sat 6th September. Anyone interested in participating should make contact via the details in the graphic above.

Munster youth training day this Saturday @ Ballykinealy Strand

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

A training day is being held for all aspiring young sea anglers this Saturday 9th Aug, at Ballykinealy Strand. For anyone interested, contact details are in the graphic above.

Ulster Krakens plagued by mackerel at Fahan

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

The Ulster Krakens SAC made the trip to Donegal for round eight of their league and were hoping for an improvement on the fishing following a disappointing trip to Wicklow last time around. Sadly, it wasn’t to be, as the only fish that were showing in any numbers were non-counting mackerel, which hoovered up some anglers’ baits almost as soon as they it the water. Mackerel were so abundant that talk turned to switching to feathers to get the freezer stocked up…

Anglers were also troubled by boats passing by close in and interfering with lines, so all in all it was a difficult night on the beach. As counting fish were few and far between, scorecards were fairly sparse, and a small run of fish would bring you to the top of the leaderboard, and that’ how it happened for Raymong McCann, who had a flurry of fish, including a nice ray to give him the honours on the night.

Species Caught where: rays, dogs, gunard, flounder, dab and coalies
 
Results are as follows:
1st Raymond McCann with 5 fish
2nd Ally Nicholl with 4 fish
3rd Neil Boon with 3 counters and 2 unders
4th Pamela Stewart 3 fish
5thCraig Henderson with 3 fish
Longest fish on the day went to Stephen kinning with a 27cm dab

Go Fishing…

Sea Fishing North East Donegal

Extra foot of water a welcome boon to Edenderry anglers

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

Canal anglers have had a hard time of it this year as low water levels on the canals have made fishing very tricky in a lot of places. Waterways Ireland has been working to address the issue, and it seems some progress has been made as the anglers from Edenderry Coarse Angling Club found that the canal had risen by a foot when they turned up for their last match. This helped them to some reasonable bags, despite some unwelcome sunshine and very clear water, and Dean Murray was the pick of the bunch with a very respectable 20lb+.

 

Results as follows:

1. Dean Murray Nytro 20lb 4oz mixed bag.
2. Alan Larkin 13lb 13oz roach .
3. Ollie Doyle 10lb 6oz mixed bag.
4. Brian Kane 10lb 2oz roach.

Go Fishing…

https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/enfield-and-edenderry-coarse-angling-centres/

IFPAC to host Angling Taster day in Co. Cavan

By
Shane O'Reilly
-
IFPAC, in conjunction with Cavan Sports Partnership, have organised an Angling Taster event for Saturday, August 16th.
Session 1. is from 10am to 1pm
Session 2. is from 2pm today 5pm
Location Castle Lake Bailieborough
Cost €5 per person
Suitable for women & girls
Under 16s accompanied by an adult
This is a fun introduction to angling.

Did you apply for a River Roughty brown tag?  Round 4 Draw results here

By
Shane O'Reilly
-

A draw was held for the final allocation of Brown Tags for the taking of salmon on the Roughty River (Kerry), on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025.

The requirement to hold a brown tag is set out in Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations, signed into law by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, T.D.

A total of 33 valid entries were received from salmon rod licence holders.

As the number of tags available for distribution was sufficient to cover the number of applicants, all valid entrants were allocated a tag.

The Brown Tags will be issued by post over the coming days.

Double figure pike for determined young angler

By
Paul O'Reilly
-
Luke with his PB pike

Young angler Luke Kearns, from Meath, had his best day’s fishing yet last weekend as he managed to catch his very first double figure pike. Fourteen year old Luke had been out fishing on a number of occasions with his friend, Shane, but all he had managed so far was a couple of jack pike from the lakes and mixed coarse fish from the canals.

This time, while staying close to the River Shannon for a couple of days, Luke was determined to land a better pike. On day one, Luke and his mates fished for roach, rudd and perch, landing plenty. While reeling in one roach, a good pike engulfed it and Luke had it hooked for a good 10 minutes before the fish bit through the line. Gutted, he kept at it and a couple of hours later, the same thing happened – only this time, after a nerve wracking fight on a light match rod, Luke landed it – a fine fish of 8lbs or so.

On the morning of day two, Luke totally had the pike bug and he fished hard with lures and wobbled deadbaits. Just before midday, a good pike smashed the wobbled roach and, after a thrilling fight, the guys netted a super 10.25lb pike – Luke’s best fish yet. For Luke, perseverance and determination paid off and we’re sure there will be many quality fish landed by him in the future!

Luke’s pike wins Catch of the Week

Tough but rewarding week on Corrib for long time fishing partners

By
Paul O'Reilly
-

Larry Kelly and long time fishing partner John Jack had a great 6 Days on Lough Corrib with 27 fish between them averaging nearly 2lbs. The best fish was a fine trout of 5lbs, with another fish of similar size lost at the net the following day.

The mainly cloudy, windy weather which built up from late mornings was ideal for wet fly fishing and that’s how most of the fish were caught, barring three fish which were caught on small, dry sedges in the mornings. The previous week had fished very well to the dry mayfly, but unfortunately the conditions weren’t ideal for the guys to do the same.

Hatches were very sparse, with a few sedges and occasional mayfly on the water. Most fish were caught on size 12 Green Peter Muddlers, Red Tailed Green Peters and Fuschia Dabblers in wavy conditions. The Inchiquinn shore fished well in southwestery winds, as did Oughterard Bay out over the shallows and the Urkauns between the Islands. All of the fish without exception were caught over 3 to 4 foot of water.

There were a few boats here and there on the usual drifts, but the lough was mainly  quiet. Larry described the fishing as tough, with virtually no fish seen rising, but really enjoyable all the same, fishing wets in the shallows.

Lough Corrib

1...828384...2,003Page 83 of 2,003
Fishing in Ireland

EVEN MORE NEWS

POPULAR CATEGORY

© Inland Fisheries Ireland