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Fourth leg of Irish Kayak Angling All Ireland Championship sees plentiful catches of smooth hound

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Orla Sheils
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John Griffin lands a Tope, the first for the club at this venue.
John Griffin lands a Tope, the first for the club at this venue.

Brian McCall gives an overview of the fourth leg of the Irish Kayak Angling All Ireland Championship in Wexford:

Www.irishkayakangling.com held the fourth leg of this year’s Irish Kayak Angling all Ireland championship in Cahore Co. Wexford.

There were 28 kayakers taking part in the day challenge, aiming to fill a species card of one smooth hound, one bass, one flatfish and a dogfish with the joker of the day, a thornback ray. This was won by Ian Burton who caught all five species along with five other species.

John Griffin lands a Tope, the first for the club at this venue.
John Griffin lands a Tope, the first for the club at this venue.

This leg of the championship, which was sponsored locally by Thomas Redmond and sons, kicked off at 11am with ideal conditions on the water. All anglers were determined to catch the big summer sporting fish on the east coast, the smooth hound. Anglers travelled from far and wide – from Kerry, Cork, Donegal and Down as well as closer to home – to catch one and for some to get their first one ever!

Thankfully, the smooth hound were about in numbers with many catching them. There were plenty of other species on offer, 11 in all, but the bass were very scarce. Only three schoolies were caught over the whole weekend.

There was a notable catch, and a first for our club at this venue, when John Griffin landed a Tope. Other species caught were dogfish, dabs, gurnard, thornback, whiting, codling, bullhuss, pollack and wrasse.

The next leg of the Irish Kayak Angling Championship will be held this coming weekend in Co. Kerry. All further info to be found on our forum.

Kayaks lined up and ready for the fourth leg of the Irish Kayak
Kayaks lined up and ready for the fourth leg of the Irish Kayak Angling All Ireland Championship in Cahore, Co. Wexford.

Pictures courtesy of Darren’s Kayaks and John Hardiman.

Irish Angling Update: 28th of July 2017

By
Orla Sheils
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Sunset on Lough Corrib (Photo by Larry McCarthy)
Sunset on Lough Corrib (Photo by Larry McCarthy)
Sunset on Lough Corrib (Photo by Larry McCarthy)
Sunset on Lough Corrib (Photo by Larry McCarthy)

Mixed conditions were reported across the country this week with warmer, humid weather earlier in the week giving way to our more familiar and unpredictable ‘sunshine and showers’ as we approach the weekend.

Trout angling on Lough Corrib saw an improvement this week with hatches of mayfly and sedges while news from Macroom tells us that salmon anglers are performing well across a number of locations, particularly the River Ilen where 40 salmon to 14lbs were landed.

On Lough Sheelin, steady numbers are reported to be fishing the lake for trout but most anglers are dismissing the daylight hours and only coming out when the sun goes down, this is when the action really seems to be happening. After a couple of week’s unavoidable absence, our regular correspondent Brenda has returned so read her full report for more in-depth information.

In Cavan, coarse angling venues reported good fishing across most of the county, aside from the Carrigallen area which experienced slower fishing earlier in the week due to the brighter conditions. Elsewhere in Dereskit, Ballinamore, Derrycassan and Cootehill among others, fish are plentiful at the moment.

On the sea angling front, Killala Bay saw good conditions and good catches of Ray, Pollack and Ling up to double figures were reported. In Cork, blue sharks have been showing well and a couple of Porbeagles have also been landed. Ling, Cod and Pollack are appearing in good numbers but mackerel have remained patchy for several weeks.

Sid Jones with another specimen bass
Sid Jones with his specimen bass

From the shore in the south east we have reports of excellent bass fishing from angling guide, Sid Jones, and from anglers participating in the Irish Bass Festival. Sid has caught a number of specimen sized bass in recent weeks and had some successful trips with some very happy clients. The Bass Festival saw 80 anglers catch and return over 150 fish with the longest fish of 77cm captured by Kristian Davies (#CPRSavesFish). Ted Roche won the Juvenile category with his 60cm fish and Ray Horgan had the best three combined fish with 214.5cm – pretty impressive results. For a full rundown of festival results, see next week’s Irish Angling Update.

In recent days, it has been the junior sea anglers who have been competing with the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers’ Under 21 & Under 16 Teams participating in the World Championships last week in France for the first time in several decades. Both Irish teams performed brilliantly with the results in the balance until the final cast. In the end, the Under 21 Team took home the silver medal with the Under 16’s coming in at a respectable fourth place.

IFSA Under 21’s silver medal team : Joe Carley, Sean Carley, Jordan Muir, Killian Farrelly, Conor O’ Leary, Stephen Bierney, Ryan Blair, Jim Snoddy and Joe Byrne.
IFSA Under 21’s silver medal team : Joe Carley, Sean Carley, Jordan Muir, Killian Farrelly, Conor O’ Leary, Stephen Bierney, Ryan Blair, Jim Snoddy and Joe Byrne.

Meanwhile at home and in the West, junior sea anglers were out in full force in Mayo at Newport Sea Angling Club’s Daniel Peacock Memorial & National Junior Championships. Over 42 anglers between 8-18 years of age competed in the enjoyable one day event with plenty of prizes up for grabs for the novices.

In other news, Inland Fisheries Ireland’s #CPRsavesfish campaign continues to attract attention from regional media. If you haven’t heard about it, check out www.fishinginireland.info/cprsavesfish for more information. The campaign aims to encourage catch & release angling and engage the general public around the pursuit.

Looking to the weather at the weekend for those planning to go fishing, the weather will be showery and cool, but moderate to fresh winds are likely to ease. Saturday will be showery with sunny spells but will become cloudier as showers become more frequent in the west. It will be fresh and gusty in the northwest and north. The showers will continue into Sunday and become heavier for a time with top temperatures around 15-18 degrees. This will be coupled with light to moderate southwest and southerly breezes.

On that note, safe fishing to all in the week ahead and tight lines, especially to those here in Ireland.

Órla Sheils

Catch, Photo, Release

#CPRsavesfish

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Top Bass Fishing in Wexford

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Orla Sheils
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Sid Jones with another specimen bass
Sid Jones with his specimen bass

Wexford Bass Angling Guide, Sid Jones, reports some excellent bass fishing in the last fortnight leaving his clients craving for more…

Over a few sessions earlier in July with different clients we managed 16 bass, 11 of which were over 60cm and weighing up to 8.5lb; these included some new personal best fish for two of my clients and I also had three specimen (10lb+) bass for myself.

A lunker for Sid Jones
A lunker for Sid Jones
Sid Jones with another specimen bass
Sid Jones with another specimen bass

Last Sunday we held a bespoke guided trip for Welsh anglers Mark, Alun and Russ. It was tough due to poor conditions for the lads but team effort and persistence paid off with three bass at 4lb, 7.75lb and a solid 8.5lb fish – all landed with care and released to fight another day (#CPRsavesfish).

Graham Rooney: “I met up with Sid for a weekend of bass fishing which I had planned months in advance and boy it didn’t disappoint. His knowledge and watercraft is without doubt second to none. He knew where to be and when to be there which resulted in a fish on my 4th cast. It was not only the biggest bass I have caught weighing in at 6Ib but the biggest I had seen. Needless to say my smile in the photos says it all. Things were looking up; as the night went on I broke my record again and again with a 7.5Ib and an 8Ib Bass. Sid himself caught an absolute monster which weighed 10.5Ib. All Bass caught were returned to the water so hopefully we can catch them again someday. Sid is genuinely one of the nicest and easiest going blokes I have come across and I would highly recommend booking a trip with him.”

A happy Graham Rooney with his first catch of the night
A happy Graham Rooney with his first catch of the night

Aaron Moorhouse: “So from 10pm last night till 6am this morning, I had the privilege of fishing with Sid Jones – a top angler and a top bloke! I’ve been on to Sid for the last few years now and finally got around to booking a trip with him, I couldn’t have asked for any better person to go out on a night’s fishing for Bass. Sid is a brilliant guide – teaching you about watercraft and where you would look to find those big bass but also teaching you everything you need to know on how to catch some big bass.  The best was yet to come though as we were to hook up with this beauty – surely a specimen of a bass and one I might never see again 10lb+ measuring 73cm by 36cm safely caught and released. I would highly recommend Sid to anybody looking to catch some big Bass – I assure you that you won’t be disappointed.”

Aaron Moorhouse with his personal best, a 73cm fish.
Aaron Moorhouse with his personal best, a 73cm fish.

Many anglers have the knack for talking a good fish but not so many can put their money where their mouth is by catching quality fish time and time again; as these photos prove once more, Sid definitely has the knack for that!

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40 salmon landed on the Erriff Fishery

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Orla Sheils
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Osgur Grieve reports from the Erriff Fishery (19th to the 26th of July 2017):

We have had a great week here on the Erriff with 40 salmon landed and more hooked and lost.

Some of these catches included visiting angler Steve Mann (from the UK) who caught a nice 4lbs wild grilse which he returned. Steve was using a collie dog variant in the middle garden pool.

Visiting angler Eric Podgorski (from France) caught and released a good wild grilse of 5.5lbs from the Coronation pool on Beat 8 using a small orange shrimp fly. That evening local man Peter Coyne released two wild grilse of 6lbs and 4.5lbs from the falls using a badger and shrimp fly.

On Thursday 20th July, Glen Harmon released a fresh wild grilse of 6lbs from the falls pool using a Cascade and a fine sea-trout of 2lbs from the middle garden on a blue charm. That evening saw the return of John Phelan, Billy Moylan and Jim Delahunty – John released four grilse of 2.75lbs, 3.4lbs, 3lbs and 3lbs, all from the falls on a Munroe killer variant while Billy had a ranched grilse of 3.5lbs and released a wild grilse of 5lbs, both on a Calvin shrimp. Jim Delahunty was unlucky to have lost a good fish as well that evening.

Glen Harmon returning 6lbs wild grilse below the falls
Glen Harmon returning 6lbs wild grilse below the falls. #CPRsavesfish.

Jurgen Mantel fished the morning of the 22nd July and released a 4lbs wild fish from Nee’s run on Beat 6 on an Ally’s shrimp. James Gillespie had two ranched grilse of 5.5lbs and 4.5lbs on a Cascade in the middle garden and Jamie Senior released a nice 4lbs grilse from the upper square pool also on a Cascade.

On Sunday 23rd July, local club man James O’Neill released three wild grilse of 2lbs ,4lbs and 5lbs from the middle garden, gauge pool and falls pool using a foxford shrimp and sunray shadow. Regular visitors Albert Caffrey and Donal Chambers also fished that Sunday and released wild fish of 4lbs and 4.5lbs on a Bann special in the middle garden pool.

After the rain on Tuesday night, the river rose to 1.5 metres on Wednesday 26th July and fluctuated all day between 1.5 – 1.6 metres and remained relatively clear. There was a total of 13 salmon landed for the day, some of these catches included former fishery manager, Jim Stafford, who had a ranched grilse of 5.46lbs from the 2nd square pool and released a wild grilse of 4lbs from the middle garden on a Cascade.

Conor O’Leary and Jenny Kass had a great day with Conor landing four salmon of 4.93lbs, 4lbs, 3lbs, and 8lbs, three of which were wild and were released using a Cascade from the falls and 2nd square pool and Jenny persevered through the rain and caught her first ever salmon on the fly! It was a fine ranched grilse of 5.79lbs from the middle garden on a Cascade.

Regular visitor Mark Helmore released three wild salmon for his day a fine 7.5lbs salmon from yellow banks on Beat 5, a 2.5lbs grilse from the hill on Beat 5 and a 4.5lbs grilse from Poleen on Beat 4. All were caught on a Bann special. Well done to all our anglers and especially our first timers!

#CPRsavesfish

 

Mysterious Pink Salmon reported in West of Ireland River Systems, Leitrim Observer

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Orla Sheils
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Leitrim Observer
Leitrim Observer

There have been several reports of non-native Pink Salmon in Galway, Mayo and Donegal rivers according to Inland Fisheries Ireland.

The Pink Salmon species, which is of Pacific origin from the west coasts of the United States and Canada as well as Northern Asia, has been reported on several occasions during the past two weeks.

The appearance of the species is of concern to Inland Fisheries Ireland as it may impact Ireland’s own Atlantic salmon species.

Leitrim Observer, 21/07/17. Read the Full Article: Mysterious Pink Salmon reported in West of Ireland River Systems

Leitrim Observer
Leitrim Observer

Farmers warned of silage effluent pollution after two fish kills in 48hrs

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Orla Sheils
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Farm Ireland
Farm Ireland

Farmers have been warned to be vigilant when making silage and spreading slurry after two fish kills in the last 48 hours.

Making the warning, Dr Greg Forde of Inland Fisheries Ireland said on RTE Radio that agriculture is a factor in a ‘significant number’ of fish kills.

“In 2016, agriculture was identified as the source of eight fish kills.

“Silage effluent is 200 times more potent in water than human sewage If effluent gets into the water it uses up all the oxygen and fish are killed,” he said

Farm Ireland, 19/07/17: Farmers warned of silage effluent pollution after two fish kills in 48hrs

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Dublin Angling Initiative catches 'em while they're young, irishtimes.com

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Orla Sheils
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irishtimes.com
irishtimes.com

The Dublin Angling Initiative (DAI) kicked off for the summer season, with several groups enjoying fishing lessons and field trips. Sphere 17 and Whitechurch Youth Services were among the first groups, while Chapelizod’s Community Festival incorporated angling and environmental lessons into its programme of events.
www.irishtimes.com, 24/07/17. Read the full article: Dublin Angling Initiative catches ’em while they’re young.
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'An absolute disaster': Hundreds of fish killed in River Tolka after someone put car tyre into sewer

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Orla Sheils
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thejournal.ie
thejournal.ie

THE TROUT FISHING community in Dublin have expressed frustration and anger after hundreds of fish died following sewage pollution.
It’s estimated that up to 500 fish were killed after a sewer became blocked in Mulhuddart in west Dublin.
thejournal.ie, 20/07/17. Read the full article: ‘An absolute disaster’: Hundreds of fish killed in River Tolka after someone put car tyre into sewer
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CPR could save fish, Dublin People

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Orla Sheils
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CPR could save fish - Dublin People
CPR could save fish - Dublin People

ANGLERS are being encouraged to use CPR to save fish stocks across the city.

But they don’t have to worry about giving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation to the fish they pull from rivers as this CPR stands for ‘Catch, Photo, Release’

The hashtag #CPRsavesfish has been placed across a number of bridges and high footfall locations across the country by Inland Fisheries Ireland as part of a new campaign to highlight angling and the importance of conservation.

Dublin People, 26/07/17: Read the full article ‘CPR could save fish’

CPR could save fish - Dublin People

14lbs Salmon Landed on the River Ilen

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Orla Sheils
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Eileen Carroll from Inland Fisheries Ireland’s office in Macroom gives us the angling report for the week ending Sunday, 23rd of July 2017:

A dozen salmon were reported caught on the River Bandon last week. These were mainly caught on shrimp as low water conditions continued.

On the Ilen River, 40 salmon were landed while the best was a 14lbs salmon caught by a club angler on a flying C.

Meanwhile, on the Coomhola River, six salmon were landed for the week and the best was 7lbs by a club angler on a worm.

The River Lee saw eight salmon for the week, mostly at the Kingsley Weir and all caught on shrimp by local anglers. The best salmon reported here was 6 ½ lbs.

Finally, at the River Lee ESB Fishery in Inniscarra, there were two fish landed for the week – one was a salmon weighting 6 1/2 lbs caught and released on shrimp by a local angler while the other was a peel of 2 ¾ lbs, also caught and released on shrimp by a local angler.

#CPRsavesfish

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