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New research project into sharks, skates and rays looking for angler feedback

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Have you caught a shark, skate or ray in Ireland? It doesn’t have to be a monster. From Spurdogs to Stingrays and Thornbacks to Threshers, even the humble Dogfish. If you have ever caught a shark, skate or ray we want to hear your opinions. Complete our short survey and you could win an angling voucher worth €50.

‘Who are we?’ you may ask. Sharks le Chéile is a new initiative set up by researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in partnership with Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Marine Institute, to bring together members of the angling community and other public stakeholders with scientists studying sharks, skates and rays around Ireland. One of our main aims is to promote sustainable angling and better protect our unique shark and ray resources.

As part of this goal, we’re currently running a survey covering the angling practices, target species, conservation views and angling-related expenditure for anyone who catches or targets sharks, skates or rays in Irish waters.

We need your views to help us to understand which species are most important to anglers, as well as the benefits of angling to coastal communities and the wider economy, and the opinions of the angling community on important issues such as conservation and promotion of angling.

Your voice on key issues matters to us and will be taken into account in future management decisions. All entrants will be in with a chance to win one of twenty-five €50 vouchers from participating angling stores, so you might just bag a prize in the process.

Go to sharkslecheile.org or scan the QR code below for more details:

Angling pressure low on Conn but some fish moving to wets

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Angling pressure still remains quite low on the lakes but Peter Roche reports of being out on Friday last and landing six trout on wet flies up to 1.25 lbs, with all fish returned to the water unharmed. He didnt move anything on the dries. Some mayfly are still hatching but there are fewer about and other than that, there is little other flylife.

Fluctuating waters on the Moy but rise in water levels leads to Moy Fishery & Cloongee repoening

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Ridge Pool at the Moy Fishery, Ballina

Moy Catchment Angling Report – Week ending 20-07-2025

Water levels at Ballylahan fluctuated greatly again this week rising sharply from 0.23 m on Sunday 13th to 1.87m on the 18th before dropping back down to 0.76 m by noon on Sunday 20th July. Weather wise the past week has been wetter than normal nationwide. It was wettest in the west with 83.2 mm of rain recorded. The coming week is forecast to be drier with more settled weather developing with only scattered showers and outbreaks of rain at times.

Moy Fishery

As communicated in last week’s angling report, the Moy Fishery was closed for angling from midnight on 11th July due to elevated water temperatures. It reopened for angling on Saturday morning 19th July once water temperatures had lowered and reached an acceptable level. 

Ballina Salmon Anglers

Peter reports twenty-six salmon caught for the week all on the worm and spinning with weights from 3 lbs to 5 lbs and the best weighing in at 8 lbs.

Mount Falcon Estate

Mike reports of eight salmon caught for the week, all caught on the fly.

Knockmore Salmon Anglers

Kenneth reports of four salmon caught for the week, all on the worm with weights from 3 lbs to 7 lbs. 

Attymass Angling Club

Kevin reports of three salmon caught for the week, all on the prawn.

Byrnes Fishery

Roy reports of twelve salmon caught for the week, nine on the worm and three on the prawn. 

Armstrong Fishery

George reports of five salmon caught for the week with the best weighing 7 lbs.

Gannon’s Fishery

Pat reports of six salmon caught for the week, mostly on the prawn with weights up to 7 lbs. 

The Foxford Fishery

Granville reports of five salmon caught for the week of which one was released, mainly caught on spinners with a best weight of 7 lbs.

Foxford Salmon Anglers

Harry reports of eighteen salmon caught for the week using all methods with nine of these coming off Rinnaney and the remaining nine coming off Carrigeen and the High Bank.

Cloongee Fishery

As communicated in last week’s angling report Cloongee Fishery was closed for angling from midnight 11th July due to elevated water temperatures. It reopened for angling on Thursday morning 17th July once water temperatures had lowered.

Anglers are reminded that they must make a “Catch/No Catch” return on the blue duplicate of their permit and place in the catch return boxes located in the two car parks. Catch/No Catch returns can also be made by email to moyfishery@fisheriesireland.ie

East Mayo Anglers Association

Kathleen reports of nineteen salmon caught for the week of which five were released. All methods working well with most weighing 3 lbs to 6 lbs and the best weighing 8 lbs.

The Moy Estuary

Judd reports of a good first half of the week on the estuary before elevated water levels arrived and they ceased fishing.

Kenmare rivers producing salmon and a few fish off Currane

By
Eileen Carroll
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River levesl in Kenmare are good all around after heavy rain during the week. The rivers are finally all producing Salmon .

At Waterville 6 salmon and a few sea trout were caught on Currane last week.

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

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

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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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A small number of salmon reported from the Laune last week

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Eileen Carroll
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Water levels were high on the Laune last week. Anglers reported a few salmon caught. On Beat 2, 1 salmon weighing 8lbs and 1 grilse weighing 4lb were caught spinning.

There was 1 salmon from Beat 3, weighing 7lbs on worms.

On the lower Laune an angler landed a 10lbs salmon on spinner.

Go fishing…

Rivers Laune and Killarney Lakes system

Blackwater running high at weekend but lots of salmon about

By
Eileen Carroll
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Munster Blackwater at Lismore
Munster Blackwater at Lismore

The Munster Blackwater has risen substantially and although a lot of fish are now present, they are on the move proving difficult to catch.

Lots of reports have been received that the salmon are small in size (2 kgs) but fresh and full of spirit.

Some better sized fish are still mixed in the catch up to 4kgs, but the small ones can be seen daily leaping in some of the beats.

The levels having been dropping since Monday night, so hopefully when the river levels off this week the fishing will come good.

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Guided fishing, private fisheries  and clubs etc on the Blackwater

Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: info@blackwatersalmonfishery.com
Mobile: +353 (0) 872351260 Telephone: +353 (0) 5853929
Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com

 

Blackwater Valley Fishery

Salmon, Sea trout and Brown trout fishing on prime fishing beats River Blackwater Co. Cork and Co. Waterford Ireland.

Email: blackwatervalleyfishery@gmail.com
Mobile: +353 (0) 87 690 5467
Web: facebook.com/Corkwaterfordfishery

Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages

Fortwilliam Fishery offers two miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing over five beats on the river Blackwater.
Our salmon include – Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout.
Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: fishing@fortwilliamireland.com
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery

Blackwater Salmon and Trout Fishery control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater.

Contact  Jason Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.

Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 720 5690
Web: www.blackwatertroutandsalmon.ie

Careysville Fishery

Careysville Fishery offers some of the best salmon fly fishing in Ireland and includes 26 named pools. It is considered by many to be one of premier beats for salmon fishing in Ireland. Wading is excellent and among the numerous streams, pools and glides there is a great variety of fly fishing to suit both complete novice and challenge the most competent of fly casters.

Careysville, Clondulane, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
Email:  fishing@careysville.com Mobile: +353 (0)86 2378788
Web: http://careysville.com/careysville-fishery/

Lismore Castle Fishery

At Lismore Castle & Golf Course Fishery, we offer nearly two miles of two inter-linked beats, the Castle Beat & the Golf Course Beat.

The legendary Castle Beat consistently ranks as one of the top Salmon beats on the River Blackwater, for the number of Atlantic Salmon caught per rod. The Golf Course Beat offers about 1.5 miles of fishable water through meandering majestic countryside. The Golf Course beat offers a number of bewildering pools suitable for unmatched spinning and bait fishing.

For bookings contact Joe Willoughby on Mobile no. 00353 87 8295449 or Email: info@lismorecastlefishery.com

Website: www.lismorecastlefishery.com

Blackwater Salmon Anglers, Mallow

We provide Day Tickets for some prime Salmon fishing in Mallow Co. Cork. We have excellent fly water, shrimping worming and spinning also. We also have very competitive Day rates and we have very recently upgraded our fishing.

Tickets available from “The Bridge House” and “Vincent Downes Menswear” Mallow.

Facebook: Blackwater Salmon Anglers

Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Located on the Munster Blackwater in the south of Ireland. Situated mid river between the towns of Fermoy and Mallow. A productive left bank beat in stunning surroundings.

For bookings contact Conor Arnold: +353 87 755 4682

Facebook: Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery

Loungueville House Salmon Fishery

For details on availability and conditions of fishing for salmon and trout on the Longueville House waters please contact them at
Contact : Longueville House Hotel, William O’Callaghan
Address : Mallow, Co. Cork.
Telephone : 00 353 22 47156
Email: info@longuevillehouse.ie
Website: www.longuevillehouse.ie

 

Bandon rises and salmon caught

By
Eileen Carroll
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River Bandon

There was a good rise of water over the weekend on the Bandon. Fishing picked up and 20 salmon were reported caught. The best was an 8lb fish from Bandon Bogs on Shrimp.

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River Bandon

40 grilse reported from the Lee last week

By
Eileen Carroll
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kingsley weir

There were 40 Salmon, all grilse, caught last week to Sunday 20th July. The best was a 6lbs fish caught by a local angler at the Graveyard Pool on a Flying C.

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River Lee

Read Keith McDonnell’s approach to dry fly fishing @ thefloatingfly.com

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Keith McDonnell of Impact Fly Fishing is a regular contributor on all things trout fishing, and he has recently had a piece published by The Floating Fly, where he discusses the  tackle and techniques that give him success when targeting trout with dries on Irish rivers.

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Impact Fly fishing

Address Ireland Mobile Phone: +353876731853 Website: Impact Fly Fishing
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Krakens make the trip south for round 7 of their league

By
Shane O'Reilly
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Match 7 for the Ulster Krakens summer league saw them take their annual pilgrimage to Arklow South Beach, always a popular venue for their members. However, forecasts for an east wind somewhat dampened expectations for the thirteen competitors who made the trip down.

The match started slowly, with anglers scratching around for the odd fish here and there. Small gurnards and even a small tope featured in early catches before whiting and a few juvenile hounds made an appearance.

But things never really kicked off, and anglers were left to pick up whatever they could get to make up the numbers. The fish of the match and indeed the only hound of note was landed expertly by Pamela on peg 4, measuring 90cm.

Ally Nicholl made good use of his end peg to land 9 fish, including a couple of dogfish, which were few and far between on the night, to take the win.

Stephen Kinning and David Rainey both had a late run of whiting to take a very credible 2nd and 5th place respectively on a very challenging night.

Final Results were:
1st Ally Nicholl 9 fish
2nd Stephen Kinning 9 fish
3rd Andy McCallion 7 fish
4th Raymond McCann 8 fish
5th David Rainey. 6 fish
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