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Exhausted anglers stop at shark number 23 as 10 circle the boat

By
Myles Kelly
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Sinead,sean,liam with a shark
Sinead, Sean and Liam working their way to 23 sharks

David Hehir, skipper of the charter boat Algerine out of Dungarvan reports on an exceptional shark fishing trip he had last week Thursday 10th of July, the best he has witnessed…

We departed Dungarvan Harbour with our crew at 8am on a beautiful calm sunny day and headed offshore – 25 miles. The drift was very slow but on the hour mark we had our first Blue shark which my son Conor (10) managed to bring to the side of the boat.

Skipper david with son conor
Skipper David with son Conor

From there on out it was non stop action all day everyone onboard had sharks. My father Patrick, Danny, Sinead, Sean and Liam all landed sharks. As soon as I had a shark measured and tagged another was ready to come aboard for tagging. Double and treble hooks were common.

Sinead,sean,liam with a shark
Sinead, Sean and Liam with a shark

We stopped fishing at Blue shark no. 23 as everyone was exhausted. At that stage we had up to 10 sharks circling the boat at any one time and they were just ripping open the chum bags. For the next hour we fed the sharks with what fish we had onboard. It was amazing to see them to feed on top of the water.

 

Go fishing…

Dungarvan Offshore Charters

Address Dungarvan Waterford Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 6117658 Website: dungarvanoffshorecharters.ie
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Laune low and just a handful of fish reported from Killarney last week

By
Eileen Carroll
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Killarney Lake
Purple Mountain over Muckross Lake,Muckross, Killarney Co. Kerry.

Water levels were low on the Laune last week as temperatures soared in the Killarney area.

Anglers reported 1 grilse from Beat 2 of the River Laune weighing 4lbs on worms.

On Beat 3 of the there was one fish caught weighing 8lbs spinning.

Anglers on Lough Lein had 2 salmon weighing 7lbs and 8lbs while trolling.

Go fishing…

Rivers Laune and Killarney Lakes system

 

A couple of salmon from Currane before last week’s heatwave

By
Eileen Carroll
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Lough Currane

Very hot conditions across Kerry last week and water levels were low in the waterville and Kenmare areas.

Anglers reported catching 3 salmon off Currane at the start of the week but then the heatwave started. After that returns were limited to small numbers of sea trout and brown trout.

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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Better numbers of grilse in Blackwater and rain gives cause for hope

By
Eileen Carroll
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Munster Blackwater at Lismore
Munster Blackwater at Lismore

There were plenty of grilse  observed in the Blackwater system last week. The low water levels and high temperatures continued up to the weekend as had been predicted but it was beginning to change as the weekend closed out with some thunderstorms encountered.

Fish were held up in the usual spots just below the tidal reaches waiting for a rise in water and a drop in the temperature to disperse to a few more beats upstream. There were a few catches reported and the salmon landed are reported to be 2-3kgs and fresh.

A change in the weather may be what’s required to improve all fortunes along the river.

Go fishing…

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.

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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

Another few salmon reported from the Lee

By
Eileen Murphy
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kingsley weir

There were 12 salmon reported for the week on the River Lee.

The best we heard of was a 7lbs fish from the Kingsley Weir on caught on shrimp by a City angler.

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River Lee

Big Perch around Boyle

By
IFI staff
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Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland, usually know for providing a first-class pike fishing experience for his clients reported some great perch fishing.

Lately, Bodo was guiding two US visitors who tried their hands on some perch fishing. Results were excellent with Shawn and Drew catching several fine perch using lures on light tackle. With 4 fish over 40cm, best at 43cm this was an outstanding result and shows the great perch fishing potential of the waters around Boyle.

Go Fishing

Bodo Funke, Angling Services, Ireland

Pike, Game and Coarse fishing Guide

Notes: Angling Services Ireland are based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, in the North-West of Ireland, an area with many superb angling opportunities.

The Proprietor Bodo Funke holds the Marine and Countryside Guiding Certificate (achieved with distinction) and his expertise and local knowledge will be to your avail when you go on a guided angling trip or angling holiday with Angling Services Ireland. Pike fishing, Fly-fishing for Pike, Game fishing for wild Brown Trout, Float- tubing, Coarse fishing. Salmon fishing and Sea-angling can be organised.

Address: Angling Services Ireland, 3 Canal View, Deerpark, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Telephone/Fax::+353 71 9663580 or +353 86 6011878

Email: info@anglingservicesireland.com

Website: www.anglingservicesireland.com

Thirty sharks including 4 specimens on one trip

By
Myles Kelly
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blue shark
One of 30 sharks caught on Silver Dawn

David Edward’s crew had a cracking day’s shark fishing on Saturday…

Three anglers managed to get an unbelievable 30 Blue Sharks to Silver Dawn on Saturday 12 July. The trip was a birthday gift for Brian Warren, he had never caught a shark before so it was an exceptional present on top of everything else.

Son, Will, helps dad, Brian with a big shark
Son, Will, helps dad, Brian, with his big shark

The day started on a high. The first fish of landed was a cracking 187cm specimen and of course, it had to be Birthday Boy Brian who was on the rod.

the rest of the crew
The rest of the crew. Altogether they caught 30 sharks including 4 specimens. Catch of the Week hands down!

Starting with a good fish can sometimes be regarded as a bit of bad luck, where can you go from there? But 29 shark followed and there were 4 more specimens landed amongst them. The only way is up!

Go fishing…

West Cork Charters

Address Courtmacsherry Cork Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 83 449 1403 Website: westcorkcharters.com
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Smoothound beach action for Mariners crew in Donegal

By
IFI staff
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Killybegs Mariners enjoyed some great fishing for smoothounds and bass. See their short report below…

Super fishing of smoothounds and bass for the Mariners crew of Chris Whyte, Dessie and Ryan McGinley and Proinnsias Doherty enjoying the run as the hounds gorge on the local crab buffet.

Some great fish over a metre in length measured and returned to the surf. A hard fighting powerful fish that tests the gear to the limit.

 

First summer floods see Croneen starting to run

By
IFI staff
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Johannes Bulfin of Watershed Fly Fishing was in touch and sent in a great report…

After a busy time of guiding and teaching on stocked stillwaters, it was time to get out and enjoy some fishing for myself.

The “Croneen” have arrived and there is a real buzz of excitement and anticipation around the town of Birr, as anglers seem to materialise out of nowhere! The early summer floods have helped the fish spread out right through the whole system.

I headed out to find a few shoals, which I did. As I lifted into a fish I immediately judged it to be a good one, it didn’t give an inch, instead it stayed very deep and took off on a determined run. I applied intense side pressure (too much) as it was headed straight for the roots of a tree. My tippet burst and the line came back sickeningly slack and I was reminded why I should beef up the tippet for these fish. It left me wondering what size the fish was, my largest last year was over 20inches, this one felt better than that but then again the ones that get away always do.

I landed several fish up to 14 inches afterwards, including two double shots of smaller resident fish. But I kept replaying the big fish scenario over and over in my mind. The fishing was exceptional and I knew I was acting a bit spoiled by concentrating on the one that got away…

I did head out again soon after, and succeeded in landing two Croneen. There appears to be a lot of exceptionally good sized fish this year.

Watershed Fly Fishing is a full time professional guiding service specialising in pike fly fishing operating from Banagher, Co. Offaly. In season we also guide for trout on the Shannon tributaries. Get in touch to make your own memories at +353 (0)85 7386944 or info@watershedflyfishing.ie

Trout fishing on Conn & Cullin slow but some nice trout reported from smaller rivers within the catchment

By
IFI staff
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Michael Murphy reports from Loughs Conn & Cullin…      

Angling pressure remained low on the lakes due to unfavourable weather conditions this past week but the Tiernan Brothers, Foxford report of getting some nice trout on the small rivers up to midnight some nights on sedge patterns.

Somne nice river trout for the Tiernan Brothers
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