Daithi Nevin is the 2025 National Junior Competition / Daniel Peacock Memorial competition winner:

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July 8, 2025

A group of happy junior anglers returning to Newport Quay following a busy days fishing on board the Lady Helen

Daithi Nevin, overall winner of the 2025 National Junior Competition (Daniel Peacock Memorial) Sea Angling competition seen here being presented with his prize by Sue Steer & Ann Taylor. Daithi had 18 fish and 160 points on the day. Daithi also received a prize for the largest Bulhuss (measuring 105 cms)

The National Junior Competition / Daniel Peacock Memorial 2025 took place in the seas around beautiful Clew Bay over the weekend of the 28th and 29th of June

This was a special occasion as it marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of a local club angler and the grandson of our former club secretary, Sue Steer.

The overall winner of the competition was Daithi Nevin with an impressive haul of 14 dogfish, two ray and two bulhuss giving him a total of 160 points on the day. Congrats to Daithi from all at the club!

Sue and her sister Ann were on hand to present the Daniel Peacock Memorial trophy & replica, and a voucher on behalf of the Peacock family

Daithi and his family are great supporters of the club and was a worthy winner as he is in his final year as a Junior Angler (after many close attempts over the years).

A group of Junior Novice Anglers who participated in the recent 2025 National Junior Competition (Daniel Peacock Memorial) on Saturday 28th of June and hosted by Newport SAC.

Other category winners included Lochlann Mulchrone who won the 8yrs to 13yrs category with 12 fish and 90 points. Dmytro Krys won the 14yrs to 18yrs category with 11 fish and 75 points. Charlie Moran was the winner of the Novice section with 2 fish and 30 points. The prize for the largest ray was Finn Grealis who landed a 52.5cm ray. Daithi Nevin won the largest Bulhuss prize with a 105cm long huss. Sean Óg Ó’Ruain was the winner of the 20th anniversary special prize and received a rod, reel & tackle box sponsored by Sue Steer. Jack O’Haire was the proud recipient of a left handed reel and rod sponsored by Shane Gilvarry. Boatmans prize went to Reg Roynane who skippered the Lady Helen.

Dmytro Kris was the winner of the 14 to 18 years category with 11 fish & 75 pts.

Lochlann Mulchrone was the winner of the 8 to 13 years category with 12 fish & 90 pts.

Charlie Moran was the winner of the Novice section with 2 fish & 30 pts.

The competition opened on Saturday when the anglers from the Novice category headed out to sea to battle it out in dull but calm conditions.

The fish were scarce on the day and there was very little between all anglers at the end of the day. In fact only 0.5 of a centimeter separated the eventual Novice winner (Charlie Moran – Westport) and the runner up (Shamie Goggins – Fahy)

Junior anglers Shane Durkan, Sean Nevin, Noah McNulty and Jack O’Haire Joyce received a prize for catching the first fish on each boat.

Day 2 began at a slightly later time due to the tides. Check in began at 10am and all of the junior anglers were treated to a freshly cooked breakfast sausage (kindly sponsored by Keanes butchers) and a hot cup of tea for the parents. The 3 boats departed on schedule and headed out to sea guided by the experienced, local skippers. The designated lines down time of 12pm came and went and it took a while for the fish to pick up the scent of the bait trail from the anglers. All anglers took a well earned break at the designated lunchtime and it wasn’t until after lunch until the fishing improved for all boats. Each boat had a committee member and a club helper on board along with the skipper to assist the young anglers to take off fish, re-bait traces and help with the odd tangle or two!.

Jack O’Haire Joyce was the recipient of a fishing rod & left handed reel sponsored by Shane Gilvarry

The boats returned to the pier in the evening and were met by the eagerly awaiting parents. The numbers of fish caught by the young anglers was exchanged in groups on the quayside and in some cases even exaggerated to add to the fun.

The prize presentation began at 8pm and all anglers and their families were welcomed by the club Youth Officer Shane Gilvarry.

Sean Óg Ó’Ruain was the recipient of a fishing rod, reel and tackle box sponsored by Sue Steer to mark the 20th anniversary of the Daniel Peacock Memorial.

Shane began by thanking our 2025 sponsors without whom the club could not run the event.

The full list of sponsors include: Sue Steer & family (main sponsor), Councillor Brendan Mulroy (main sponsor), Fisheries Ireland (main sponsor), The Marine Institute Furnace, Westport Credit Union, Westport Hotel Group, Midwest Furniture, Ann Taylor, Padraic McCormack, Westport House, Castlebar Self Storage, Keanes butchers, Mayo Movie World, Avondale House Mulranny, Doherty’s Mulranny, The Port Chipper & Seosamh McNally.

Daithi Nevin with a 105cm Bullhuss – winner of the largest Bulhuss category.

The club would also like to thank Declan Nevin and family for providing the venue for the presentation and minerals and crisps for the children during the presentation. Without the help and support from each and every one of our sponsors, the event would not have taken place.

A group of Junior anglers on board the Finnaun, skippered by Joe Gibbons with club mentors Sean Fahy and David Nevin on board.

A group of Junior anglers on board Mo Chara, skippered by Darragh Magee with club mentors Shane Gilvarry and Stuart Fynnes on board.

The presentation closed on a sad note with the announcement from Sue that this was the final year of sponsoring this particular event. The club would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank Sue for her commitment and support over the last 20 years. The Daniel Peacock Memorial cup was a much sought after prize over the years and a fitting tribute to our former club junior angler.

A group of Junior anglers on board the Lady Helen, skippered by Reg Roynane with club mentor Declan Moran on board.

Next year will open a new chapter in the 60 year history of the club and we are all looking forward to next year’s event. Please contact any member of the club if you wish to get involved in helping out at any of our events throughout the year!
We are now taking entries for our next competition scheduled for the 2nd & 3rd of August (59th Annual Sea Angling Festival). Contact any member of the committee for more details.

Finn Grealis pictured landing the largest ray of the day (52.5cms) on board the Finnaun

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Full list of results as follows:

Overall Category:

Daithi Nevin was the overall winner of the 2025 National Junior Competition (Daniel Peacock Memorial) Sea Angling competition with 18 fish and 160 points .

Novice Category:

1st place – Charlie Moran (2 fish – 30 pts) 2nd place – Shamie Goggins (2 fish – 30 pts) 3rd place – Oisin Martin (4 fish – 20 pts)

4th place– Darren Goggins (1 fish – 20 pts) 5th place – James O’Haire Joyce (1 fish – 20 pts) 6th place – Poppy Goggins (1 fish – 15 pts)

8 years to 13 years category:

Winner: Lochlann Mulchrone (12 fish – 90 pts) Runner up: Eoghan Collins (12 fish – 80 pts) 3rd place: Ethan Conway (8 fish – 70 pts)

4th place: Brendan Smyth (8 fish – 60 pts) 5th place: Jacob Jones (6 fish – 60 pts) 6th place: Jack O’Haire Joyce (7 fish – 55 pts)

14 years to 18 years category:

Winner: Dmytro Krys (11 fish – 75 pts) Runner up: Sean Nevin (7 fish – 65 pts) 3rd place: Holly McGee (7 fish – 55 pts) h place: Shane Durkan (4 fish – 40 pts)

First Fish on Boat Winners:

Mo Chara (Saturday) – Noah McNulty

The Finnaun – Shane Durkan

Lady Helen – Jack O’Haire Joyce

Mo Chara (Sunday) – Sean Nevin

Largest Ray: Finn Grealis (52.5 cms)

Largest Huss: Daithi Nevin (105 cms)

Junior Anglers Raffle (20th anniversary special prize): Sean Og O’Ruain – winner of a fishing rod, reel and tackle box sponsored by Sue Steer

Junior Anglers special prize): Jack O’Haire Joyce – winner of a fishing rod & reel sponsored by Shane Gilvarry

Boatmans Prize: For best angler average score was Reg Royannewho skippered the The Lady Helen.

Congrats to all winners and thanks to everyone who took part on the day!

Go Fishing…

Sea Fishing in Clew Bay

Young Anglers Shine at All Ireland Youth Canal Championships

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Shane O'Reilly

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July 8, 2025

The NCFFI report on the recent youth championships at Daingean, Co. Offaly – 5th July 2025:

A fantastic day was enjoyed on the canal bank in Daingean yesterday as 20 of Ireland’s young anglers took part in the highly anticipated All-Ireland Youth Canal Championships. The event made a welcome return after a number of years and, for the first time, featured a brand-new Under 12 category.

The championship brought together junior anglers from across the country, competing in a fun and friendly environment designed to promote canal angling among youth.

Trophies, medals, and tackle prizes were awarded to the top three in each category. Congratulations to all the framers.

However, the day was about much more than just podium finishes — it was about participation, learning, and enjoying angling together. Every young angler received small tackle gifts and refreshments at the presentation ceremony, creating a celebratory atmosphere for all.

Some of the catches

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Dean Murray, NCFFI Leinster Rep expressed his delight at the event’s success:

“It’s great to be involved in resurrecting a canal competition specifically for young anglers. I’m delighted with the turnout and the enthusiasm on the bank today. Thank you to everyone who took part and to the parents for supporting their children’s passion for angling.”

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The NCFFI extends sincere thanks to Sean Ward and Dean Murray for organising the event, and to Johnny Bailey and Colin Oliver for their invaluable assistance on the canal bank. Thank you to The Blackthorn for use of the function room.

The event was proudly supported by Inland Fisheries Ireland, whose continued backing plays a key role in promoting youth angling across the country.

It’s a busy month for young anglers – The All Ireland Youth Championships 2025 are happening next Saturday, July 12th at the amazing Oaklands lake – reserve your spot here https://www.ncffi.ie/events/25ythfloat

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Fine bags at Ireland’s newest Carp Fishery

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Shane O'Reilly

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July 8, 2025

Johnny Baily sent us this report from Ireland’s newest carp fishery:

Loch Mahon is the newest Irish carp fishery, 10 minutes from Enniscorthy and 20 minutes from New Ross. We’ve held three matches already this summer with great weights and hope to hold many more.

There are plenty of carp in this lake, with the top weight in our last match coming from Johnny Bailey with 156lb 9oz.

We can hold up to 15 anglers at a time, with loads of room for feeder anglers and pole anglers. The carp range from 1lb to 10lb, and there are some lovely tench as well.

If you’re interested in fishing our match, you can contact us through Facebook Johnny Bailey and Leo’s Angling

Go Fishing…

Loch Mahon

Address LochMahon Lakes Kellystown Adamstown Enniscorthy Wexford Y21 R2C0 Ireland Mobile Phone: +353-(0)87-2765664 Email: [email protected] Website: lochmahon.com

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18 Species for Wicklow anglers fishing with Kit Dunne

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Shane O'Reilly

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July 8, 2025

Kit Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters had the local club, Wicklow Bay SAC, onboard for a species competition over the weekend. A total of 18 species were recorded, including plenty of Tope, Hounds, Gurnard, Ray, Whiting, Pollock, Wrasse, Dogs, some Bullhuss, Dragonets, and a few more.

Results were as follows:

1st) Jack Byrne

2nd) Thomas Markey

3rd) Paul Hubbard

Most species – Gary Creighan

Longest Flat – Ciaran Kenny

Wicklow Boat Charters

Address No.1 South Quay Wicklow Wicklow Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 6832179 Mobile Phone: +353 404 67031 Email: [email protected] Website: wicklowboatcharters.ie

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Nick Seedon tops Lurgan Coarse Anglers Blackwater League

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Shane O'Reilly

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July 8, 2025

The Lurgan Coarse Angling Club drew their Blackwater Mini-League to a close over the weekend, returning to the Argory for the final match of the series. Much like last time out, the venue produced some quality fishing with a few nice bream featuring in catches. Nick Seedon was the top weight on the day, with a fine bag of 36kg+, and that win was enough to secure him the overall trophy as well.

Final League Top 4

1st Nick Seedon 4pts

2nd Johnny Mckinley 5pts (66kilo)

3rd Paul Heaney 5pts (47kilo)

4th Johnny Keith 5pts (38kilo)

Canal levels low but Leinster coarse anglers still catching

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Shane O'Reilly

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July 8, 2025

A bright day at Daingean on the Grand Canal

Water levels in our canals seem to be very low this year, which, coupled with weed growth, is giving a bit of a headache to many competition organisers. Members of the Leinster Coarse Fishing Federation found water levels to be well down from the norm last weekend, but that didn’t seem to impact the fishing too badly, with good mixed bags of hybrids, roach and bream. Jamie Murray took the win with 12lb 15oz.

Full Results:
1st…..Jamie Murray…..12-15.
2nd….Colin Oliver………11-08.
3rd…..Conor Browne….9.09.

Irish Angling Update 🎣 04 July 2025

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Myles Kelly

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July 4, 2025

Big Irish perch caught with Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland

It’s definitely looking like one of those summers. The south and east have been dry, and the word drought is being bandied about, while the west and north have seen a lot of rain, and fields are waterlogged, but it’s a bit hit and miss as to which rivers are getting the benefit of it. It’s been breezy on and off, at times a bit too windy for good angling and other times hardly a breath of wind and muggy, close conditions set in. Depending on where you’re fishing, it’s been anything from poor to perfect…

Specimen skate - one of 6 — Specimen skate – one of 6

We’ll start with the perfect. Kevin Burns took his friends out charter boat fishing with Courtmacsherry Angling Centre. Skate was the target. There were six hook-ups, and six skate landed – all specimens! Other anglers out with Courtmacsherry Angling Centre have had good fishing too, with specimen blue sharks and even specimen cod brought to the boat. We’re giving Courtmacsherry Angling Centre’s anglers Catch of the Week for this impressive performance. Senan Stanely was fishing a Clare pier for wrasse and has a great video showing just how easy it can be to catch fish. A great guy for promoting angling, he even shared his rod with by-standers and onlookers so they could enjoy the fun. Further up the coast at Killala Harbour, anglers charter boat fishing caught pollack, ling, pouting and spurdogs with Donal Kennedy. Not too far away fishing the Sligo coast was Archie Sztejno with his son Xavier who had his PB wrasse and pollack.

One lucky angler celebrated his 70th birthday by catching pike to 102cm with Kevin Lyons at Melview Lodge. English angler Ben had two days pike angling followed by two days coarse fishing. The second day of coarse fishing was the better of the two and a good bag of hybrids and roach was caught. In other predator fishing news, American anglers out with Bodo Funke had some super perch over 40cm, giants by Irish standards.

In other coarse angling news, CM Lakelands Feeder Club held two separate matches last Sunday on Loughs Skeagh and Drumkearragh. Both venues saw top catches of 11kg weighed in. Artur PikeSeeker likes to target tench at the end of June and into July. He has been getting some nice fish in the 50cm bracket. The second of the two qualifying matches for the 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 was fished at Oaklands at the weekend. Grazvydas Karalius took first position with 34.720kg. Staying at Oaklands, Adrian Browne won the first John Kearney Memorial Match with 37kg. The VDE Baggers visited Gaulmoylestown Lake and had epic carp fishing – Caolan King had a whopping 229lb, closely followed by Paul Hutchman with 223lb and Aaron Hutchman with 216lb.

Peter Driver at Piscarifly tells us the River Nore is fishing fairly well at the moment. The evening rise is in full swing, so there’s plenty of good dry fly action. Paddy Dunworth has been busy guiding on the Maigue, where visiting anglers are enjoying their time on the water despite the river being so low. On the lough front, we have news from Lake O’Flynn where daddy long legs, sedge and fry patterns are working best.

Water levels on the Munster Blackwater remain low, but grilse are starting to run, with fish between 2.5 and 3.5kg reported from the lower and middle sections. Catches also improved on Lough Lein and the River Laune. There were 8 grilse reported from the lake and 3 better Salmon to 18lb were also caught. There were similar numbers of grilse caught on Lough Currane and a few fish were caught on the Inny and Roughty Rivers. Leaving Kerry for Galway, we learn that Costello has seen some great sea trout fishing with anglers getting as many as 17 to the boat. The Erriff is also seeing good sea trout numbers and a few salmon, as rain seems to be doing some good there. Rain in the Moy catchment has cooled water temperatures, and there were fish caught throughout the system, with around 50 coming from the Foxford area alone. Sea trout fishing on the Moy Estuary was seeing trout to 2 and 3lb caught, but winds saw most trips cancelled.

Other news

Bass Angling Workshops

David Norman has added additional dates to his Bass Lure Fishing Workshops schedule – Thursday 10th & Friday 11th July. For more information see New dates added – Angling Adventures West Cork bass workshops

World Club Championship Coarse Fishing

The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland are appealing to members of all communities for their help in stewarding the 44th edition of the FIPSed World Club Championship Coarse Fishing for Clubs, which will be fished on Inniscarra Reservoir on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July. If you would like to get involved, please visit https://www.ncffi.ie/wcc25-2/volunteer-wcc25/ for more details.

Contact:

Tommy Lawton Tel: [email protected] Tel: 086 104 3040
Helen Rainsford Tel: [email protected] Tel: 00 44 7711 607200
For further information visit https://www.ncffi.ie/wcc25

And now the weather…

It looks like a good weekend for anglers as Saturday is set to be a dull day with patchy light rain and drizzle. The best of any sunny spells will be in the south and east, where it will be warm and humid. Highest temperatures will range between 14°C in the northwest and 22°C in the southeast, in a moderate westerly breeze. Much the same on Sunday, but it will be a fresh day with a gusty northwesterly wind. Next week will start out cloudy with just occasional sunny intervals. It will be dry in most places with just the odd shower. Highest temperatures ranging from 14°C in the northwest to 20°C in the southeast, in a moderate northwesterly breeze.

Don’t forget to double-check the forecast before heading off, and if you’re going to sea, check the tides.

Safe fishing to all and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.

IFI Staff
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Moy Fishery re-opens with steady fishing throughout the system

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IFI Staff

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July 4, 2025

Moy Catchment Angling Report – Week ending 29-06-2025

Water levels at Ballylahan fluctuated slightly this week from 0.23 m on Sun 22^nd, rising to 0.36 m briefly on Sat 28^th before settling back to 0.29 m by noon on Sunday 29th. Rainfall amounts are close to or slightly above normal for the week in the west. Over the coming week, the weather is forecast to be mixed with spells of rain and accumulations are expected to be between 30 mm and 45mm in the catchment.

Moy Fishery
The Moy Fishery reopened on Friday 27^th June after being closed due to elevated water temperatures. A total of nineteen salmon were caught on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with sixteen of them coming off the Ridge Pool, of which eleven were released. Three were caught on the Weir Pool, of which two were released. Most fish ranged in weight from 2.5 lbs to 6 lbs.

Lars Friebertshauser with one off the Ridge Pool last week.

Ballina Salmon Anglers
Peter reports nine grilse all caught on the worm, weighing from 3 lbs to 5 lbs, and one spring salmon weighing 8 lbs on the spinner.

Mount Falcon Estate
Mike reports of two salmon caught for the week with one of them released.

Knockmore Salmon Anglers
Kenneth reports of six salmon caught weighing 3 lbs up to 5 lbs, mostly on the prawn.

Attymass Angling Club
Kevin reports of six salmon caught for the week, four on the worm and two on the prawn weighing from 3 lbs up to 7 lbs.

Coolcronan Fishery
Nick reports of three salmon caught on the worm and spinning for the week.

Byrnes Fishery
Roy reports of four salmon all caught on the prawn with the best weighing 6 lbs.

Armstrong Fishery
George reports of seven salmon all caught on the shrimp with the weights ranging from 3 lbs to 5 lbs.

Gannon’s Fishery
Pat reports in with nine salmon being caught using all permitted methods, two of which were returned to the river.

The Foxford Fishery
Granville reports of nine salmon caught, one of which was released using mainly the bubble and fly with the best weighing in at 9 lbs.

Foxford Salmon Anglers
Harry reports of twenty-eight salmon caught of which five were released. Seventeen came off Rinnaney.

Foxford Town
Reports of six salmon caught for the week in the town stretch and reports of a lot of fresh fish and a good run of grilse at the moment.

Cloongee Fishery
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 [email protected]

East Mayo Anglers Association
Kathleen reports of sixteen salmon being caught using all permitted methods of which six were released. All weighed in between 3 lbs and 5 lbs.

East Mayo Anglers Association will be holding a Youth Angling Event on Saturday 26^th July at the Disabled Anglers Facility. Details are set out in the poster below.

The Moy Estuary
Judd reports from the Moy Estuary of a disruptive week with strong winds and cancelled days.

Robert, Richard and Morgan Babington landed seven sea trout for the week with the best weighing 2 lbs.

Sam Johnson from West Sussex shows one of his Moy Estuary sea trout on Pegasus.

Michael & PJ Tiernan having some success on smaller rivers recently late in the evenings using dry sedges.

Go Fishing…

River Moy

Anglers enjoy a good day on Killala Harbour

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IFI Staff

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July 4, 2025

On Friday 20^th June a party of anglers set out from Killala Harbour for a days fishing on board LEAH. The Skipper Donal Kennedy came well prepared knowing that mackerel were very scarce and brought a bucket of fresh frozen fillets. The first drift produced a couple of mackerel with some nice pollack following behind. As the day moved on catches increased. Good to see because it had been very quiet up to then. The catches included pollack, ling, pouting and a couple of spurdogs.

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The party returned to harbour well pleased with the day. The weather helped also, moderate south westerly winds.

Go fishing…

Donal Kennedy Angling

Address Enniscrone Sligo Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 8174509 Phone: +353 96 36644 Email: [email protected] Website: dkennedyangling.net

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Specimen skate, shark and cod for Courtmacsherry Angling Centre

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Myles Kelly

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July 3, 2025

Mark Gannon of Courtmacsherry Angling Centre reports that they closed out June with some fantastic fishing. On June 30th Kevin Burns and his crew hooked 6 skate and landed, tagged and released 6 specimens! That is some average.

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Another group of anglers were out with Mark on the 28th. They decided to target the sharks and had 4 in total with two over the 2m mark. More specimens!

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