Stefan Martin from Killybegs Mariners SAC reports on the shore angling around Donegal Bay at the weekend…
08 April: A tranquil evening on Inver for the final winter league outing last night, some nice whiting to 27cm and coley to 26cm and flounders to 35cm.
Inver Bay
Most points cash prize another great fishing well done to John Cunningham and the longest fish pools was shared between John and Dessie O Keeney with 2 35cm flounders. Final details to follow. Well done to all.
Turbot
09 April: A wonderful sight today as spring is driving the bay into life again as we arrived at the rock mark to see a flurry of seagulls and guillemots feeding on sandeel shoals that the pollack were chasing off the sand and onto the rocky edges to pick off.
Triple shot
Slipping on a shad lure and slow retrieving back over the kelp got pollack every cast as they were on attack mode in the frenzy. Lashing out the bait rods into deep sand got plenty of flounder and dabs to mackerel baits and some of the fresh sandeel tempted a nice turbot and all released back to the deep blue of Donegal Bay again to carry on their game of survival in the sun.
Stefan Martin Killybegs mariners SAC
Even the turbot get another chance
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Killybegs Mariners sea angling club, Co Donegal runs a shore league, boat competitions and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love.
Results are in from the Kilbeactany Pike Angling Club competition fished on Sunday. There were 10 boats out with 22 fish caught in total. Rain held off but ”twas a cold day for it. Not many fish caught, and those that were caught were relatively small, but well done to all who participated today. Will see you soon for the next competition
The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life.
O’ Casey’s held their 4th leg of their 2017 league today on a river. Fishing was good with a total of 57 fish caught today up to 5Ib 14oz.
Results were as follows:
1st Paul Dennis 26Ib (12 fish)
2nd Brendan O’ Rielly 20Ib 7oz (7fish)
3rd Johnny Brady 18Ib 14 oz (8 fish)
Heaviest fish caught 5Ib 14oz by Brendan O’Reilly.
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O’Casey’s Pike Angling Club is based in Co. Monaghan. The aims are to promote and develop the sport of pike fishing for all responsible anglers.
For more information see their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/caseyspike123/ or Call 087 9941600 The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life. http://www.angling-in-ireland.com/
John Chambers of IFPAC reports that 25 anglers fished the latest Ardee Pike Anglers competition catching 160 fish to 13lb 06oz. Some great bags were got despite a lot of fish dropped. The Club gave thanks to Tom Muldoon and staff for their hospitality and food and to sponsors of prizes.
Ronan with a 9lb 3 oz pike
Results
Ronan Murray 18 pike 60lb 04oz
Paul Martin jnr. 17 pike 47lb 02oz
Jody Kiernan 14 pike 46lb 13oz
Pools:
Trevor Martin 13lb 06oz
J.P.Davis 11lb 06oz
Jody Kiernan 11-02
There were 3 more bags 30lb and and6 bags 20lb plus.
The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life.
Max Couque from Galway Fishing was out again on Saturday. As he put is “Nice weather in Galway, pollock were very busy today, some nice size ones, cod, wrasse, coalfish and the first mackerel of the year.”
Pollack on a soft lure
Galway Bay Sea Angling Club have the following shore angling report:
A galway bass
The weaver fish have turned up so watch out; the flounders are still coming back worse for wear; The ever present coalies keep the rods rattling and there was single bass to lift the spirits. Things are looking up in the bay, with the water temp. slowly increasing.
Keep an eye out as the weavers are showing in the bay.
Club outing on Thursday evening probably try a pier. Club whats app group for details.
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Charter boats
Deep sea fishing trip in Galway Bay from Rossaveel. Fish for species such as shark, pollack, ling, ray, mackerel and much more… Licence for up to 12 persons. Smaller groups welcomed and individuals also catered for. For day trips, boat departs Rossaveel around 9am and returns around 5.30pm.
For evening charter, boat departs at 6.30pm and returns approx at 9.30pm.
45 min drive from Galway.
Whether its a few casual outings in the summer or increasing your knowledge on the match scene Galway Bay Sea Angling Club is for you!
Email [email protected] or contact Peter on 087 9538750 or Brian on 085 7339040
Billy Downes reports that as of of Thursday 13th of April the Laune fallen to a lovely 1.2m…
Ideal conditions especially after Spring Clean the river environment is in pristine condition. Unfortunately the members I have spoken to have not seen or heard of a salmon since Saturday. A few sea trout have been landed on the lower fisheries but not in the numbers we would like at this time of year.
Spring Clean
The beautiful River Laune
Spring Clean 2017: Beautiful day on the Laune last Saturday. Sublime scenery swans and French visitors enjoying the setting. This was our tenth Spring Clean, its a pity to think that the Majestic Laune is still used a tip by some people. Gratitude to all members who participated and to Kerry Co Co and and Taisce for bags and gloves. It was wonderful to see so much great work being done by volunteers all along our roads which suffer from the same blight of dumping/vandalism.
Billy Downes, Secretary Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association
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Day permits are the same as last year €25 to the end of July and €35 for the months of August and September. For Beat 3 Permit costs click on: Beat 3 Permit Prices 2017
Be sure to display your permit on the dash of your car with the date and permit number visible and have the other part with you because you will be asked by members to identify yourself as a legitimate ‘One Day Member’ / Permit Holder. Web:www.launeanglersfishing.com Facebook:Facebook Laune Anglers Email: [email protected]
Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane where the warm weather of the weekend revitalised the fishing…
6/4/17 Lough Currane was on the bright side, even though there was nice water coming down the Mouth of the Commeragh, sadly my Noble fly anglers couldn’t entice a wild Atlantic Salmon to the fly.
Bob
So on that disappointing note we will head for the trolling department where I can say there was some action and all headlines go to local Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley fishing on his own, caught a cracker of a 10 lbs. Salmon while manipulating his lures and as I always say a picture always tells a story. Maximum air temperature yesterday 11.1c. Amount of rainfall 0.0.
7/4/17 My Noble anglers didn’t let their fingers do the talking at the end of the day, so I had to Google their performances and low and behold I got the answer within 2 seconds and the answer was they failed miserably in their duties in all departments and with a nice breeze from the South, plus there were six boats manipulating, one would have thought they would have procured a Wild Atlantic Salmon, admittedly they had one excuse and that was there was bright sunshine all day.
Nice day on Lough Currane – but not the best for salmon angling
8/4/17 Here is today’s Lough Currane menu, for starters there were 5 boats manipulating between the fly fishing and trolling, I can say without any fear of contradiction My Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties in all departments. Now for the weather menu, Bright sunshine all day with a light wind from the south and as you can see by the picture it shows that the anglers had a legitimate excuse for failing to catch a wild Atlantic Salmon.
9/4/17 All Lough Currane Anglers failed miserably in their duties in all departments, I’m coming to the conclusion their a bunch of amateurs especially in the fly department!! Its about time they pulled their act together and the same goes for the anglers who’s trolling. Wind W then veered NW with reasonable cloud cover at times with April showers this evening. Maximum air temperature yesterday was 16.1c.
10/4/17 There were 4 boats out manipulating the Waters of Lough Currane today and sadly again my Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties in all departments be it the fly or the troll, so on that note we will head for the criticism department and fair play to the angler who sent a text to me complaining about my attack on the Anglers failure in catching a Wild Atlantic Salmon and his texts is as fallows, Vincent it amazes me the way you abuse we poor anglers when nothing is caught, because to be honest if we anglers fished the same way you write there would never anything to report and as you would say and I quote, the truth of the pudding is in the eating of. Just for the record there was no name on the text and normally I would ignore that type of Text but I like the anglers sense of humour, plus he will be surprised that its up on the Blog. Wind North light with reasonable cloud cover at times. Yesterday’s weather amount of rainfall 0.1mm. Maximum air temperature 13.7c.
Alfred
11/4/17 All the News comes from the Bungalow on the North Shore and for good reason, Alfred from Germany and fishing in a hired out boat from www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon on the troll and for the rest of the angling community they failed miserably in their duties in all departments. Wind NW light with good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather air temperature 11.7c
12/4/17 There were at least 4 four boats manipulating this day on Lough Currane and with all their skill and knowledge they still couldn’t procure a Wild Atlantic Salmon, in other words they failed miserably in their duties in all departments. So on that note we head for the complaining department and yes you have it, yesterday I revived a text on why I keep taking shots at the Waterville anglers and here is the text in full, Just for the record Vincent there are probably many fish caught on the lake that are not reported to you so you should not blagard the anglers. There was a fine 10 lb salmon caught on Sunday 9th, fresh but with net marks on him. Maybe it’s not the angler’s fault, it’s the lack of fish. !!!! Now for my defense, Well thanks for starters and just for the record I do know that there’s a lot of Salmon not reported and that is a fact and of which you have proved by the text you sent me and forgive the pun, Anglers who don’t report their catches are letting the local community down in a big way because for every Salmon or big Sea Trout which is not reported is a big financial Loss to the community, One Salmon or a specimen Sea Trout is potentially worth 250 Euros and how do I come up with that calculation, well one Salmon or Sea Trout might entice 1 angler to come down and fish the Waterville Fishery and last but not least I don’t have a Crystal Ball because if you the anglers don’t report that is not my problem because I can only report what is reported to me, need I say more! Wind NE light and overcast. Yesterdays maximum air temperature 10.8c.
That is your ration from the last week on Lough Currane, from your Gillie and the Waterville Fishery, no spin no fly’s just facts. Vincent Appleby
The rivers and lakes of Waterville drain a large catchment and are regarded by many as the foremost Salmon and Sea-Trout fishery in the country. The lake system is well developed with access to boats and guides being readily available to the tourist angler. The Sea-Trout caught here are renowned for their size and quantity. For more details see
At one time, our rivers and streams had abundant eel stocks and, as boys, we can remember turning over stones in attempts to catch slippery eels, writes Donal Hickey. We’re told a phenomenon dubbed ‘citizen science’ is becoming popular — people who are not scientists working with experts in scientific projects. It means highly-qualified professionals can tap into the knowledge and expertise of generations of local people, in fishing for instance… Irish Examiner, 10/04/17. Read the full article ‘Eels in serious decline‘.
The Drowes dropped fairly rapidly over the week and at present the gauge is reading just over 5. A bit of rainfall would help levels greatly. There were 8 salmon caught this week.
On Tuesday, Colin McCormac recorded a 9½lb salmon caught on a fly from the Mill Pool. Billy Grimes reported a 9½lb salmon caught on a fly from Briney’s and Darryl Kennedy accounted for 2 salmon weighing 9lb & 9½lb caught and released again on shrimp from the Old Sea Pool and Melly’s High Bank respectively.
On Saturday, Jim Moran logged a 7lb salmon caught on worm from the Eel Weir. There were a further 3 salmon caught of which we are awaiting full details.
LOUGH MELVIN
It was much the same story this week as last week on Lough Melvin. Pretty quiet! We have heard of no salmon caught and there were not many rods out fishing for the same.
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River Drowes
The Drowes Fishery is one of Ireland’s premier spring salmon and grilse fisheries. The river is some 5 miles in length, with over 70 named pools, flowing from Lough Melvin at Lareen Bay and entering the sea at Tullaghan, just outside Bundoran. The Drowes has a wide variety of water suitable for all fishing methods, including several miles of good fly water and deeper slower moving pools suitable for spinning and bait fishing.
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Philippe Arnassand and friends Manu and Julien are enjoying a good weeks Pike fishing at present at Melview Fishing Lodge in Longford.
Julien’s Pike taken on Hard lure
Fishing with casting lures and shads they have managed to produced plenty of Pike over there first few days of fishing. Kevin said the guys have been before and know what they are doing.
Manu from France with one of his better PikeAll smiles for Philippe Arnassand with a nice Pike
We also have Belgium anglers doing well catching plenty of Pike using lure and dead bait methods and we will update you with more pictures and news on how they all finished up on their fishing holidays next week.
Kevin has over 30 years experience of fishing in Ireland and is happy to offer a guided tour on your arrival, and to advise where the on-form waters in the area are. We can arrange your bait order so it’s here when you arrive. Melview offers free use of 17ft lake boats with engines to our guests (pay fuel only) and Kevin is happy to assist with any pre-baiting requests. Maps and other information regarding fishing are also available.
Deep sea fishing trip in Galway Bay from Rossaveel. Fish for species such as shark, pollack, ling, ray, mackerel and much more… Licence for up to 12 persons. Smaller groups welcomed and individuals also catered for. For day trips, boat departs Rossaveel around 9am and returns around 5.30pm.
