Christopher Delaney KAI with cracking 22lb pike is our 'Catch of the Week' winner
It was heavy weights for the Killinarden Angling Initiative lads this weekend. They headed to Longford for some pike fishing. Christopher Delaney rattled the scales with a 22lb specimen pike, caught on 6lbs line on a drop shot rig.
Paddy Buddy Ryan and Anthony Byrne also caught fine pike, while Darren Warner had a lovely perch. Christopher Delaney with cracking 22lb pike Paddy Buddy ryan Anthony Byrne Lovely perch for Darren Warner Dean and Shane Warner
Go fishing…..
Killinarden Angling Initiative
KAI was set up in March 2014 in Killinarden, Tallaght. Its principle aims are to promote, develop and improve angling in the Killinarden and the greater west Tallaght area and is affiliated with the National Coarse Fishing Federation Ireland. During the summer months the main work of the initiative is taking young people from Killinarden on fishing courses .The Initiative has also been a catalyst in setting up a children’s and Adult fishing club in Killinarden for many of these young people and giving them a hobby they can enjoy for life. KAI run fishing competitions for juniors and a host of other events feature on the calendar, attracting greater interest to the sport year after year.
Call or text Pat on 085 1192724 or Stephen 085 2131096
This weekend saw the Irish Fly Fair and International Angling Show at Salthill in Galway. The event was a great success with lots of familiar faces. The world’s greatest fly-dressers, casters, top angling celebrities, and fantastic trade exhibitors made Galway the place to be.
Advice for young anglers and tips for the older ones who realise that fishing knowledge is a thing that is never ending. A good catch up and stories gathering from old friends.
Well done to Stevie and Elaine Munn and all the team.
It’s all systems go in a busy Wexford this week for the World Shore Angling Championships. After a great parade in Wexford with the flags from all nations held high and a superb performance by the Doyle Academy of Irish Dancing, Lough Garman Band, Danescastle Music Group and many more excellent acts, anglers were greeted with pleasant weather on our coast.
A big welcome for all countries; all teams introduced on stage at the presentation in the National Opera with their national anthem.
Practice session were held on Morriscastle and Ballinoulart. Over 250 competitors and management are on the beach not to mention the stewards and officials.
Help on hand from Inland Fisheries Ireland staff
Every success is wished to our Irish team, especially our ladies who compete for the first time.
Teams competing this year include 11 Ladies Teams and 18 Mens teams. Countries competing include Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Wales, Portugal and of course Ireland. The south east area is a hive of activity as the competitors have being practicing for well over two weeks for the Championships.
Keep up to date with all the activities on Web:www.ifsa.ie
What a week it has been, we thought we might see history being made with the first lady President of the USA but it was not to be. Here in our lovely green isle our Irish females are making history as for the first time we have a Ladies team competing in the Worlds Shore Championships. Wexford will welcome 250 competitors from many different countries to the region. We wish all teams the best of luck and hope the trump-et will sound for our girls and lads. There will be hell toupée if the fish do not co-operate !….
Saturday will see the opening ceremony with a parade of all competing nations. Their flags will be carried from Clayton Whites Hotel to the Wexford National Opera house. The World Shore Angling Championships operates a Catch and Release policy and this year will showcase the best which Ireland has to offer as competitors battle to catch a wide variety of fish.
Last weekend it was the turn of Mullaghmore to show off its bounty. Leg 2 of Carty’s Land and Sea sports shore league took place. 18 anglers caught a total of 91 fish plus approx 40 undersized. John Cunningham accounted for 16 fish and went ahead to take first place. Longest fish was a fine 38cm flounder. Stefan Martin from Killybegs Mariners had some bait left over, so he made good use of it later in the week, landing himself a nice 39cm flounder on the 1st cast and lots of flatties. Down the other side of the country from Donegal, Tomasz Ekert fished for bass in Dingle and took some super photos. His tally was 14 nice fish.
Tomasz Ekert’s bass
In Cork Harbour, Guide Richie Ryan and his brother Gerard had some friendly fishing. It didn’t go un-noticed that Richie out-fished his brother this time by 6 fish. Payback no doubt for the previous trip when Gerard excelled. The session included good bass and great pollack on the fly. Also in Cork, the Light Lines and Winter League have merged and will commence their competitions this Sunday under the new name of “Munster League”.
In coarse fishing, a frosty Lough Muckno tested the patience of anglers during the first of its Winter Open matches. Brenton Sweeney won with a bag of 7.390kgs including some nice skimmers. The next match in this series will be held again on the lake on Sunday 20th November. At Inniscarra in Cork after a busy Feederfest last week, the Sensas Challenge will be fished with anglers from Ireland and France competing in a team event.
But my favourite little angler this week was Jules Traineau who was fishing with dad Sebastian in the Midlands. Young Jules hooked up with some cracking perch on Lough Derravaragh and is our ‘Catch of the Week’ winner. For those looking for somewhere to head there’s the Oaklands Lake in New Ross who have an open match on this Sunday Nov 13th. The draw is at 9.30am with fishing commencing at 11 o’clock.
‘Catch of the Week’ winner Jules Traineau with his cracking perch
On the pike scene, the recently held Lower Shannon Pike Angling Challenge with a substantial prize fund in excess of €2,000 attracted 136 anglers from near and far. Fishing was very tough with an easterly wind. Jeff Sheehan took top prize of €500 on the day landing a pike of 10lb 6oz. Lough Ennell too proved hard work. Guide Mick Flanagan and Gerry Farrell did some jerk bait fishing across weed beds but the pike weren’t interested. Eventually Gerry got a lovely pike of 13lbs on the troll.
A chilly Moffatt Memorial Cup at Lough Derravaragh saw the deadly duo from Multyfarnham, Jimmy Ledwith junior and senior claim the cup when they boated 2 pike with the best being 8lbs 4oz. Next Sunday 13th the Weir Cup will be fished on the lake.
Another event attracting attention is the The Irish Fly Fair which kicks off at the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill this Saturday. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the best International Fly-dressers practise their art, whilst champion fly-casters will be available to demonstrate and advise on fly-casting techniques and fly-fishing tactics.
Ned Maher from Ardaire Springs Angling centre in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny will be there. Ned had 70 fish landed at his competition last Sunday including some big rainbows and feisty brownies. Rathcon Lake in Wicklow also had a competition on the same day which 18 participated in on a very cold day landing 30 rainbows in tough conditions with a strong northerly wind.
In other news, Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Fund for 2017 which will support angling events and initiatives across the country. The fund supported 44 events to the tune of €30,000 in 2016 with a particular focus on initiatives which help grow Ireland’s angling tourism product and support novice anglers.
Weather experts tell us the outlook is for changeable and unsettled over the weekend and into next week. Cool, bright and breezy on Saturday, with fresh and gusty west to northwest winds. Sunday will be rather cloudy in many areas with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Becoming milder through the day with temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees in the late afternoon and evening.
Lots of events and competitions taking place, so head out and stay safe.
In Dingle, Tomasz Ekert from Sea Bass Hunting fished for bass this week. Monday was quiet for bass but he had a few nice coalfish. Today however things looked rosy and Tomasz says the fishing improved well. He had 14 nice Bass, 11 Bass on Salmo Wave, two on GunFish and one on soft.
IFI has established a National Bass Programme to collect data on bass in order to provide scientific advice to support management and conservation of Ireland’s bass resource. Bass is Ireland’s only marine fish species which is managed for angling. The programme is being developed to determine the status of bass stocks and also to improve understanding of their ecology and biology in Ireland for the long-term sustainability of the species. See further details on www.fisheriesireland.ie/Projects/national-bass-programme
Dermot Page reports on the first qualifier of the Rathcon Winter League, fished recently:
The 1st qualifier has just finished. 18 anglers landed 30 fish in tough conditions with a strong northerly wind. Pegs 8 and 9 fished the best and lures the most productive method. The biggest fish was 65cm with a couple of others over the 60cm also landed. The top five anglers go through to the final. Many thanks to Southside Angling for sponsoring a prize.
Rathcon Lake is 8.5 acres and is stocked with top quality rainbow trout. The lake is fly fishing only and designed to allow maximum fishing so that 90% of the water can be covered. The average depth is 10ft with deep holes of up to 20ft in places. The fishery is open all year round and is home to a wide range of fly life, in particular buzzers, sedges, hawthorn and daddylonglegs, all providing excellent dry fly fishing, especially in the summer evenings.
ONE hundred anglers enjoyed five days of match fishing on Inniscarra Reservoir over the bank holiday weekend.
The competition was fished on the Coachford Greenway and continuing with the legacy of the World Feeder Fishing Championships of 2014 it was a tip fishing only featuring other well-known feeder fishing venues such as the Garden Centre, Graveyard and Inishleena….
Continued vigilance on Ireland’s rivers and lakes is required, says Ireland’s inland fisheries body, as a new report indicates a substantial loss in the number of highest quality river sites.
According to the latest State of the Environment Report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), only 21 sites were classified as the highest quality rivers (0.7% of sites) in most recent monitoring period (2013-2015). This compares with 575 sites between 1987-1990 and 82 sites between 2001-2003.
In addition, 18% of monitored rivers and 27% of monitored lakes were defined as ‘less than good status’ due to fish ecological status as monitored reported on by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)….
South Dublin County Council this week awarded a contract for the development of a feasibility study and plan for the development of a Liffey Blueway.
A blueway is a water path or trail that is developed with launch points, river side activities and points of interest for canoeists, paddle boarders, kayakers and other water users.
The study will also make recommendations for recreational facilities in public parks adjacent to the river in order to maximise the tourism and recreation potential of this part of Dublin….
Stefan Martin from Killybegs Mariners SAC reports:
With some bait left over from Sundays Carty’s land and sea sports league in Mullaghmore comp we hit the local cove to find ideal conditions of a lovely surf smashing down into the sand kicking up sandeel and worms for the gorging flatties and sure enough a nice 39cm flounder on the 1st cast was quickly followed by a treble shot of flounder the longest being 38cm and a few double shots as the shoal of flatties fed hard over that stage of the tide.
Things got more civil after that burst but some fine coley to 35cm and turbots close in and dogs as the sun went down its a great time of year on the beaches as fish fatten up before the winter spawning.
Next Mariners league outing will take place this Friday evening Nov 11th on Inver beach 20.00pm – 00.00am. New members always welcome to join any time few hours fishing fun and good prizes.
Things got more civil after that burst but some fine coley to 35cm and turbots close in and dogs as the sun went down its a great time of year on the beaches as fish fatten up before the winter spawning.
Next Mariners league outing will take place this Friday evening Nov 11th on Inver beach 20.00pm – 00.00am. New members always welcome to join any time few hours fishing fun and good prizes.
