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Fishing News
Catch of the Week
09 September: Billy Wilson wins Catch of the Week for this 25lb 4oz ling...Want to see more? Visit Catch of the Week.
September opened with some sunshine and reasonably settled weather but autumn storms soon swept in from the west. The rain, and there was lots of it, improved the salmon fishing but many rivers are in flood now and won't fish well for salmon, pike, trout or coarse species until the colour comes out of the water. Some inshore marks were also affected by the influx of freshwater and sea anglers saw mullet and other estuary fishing decline in recent days.... ...read more [updated 09/09/10]
Headlines
- Rain improves salmon fishing on Fane and Boyne.
- Salmon and sea trout fishing going well on Currane, Lee, Bandon and Laune.
- Moy fishing well, Ballisodare slowing down.
- Good trout fishing on east coast rivers before floods.
- Lough Arrow reputation well deserved.
- Plenty of trout on Eske, Melvin fishing better in evening.
- Lucan team wins Irish Wheelchair Association Angling Event.
- Exciting match angling on Inniscarra Reservoir.
- 24 bream for 115lb at Banagher.
- Irish match fishing at its height in Cavan.
- 14lb pike from Blessington best from the east.
- Loughs Agency Pike Fishing Festival results.
- Big bass and more from Courtown.
- Blue sharks, jumbo cod and great fishing in Cork Harbour.
- Specimen albacore tuna 70 miles off Kerry.
- Blue sharks to 100lb from Killybegs.
- 25lb 4oz ling from Donegal wreck.
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Additional Fishing Resources
Irish Fishing Tackle Shops
A definitive list of all the fishing tackle shops in the Ireland. Arranged by county, details what each shop sells, an invaluable resource.
Fishing Guides and Ghillies
Here you will find contact details of all the ghillies, Irish fishing guides and casting instructors for flyfishing, coarse and sea angling in Ireland.
Fishing Charter Boats
A list of all registered and insured deep sea fishing, angling charter boats in Ireland.
Irish Angling Regulations
A complete guide to all bye laws and regulations governing angling in Ireland.
Online angling guide for anglers with a disablity
An online angling guide for anglers with a disablity or restricted mobility featuring those fisheries which offer accessible angling.
River Basin District Offices
An introduction to and contact information for the River Basin District Offices.
Fishing in Ireland
Ireland is recognised as being the outstanding fishing holiday destination in Europe. The vast variety and quality of fishing in Ireland makes it the perfect destination for your angling holiday.
The Irish climate is well suited to sport angling. It is temperate and kind to the angler with moderate summers, mild winters and adequate rainfall throughout the year. The warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift lap the south and west coasts, giving us a milder climate than our geographical location would indicate.
The result is a fabulous mixture of cold and warm water fish species, capable of exciting the specialist or casual angler on the annual family holiday. In fresh water, they range from Carp, more attuned to warm waters, to the Atlantic Salmon, which is a north Atlantic species. The marine species range from the cold water Cod and Coalfish to the Mediterranean loving Bass and the mid Atlantic Blue Shark.
Many Irish people enjoy fishing but we are happy to share our "riches" with our fellow anglers from all over the world. Few of us, however, fish for coarse fish (freshwater species other than the salmon and trout family) which means that our magnificent pike, bream, tench, roach, rudd and eel fisheries are largely left to the tourist, as is much of the sea angling, particularly along the south and west coasts.
Lakes, rivers and coastal stretches are surveyed and mapped, fisheries are managed and stocked, while banks and access routes to the waters edge are developed to ensure the visitor gets directly and easily to the hotspots. Most of the angling is organised around recognised angling centres which specialise in catering for the angling tourist. Salmon and trout fisheries are usually the property of an individual, club, organisation or the state and permission to fish is generally required except in the case of the state owned lakes, such as the Great Western Loughs and the Lakes of Killarney.
Some waters have seldom, if ever seen a rod and line but exploration is always an enjoyable part of an fishing holiday, so do not be afraid to "have a go", it might well result in the fish of a lifetime.