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Irish Angling Update
02 September 2010
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The last few days of August saw exciting fishing for some lucky anglers but overall the month was difficult as changeable conditions made angling tough at times. But as the month drew to a close there were a few notable captures at sea and in our rivers.
The salmon runs have slowed in most fisheries as levels once again are low. However, most rivers see good numbers of fish, often bigger salmon, this month. With a bit of rain there should be some great fishing ahead of salmon anglers this September. Two big salmon were reported this week - a 22lb fish from the Argideeen in the southwest and a 24lb fish from the Moy in the northwest. Anglers are reminded that the salmon bag limit is 1 fish per day from 1 September, 2010 and anglers fishing on after killing a fish must practice catch and release, using single barbless hooks and there is a ban on the use of worms. All fish must be handled carefully and should not be removed from the water prior to release. The above restrictions refer to salmon (any size) and sea trout over 40 cm.
Once more the best river trout fly fishing reports are from the east coast. The Liffey and the Boyne are both fishing well with good number of large trout caught. In the west Lough Mask is fishing well around the shallows. On the Cong Canal a 16lb ferox was caught just before the close of the season there.
Coarse anglers had some reasonable fishing over the week. The best reports came from the Longford area of the Shannon and the Cootehill area in Cavan. One lucky angler had 150 bream from Corravoo. The winner of the Fishmaniak competition on Lough Muckno was Lucasz Goraus fishing the pole with a weight of 13kg 42g. The Inniscara Reservoir has not featured much in recent coarse reports but earlier this week Kevin Grey had some great bream fishing, which is just as well as the match scene is due to start there this weekend.
The big pike have yet to start feeding and the unsettled weather has no doubt played its part in this. There were a couple of bigger fish caught around the Shannon area but most fish reported this week were under 10lb.
There were some great shark catches this week with porbeagles from Red Bay and blue shark from Loop Head and Downings reported. Lisdoonvarna and Fanore SAC held and international shore angling competition at Ballyreen. Over the week a huge variety of fish were recorded including lesser spotted dogfish, bull huss, pollack, ballan wrasse, dab, flounder, tope, thornback ray, and conger eel. Under the conservation rules of the club all fish caught were recorded and returned to the sea alive. The winner was Michael Curtin from Kinvara.
Today, Thursday 02 September, there is small craft warning in effect. Southeast winds will reach force 6 at times on coasts from Roches Point to Valentia to Slyne Head. The outlook for the next few days is rainy spells and gusty winds from the southeast. The rain is likely to become more persistant next week. Will it improve the salmon fishing? Will the big pike come on the feed? I look forward to finding out.
Tight lines.
Myles Kelly
Catch, Photo, Release.
email: myles.kelly@cfb.ie
Angling Update Headlines
Salmon Angling
- Boyne salmon fishing improves, Fane anglers waiting.
- Nore and Munster Blackwater both very low.
- Fresh salmon and seatrout running Currane.
- 22lb salmon from the Argideen.
- Some good salmon fishing in Connemara but rain needed.
- Owenmore and Moy salmon still in taking mood.
Trout Angling
- Small flies and early mornings for Boyne trout.
- Lough Sheelin trout still on small sedges.
- Mask shallows fishing well and 16lb Ferox from Cong.
- Dry Daddies and wet Green Peters for Lough Conn trout.
- Cashel Trout Fishery Report.
Coarse Angling
- Lucasz Goraus wins Fishmaniak competition on Muckno.
- Cork bream await the action!.
- Waterways Ireland /Irish Wheelchair Association National Angling Event .
- Change in weather affects coarse fish in Shannon.
- Cootehill fishing well - 150 bream on Corravoo.
Pike Angling
- Only smaller pike taking mood in the east.
- Ocassional big pike at Ballyforan and Shannonbridge.
- Loughs Agency Pike Fishing Festival.