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Coarse Angling report - Shannon River Basin District Dated Wednesday September 15th, 2010
Photo: Phil Rogers, Tony
Clawsan and Les Humphreys with 161lbs ( All fish released back to the
water unharmed ) - photo courtesy of Kevin Lyons, Melview lodge. COARSE FISHING MIXED DUE TO
THE UNSETTLED AND WINDY WEATHER It has been a very unsettled week with
lots more rain but thankfully the weather is to settle down for the
weekend. Water levels are high in the Upper Shannon and lakes. While
fishing was limited to a few select venues due to flooding, angling
guests of Melview lodge did well bagging up to 161lbs. The Carrick on Shannon Angling festival
commences on Monday next September 20th and will be fished for 4 days
to Thursday September 24th. We hope to have an update next week,
although it will be the following week before we have a full report
and official results. Fishing has been slower than of late on the
Shannon in the Portumna area. However, the odd good Bream was caught
along the Sheebeen and Salmon Run, but not in quantities. The
hot water stretch at Shannonbridge threw up mixed catches for visiting
anglers, along with other reasonably good reports on the Shannon in
the area. Water levels are high. Not much to report on the lower
Shannon, very few anglers about. Strong winds have been playing havoc
in recent days. With more settled weather on the way for the weekend,
this should provide more comfortable fishing conditions for pleasure
and match fishing. TIGHT LINES! River Shannon, Lanesborough
There has been no anglers about in the
Lanesborough area to test the local waters. Carrick on Shannon Festival
Photo: The Carrick-on-Shannon Festival takes place on three
local lakes and the River Shannon Mudflats between September 20-24 The Carrick-on-Shannon Angling Festival celebrates its 30th birthday
in September and the four-day event is attracting a new batch of
overseas match fishermen who hope to win the guaranteed €1,000 first
prize. But money isn’t everything. The appeal for the new anglers seems to be
the fact there is no pressure to pay anything more than the €80 entry
fee and the majority of anglers don’t even bother with the optional
sweepstake. And on top of that, local fishing tackle dealer Terry Mann of Shannon
Tackle Jamestown, throws €500 into the prize fund for the biggest fish
caught on the last day! “It works well”, explained Terry, who moved from London 23 years ago
to live and work on the banks of the River Shannon. “The main festival
is decided on points and introducing a decent-size last day prize
keeps everyone focused on the Friday match” The Carrick-on-Shannon Festival takes place on three local lakes and
the River Shannon Mudflats between September 20-24 and the person to
contact for more information is Charlotte Fearon on 00353 71 9620313
Dave Houghton Strokestown Lakes and Upper River
Shannon Fishing has again been very good at
select venues with some very nice fish being caught. A week ago a lot
of anglers where praying for some much needed rain Angling guests Phil Rogers, Tony
Clawsan and Les Humphreys pre-baited and fished just two venues which
produced some good catches of fish considering the weather conditions.
The second venue produced most fish with weights between 80lbs and
161lbs per day. Catches were made up of Bream to 5lbs, some Big
Hybrids to 4lbs and some good Roach and Perch also featured in their
catches. Kevin commented that the lads caught well despite having to
put up with some rough weather. Kevin Lyons River Shannon, Portumna
Fishing has been slower than of late
on the Shannon in the Portumna area. However the odd good Bream was
caught along the Sheebeen and Salmon Run, but not in quantities. The
only good reports were from the backwaters on the Shannon from Meelick
to Portumna and the harbours are fishing well Bream/skimmers up to
2.5lbs. At time of writing wind is playing havoc but water levels are
okay for fishing in this area. Mike Murray, Derryhiney, Portumna River Shannon, Banagher
No reports received this week. Ray Duthie, Lower River Inny and Lough
Ree There is very little coarse fishing to
report. Water levels are very high on Lough Ree and are continuing to
rise. Tommy Foxe, River Suck Valley
Well known angling guide Bill Cassidy
had a group of 6 anglers from the Muscular Dystrophy Association out
fishing on the River Suck over the weekend. Saturday was a good day and all had fish.
The River is presently in high flood but should settle down somewhat
over the coming days with drier weather forecast. River Shannon, Shannonbridge
Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated
September 13th, 2010 In a week or so the level of the river
rose from a summer low of 2.1(Metres) to 2.95 on Friday, 3.3 on the
Saturday and 3.4 on Monday 13th. Wind is mainly from the west. Stefan Varga was on the boat and used
worms to catch 20 Perch. Spence Family, Louth, Lincs fished the Hot
Water on a rainy day - September 6th using feeder and maggot. They
caught 49
Roach, Perch and hybrids. It was a bit slow they reckoned. They again fished
the Hot Water on the 8th September in mixed conditions using feeder and
maggot, caster and sweetcorn and caught 80 Roach, Perch, Bream,
hybrids, Pike and Tench. A 4lbs Tench, 3lb Perch and 2.5lbs pike were
the best fish.
Water levels rising. They fished the Shannon again on September 10th
and caught 22lbs of Roach, Perch and Bream. The River was in flood and
weedy. Keith Harrison, Lincs has returned
after 17 years. On September 8th he fished the Grand Canal in sun and
rain using 6m pole and caught 30 Roach, 3 Bream at 3.5lbs each and one
Tench. Bit of weed on canal. Keith fished the back of the island
at Shannonbridge on September 9th in mixed conditions using stick
float and centre pin reel. He caught 40 Roach to 2lbs, 3 hybrids,
Perch and loads of Rudd, using red maggot. Water level was high. Keith
fished the same swim the next day and caught 25 Roach, 3 Rudd using a
long rod and red maggot. Finally, he fished the flooded swim on
the backwater on September 13th in wind and rain using maggot to catch
47 Roach and 2 Rudd. Martin Owen Crewe fished the River
Suck on 12th September in wind using maggot to catch Bream, Roach and
hybrids for 32 lbs. Fair catch. J.P. Jones Crewe also fished on
the River Suck using maggot to catch 20lbs of Bream and Roach. Dermot Killeen , Shannonbridge Lough Derg, Killaloe & East
Clare lakes Winds are causing problems on the lake
swims - not much to report. TJ O'Brien, |
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