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Pike Angling Update dated Wednesday January 20th, 2010
Photo: Hungarian angler Zultan Nagygyorgy with a nice Pike while fishing with Brian Bohan, our angling columnist PIKE FISHING BADLY HIT BY THE BIG FREEZE OF PAST WEEKS The early season winter pike anglers be it pleasure or competition anglers have been hit very hard with the recent hard spell of weather which saw temperatures plummet to as low as -12 C leading to lakes and margins of some rivers and canals left frozen solid. Thankfully at time of writing there is a big thaw and fishing should get back to some normality very soon. Meanwhile some waters are out of order for fishing, either still frozen or due to local flood conditions from the considerable melt water off the hills. This applies to the River Suck system as we write which is in high flood and out of order for fishing presently. Brian Bohan managed to brave the freeze up over the past number of weeks and reported a few good pike for his Hungarian angling guest who recorded his personal best Pike in the Upper Shannon. Well done! Angling correspondent, Michael Flanagan reports on Pike fishing news in the Midlands. Fishing in the Mullingar area was also hard hit due to the sub zero temperatures and frozen conditions. We'll have more news in two weeks time. TIGHT LINES FOR 2010. IRISH SPECIMEN FISH COMMITTEE For further information contact Dr. Willie Roche, ISFC Sec 087-6620479. or download the REPORT HERE UPPER SHANNON
Bodo Funke, Angling Services Ireland, Boyle, Co Roscommon http://www.anglingservicesireland.com/ reports. See Angling blog for latest reports http://www.anglingservicesireland.blogspot.com/ Brian Bohan CHAFLYNNS COTTAGE & GUIDING SERVICE MOHILL reports on angling in the upper Shannon region around MOHILL and CARRICK ON SHANNON After what seems a life time of frost, snow, ice and very low temperatures things seem to be getting back to normal. Lakes are still frozen but are starting to thaw out. The rivers were about the only places that were fishable. I spent most of the freeze on the Shannon which was hard going at times with bits hard come by. Zultan Nagygyorgy from Hungary who now lives in Maynooth had a few nice pike on two of his trips with me and was overjoyed with his personal best fish.
Kevin Lyons, MELVIEW LODGE GUESTHOUSE, Drumlish Road, Clonrollagh, Co Longford Tel : 003534345061 Mob: Email: info@melviewlodge.com Web: http://www.melviewlodge.com No report this period. MID SHANNON AREA
Mick Flanagan, Angling correspondent and photographer Mullingar reports on January 11th, 2010 Mobile: 087-2797270 WINTER PIKING HIT HARD
The early season winter pike anglers be it pleasure or
competition anglers have been hit very hard with our recent hard
spell of weather. I spent a few hours last weekend on the Inny
and it was very cold. Even though I caught no fish their was
surface activity of some sort, what species of fish I don’t
know, but hopefully in the coming weeks I will get back on the
River. The Black River, which flows into the Inny just down
River of Lough Iron, also took a hit with the icy conditions,
and I was surprised to see stretches of this river frozen. Over
the years some nice pike to 5-6 lbs come from this River and I
got some great Perch on certain stretches.
While on the subject of pike I flicked through a few action
shots I took of pike and they are some fish when on the end of a
line. Now many serious fly anglers are targeting this species of
fish. My preferred method is trolling or spinning, also wobbling
dead baits is deadly when the pike are on the feed. Some of the
hits are arm wrenching, and even a small pike will test the best
of anglers. Nowadays the pike angler is well catered for, years
back it was your old reliable Copper and Silver Spoon trolled on
a rod like an E.S.B. pole compared to modern rods. The next time
you have an hour to spare drop into your local tackle dealer and
check out the pike gear. Every month you pick up an angling
magazine there is a huge array of new lures. Ok some at designed
to catch us anglers but some really do the business.
I was speaking to Glore Anglers Chairman Eddie O'Donnell last
week and the lake is completely frozen over. Eddie and some club
officers were busy working on the river, and he told me it will
be at least 2-3 weeks before they have a date for the first pike
competition. I am still waiting for the hard copy of the I.S.F.C. report, when we receive it we will feature some of the specimen catches from our Midland Waterways. In the mean time check out the ShRFB for record catches from the Shannon Region. February Irish Angler is out on the shelves. The Murtagh Cup and Sean Wear Cup fished on Derravaragh over the winter months are featured, plus some glossy pics of Conor Murtagh and Una Weir of Multyfarnham presenting the Cups. The ShRFB reports for Ray Duthie Old Forge Banagher, Bait Stockist, Tackle and ACCOMMODATION PROVIDER Tel: 057 9151504. BANAGHER area this week. FEDERATION OF PIKE ANGLING CLUBS NEWS 2010 Kingspan Pike Championships venues will be decided very soon - watch this space for details in our next update in two weeks time. See Fed website: http://www.angling-in-ireland.com ShRFB reports for the RIVER SUCK VALLEY - Mid River Suck Last weekend there was a big thaw on the River Suck and snow melt water has risen the water levels by several feet on the system. At time of writing the River, Lough Loung, Stoneham's and other local lakes are in flood and out of order for fishing, water levels are above the fishing stands on the lakes. Levels should gradually settle over the coming week. Further local info contact Mr John Ryan, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Tel: 094 96 40103 Mob: 087 2536064 and John Devaney, Assistant Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon for the lower River Suck 087 2266735. ShRFB reports for the River Shannon at PORTUMNA - Mike Murray , MURRAY'S B&B, Derryhiney, Portumna reports No reports. ShRFB reports for INNY BAY B&B - fishing at TOM FOXES ANGLING STRETCH and lower RIVER INNY Tommy Foxe Mob: 087 9960173 for enquiries and boat hire Inny Angling Website shows the November flooding. See http://www.innyangling.net/November09.htm
No reports this period. Michael Flanagan reports on the recent Pike fishing news in the Midlands. Report dated January 11th, 2010. Dermot Killeen Shannonbridge Tel 090 96 74112 Email: derry.killeen@gmail.com reports for SHANNONBRIDGE area Shannonbridge Fishing Report for January, 2010... No reports published on the Shannonbridge blog. LOWER SHANNON AREA
No reports. Fished the region last week ! - Like to send us a fishing report for our next update! If you have fished any of our fisheries over the past week and wish to send us in your fishing report to feature on our next update, please CLICK HERE and complete our online form or simply send us an email with your contact particulars and catch details and attach a photo if you have one to Brian Mc Manus Email: info@shannon-fishery-board.ie
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