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Game Angling in the Shannon Region TROUT FISHING ROUNDUP 2005 SEASON
Photo: John Burke from Trim with 3 fish for 12lbs in the May 2005 Championships on Lough Ennell, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling correspondent Mullingar. The early part of the season was hampered by wintry weather, nonetheless some good fishing was reported from time to time. The Mayfly season was one of the main angling milestones and 2005 was a good year on the big lakes. While weather didn't always oblige there was excellent mayfly fishing on Lough Ree which has seen a huge recovery in recent years, best methods were dapping and dry fly. Lough Derg fished well also when weather obliged. Buzzer fishing was successful for some on the Midland lakes around Mullingar and on Sheelin. Olives were also on the trout menu from time to time and provided some evening sport. The Peter season was next on the calendar and was a bit slow to start but did pick up on Lough Owel for the Patti Doolan Shield competition in August. After a lull a few end of season competitions did produce fish. Lets reflect on the past season month by month and see who caught what and where. TIGHT LINES IN 2006!
Photo: Nickie Shaw of Shaw's Hardware Mullingar with a brace of Lough Owel trout, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar. It was a very cold but dry opening week of the trout fishing season. Early March felt more like January than the start of March. Not surprisingly there wasn't as much angling activity due to the harsh condition. Those who ventured out had limited success especially on Lough Owel. Athlone anglers managed a few trout to 5lbs in a local competition on Lough Ree.
Photo: French angler Benjamin caught this trout on the River Fergus Co Clare in March. Photo courtesy of the captor.
Photo: Cracking wild Lough Sheelin brown trout of 5lbs 14ozs caught on the 19th March by Aidan Rushe from Armagh while fishing the Kilroy Cup Trout Competition. There were two fish caught on the day and a number of other fish were hooked and lost. Pat Mc Caul aged 82 was second - photo courtesy of Eamonn Ross L.S.T.P.A. In April catch returns were down on most trout waters mainly due to the difficult angling conditions, particularly early on in April. While there was some slight improvement, weather did continue to hamper angling on our midland lake fisheries. One of the highlights was a 13.5lb brown trout caught on Lough Ree in a local trout fishing competition fished by the Newtowncashel anglers. Weather gradually warmed as the month advanced. The first mayfly of the season was observed on Lough Ree and Derg towards the end of April with a couple of trout reported caught on Derg on dry Greenfly .
Photo: Mervin Cooney caught this lovely Ennell trout of 4lbs 8ozs in April while fishing with Carol Gaye and James Cleary. photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Mullingar
Photo: Sunday afternoon 3rd April 2005, Young angler Kayle Thompson landed (with a little help from dad Tony) this excellent ½ lb trout from the Maigue River at Castleroberts, Co Limerick - photo courtesy of Ken O'Neill Fisheries Officer ShRFB
Photo:
Beautiful
Lough Ree wild brown trout ( 6lb+?) caught on Saturday April
16th by Ray Sheehan, photo courtesy of Dr Ken Whelan
May started with unsettled weather. There were
good hatches of Olives on most Midland lakes with trout showing
some interest. The Mayfly started hatching early on in May and there
was very lively fishing reported in patches on the southern
shores of Lough Derg at Mountshannon, Garrykennedy and Killaloe. Pallas
Lake in Co Offaly featured prominently in our angling news
column at this time. By mid month Mayfly fever had set in. Dry greenfly and dapping accounted for some cracking
trout up to 7lbs and 8lbs on Derg and on Lough Ree.
Fishing on our Midland lakes was fruitful by mid month with quality trout caught on
Olives and evening buzzer fishing on Ennell.
Weather proved difficult for periods, which hampered the Mayfly
fishing, especially the evening gnat fishing. During the more
suitable interludes there was lively action reported on Lough
Derg and Ree. Good evening buzzer fishing on our Midland
lakes continued with quality trout caught of 4lbs and 5lbs
reported. The cold air
temperatures hampered evening gnat fishing on Derg. Still some
great fish were landed on suitable evenings. An angler from Whitegate had a
superb fish of nearly 8lbs on the gnat. Mayfly
fishing was excellent on Lough Ree. Over 200 trout were
officially returned by pleasure anglers dapping and Mayfly on
Lough Ree in one week during the latter half of May. Fish
averaged 2lbs to 5lbs and other larger trout were encountered to
over 7lbs. Lough Ennell was also in form with good evening
buzzer action reported. Lough Sheelin produced some cracking
trout on the Buzzer with the gnat also accounting for a few
large Sheelin trout as May bowed out.
Photo: May
Championships on Lough Ennell with three beautiful wild Ennell
trout
for John
Burke from Trim, 3 fish for 12lbs, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan,
Angling correspondent Mullingar. The very poor weather hampered trout angling for most of the opening days of June with high winds, rain and thunderstorm activity. During the more suitable conditions some quality fish were landed on Ennell, Sheelin and Lough Ree and a gradual improvement was evident on Lough Owel which had a bad season up to then. Some cracking trout were caught on Lough Sheelin. One of the highlights was a specimen trout of over 12lbs caught in Goreport Bay by a Co Longford angler. A few other large trout were encountered on the gnat, shame the weather played havoc as there were trout moving to the big hatches of button on Ennell. The Island River on the River Suck produced plenty of trout to the mayfly. The Mayfly season eventually petered out about the 10th June and what a season was had with our larger lakes such as Lough Ree and Lough Derg providing superb sport when weather allowed. Perch fry explosions followed on our Midlands lakes traditionally marking a period in the angling year when fishing normally goes into a lull period. June 2005 was no exception with trout angling remaining quiet from mid month onwards. Lough O’Flynn did start to hot up after a non eventful mayfly season and anglers had good results to wetflies mainly during late evening sessions. Some quality trout reported caught on sedges as June closed. The Nenagh river was reported as fishing well.
Photo: 12lbs 6ozs caught in Goreport bay on Lough Sheelin in June by Peter Donoghue of Edgeworthstown Co. Longford on a fly tied by Joe Kenna, It took almost 2 hours to land the huge fish which was witnessed by Phil Donoghue, brother of Peter
Photo: Martin Mc Gorian from Walkinstown Dublin winner of the Rex Beaumont Cup on Lough Ennell in June with this 3lb trout, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar
Photo: That winning feeling! Pat McDonald, Athlone centre winner of the Jimmy Nea Cup which was hosted by Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association on Sunday 29th May. Eamon Kelly finished 2nd with a rainbow trout, and Mick McCormack 3rd, photo courtesy of Mick Flanagan, Angling correspondent Mullingar.
Photo: Tosh Grimes of Ginnell Terrace Mullingar had a good season on Ennell - photo courtesy of Micheal Flanagan, Angling correspondent, Mullingar Overall trout fishing remained quiet in July with the exception of Lough O'Flynn which fished well to wet flies early on in the month. The Peter hatch proved sporadic and contrary to expectations didn’t provide consistent sport even though there were ideal late evening conditions with sultry warm nights during the hot spell of weather mid month. A few anglers fishing on Ennell did have some success with cracking fish landed to over 6lbs. One of the highlights in June was a 13.5lb brown trout caught by a Pike angler near Killaloe on Lough Derg. We had reports from angling correspondent Michael Flanagan of good returns from Mount Dalton lake near Mullingar.
Photo: This trout was caught on Lough Derg by local Killaloe angler John Gleeson while fishing for pike using ledgered Roach. The fish weighed 13lbs 3ozs was caught, photographed and returned alive to the water. Photo courtesy of TJ's Angling Centre Killaloe
Photo: A big fat Lough Sheelin trout of 12lbs 6ozs for Co Longford angler, photo courtesy of the captor
Photo: Fisheries Awareness week 2005 The Peter season kicked off on a positive note on Lough Owel in the opening weeks of August with anglers reporting quality fish up to 6lbs. There was good fishing reported in the Patti Doolan Memorial Shield competition. While some cracking trout were caught on Ennell the Green Peter season proved patchy overall with only sporadic good hatches of fly. At the other end of the region we received reports of good evening fly fishing on the River Maigue and tributaries. There was a lull period in the latter half of August. There was a recovery as the month bowed out with Lough Ree featuring in our angling news column once again. The Athlone Anglers Association reported good fishing in their local competition. Quality rather than quantity was the comment in the case of Lough Ennell with a trout of over 5lbs winning the Lough Ennell Perpetual Cup competition.
Photo: Alan Tyrrell (L.E.T.P.A.) presenting John Keogh with the Lough Ennell Perpetual Cup - winning fish was 5.25lbs. - photo courtesy of Michael
Photo: Marty Smyth presenting Peter McGuire winner of the Patti Doolan Shield fished on Lough Owel in September - photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar. Trout fishing was mixed in September. There was good results reported in the Kineavy Cup trout competition on Lough Ree and very good fishing was had in the Clonhugh Cup competition fished on Lough Owel. Ennell produced a few fish early on in September. Weather was pleasantly warm. During mid month trout fishing tended to be patchy in the Midland lakes with the exception of Lough Owel, which continued to fish well. Good trout fishing was had on the Mulcair and River Maigue catchments and on the River Deel at Newscastlewest. Co Limerick The Ormond Anglers Association Nenagh reported excellent sport in their annual Juvenile Competition. Fishing started to hot up on our Midland Mullingar lakes as the season advanced. The Halligan Cup trout competition fished on Lough Ree provided good sport. September bowed out with weather taking on a distinct autumnal feel with lots of rain and wind in the final week.
Photo: Jimmy Nally Lough Derravaragh Chairman presenting Paddy Ward with the Gibson Trophy, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent
Photo: Barry Lenihan with the Clonhugh Cup in September with his winning Lough Owel trout weighing 4lbs 1oz, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent
Photo: James and Patricia Grenne along with Pat Rohan present Tony Doolan with the winning trophy for the Keneavy Memorial Cup held by the Athlone Anglers Association in September.
Photo: Mick Frances winner of the O'Malley Cup, flanked by David O'Malley (O' Malley Tackle & Firearms dealers Mullingar) and Johnny O' Malley (T.L.S. Angling Centre ), photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar. The season wound up on October 12th End of season competitions on Owel, Ennell and Sheelin did provide some sport in what was otherwise a quiet end to the game-angling season. This was mainly due to very windy weather over the final days. 30 trout were caught in the end of season McDonald Cup competition on Sheelin. Lough Ennell produced quality trout if not quantity while Owel provided most of the action with plenty of fish caught in the final competition of the season.
Photo: Lakeland anglers end of season competition winners L-R. Derravaragh winner Christy Cox, Owel winner Martin Mc Ouaid, and Ennell winner Ciaran Newman, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar.
Photo: Double delight for David Gray on Mount Dalton lake, Mullingar , photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan, Angling Correspondent, Mullingar.
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