August 31st, 2005 - Archived Salmon & Trout Fishing Reports for the Shannon Region

UPPER SHANNON

For updates contact Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel: 049 4336144

For updates contact our Mullingar Office 044 48769 Mon to Fri mornings only

MID SHANNON AREA

A lot of small fish are starting to move on Ennell. The Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association would like to request that anglers return any fish caught under 14 inches. There were good hatches of Silver horn sedges and the Daddy season has commenced on the lake. Conor Lynch Clara had 5 fish over two days, best almost 5lbs. Mick Clarke Dysart Mullingar had 4 fish over 3 evenings, averaging 2lbs to 3lbs on the Peter. Jack Bell, Tullamore had 3 fish. The Lough Ennell Perpetual Cup Competition was fished by 43 anglers with 5 fish weighed in. The first was John Keogh Naas with one fish 5.25lbs, 2nd was Mick Devaney Mullingar had a fish of 3.46lbs and a second fish of 2.14lbs. 3rd Dave Mc Bryde Dublin who had a fish of 1.32lbs, 4th John Murray Mullingar had had a fish of 1.31lbs.

For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769

LOUGH OWEL

Angling activity is down over recent weeks. Fishing at time of writing is starting to improve. Anglers are still getting a few on the Peter but buzzer fishing in the evening is starting to get results. Christy Dunne and friend had 8 fish between them averaging 1.5 to 1.75lbs, a few fish were released. Greg Long and Noel Bennett from Dublin had 5 fish at 1.5 lbs on fly. Brendan Kelly from Wicklow had 3 fish at 1.25 lbs also on fly. On August 16th Michael Tyvoid from Dublin had 6 fish averaging 1.5 lbs on the Peter and caught and released 12 other fish. On the 27th August. The
Dodder Anglers Competition was fished by 15 anglers. 17 fish were caught. The results were
1st Noel Bennett - 4 fish
2nd Des Johnston - 2 fish
3rd Gerry Heaslip - 2 fish

For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769

LOUGH REE

Angling has started to pick up again on Lough Ree. Padraig Hanniffy Athlone had a fish of 3.5 and 2lbs dapping the Daddy. Owen Casey Newtowncashel had a fish of 2.5lbs.

For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769

PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY

Contact Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling Club Tel: 087 2974306 for updates on the recent fishing.

For general updates contact Brendan Mundy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Birr Office Tel: 087 9974521

Mick Flanagan, Angling Correspondent for the Westmeath Topic and Sunday World Newspaper Tel: 087 2797270: mick@midlandangling.com reports on Midland Lakes & Rivers.

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING....

Yes that certainly was the case for Nass angler John Keogh while he was competing in the Lough Ennell Perpetual Cup last Sunday. John hooked up with a cracking wild brown trout weighing 5.25lbs to win the Cup. In second place was Ennell expert Mick Devanney from Mullingar,. Mick boated two super fish the best weighing 3.46lbs, third place went to Dave McBryde of Southside Angling in Dublin and 4th place was another local angler Johnny Murray. As is the norm with Lough Ennell not many trout were caught during the Lough Ennell Perpetual Cup but as you can see from the winning photo the quality is second to none. Fishing was from 11am-7pm and conditions were very good for fly-fishing with a nice breeze and plenty of cloud cover. Most anglers met fish during the day, but catching them is another days work. In the first few hours of the competition I surely met 6-8 trout drifting out from Dysart Island, but I could not interest them in taking my flies. Another sight for sore eyes was the number of very big trout pitching along the front of Dysart right down to the Burrow Hill. This was like something you see coming near the end of the season when the trout are getting ready to run the rivers to spawn. All in all it was a very enjoyable day on Ennell and the next competition will be on Sunday 18th September when we will compete for the O'Malley Cup. Fishing is from 11am-7pm weigh-in Whitebridge Bay.

CLONHUGH CUP....

The angling season is closing in very fast with just six weeks left on some of our local waters, and on Sunday next 4th September Lough Owel Trout Preservation Association will hold their last official trout competition for 2005. On the day the Clonhugh Cup will be fished, also up for grabs the same day is the Tommy McCormack Cup for the angler with the heaviest gross weight of trout during Lough Owel Trout Preservation Association competitions. Fishing is from 11am-7pm with weigh-in at Mullallys . The lake is producing some good quality stocked trout at the moment and last week I teamed up with my good friend Terry McGeehan and his son Ben, Terry is well known Journalist with the Irish Daly Star. The lads were on a few days break here in the Midlands which they really enjoyed along with the crack here in the town. Terry went home with a lot of local history about Lough Ennell & Owel thanks to Anthony Hughes of Hughes Corner House Bar & Lounge.

ATHLONE ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS

report courtesy of Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers Association Ph: 087 - 2340815

THE WYKES/GAFFEY MEMORIAL CUP....

The Wykes/Gaffey Memorial Cup was fished on Sunday 28^th August and with a strong South Westerly wind whipping across Lough Ree conditions were ideal for fishing even if things got a little bumpy in the boats at times. The weigh in took place that evening in 41’s Pub and the competition for places was tight with a lot of fish around the two pound mark but it was Leo Behan and Richie Gabbet who were head and shoulders above the rest when their fish weighed in at 2lb 15ozs. Second place went to Thomas Killian and guest fisherman, Brian McDermott all the way from Carrick on Shannon, when their trout weighed in at 2lb 5ozs. Two ounces further back in third place was Tony Doolan and Gerard Lynch who fish weighed 2lb 3ozs and only one ounce behind them was Noel Monaghan with a trout weighing 2lb 2ozs. Fifth place went to father and son duo Paddy and Alan McEvilly with a trout weighing 1lb 14ozs.

Our sincere thanks to the Wykes and Gaffey families who sponsor this competition and to everybody at 41’s for their excellent hospitality at the weigh in and presentation of prizes that evening.

KENEAVY MEMORIAL CUP....

This competition will take place on Sunday 4^th September and will start from Gallagher’s Boat Shed at 10.30pm. This will be the second last trout competition this year and a big turnout is expected as the season draws to a close. The Captain of the Day will be Pat Rohan and the weigh in and presentation of prizes will take place that evening in Potter’s Bar in Irishtown.

GREYHOUND RACING....

A fantastic night was had by all last Saturday at the Greyhound Racing in Mullingar and a big thank you to the hard working social committee for arranging this event. There was plenty of winners on the night but it was Angela Sloane and Eamon Cunningham who were the big winners as not only did they have seven of the eleven winners on the night but they also won the top prize in the raffle which was three nights B&B and two evening meals in the Quality Hotel in Clonakilty Co. Cork which was kindly sponsored by Super Value.

FOR YOUR DIARY....

The following is the schedule of competitions that it is proposed to hold over the next few weeks. Please note this list may change due to unforeseen circumstances, however the details of each competition will be published here, on the posters and on the Athlone.ie website in the week prior to each competition.

Sunday 4^th September – Keneavy Memorial Cup – Trout, Lough Ree

Sunday 11th September – Conroy/Conway Memorial Cup – Trout, Lough Ree

Friday 2^nd December – Annual Presentation Evening and Christmas Night Out

LOWER SHANNON AREA

ShRFB reports for the RIVER FEALE CO KERRY

Photo: from left to right Mark Loughnane, John Hennessey and Bob Downey all from Listowel

There were two floods, a small fresh on Monday August 22nd followed by another fresh on Wednesday. A good stir of fresh salmon ran into the system especially on Wednesday with many anglers out and about testing the water. Several salmon were returned to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. Spinner and fly accounted for most of the fish with the Kilty Lure working well. Sean Enright Listowel had the best fish of the week on Thursday, two salmon of 14.5lbs and 8lbs. Tony Nolan also had a 14 pounder. Paul O' Sullivan, Listowel had 2 fish, one on the 22nd August and another on the 25th, best 8lbs. Sean Mc Minaman, Co. Kildare, Tom Kearney, Abbeydorney, Bob Downey, Listowel, Mark Loughnane, Listowel, Stephen White, Co. Kildare, Sean Enright, Listowel, Mick Doherty, Limerick, Christy Halpin, Listowel, Aiden O Neill, Listowel. Pete Sugrue and Benny Loughnane, Listowel, Ned Sweeny, Christy Halpin, Benny Loughnane, Mick Body, Sean Murphy, Jer Mulvihill, Charlie Beagley and Tim Harty all had fish. More recently on Sat the 27^th Mick Moroney and Bruce Easy reported fish. Water level has now dropped back with only a few anglers trying the fly in the clearer water.

Photo: Sean Enright from the Listowel area with his two fish, one which weighed 14.5lbs and the other 8lbs - photos courtesy of Paddy Halpin, Assistant Fisheries Inspector, Listowel.

For up to date fishing reports contact the local Assistant Fisheries Inspector Mr Paddy Halpin Mobile: 087 7729126

TJ O'Brien, TJ's ANGLING CENTRE KILLALOE Tel: 061 376009 Mob 087 8108225 for the Lower Shannon and Lough Derg.

The story of this trout recently featured in our angling news column, the fish was caught on Lough Derg by local Killaloe angler John Gleeson while fishing for pike using ledgered Roach. The fish weighing 13lbs 3ozs was caught, photographed and returned alive to the water. Photo courtesy of TJ's Angling Centre Killaloe

ShRFB reports for Jim Robinson, Angling Guide Lower Shannon and for CASTLECONNELL SALMON FISHERY Tel Mob: 087 2339999. Web Address: http://www.iol.ie/~jimrob

A small rise on the River Mulcair resulted in a move of grilse with anglers reporting a few fish from the long field stretch.

Richard Keays, Millbank House, Murroe, Co Limerick, Ireland http://www.millbankhouse.com Email to info@millbankhouse.com Tel 061 386115 reports for the River Mulcair system.

For updates contact above.

Local ShRFB Fishery Officer reports for the RIVER MAIGUE at Castleroberts Fishery

Salmon fishing has been very slow on the River Maigue. However there is a good stock of trout in the fishery with reports of a few fish caught late evening on sedges.

For angling updates on Castleroberts Fishery and booking a fishing permit contact Mob: 087 9810817