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Game Angling & Fisheries News, Announcements, Upcoming Events/Notices & Reports: (Salmon & Trout Fishing) Dated Wednesday June 28th, 2006
Photo: Matt Foley and Bernard Mannion with a few good fish on the dabbler on O'Flynn last week, photo courtesy of Assistant Fisheries Inspector John Ryan, Ballinlough OUR MIDLAND LAKE FISHERIES GO INTO SLUMBER AS TROUT GO ON PERCH FRY Our midland fisheries have gone into slumber and we now await the Green Peter season expected to commence from about mid July. We'll keep you posted. Farther south Millbank Angling Centre reported good trout fishing on the Mulcair Catchment. Salmon fishing has started to pick up with the first decent run of summer fish appearing on the Shannon. A Spanish party had a few good fish over the week on Castleconnell Salmon Fishery. TIGHT LINES! UPPER SHANNON
Report Week-ending 25/06/06: There's not a lot of trout angling evident on Sheelin this week. Anglers did catch and release a few smaller trout. John Little, Cavan Anglers had one good fish of 4lbs. Fly hatches:
Mark Wilson reported that he fished O' Flynn on Sunday and
he and his fishing partner had 2 trout for 2 and a
half pounds on fry patterns. He fished Sheelin on Monday - no fish
and commented that water
was very clear in the lake. LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK Lough O'Flynn is fishing quite well in the evening time to mostly wet flies, dabblers and invictas are working well. Fish are on perch fry and fishing is likely to slow down for a few weeks. John Connolly from Castlerea had two fish for 5lbs on a dabbler. Matt Foley and Bernard Mannion were out fishing most evenings returning 4 to 5 fish each day, many of the fish were released. For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 6560038 MID SHANNON AREA Very few anglers fished Ennell last week. Some sedges are hatching along the western shoreline. Nigel Warrick, England had 3 fish to 2lbs. Mick Clarke, Dysart had 2 fish on sedges. Mark Ryan & David Hagan, Dublin had one of 3lbs. Weather is forecast as settled for the next few days. For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769 mornings Fishing has been very quiet on Lough Owel. Anglers now await the first of the Green Peters which should start to hatch around the second week in July. For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769 Very little trout fishing on Ree at the moment as the trout feed on perch fry. Midland Trout Anglers held their Spent Mayfly competition over two weeks on the lake. The winner was Tommy Kelly, Athlone won with a fish of 4.6lbs, Second was John McGeehan, Athlone with a fish of 2.7lbs. LOUGH DERRAVARAGH For general updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769 For updates contact Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling Club Tel: 087 2974306. Mick Flanagan, Angling Correspondent for the Westmeath Topic and Sunday World Newspaper Tel: 087 2797270: mick@midlandangling.com reports on Midland Lakes & Rivers 2006 WORLD CASTING CHAMPIONSHIPS... Here is a date for your diary even if you don't class yourself in this league it would be a unique chance to see the Worlds Top Casting Champions in action. We are told lines will be cast in access of 71yards. This years event will be staged at Carton House (Maynooth Co Kildare) on 2nd September - 8th September. The Irish qualifiers for the World Casting Championships & Emerald World Masters Championships will be held at The Markree Castle Game & Country Fair (Collooney, Sligo) on Saturday & Sunday July 15th & 16th. More on this please contact Brendan Begley 0879188912 or Catherine Rothwell 086-8842622 LOWER SHANNON AREA
TJ O'Brien, TJ's ANGLING CENTRE KILLALOE Tel: 061 376009 Mob 087 8108225 reports for the Lower Shannon and Lough Derg All is quiet on Derg following a great Mayfly season. 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. TROUT FISHING The trout fishing on the river has being very good over the past weeks. I had a French party fly fishing on the upper stretches of the Bilboa river and they were catching around thirty trout daily. I had a Dutch group fishing on the Newport river and they told me it was the best trout fishing in their lives, catching twenty trout each day up to 32cm. All these trout were returned to the river as we have a catch and release policy at Millbank. SALMON FISHING Salmon fishing is slow for this time of year. June generally is our best month for grilse. There are approx ten catches of grilse reported each day. ShRFB reports for the RIVER FEALE CO KERRY No reports this week. Seatrout are expected to run the Feale very soon, we'll keep you posted. For up to date fishing reports contact the local Assistant Fisheries Inspector Mr Paddy Halpin Mobile: 087 7729126 Salmon fishing has picked up over the past week. A party of 4 Spanish anglers had good sport with about 8 fish between them up to 11lbs. Grilse are appearing on the fishery, heralding the commencement of the summer run of fish, more next week. ShRFB reports for Castleroberts Fishery RIVER MAIGUE For angling updates on Castleroberts Mob: 087 9810817 Like to Become a Contributor to this Angling Report ! If you have fished any of our game 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 Readership Statistics to this week - 7,709 visitors have viewed this season, 2006 |
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