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Game Angling & Fisheries News, Announcements, Upcoming Events/Notices & Reports: (Salmon & Trout Fishing) Dated Wednesday May 31st, 2006
Photo: Trout 3.99lbs caught by Michael Flanagan on Lough Ennell on Sunday last won the Jimmy Nea Cup competition, photo courtesy of the captor MIDLAND TROUT LAKE FISHERIES HOTTING UP AS WE WRITE IN MUCH MORE SETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS Poor weather over the past two weeks led to some flooding. Thankfully as we write high pressure is seated over us and of course we all know what that means - NO RAIN - Consequently water levels should slowly start to taper back and air temperatures are rising which is good news as it's been very cool and squally for the time of year. There was mayfly madness on Lough Ree last week with some excellent fishing reported on the dapp, wet flies and dry mayfly accounted for plenty of quality fish from 2lbs to 7lbs. The Barra Flynn Memorial Cup fished on Ree was a tightly contested affair with some lovely trout brought to the scales weighing in at over 5lbs. Our Midland lakes around Mullingar stepped up a gear this week. With the mayfly hatches tapering off on the big lakes anglers are directing their attentions to Lough Owel with some effect. Even the elusive Ennell fish surfaced from to time to time to provide some sport in the Jimmy Nea Memorial Cup mayfly competition on Sunday. Sheelin produced some quality wild fish to over 7lbs, best on the gnat when conditions were suitable. The recent floods moved a late run of spring salmon into the Shannon and Mulcair systems with some good fishing reported. Grilse are starting to appear - more on this next week. TIGHT LINES! UPPER SHANNON
Report Week-ending 28/5/06: For updates contact Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel: 049 4336144 LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK Anthony Baggott, Castlerea Tel Number: 0949620627 Email Address: mabaggott@eircom.net reports on his recent fishing on the Upper River Suck and Lough O'Flynn
4 evenings on O'Flynn averaging 3 fish per evening, best on
Thursday last, calm and warm evening. Fish were moving to spent
gnat. I landed a 3lb fish to dry Royal Wullf. Suck levels are high
with plenty of fish to 0.5lbs on small wets, sparse mayfly. For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 6560038 MID SHANNON AREA Fishing was slow enough this week on Ennell since the big hatches of Buzzer have finished and despite some reasonable hatches of both Button and Mayfly the Trout have not obliged. Anglers have reported catching a lot of undersized fish and L.E.T.P. Association are asking all visting anglers to abide by their 14 inch limit. Noel Gillholey and Andy Duncan, Mullingar reported a few good trout to 3lbs. For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769 mornings As the Mayfly draws to an end on other lakes anglers are returning to Owel and are having good sport with some good fish reported last week. Best reported returns were from Joe & Mick Vickers and Joe Davis, Tullamore, they had 17 fish between them over the week. Ian Cox & Peter Quinn, Dublin had 8 fish between them averaging from 1.5lbs to 1.75lbs. Peter Kenna & Derek Eastwood, Dublin also had 8 fish averaging 1.5lbs to 2lbs. John Coughlan, Kildare had 6 fish to 2.5lbs. J. Kenny, Dublin and Billy O'Brien, Kildare had 5 fish each to 2.5lbs. Sean Kirwan, Kildare had 4 fish, all on fly. Michael Tyvoid, Dublin had 2 fish for 4lbs on fly. Other anglers reported fish. For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769 ATHLONE ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS report courtesy of Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers Association Phone Mob: 087 - 2340815
Photo: Back Row; Patrick Flynn and Pat Rohan Captain of the Day Front Row; Joseph Crampton, Michael Ganly winner of the Barra Flynn Memorial Cup, Kate Flynn and Ross Flynn Report to w/e May 28thTHE BARRA FLYNN MEMORIAL CUP The month of May has been the wettest, coldest and windiest in living memory but finally on Sunday 28th through some sort of divine intervention the weather gods decided we had suffered enough and sent near perfect fly fishing conditions for the Barra Flynn Memorial Cup competition. The winds were moderate and the rain held off and as for the Mayfly well they also put in an appearance and hatched in good numbers and as expected plenty of Trout were caught and brought to the scales. When all the fish were weighed it was Michael Ganly on his first competitive outing this year who claimed the beautiful Barra Flynn Memorial Cup when his splendid Trout weighed in at 5lb 1oz. It was certainly a day for firsts as Michael’s fishing partner, fifteen year old Joseph Crampton who had just joined the club the day before, also caught his first ever fish on the Dapp, a Trout weighing 2lb 5ozs. The competition for the remaining places was very tight with only one ounce separating each position and it was another of our junior members, Derek Wykes, who claimed second place with his fine Trout which weighed 3lb 10ozs. Third place went to Jimmy Doran for his Trout which was only one ounce lighter at 3lb 9ozs and only one ounce behind him was Connor Hannon when his Trout weighed in at 3lb 8ozs. We would like to express a sincere thank you to Kate, Patrick and Ross Flynn for their generous sponsorship of this competition and their continued support of the club. Thanks also to Kian Moran for the additional sponsorship and all the staff at the Bounty Bar for their excellent hospitality at the weigh in and presentation of prizes and not forgetting our very busy Captains Sean Kelly and Pat Rohan. While this was a home and away competition all but one angler fished Lough Ree, surely a testament to how well the lake is fishing this year and we would encourage all anglers to help keep the lake fishing this good by returning as many fish as possible to the water so that they can live to fight another day. The Monday to Saturday competition which finishes on June 10th is progressing very well and the current leader board is as follows, in third place with a Trout weighing 6lb 9ozs is Mark Craven. Second place is held by Connor Hannon for a Trout which weighed 6lb 11ozs and Connor is also to be commended as he released his fish back into the lake. Connor held the lead in this competition for only 45 minutes before his regular fishing partner, Sean Kelly, made an appearance and weighed in his fish at 6lb 12ozs. There are still two weeks left in this competition and while it may be difficult to beat these weights all the club experts assure me that there are bigger fish out there waiting to be caught. The next competition is the Ladies Day competition which is scheduled for Sunday June 11th however as the water down river is very high at the moment the committee will be taking a decision this week as to whether to go ahead or delay to a future date. Full details will be published soon. ShRFB REPORTS FOR LOUGH REE Lough Ree is still fishing well even though the Mayfly hatches have tapered off slightly. There is plenty of spent going out on suitable days and anglers have reported seen spent in the early afternoon (3 - 4pm). Some beautiful fish were caught. Sean Kelly and Conor Hannon each had a fish of 6.75lbs on the spent. Barry Minagh Athlone had 7 fish, returned 5, best fish 4lbs, all on wet flies. Paddy Whitelaw and Andy Duncan, Mullingar anglers had 2 fish each for 6lbs. Athlone anglers Padraig Hanniffy & Tommy Kelly had 9 fish between them, 3 released, best 4.5lbs. Eddie Purcell, Mullingar and Christy Dunne, Rhode had 4 fish to 4.2lbs on wet flies. Tommy Keoghan & Pat O'Toole, Trim had 4 fish to 5.5lbs on dry mayfly. Denis O'Meara, Neagh had 2 fish dapping. Other anglers reported good fishing when conditions were suitable. With settled weather forecast to the weekend prospects look promising for a few more days. For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769 DERRAVARAGH ANGLERS.... Last Sunday Derravaragh Anglers hosted the Stonehall/Delamer trout competition. On the day it was Club Secretary Paddy Ward who took the honours with a trout 1lb 4ozs. In the coming weeks Derravaragh Anglers will be holding their family day. This is pencilled in for June 18th. More on this next week. 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 MIDLAND TROUT ANGLING AT ITS BEST It has certainly being one of the best weeks in the trout angling world to date here in the Mullingar area. Lough Owel produced some cracking trout early last week, and this can only improve in the coming weeks as top quality trout will be stocked into Owel. I had a bit of luck on the competition scene and landed a Ennell trout 3.99lbs to win the Jimmy Nea memorial Cup. LOUGH OWEL... Last Wednesday I ventured out on Lough Owel with club Chairman Andy Boyle. On the day there was some Olives and a few Mayfly hatching, not a lot but still some quality fish were on the prowl. Andy hooked up with a very nice trout weighing around 1lbs 8oz,. This was followed by a beautiful wild trout which Andy returned. While fishing across Brabson's Point we caught and returned some nice small trout which were feeding on Mayfly. Later in the day we met well known veteran Owel Angler Paddy Isdell. Paddy had a few good day on Owel during the mayfly hatches and was really enjoying some quality time on Lough Owel. Lough Owel is well worth a visit in the coming week, and on Sunday week June 11th the Leinster Championships will be fished on the lake. Starting Point is Tullaghan with fishing from 10am-6pm.More on this next week. JIMMY NEA "Mayfly" MEMORIAL CUP.... Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association hosted the Jimmy Nea Cup last Sunday May 28th. As we mentioned some top quality trout were moving to the mayfly on Ennell but the challenge was trying to catch one of them. Their was a very good turn out of anglers on the day, and from the very start at 11am small fish were lashing at the odd mayfly and Welshman's button which were on the surface. The first two hours proved very productive and plenty of small trout were caught and returned. A lot of the boats were working the Robinstown shore where most the mayfly were hatching. Mind you there was a lot more fly life last weekend. It was along here I eventually hooked -up with a super Ennell trout ,after a short but very heart pulsing battle I got the fish over the net and my angling pal Con Hope did the rest. The fish was just short of 4lbs weighing 3.99lbs. As it turned out this was good enough to win on the day. Mind you some other good fish were hooked and lost. In second place was Christy Dunne with another good fish weighing 1.93lbs, 3rd was Trevor Doherty with a trout 1.87lbs. Not two far from where I caught the winning fish local Ennell angler Frank Keena unfortunately lost what seemed a better fish than the one I landed. As the day progressed the fly life disappeared and fishing really slowed down. Some anglers met very few fish, but in general all competitors caught and returned some nice trout. The club size limit for Ennell competitions is 14 inches and it takes a very good fish to make this length. Looking at the head of trout present in the lake its really looking good, and the hard work by the Lough Ennell Trout Preservation Association and the ShRFB over the past number of years is starting to bear its fruit. Lough Ennell anglers are in action once again next Sunday 4th June. Up for grabs on the day is the Beaumont Cup (Fly-Fishing) start and finish Whitebridge bay fishing 11am-7pm.This is a club competition and new members are more than welcome on the day (Membership 20 euro). FISHERIES AWARENESS WEEK... The fisheries awareness week is in full swing at present. Later in the week some super evening are pencilled in for your enjoyment. This is a ideal opportunity to introduce young and old to the fantastic sport of angling. On Thursday evening June 1st there will be a pike flyfishing competition at Derravaragh. This is planned for 6pm-8pm.On Saturday June 3rd. A fisheries open day will be held at Tullaghan Lough Owel, starting at 2pm and finishing at 5pm. On Sunday June 4th Lough Ennell (Whitebridge Bay) is the location for "Take a Friend Fishing". This event is starting at 2pm and will finish at 6pm.More info on these events contact Dermott Broughan 087-2595286. LOWER SHANNON AREA
The mayfly season is starting to come to an end on Derg. However, there is still a bit of fishing on the lake in the evenings on the gnat which should provide sport up to the weekend. 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 Plenty of salmon are appearing following the recent spates. A good run of late spring fish and some grilse are starting to appear on the lower Shannon. The Mulcair River is fishing around the long field and fish moved up the catchment into the Newport river. ShRFB reports for the RIVER FEALE CO KERRY For up to date fishing reports contact the local Assistant Fisheries Inspector Mr Paddy Halpin Mobile: 087 7729126 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 - 6,308 visitors have viewed this season, 2006 |
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