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Game Angling & Fisheries News Update

Dated Wednesday June 27th, 2007

 

Photo: John Mc Gauran LSTPA with s fine trout of 7lbs 9ozs caught on Lough Sheelin last week - photo courtesy of the captor

MAYFLY CONTINUE TO HATCH IN ABUNDANCE ON SHEELIN WITH SOME EXCELLENT RESULTS

Recent heavy rain has risen water levels with a few Salmon reported caught on the River Feale and more heavy rain is forecast for the weekend which should provide some ideal angling conditions on the fishery. One would expect the trout fishing on our midland lakes to go into a traditional lull period in June. Not so this year on some of our fisheries! The Mayfly continues to hatch in abundance on Sheelin and is providing some excellent sport for a Dublin angler. Lough O'Flynn is also in form with lots of fish reported caught this week by anglers fly fishing with fast sink lines. Also in the news is the River Suck around Ballymoe with a specimen trout 5.5lbs caught here along with other beautiful fish to nearly 4lbs on dry sedges in the rising water. There is the odd good trout coming off Ennell, but fishing is generally slow here. Lough Acalla is fishing well with rainbow up to 3.5lbs reported.   TIGHT LINES!

UPPER SHANNON

LOUGH SHEELIN

It's hard to believe that heading into the end of June that the Mayfly hatches remain abundant on Sheelin. Michael Kelly, Dublin had some excellent fishing on the green fly and the gnat over the week while fishing with Peter O'Reilly. Buzzers and sedges are accounting for some of the catches. John Mc Gauran L.S.T.P.A. had the best reported  trout of the week, a fine fish of 7lbs 9ozs caught on a spent gnat. Tommy Curran L.S.T.P.A. had a 2lb fish on spent gnat. Neddie Clinton had a 2lb fish. Sheelin is worth a try this week.

Contact Thomas Lynch L.S.T.P.A. Mobile: 087 9132033 or logon to the L.S.T.P.A website http://www.loughsheelinanglers.ie/ for information on local competitions and other upcoming news.

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

LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK

Photo:  - photo courtesy of John Ryan, Assistant Fisheries Inspector, Ballinlough

Lough O'Flynn has been fishing well. Anglers are getting excellent results on Perch Fry imitations and Muddlers fished deep on fast sink lines. Two junior anglers Ronan and John Gaffey had 10 fish to 2lbs, most trout were released. Fish were caught mostly on muddlers. John and David Connolly had 10 fish over two evening sessions, all on wet flies. Bernard Mannion and Matt Foley had 10 fish between them on Saturday, on muddlers and dabblers.  Peter Reynolds from Blessington had 4 good fish in a short evening session, best 2lbs. Declan Mc Goldrick and Anthony Baggott had 7 fish in an evening on a range of wet flies including imitation perch fry. The catch of the week went to Matt Foley on the River Suck in the Ballymoe area with a specimen trout of 5.25lbs. He caught the fish on a deer hair sedge. He had two other fine fish at 3.75lbs each. Bernard Mannion had two fish, best 3.75lbs. They met some other good fish, all on dry sedges in the rising water.

For updates contact  John Ryan,  Assistant Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 2536064.

MID SHANNON AREA

LOUGH ENNELL

There's very little happening on Ennell presently. We had a report of one good fish caught by Seamus Daly, Dysart at 6.5lbs.

For updates contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer  Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar  Office Tel: 044 9348769 mornings

LOUGH OWEL

Trout fishing has gone into a lull period on Owel as expected. Christy Dunne and Michael Moloney from Rhode had 4 fish and three fish respectively averaging 1.5 to 1.75lbs, some fish were released.

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

Mick Flanagan, Angling correspondent and photographer for Sunday World and Topic group of newspapers Tel: 087 2797270: mick@midlandangling.com reports on Midland Lakes & Rivers.

ENNELL FAMILY DAY OUT....

This Sunday July 1st Lough Ennell anglers are holding their family day out. The odd good trout is  coming on Line on Ennell. Recently John Grahan from Clare Co. Offaly landed a cracking trout of 5lbs 9oz. Peter Ganly of Lilliput boat hire sent us a pic via camera phone, and the fish is in mint condition. Peter has a fleet of boats and engines for hire and can be contacted on 087-6492866.

 LOUGH DERRAVARAGH,

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

PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY

For updates contact  Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling Club Tel: 087 2974306.

LOUGH ACALLA CO GALWAY

With a recent stocking, anglers reported the best fishing of the season so far with bag limits easily achieved. Fishing was good during daytime hours with good fly hatches and a good rise of fish. On average 15 anglers fish each day. The most successful flies were a range of sedges including the Green Peter, Black Pennell, Green and Golden Olives, Muddlers and Peter Ross. All fish caught were Rainbows. M Fullard had the best reported trout of the week at 3.5lbs on a Green Peter. P. Boyle had 2 fish of 2.5lbs and 3lbs on the Peter Ross. Angling prospects for the coming week are good.

For updates contact  John Devaney, Assistant Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735

LOWER SHANNON AREA

LOUGH DERG ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS

The Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Study is ongoing with the first batch of samples sent to Canada and Belfast for analysis. The samples consist of representative samples of perch, pike, roach, bream, eels and trout. When results are available it is intended to hold a seminar in Killaloe in the autumn to deliver the preliminary findings. A random aging of an 8lb brown trout by Dr Fran Igoe, Shannon Regional Fisheries Board showed that it lives for 2 years in a river before migrating to the lake and becoming cannible. It was found to be 8 years old. Dr Igoe will demonstrate the methodology in aging scales to anglers in September. The Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Study members wish to ....

ShRFB reports for the RIVER FEALE CO KERRY

There was good fishing water for the weekend on the Feale which attracted a lot of anglers out. Fishing was slow with only a few fish reported caught and fish are scarce on the Feale and Smearlagh. Water presently is suiting fly and hopefully we'll have a better report for next week with more heavy rain expected again tomorrow  Thursday and over the weekend. Patsy Ryan of Ryan's fishing tackle shop in Abbeyfeale had the best results with 2 fish on Sunday. Con Mc Carthy and Stephen Moroney had a fish each over the weekend. More next week.

NB: Anglers please note the new Salmon & Sea Trout Bye Laws for the River Feale for 2007. See

SHANNON FISHERIES REGION (River Feale) CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT BYE LAW NO 816, 2007

This Bye-Law provides for a bag limit of 4 fish (being either salmon or sea trout over 40 cm) from 1 March to 12 May subject to a daily bag limit of 1 fish during the period.  The Bye-law also incorporates the provisions of the existing Bye-law i.e. an overall annual bag limit of 10 fish for 2007, a daily bag limit of 3 fish from 13 May to 31 August and a daily bag limit of 1 fish from 1 September to the end of the season. The Bye-law also provides for the use of single hooks and prohibits the use of worms as bait once the specified number of fish have been caught in the specified periods.

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 contact Mob: 087 9810817


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