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Game Angling & Fisheries
News Update dated
Wednesday October 3rd, 2007
Photo: Mullingar Angler Aidan Gibney
with a nice Lough Owel trout, photo courtesy of
Michael Flanagan, Mullingar
LOUGH OWEL AND ENNELL
THE FORM TROUT FISHERIES AS WE APPROACH THE LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON
The season has closed on many of the Board's
fisheries, Some of our lakes remain open to October 12th and we will
continue to report on these. Michael Flanagan keeps us informed on
the upcoming competitions and reports on the locally improved
fishing. Lough Ennell has suddenly sprung to life and worth trying
for the last week of the season. Lough Owel continues to be one of
the form fisheries with plenty of quality trout caught. Lively trout
action was reported on the Upper River Suck around Ballymoe.
TIGHT LINES!
UPPER SHANNON
LOUGH SHEELIN
The L.S.T.P.A. announce their end of
season competition on Sheelin. This is to be fished next Saturday
October 6th. 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 competitions and other local news.
For local updates contact
Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel:
049 4336144
LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK
Bernard Mannion and
Matt Foley had good trout fishing on the Upper River
Suck in the Ballymoe/Castlerea area. They had a lot
of fish from 0.5lb to 1.25lbs, best were 4 fish from
2.25lbs to 4lbs. They caught the fish on Green Peter
in ideal angling conditions. On Lough O'Flynn they
fished on Sunday evening September 23rd. They caught
their bag limit of 6 fish. The best results were
with dry sedges and wet Peter.
For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 2536064.
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH ENNELL
There was much improved fishing on Ennell since last
week with plenty of good fish showing. A hatch of
small olives are helping to bring the fish up and this
might make for a good end of season finale on Ennell
which has been slow for most of the season. Best flies
were red tailed Peters, Murroughs and Olives. Conor
Lynch, Clara had 3 fish, best 4lbs. Enda Mc Cabe
Dublin had a fish of 2.5lbs. L.E.T.P.A, held the
Sleator Cup trout competition on Sunday 30th
September, 11 anglers caught 6 fish. The results were
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1st Place: Jim
Horan, Mullingar with a fish of 3.47lbs.
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2nd Place: Dave
Mc Bride, Dublin had two fish of 3.144lbs and
1.186lbs
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3rd Place:
Martin Mc Gorian with a fish of 2.372lbs
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4th Place: Mick
Devanny Mullingar with a fish of 2.316lbs
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5th Place: Conor
Lynch, Clara with a fish of 2.068lbs.
For updates contact
Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769
mornings
LOUGH OWEL
Lough Owel continues to
fish well. Trout are active and willing to have a go
at whatever is presented to them. The most
successful flies were Peters, Murroughs and Claret
dabblers. Denis Goulding Kildare had 5 fish for 9lbs
on Tuesday September 25th. On Wednesday Barney
Murphy, Dublin had 3 fish to 2lbs. Michael Tyvoid,
Dublin did well on Thursday with 6 fish averaging
1.5lbs. Mick Savage and Robert Kenny from Dublin had
5 fish averaging 1.75lbs. Noel and Martin Kenny had
4 fish. Tony Doherty and Kevin Dunne, Clane had 6
fish for 9lbs. On Sunday Peter Mc Glynn and Liam Cox
from Naas had 3 fish. Some good fish were caught
over the 2lb mark by other anglers. D.T.H. held a
competition on the lake on Saturday. 30 anglers
caught 31 fish. The results were
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1st Place: John
O'Neill with 3 fish for 5.5lbs.
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2nd Place: Tony
Gaffney, Dublin with 3 fish for 5lbs.
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3rd Place: Denis
Goulding, Kildare with 4 fish for 4.75lbs.
10 visiting Scottish
anglers had 6 fish, best fish over 3lbs.
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.
Well it's hard to believe another trout season has ended on Lough
Lene and now that we are drifting into October there is only a
handful of days left on Owel, Ennell, Derravaragh and Sheelin. All
of our other brown trout lakes will close on October 12th. It's not
the end of the world mind you. We have some fantastic all year round
Rainbow trout lakes in and around the Midlands and over the winter
months we will be checking these out.
CHRISTY SLEATOR CUP....
The Christy Sleator Cup fished last Sunday September 30th proved
very successful on Ennell. It is regarded as one of the toughest
lakes to crack, but the rewards are great. On the day six trout were
weighed in and quite a few fish were on
the move we are told. Top Rod was Irish Rail employee Jimmy Horan.
Jimmy was a very popular winner and he produced a cracking Ennell
trout of 3.47lbs, tapping at Jimmy's heels was Top Dublin angler
Dave Mc Bride of the famous Mc Brides Angling Centre. Dave produced
a super trout of 3.14lbs and in 3rd place was Martin Mc Gorian with
another fine fish of 2.37lbs. Ennell anglers are in action in the
coming weeks.
PLEASURE ANGLING ....
Last Friday I was out on Lough Owel for a few hours. The lake is
still producing some fine trout. Plenty of trout to 2lbs plus in
weight are on the move and they are providing some excellent
sport as the season closes in. I managed 3 trout on Friday, two on
wets and one on the dry late into the evening. Plenty of other
anglers had success on the day. Well known Mullingar angler Aidan
Gibney was fishing with
angling pal Davie Murray and the lads had some fine trout. Aidan
hooked-up with a cracking fish just before dark.
UPCOMING EVENTS...
I hope I leave no competition out this week, as the competition
schedule is full. On Saturday October 6th Lough Ennell Anglers will
host the O'Malley Cup Fly Fishing. Fishing 11am-6pm. On Sunday
October 7th Lakeland Anglers host their End of
season trout competition. This is a huge event and you can fish
Ennell, Owel, or Derravaragh. Starting at 10-30 am and weigh-in in
Caffreys Bar & Lounge 8pm sharp. Also on Sunday October 7th
Derravaragh anglers host the Prendergast / Knockeyne trout fly
fishing competition.
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 general updates contact Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling
Club Tel: 087 2974306.
LOUGH ACALLA CO GALWAY
For updates contact John Devaney, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735
CAMCOR RIVER BIRR
Fishing season closed on Sunday
September 30th.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
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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