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Game Angling & Fisheries
News Update dated
Wednesday September 26th, 2007
Photo: Michael Flanagan with a nice Owel
trout last week - photo by James Meehan.
LOUGH OWEL ON
FIRE AGAIN THIS WEEK AS THE SEASON ADVANCES
The season winds up on many of our fisheries next
Sunday September 30th. We will continue to report until October
12th on our Midland lakes. The end of season trout competitions are coming hard and fast
at present. we will be keeping you posted on these over the next two
weeks. Local anglers are getting good results on
Sheelin with some good fish caught on sedge patterns. Not so on Ennell
where fishing is extremely slow at the moment. The local club ran a
competition last Sunday with 27 anglers failing to weigh a fish .
The highlight of the week was Lough Owel which once again is on form
with lively sport reported by both pleasure anglers and in the
competitions. Catch up on the Lough Ree Anglers Association end of
season competitions in their news column. Next Sunday sees the end
of the Salmon fishing season in the Shannon Region. TIGHT LINES!
UPPER SHANNON
LOUGH SHEELIN
Fish are starting to get active again
on Sheelin and are being caught on dry sedges. Now that the season
is advancing anglers are encouraged to dapp the grasshopper and
daddy. Last week some good fish were returned. Thomas Lynch had a
fish of 4.5lbs on a Claret Dabbler. Mr Crudden from Northern
Ireland caught and released 7 trout. Tommy Quigley, Clones had a
nice fish of 3lbs 9ozs at Wilson's Point on a sedge. Michael
Kelly L.S.T.P.A. had 7 fish on dry sedges to 3lbs, all were
released.
The L.S.T.P.A.
have recently announced their end of
season competition on Sheelin to be fished on October 6th. See
their website
http://www.loughsheelinanglers.ie
for further details. 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
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH ENNELL
Fishing is extremely slow on Ennell at the moment. The
local club ran a competition last Sunday with 27
anglers failing to weigh a fish. Anglers are hoping
that the angling might improve as the season draws to
a close. Let's hope so! Dr Waldron from Mullingar had
one fish of 3.5lbs on a Green Peter.
For updates contact
Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769
mornings
LOUGH OWEL
Lough Owel is fishing
very well with quality
fishing reported by anglers. Some great bags of
fish were weighed for the Leinster last Saturday,
and it is hoped that this trend continues. The best
flies were red tailed Peters, Dabblers and Fiery
Browns. Brendan Murray fished over 5 evenings and had
21 fish, best 3lbs. John O'Neill and Fran Nugent
from Dublin had 7 fish between then for 10.5lbs.
Paddy Ward Multifarnham had 8 fish to 2lbs, released
4. Gerry Heaslip from Dublin had 5 fish to
3lbs. Bernard Kelly Killarney had 3 fish, best 3lbs.
There was a very good result in the Leinster
Qualifier. 116 anglers caught 139 fish,
heaviest fish was 3.5lbs. The top three were J
Cahill Mullingar, M Mc Cormack and Paddy Ward.
Prospects look good again for the coming week.
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.
Photo:
Pat keenaghan and Niall O'Brien with Lough Owel
catch, photo courtesy of Michael Flanagan.
ANGLING EXPERTS IN TULLAMORE...
The National Ploughing championships are taking place this week.
Thursday September 27th will be the last day. At this years
championships the Central and Regional Fishery Boards have a huge
stand with staff from all the seven boards on hand to give their
advice on angling in Ireland. Fly tying demonstrations are taking
place over the 3- day ploughing championships, plus there is a
colouring competition for children with some great prizes up for
grabs. This is an ideal chance to get some information on angling
across Ireland and Tullamore is only a few miles from town.
OWEL TROUT IN THE FRAME...
Photo:
James Meehan on Owel
Early last week my two good friends from Dublin came to the Midlands
for a few days. Niall O'Brien who keeps our fishing columns on line,
being the computer wizard that he is was in town along with pal
James Meehan. James was one of the
founders of Inpho photographic agency, but in recent years he has
hung up the cameras and is photo editor with the Mail on Sunday.
Mind you he still has not lost the eye for taking photos, and we had
plenty of opportunities last week. Over the 3- days on Owel we
boated some cracking fish pushing towards 3lbs. Niall was fishing
with Pat Keenaghan and their best flies were simulators and
dabblers. I fished with James and on Tuesday evening I hooked-up
with a super Owel trout almost 3lbs in weight. This cracking fish
took a pearly dabbler. The lake is fishing very well at present and
is well worth a few days before the season ends on October 12th.
Boat and engine hire on the lake contact Jack Doolan on 044-93-
42085. There will be an open competition on the last day of the
season so keep this date free.
ENNELL ANGLERS...
Last Sunday Lough Ennell anglers hosted the O'Malley Cup. On the day
no fish were caught. Sundays fishing conditions were not bad but
unfortunately the Ennell trout failed to rise to the occasion. The
competition will be re-run on Saturday October 6th. The club members
are in action this Sunday September 30th. On the day the popular
Christy Sleator Cup will be top prize. Hopefully we will see some
cracking Ennell trout being caught.
LOUGH REE
ATHLONE ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS
contact Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers
Association Phone
Mob: 087 - 2340815
Photo:
Michael Loughman and Michael Ganly present the
Social Committee Cup to Edward and Eamon Jnr McCormack.
SOCIAL COMMITTEE COMPETITION...
With the end of the season upon us competitions are coming thick
and fast and last Sunday week we had the Social Committee
competition. Despite the harsh conditions on the day this
competition still attracted a good turnout however the trout brought
to the scales were few and far between. The weigh in and
presentation of prizes took place in Gertie’s and our thanks to
Michael Loughman for his excellent hospitality. The winners were
Eamon, Eamon Jnr and Edward McCormack whose Trout topped the scales
on the night and were presented with a new silver cup which was
donated to the club by Kate Flynn, our thanks to Kate for her
generosity. We would also like to thank the hard working social
committee of Helen Conway and Geraldine Rohan for not alone
organising and sponsoring this competition but for all the work they
do throughout the year culminating in the annual presentation night
which this year will take place on Saturday 1st December. Last
Sunday the competition for the Halligan Cup in aid of the hatchery
took place and attracted an excellent turnout of fifty three boats
with all entry fees going to the up keep and running of this fine
facility. We thank all the people involved from all the clubs and in
particular Sean Kelly and Conor Hannon from our own club for all the
hard work they put in. The competition, which was sponsored by
Hannon Sand and Gravel, was won by Martin Mulvihill on a day when it
seems the best method was dapping with at least three of the prize
winning fish caught by this method.
Photo:
Conor Hannon presents the winner’s cheque to Martin
Mulvihill after the Halligan Cup competition which was run in aid of
the Hatchery.
CONWAY/CONROY COMPETITION
This is the last competition of the season and will take place
next Sunday, 30th September. The competition will start from
Gallagher’s Boat shed at 10.30am and will finish with lines up at
6pm. The weigh in and presentation of prizes will take place in the
Coosan Tavern with the scales down at 8.30pm sharp.
FOR YOUR DIARY...
The following is the schedule of competitions that it is proposed to
hold over the next couple of weeks. Please note this list may change due
to unforeseen circumstances, however the details of each competition
will be published in the local newspaper, on the posters, the Athlone.ie website and sent out to members by text message in the
week prior to each 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
Fishing activity and catches are down on Acalla with the cooler
weather. A few Rainbow were reported caught during the daytime. Best
flies were sedges, muddlers, Murrough and Green Peter.
For updates contact John Devaney, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735
CAMCOR RIVER BIRR
There was a flood on the river last week. This got a
few fish moving and anglers reported some results
fishing during the day. The season closes on Sunday
next.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
LOUGH DERG ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS
Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Project
Towards the sustainable management of Lough Derg's
native fish populations
Project update June 2007
The Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Project is
now is now into its second year and it is timely
that we should have a newsletter just to give people
an update on the developments so far. Its been quite
exciting really and we’ve come along way from our
humble beginnings! Just to recap, the Lough Derg
Native Fish Biodiversity Project (Lough Derg NFB
Project) was set up to answer a number of questions
concerning the native fish community using the most
up-to-date and sophisticated scientific techniques.
Such question include;....
RIVER MULCAIR CO
LIMERICK
The fishing season closes next Sunday
September 30th.
RIVER
SHANNON AND CASTLECONNELL SALMON FISHERY
The fishing season closes next Sunday September
30th.
CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT BYE-LAW NO.
814, 2006
This Bye-Law provides for an
annual bag limit of 10 fish for 2007, a season bag limit of
1 fish in the period 1 Jan to 12 May, 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 and revokes the existing limit Bye –law.
ShRFB reports for the
RIVER FEALE CO KERRY
The fishing season closes next Sunday
September 30th.
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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