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Game Angling
& Fisheries News Update
Dated
Wednesday October 14th, 2009
Photo: Nigel Greene Enniskillen with a nice Sheelin trout.
TROUT FISHING SEASON ENDS ON A
POSITIVE NOTE ON LOUGH OWEL AND SHEELIN
The Trout fishing season
ended on our midland managed lakes last Monday October 12th, with
the exception of Lough Acalla which remains open to the end of
October. Lough Owel and Sheelin bowed out on a positive note with good
fishing reported. Saturday October the 10th saw the wind up of
activities of the trout fishing season on Lough O'Flynn by
Ballinlough & District Angling Club who hosted a competition for
junior anglers on the lake. There was satisfactory trout fishing
reported from Lough Acalla.
TIGHT LINES!
NB: Salmon anglers please be aware that you are required by
law to return all logbooks and all unused carcass tags using the
self-addressed envelope that came with your licence. The deadline for
this is October 19th. Thank you.
UPPER
SHANNON
 LOUGH
SHEELIN
There was a good end to the season in what was an excellent year
on Sheelin. Michael Kelly fished over five days and caught and
released 29 trout, fish ranged from 1.75lbs to 4.5lbs. Andrew
Brown fished with friend Bob Priestly from Waterville. They
recorded 15 trout, best three fish were 7lbs, 3.5lbs and 2.75lbs,
all trout were released. John Murphy caught and released 9 fish
for the week, best 3lbs. Other anglers reported catching and
releasing over 100 trout. The Cavan Monaghan Garda divisional
competition was fished on October 10th, fished from 11am to 6pm.
104 anglers took part. 21 trout were weighed in. The winner was
Garda John O'Donoghue. Visitors: 1st: Gene Brady with one trout of 5lbs
2ozs and John Mc Guckian, Co Fermanagh with 2 fish - 3.7lbs and
2.6lbs.
Trevor Champ, Central Fisheries Board, who retired last year is
honoured by the LSTPA. at the Sheelin Stream Enhancement
Competition recently. This was in recognition of his life long
work on Lough Sheelin. Trevor was presented with a life membership
of the association. See L.S.T.P.A. website for full details.
For further information 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
REPORT BY GERRY MARKHAM,
BALLINLOUGH & DISTRICT ANGLERS.
Photo: Some of the young
anglers with their parents and the senior anglers who took them
fishing on Saturday on Lake O Flynn.
Saturday October the 10th saw the
wind up of activities of the trout fishing season for 2009 on
Lough O Flynn by Ballinlough & District Angling Club who hosted a
competition for junior anglers on the lake. The weather was more
generous than the fish on the day, but nevertheless a great time
was had by all twenty young anglers and their organisers. Once
again our gratitude goes to The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
for their wonderful co-operation, not just on Saturday, but
throughout the year. The generosity of our senior anglers, in
terms of their time and the passing on of their wonderful
experience and skill to our young anglers, cannot be exaggerated.
The future of angling on Lough O Flynn is now more assured than
ever. The Angling Club will now take a well earned break for the
next few months before preparations for the new season start.
Photo: Sinéad Horan receives
first prize, the Mannion Family Trophy from Club Chairman Gerry
Markham.
Photo: Aaron Keaveney with his
fishing rod which he won at the Junior Angling Competition at Lake
O Flynn on Saturday
Photo: Shiela Brady receives
her prize, a fishing rod and reel from club chairman Gerry Markham.
FINAL REPORT OF THE SEASON BY THE
ShRFB The ShRFB report some
angling activity over the last week of the season on O'Flynn.
Angling conditions were good in pleasant weather for the time of
year. Fly hatches were poor. 86 years young Mickey Maurice from
Castlerea had 5 fish on Tuesday, averaging 1.5lbs. He caught the
fish on a Green Peter, Daddy and Claret Dabbler. His friend Joe
Flynn caught a fish spinning a Tasmanian Devil. Bernard Mannion
and Matt Foley fished the lake on Sunday. Bernard had 3 fish to
2lbs, caught on a gold beaded nymph. A Dublin angler had one fish
on Sunday, in a short session. This ends the reports on O'Flynn
for 2009.
For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 2536064.
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH OWEL
Week ending 12th
October, 2009 - End of season report.
The fishing season
ended up on a positive note on Lough Owel with good
fishing reported. On Saturday 10th October Andy
Boyle had 4 fish averaging 1.5 lbs.
Tom Nugent and eight friends returned eight fish,
heaviest 4.5lbs. On Sunday 11th October John
Farrell, Dublin had three fish weighing 1.5 lbs.
Martin O'Loughlin, Kildare had three fish weighing
1.5lbs.
There were a number of
end of season competitions. The North Kildare Trout
anglers held a competition on Owel on Friday 9th
October. Twelve anglers caught 13 fish ranging in
weight from 1.25 lbs to 1.75lbs. 23 fish were
weighed in, in the Dublin Trout Anglers competition,
best fish 2.5lbs, the remaining fish ranged
from 1.25lbs to 1.75 lbs. In the North of Ireland
Trout Competition - three anglers fished, returning
3 fish - 2 at 2lbs and 1 of 1.75 lbs. This
ends the seasons reports on Owel which was quite a
memorable year - join us in March 2010.
LOUGH ENNELL
The Trout Fishing season ended on Monday last
October 12th, join us in March 2010.
For updates contact
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
LOUGH
DERRAVARAGH,
Lough Derravaragh is now closed to Trout angling
and will re-open on March 1st, 2010.
For general updates contact 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 REE
ATHLONE ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS
contact Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers
Association Phone
Mob: 087 - 2340815
Trout fishing reports are finished on Lough Ree for
this season. Join us in 2010 for the new angling
season.
LOUGH ACALLA CO GALWAY
Anglers report a satisfactory week on Lough Acalla.
There were excellent fly hatches with the mild
October weather and anglers reported catching fish
right through the day, and into the evening. There
were no big fish recorded, fish averaged 1lb. 10
anglers fished each day and the best flies were
olives, peters and pheasant tail. We will have an
update next week.
For updates contact John Devaney, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735
LITTLE BROSNA RIVER
Fishery closed to angling on September 30th, 2009 and re-opens on March
1st, 2010.
CAMCOR RIVER BIRR
Fishery closed to angling on September 30th, 2009 and re-opens on March
1st, 2010.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
LOUGH DERG
TJ O'Brien,
TJ's ANGLING CENTRE KILLALOE Tel: 061 376009 Mob 087
8108225 reports on the Mayfly fishing on Lough Derg
Lough Derg is closed to trout angling and re-opens on March
15th, 2010. Tight Lines in 2010.
RIVER MULCAIR CO
LIMERICK
MILLBANK HOUSE AND ANGLING CENTRE MURROE CO LIMERICK report on the
recent fishing on the River Mulcair in Co Limerick
The Mulcair is closed and re-opens on March 1st, 2010.
ShRFB reports for the
RIVER FEALE CO KERRY
The Feale is closed and re-opens on March 1st, 2010 - join us then.
NB: Salmon anglers please be aware that you are required by
law to return all logbooks and all unused carcass tags using the
self addressed envelope that came with your licence . The deadline
is October 19th.
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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