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Game Angling
& Fisheries News Update
Dated
Wednesday May 5th, 2010
Photo: Fish of the week for Simon
Kelly who caught this beautiful specimen size brown trout of 13.91lbs
on April 23rd on Lough Derg while Pike fishing.
LIMERICK ANGLER LANDS TROUT OF A
LIFETIME ON LOUGH DERG WHILE PIKE FISHING
We received details of our feature fish
and fish of the week from Simon Kelly, Castletroy in Limerick, who
recently landed this fine specimen trout of just under 14lbs on
Lough Derg while Pike fishing. This was truly a great achievement
and fish of a lifetime for Simon - well done!. The Mayfly is up on Lough Derg but trout have yet to
switch on to them, judging by results from anglers on Derg over
the last few days, comments Peter Gleeson, Angling
correspondent. Athlone anglers Association had no competition this
week on Lough Ree. Next up is the trout competition for the Donovan Cup which will
be fished on May 9th. There were good hatches of buzzer in Bogbay & Goreport
on Lough Sheelin. Temperatures are still low & quite chilly and we
only received a few catch returns for the week. Lough Owel fished
well, Michael Flanagan reports. Plenty of anglers converged on Lough
Acalla, Co Galway on Saturday May 1st, opening day. Some good fish
were caught to 4lbs. Pallas lake also opened to angling on Saturday.
Northerly winds kept air temperatures down for much of the week.
Winds will continue to have a north, north-easterly influence for
the coming days, so do wrap up. TIGHT LINES!
UPPER
SHANNON
 LOUGH
SHEELIN
There were good hatches of buzzer in Bogbay & Goreport.
Temperatures still low & quite chilly. Maurice Lyttle caught four
trout – weights between 1lb–5lbs, all released.
Michael Kelly had 3 fish, best 3lbs, all released. Gary McKiernan
caught 2 fish averaging 2lbs.
For local information on competitions and news for 2010 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 local updates contact Mr Sean
Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel: 049
4336144
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH OWEL
Trout fishing has been
good on Lough Owel and prospects look good for the
coming week.
Mick Flanagan, Angling correspondent and
photographer Mullingar reports Mobile: 087-2797270.
LOUGH OWEL NEWS: Noel and Ray McIntyre of Westmeath
Motors fame were out on Owel last week and boated
some great trout. The deadly duo produced a great
fish of over 3lbs. The photo is on the
camera phone, and we might try and get it on
our system. On the competition scene Stan Mc Keown
is keeping us up to date with what’s happening. Pat
Noonan topped the Ace Cup with a fish of 0.935. John
Coughlan finished 2nd, and Eugene Fagan 3rd. The O'
Malley Cup was won by Mullingar angler Brendan
Murray with a trout weighing 1.100kg. Dublin angler
Martin Mc Gorian finished 2nd, with Liam Cox taking
3rd spot. On April 25th the TAFI qualifier took
place with 30 anglers catching 56 trout. Ray
Geraghty topped the day with a gross weight of 5lbs
13oz. Brendan Murray 2nd, with 4lbs 7oz, Pat Noonan
3rd with 4lbs 5oz. Ray Geraghty boated the best fish
of 2lbs 7oz. In the coming weeks Owel will certainly
be worth fishing.
MAY DAY HAS THE FISH TAKING:
Yes the Merry month of May is upon us and the trout
and pike are really taking the bait. Visiting and
local anglers had some fantastic catches over the
May Bank Holiday weekend. Owel and Lene produced
great trout, and it's looking good for the coming
weeks.
LOUGH ENNELL
Trout fishing has been slow.
For updates contact
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 9348769.
LOUGH
DERRAVARAGH,
No trout fishing reported.
For general updates contact Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
Mullingar Office Tel: 044 48769
FRIENDS OF LOCH AN DOCHAIS TO HOST THE ALL
IRELAND TROUT ANGLING MATCH 2010
The Annual All Ireland Trout Angling
Match for anglers with special needs run by Loch an Dochais takes
place at Loch an Dochais, Kilcormac, Co Offaly on Sunday 30th May
2010. This is the 14th year of this competition and the lake now
has the capacity of 43 angling spaces with ample car parking
available. Great credit is due to all involved who have brought
the lake to the state it is today and running this competition.
Anglers will be competing for the
Mary Robinson Perpetual Trophy and other prizes. The usual rules
apply for this years match.
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Fishing is from 11am to 2.45pm,
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Bag Limit: 4 trout per angler per day
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All legitimate angling methods
allowed
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Entry fee: €10.00 payable at the lake
shore
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The committee's decision is final in
the event of any dispute
Presentation of prizes takes place in
St Josephs Community Cente, Kilcormac at 3.30 pm. This is courtesy
of the Kilcormac Development Association.
A youth trout angling competition
follows the All Ireland match. This will be run by the friends of
Loch an Dochais and the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. Fishing
is from 3pm to 5pm, with a bag limit of 4 trout per angler. The
entry fee is €4.00 and all legitimate angling methods are allowed
to fish on the lake during this period. Children to be accompanied
by an adult.
We wish all anglers the best of luck.
All enquiries for both competitions
to Secretary Denis O'Driscoll. Tel: 057 9135328.
PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY
Pallas Lake opened to angling on Saturday last May 1st.
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
The next competition is the Donovan Cup which will
be fished on May 9th.
FOR YOUR DIARY ...
The following is the schedule of competitions that
it is proposed to hold over the next few weeks
Please note this list may change due to unforeseen
circumstances, however the details of each
competition will be published in this newspaper, the
Athlone.ie website and sent out to members by text
message in the week prior to each competition.
9th May – The Donovan Cup,
16th May – The Lough Ree Inn Cup,
23rd May – The Barra Flynn Memorial Cup,
30th May – The Teddy Browne Memorial Cup
LOUGH ACALLA CO GALWAY
The Trout fishing season opened on
May 1st, 2010 on Lough Acalla. The water levels are
the highest on record for opening day. There was a good turn out of anglers
over the long weekend. Anglers fished from 5am
onwards on opening day. Good catches were reported
on Saturday. The best fish was recorded by Michael Bradley, Ballinasloe, a 4lbs Rainbow. Good fish to 2lbs were
caught by other anglers, all Rainbows. On Sunday the Ballinasloe
anglers held a competition and the winner was
Michael Bradley with a fish of 3lbs 12ozs, caught on a Black Pennell. 2nd was Chris Darcy with a fish of 2lbs
12ozs. 3rd Place Martin Bradley with a fish of 2lbs
2ozs. Sunday was also a good day overall for
pleasure fishing. There were good
hatches of fly despite the coolish conditions. There
were lots of anglers about for bank holiday Monday.
For updates contact John Devaney, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735
LITTLE BROSNA RIVER
No reports this period.
CAMCOR RIVER BIRR
Fishery opened on March
1st, 2010. Reports will commence as soon as the
Croneen runs start in July. Join us then.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
LOUGH DERG
'HOOKED ON FISH' BY PETER GLEESON ANGLING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE NENAGH
GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER Mob: 087-6564662.
Report dated May 5th, 2010.
THE MAYFLY IS UP ON DERG ...
The Mayfly is up on Lough Derg but trout have yet to
switch on to them, judging by results from anglers over
the last few days.
There were good hatches in Luska over the weekend and
sparser hatches in Youghal Bay and Dromineer Bay. Just a
few trout have been caught on the fly so far. Jim
McCormack’s trout of 2lbs 9ozs put him as the main
contender to win the competition sponsored by Pat Nolan of
Premier Angling Supplies in Nenagh on Sunday last. His
boat partner Brendan Ryan had two fish of 2lbs and 1 lbs
7ozs.
Most fish are being caught on wetflies, with mayflies or
silver bodied patterns yielding the best results. Catches
to the latter flies suggest that many trout are still
feeding on perch or roach fry.
Eddie Hynes won the competition organised out of
Mountshannon on Sunday last with a fish of 3lbs 12ozs,
caught on a Silver Invicta. Some 52 anglers took part but
only 12 fish were weighed in.
Neillie Barry had a fish of 2lbs 5ozs on Sunday on wetfly
and Donnacha O’ Brien had a fish of 15ozs from Luska, on
a green wet mayfly. Denis Seymour of Portroe was the first
angler out of Garrykennedy to land a fish over the legal
limit of 14 inches on the dapp (1lbs 13ozs) on Monday and
Eddie Ryan of Youghal had two small fish, both returned,
by the same method on the same day.
Garrykennedy Fishing Club has two mayfly competitions next
weekend - for the Gerry Regan Trophy on Saturday and the
Matt Kennedy Trophy on Sunday.
VISIT TO NORTH TIPPERARY ANGLING CENTRE ...
I paid a visit to the new North Tipperary Angling Centre
in Killea, Ballinderry last Thursday where I enjoyed four
hours of delightful fishing. The centre boasts a 17 acre
spring fed (fly only) lake with crystal clear water that
has just become home to a good stock of hard fighting
rainbow and brown trout. The lake also has a native stock
of large pike, perch and eels.
My fishing partner and I caught 19 rainbows up to 2.5lbs
(all put back) in our four hours on the lake, as well as
on a river that has been created as part of the centre.
It’s a perfect place to go for a bit of sport and an ideal
venue for teaching youngsters how to fish. The fish get no
pellets and have to rely on the natural environment for
their food, so it’s going to be very interesting in the
coming years for us anglers trying to figure out exactly
what flies to use to catch these fish.
If the beginnings are anything to go by, this centre is
going to be run to high standards and the fish will pose a
challenge to even the best of anglers once they settle
into their new environment. I can’t wait for next year
when I intend to go chasing those prized over wintered
fish. It will be almost as good as fishing for the wild
species. Fishing on the lake is boat only, and the trout
on the river can be caught by worm or fly. For all the
details phone Pat at 087-2756775.
*Send all you fishy stories to Peter Gleeson at
pgleeson@nenaghguardian.ie or contact him on 087-6564662.
REPORT BY SIMON KELLY CASTLETROY LIMERICK
Photo: Fish of the week for Simon
Kelly who caught this beautiful specimen Brown Trout of 13.91lbs on Lough Derg
while Pike fishing.
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I was trolling for pike on Lough Derg on April 23rd and was out for about
an hour. I was trolling around one of my favourite haunts
for pike with a small bull dog lure when the fish struck. I knew
it was a good fish but thought it was a decent pike. The
fish fought very well for about 15 minutes and then I
thought I had lost the fish as the line went slack. I left
the rod down, pondering briefly on my bad luck when suddenly the rod
lurched over once again! I couldn't believe my luck and I fought
the fish for a further 10 minutes. I noticed that the fish
stayed down very deep and it wasn't until I had the fish
ready for the net that I realised it was a big Brownie!
My father and I are very conscious of conservation of fish
stocks in Lough Derg (Brown trout and pike). We are regular
anglers on the lake and operate a catch and release policy
almost all of the time. I struggled with the decision to
keep the fish for mounting purposes but after fishing the
lake for over 20 years, I felt that this fish truly was the
fish of a lifetime and I decided to get it mounted. If in
the morning I caught a larger fish I would certainly return
it to fight another day!"
I got the fish weighed on certified scales in Mc Keoghs
butcher counter. The weight was 13.91lbs.
RIVER MULCAIR CO
LIMERICK
MILLBANK HOUSE AND ANGLING CENTRE MURROE CO LIMERICK report on the
recent fishing on the River Mulcair in Co Limerick
No reports received.
ShRFB reports for the
RIVER FEALE CO KERRY
Salmon angling is slow due to low water levels on the River Feale.
However a few anglers are trying for the Sea Trout, without much
success. One lucky angler Rory Dalton from Athea hooked and landed a
Salmon of 8lbs while sea trout fishing with very light gear, small
fly rod, a 5lb line and very small Black Pennell. He landed the fish
after a half hour battle.
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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