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Angling Update 2010 - Shannon Region

Subscribe to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board News Feed SEVERE NIGHT FROSTS AND BITTER COLD CONTINUES TO HAMPER COARSE FISHING

Water levels on the Shannon are now almost at summer level after a prolonged dry spell of very cold and frosty weather. We have very few coarse angling reports in as yet. Water temperature is struggling to get to 3C and many of the backwaters in the mid Shannon around Banagher were reported as frozen over, due to the severe night frosts.  We'll have to wait for  ...

 

Subscribe to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board News Feed  APRIL GEARING UP FOR BIG PIKE ACTION IN THE SHANNON REGION 

April is gearing up to be an action packed month with some major events on the calendar. Next Sunday Boyle and Distract Angling Club host the Paddy Sharkey Memorial Perpetual Cup Pike competition, at Lough Gara. Fishing from 11am - 6pm. The club will also hold their Annual Easter Pike Angling Festival on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th of April 2010, on Lough Key. This is a major event and anglers travel from near and far, Ireland, England, Germany and Holland to take part. See full report for further details and contacts. Dermot Killeen at our centre in Shannonbridge reports that three Ballinasloe pike anglers had a number of pike while fishing the Shannon upstream near Clonmacnoise. Shane Treacy landed a huge 35lbs specimen pike which he photographed, weighed and released to fight another day. Finally, we will be featuring a regular column from Herman Molenaar for the Lough Derg and the lower Shannon area from mid April. Herman operates an angling tourism business based in  .....

 

Subscribe to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board News Feed LOUGH OWEL AND SHEELIN WORTH TRYING THIS WEEK

It was a cold  week for fishing. There's not a lot of angling activity yet. Lough Owel fished quite well, despite the cold conditions. There was very little angling reported on Ennell or Derravaragh. Some good fish to 5lbs were caught and released on Sheelin. Feature photo shows a fish of over 4lbs being released by Danny Levy.  The trout season kicked off on Lough Derg on Monday last March 15th. Peter Gleeson, angling correspondent for the Nenagh Guardian newspaper reports on the opening few days on Derg. Eddie Ryan of Youghalarra had a magnificent trout of 8lbs 10ozs which he caught off Ryan’s Point on Lough Derg on the opening day Monday March 15th, The competition for the Kevin Griffin Memorial Cup as usual attracted a great entry for Athlone Anglers Association members on Lough Ree with twenty eight boats taking part. Eamon Cunningham reports on this and announces the upcoming Quinnsworth Cup trout competition. An angler pleasure fishing had a good fish on Lough Ree at over 8lbs. Salmon fishing has been very slow due to the very low water on the River Feale and ....

 

 

 

Subscribe to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board News Feed Luke Aston 'Clare Dragoon' Angling Column 2010

A NEW SEASON APPROACHES FOR THE CLARE DRAGOON

Report dated March 10th, 2010

As the days get longer and the start of another fishing season approaches I am busy getting the boat ready. After trying a few fishing trips over the last few years I have come to the conclusion that February and March are very poor fishing months in this area. Which in many ways is strange because, when I was commercial fishing, they were often the best months of the year when fishing for whitefish. Maybe it is because the water is so cold or maybe the fish are just busy spawning! Anyway for what ever reason and even though they are showing on the fish finder it is very hard to get fish to take a hook.

So now I have got into the routine of lifting the Clare Dragoon out of the water early in February, doing whatever jobs and maintenance need to be done and being ready to go early in April. My season will start after Easter which is in early April this year and the bookings are ....

 

Bill Ryan's Shore Angling Column 2010 West Clare

To be updated soon. Watch this space

Trevor Kiely  fished the flat rock at Dunlicky in February with just a few fish reported. The winter fishing was very tough.
 

 

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