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Coarse & Pike Angling News,
Announcements, Upcoming Events/ Notices & Reports:
Wednesday
June 18th, 2003
Photo: Gary Wootton from Doncaster, Yorkshire, with a
Pike estimated at 20lbs, this is a personal best ever fish, landed on
the river Shannon, Meelick match stretch recently on roach deadbait.,
photo courtesy of angling party via email
FISHERIES & ANGLING HIGHLIGHTS
It was a much improved week weather-wise
which saw warmer, drier and more pleasant summer conditions
prevail on a number of days. Water levels are now just
starting to drop back as we write and this augurs well for the coming
week and indeed the weeks ahead as weather is forecast to settle
down significantly. While angling numbers and
feedback is down at some centres around the region, reports
while still generally patchy are improving in areas and we
received some good individual reports. TIGHT LINES !!
FISHING STARTING TO PICK UP AS WEATHER
IMPROVES AND WATER LEVELS BEGIN TO RECEDE
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ENGLISH ANGLERS HAD LIVELY TENCH ACTION ON THE BOORA PONDS
KILCORMAC
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CRACKING PIKE REPORTED FROM LOUGH DERRAVARAGH
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SPECIMEN TENCH FROM THE HOT WATER STRETCH SHANNONBRIDGE
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TENCH TAGGED AND STOCKED INTO ROYAL CANAL MULLINGAR BY THE
ShRFB AND CFB
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ENGLISH ANGLING VISITORS ACHIEVE PERSONAL BEST WEIGHTS AND
INDIVIDUAL HEAVIEST FISH ON THE LAKE SWIMS LOUGH DERG KILLALOE
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GOOD MIXED BAGS FOR LIMERICK ANGLER ON THE LOWER SHANNON AT
PLASSEY
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GOOD PIKE ANGLING FOR VISITORS ON LOUGH ATEDAUN CO CLARE
UP COMING EVENTS ** feature in
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PORTUMNA ANGLERS WORLD AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2003 :
is scheduled to be fished from Monday to Friday October 6th to 10th
incl. More info contact Mr John Dyson Ballyshrule Lodge, Portumna Tel:
0509 41528 Email:
ballyshrule@eircom.net
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MIDLAND PIKE COMPETITIONS: Check out our
Competition Zone or contact Mick Flanagan Mullingar Tel: 087
2797270: Email:
mick@midlandangling.com
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THE EUROPEAN PIKE ANGLING CHALLENGE 2003 BOOKINGS
contact Mr Jim Robinson, Angling Guide, Limerick Tel: 061 453808.
Email jimrob@iol.ie
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IRELAND'S INTERNATIONAL PIKEFLY COMPETITION
BOOKINGS 2003 contact TJ O'Brien TJ's Angling Centre,
Killaloe/Ballina, Co Tipperary Tel: 061 376009 Email: tjsangling@esatclear.ie
Website:
www.pikefly.net
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THE BANAGHER FESTIVALS 2003 The
Autumn Festival is scheduled from Monday to Thursday September 8th to
11th incl. please contact Ray Duthie for further information and
booking Tel:
0509-51504
** above denotes that details of competitions
listed above are currently posted in our competition zone if you
require further details from the organisers
NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/NOTICES:
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 BOARD
HAVE COMPILED A REFERENCE LIST OF WATERS IN THE MIDLAND FISHERIES GROUP WHERE A
FISHING PERMIT APPLIES
BROWSE OUR LISTS OF CATCHMENTS and
WHY A FISHING PERMIT CHARGE APPLIES TO THESE WATERS
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FIRST
'ACCESS TO ALL' WILD ANGLING VENUE OPENS ON THE RIVER SUCK AT DONAMON
The
Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources Mr John Browne, T.D., opens the first Irish
“Access to All” facility on a wild angling venue, at the
River Suck, Donamon, Co Roscommon.
See Press
Release
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UPPER SHANNON
ShRFB reports for the Upper Shannon
Angling numbers are down in the Lanesboro area with little feedback
received. Angling was generally very slow and anglers
struggled at many venues in the Upper Shannon region. With improved
weather we expect water levels to start gradually dropping and
hopefully this will convert into better fishing for anglers in
response.
MID SHANNON AREA
Mick Flanagan Angling Guide Mullingar Tel: 087 2797270:
mick@midlandangling.com
reports on Midland Lakes and Rivers
Last July we featured an article on some English
Pikers from Liverpool, who had a splendid few days fishing in the
Midlands. Well the lads who work in Liverpool's top heart hospital
the Cardio-Thoracic Centre were back again, and this time they
brought top surgeon Abas Rashid who carried out the heart
operation some years back on Liverpool FC. boss Gerard Houllier.
Abas was suffering a little himself due to the high pollen count
over the weekend, but by Monday he was fighting fit and had a good
day on Derravaragh. While I was un- hooking some of the
pike, Abas gave me some advice on forceps manoeuvres. The group
consisted of 4 anglers, Abas Rashid , Glenn Russell, Michael Green
and Lee Robertson, the two best pike were caught by Michael Green
on Sunday, one weighed 15lb 14oz and on Monday he topped the
weekend with a cracking 21lb pike. While Michael was playing the
monster his reel locked and he had to hand play the monster to
the boat. As the photo shows he successfully landed weighed and
then released. Once again the group stayed in Bloomfield House
Hotel, and will be back again next year or sooner.
Photo: Michael Green in a party of
four from Liverpool with his
cracking 21lbs Pike from Lough Derravaragh last week, photo
courtesy of Mick Flanagan Mullingar
I met with the Shannon Fisheries last
Tuesday 10th June, on the Royal Canal at the New Bridge on the
Ballymahon Road, who arrived with approx 150 Tench from Lough
Owel. These fish were tagged by Paul Mc Loone of the Central
Fisheries Board, who is on contract work with Waterways Ireland,
the people who keep the canal in such good shape. A lot of
the Tench were small, but there was some nice fish of
3lbs-4lbs in weight. Pascal Weymes of Mullingar who is one of the
best coarse anglers in the Midlands was on hand to see the
Tench being tagged and released into the Royal Canal. Pascal
fishes the canal a lot and again its great to see these type
of fish going into the canal system.
Photo: Pascall Weymes during the
stocking and tagging of tench by the ShRFB into the
Royal Canal, Mullingar, photo courtesy of Mick Flanagan
Mullingar
PIKE COMPETITIONS
Next Sunday 22nd June, The Glen Owel Cup is
being fished on Lough Owel. This is for Senior and Junior.
Club chairman Brendan Murray asked to remind all competitors
to have proper holding tanks. This is a club competition, new
members are welcome on the day Fishing from 11am-7pm usual
starting point. Shannon Regional Permits apply. Also next
Sunday the Paddy Dolan trophy and Bob Berry trophy for juniors
is being fished on Lough Lene, Collinstown, Fishing 11am-6pm
starting and finishing at Fagan's Point. Membership €40.00.
I received an e-mail from Sinead Birmingham
of [FRS TRAINING] during the week. Sinead is running an
occupation first aid training coarse on Tuesday 3rd July in
the Longford Arms Hotel, if any clubs would like to send a
safety officer etc, .they can contact Sinead at 044-40012 or
e-mail
frstraining@eircom.net Like all sporting activities
angling has its dangers, be it a hook in the finger or a slip
in the boat, This coarse covers circulation, wounds, bleeding,
head injuries and soft tissue injuries, plus many more
emergencies situations. Candidates undertaking this course and
successfully passing the examination will receive a
certificate stating their qualification which is valid for 3
years in line with Health & Safety Authority
Guidelines.
ShRFB reports for Mark Egan Athlone Bait Stockist, Accommodation Provider Email:
info@shannonsidehouse.com Website
www.shannonsidehouse.com Tel: 0902 94773 Mob 087 8517299 - the
River Shannon and Inny
ATHLONE area.
We received little angling feedback for the area this week.
Access has become a problem in the low-lying callow lands such as the
Meadows and the backwaters including Calf Island, Long Island due to
the very high water. With more settled weather again this week, water
levels are expected to start dropping back. Anglers based in Athlone fished
Drum Lake on the Upper Shannon and had a few tench, other than this
very little to report from the area!.
The ShRFB reports for Ray Duithie Old Forge Banagher, Bait Stockist and Accommodation provider Tel:
0509 51504. Email:
kmduthie2@eircom.net
BANAGHER area this week.
The water levels are high but starting to drop in the Banagher
area. Fishing wise, it's a case of lack of anglers this
week which has resulted in very limited feedback received for the area. A
lot more anglers are expected this coming week with increased
feedback expected. Two anglers from England Mr Heaton and friend
had 30 tench over two days, best fish 5.75lbs on the Boora
Lakes, this is the only fishing report we received.
ShRFB reports for John Dyson, Ballyshrule Lodge ,
PORTUMNA Tel: 0509 41528
Fishing was patchy generally due again to difficult angling
conditions, very high water. However individual anglers did
well, mainly on the river venues around Portumna. A few guests of
John Dyson had bags averaging from 45lb to 90lbs on the river,
mainly hybrids, a few individuals did encounter bream at Meelick,
also a lot of pike on the match stretches at Meelick. Steve Handcock from
Oxfordshire had roach hybrids and bream on the river venues around
Portumna. Paul Chutes
from Liverpool had mixed bags from the river and had a good day on
bream on the lake swims, northern shores of Derg, bag of 80lbs.
Prospects look much better and at time of writing and anglers are
doing a little better.
ShRFB reports for Dermot Killeen Shannonbridge Tel 0905 74112 Email:
jimmyjkilleen@yahoo.com
reports for
SHANNONBRIDGE.area
Despite high water levels, we received a number of
quite good reports from different parties fishing at different venues in
the area. Hopefully this marks a turning point to better fishing
over the coming weeks. Mary Reeves from Bath in England fished
at Finnamore's Lake on Wednesday last and had a very enjoyable day
with tench to over 2lbs and carp to 3.5lbs. The next day she fished
the canal at Ferbane and had bream and roach on red maggots. Pete
Newton from Reddich fished the mouth of the River Brosna on Sunday
June 15th in good weather and commented in the angling logs that he enjoyed every
minute, returning a total of 34lbs of roach and hybrids and two
trout to 2lbs. 10 years old Ben Myatt from Bromsgrove England landed
a specimen tench of 2.79kg on the hot water stretch at
Shannonbridge. More recently on Friday 13th June an angler from
Blackpool had another specimen tench on the hot water and hooked and
lost others. An English party staying in Shannonbridge had
some success on the Shannon at Portumna, best 49lbs of hybrids
fishing with feeder and maggot.
Photo:
David Steer who headed his party of 4 brothers Andrew, Matt and
Murray on the New Cut Victoria Lock at Meelick River Shannon who had
superb bags of fish over two day in mid May, photo courtesy of
the captors received online.
The
ANGLING VISITOR & CONFERENCE CENTRE & Riverside Cafe reports for
the River SUCK VALLEY this week.
For local angling update contact Assistant Fisheries
Inspector John Ryan, Ballinlough Office Tel: 0907 40103 Mob: 087
6560038.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
ShRFB reports for Jim Robinson, Fishing Guide Lower Shannon Tel Mob: 087 2339999 Landline: +353 61
453808 Web Address:
http://www.iol.ie/~jimrob Email:
jimrob@iol.ie
Angling guests of Jim Robinson are getting good pike fishing
on Atedaun Lake, Co Clare, water levels are recovering
well.
ShRFB reports for TJ
O'Brien,
TJ's ANGLING CENTRE
KILLALOE reports for the area
Bream fishing has picked up well on the lake swims on Lough
Derg at Killaloe, following a slack few weeks due to the
adverse weather. Angling prospects look
better for the coming weeks as
shoals of bream re-group after spawning. Angling guests of TJ O'Brien
Lez Shirley and Michael Greene had a very good week which saw
them break their own personal best catches on a number of days
with 100lb+ bags, best bag was over 270lbs between them. They
also recorded their best individual fish at over 7.5lbs.
Hopefully more
positive reports will continue for next week
Ivan O'Connell Dooradoyle Limerick Mob: 087 - 2428033
Email Address:
ivan@ryaninsurances.ie reports on a recent trip to Plassey
on the lower River Shannon.
" This venue is still fishing very well for
mixed catches of bream, roach, hybrids and dace. Again no-one
is really coarse fishing this stretch. The parking is no
longer a problem and cars are safe within the University of
Limerick campus. I fished this stretch near the navigation
posts on Friday the 13th of June and had 10 bream to 6lbs and
a lot of good hybrids to 3lbs plus some roach for a total
catch of around 80lbs. All fish were caught on feeder or bomb."
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