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Sea Angling News,
Announcements, Up-Coming Events/Notices and Reports 2006
Reports are sourced from a number of Sea Angling
Charter operators, Anglers, Fishing Guides and Angling Clubs who
operate or fish in the Shannon Estuary, Clare Coast to Hags Head and
from Limerick to Kerry Head. Sea angling reports generally start
when the sea angling charter operators commence the season from May
onwards. Meanwhile if we receive reports or useful information we will publish here. WATCH
THIS SPACE Tight Lines for 2006 season.
RECENT FISHERIES AND ANGLING NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECENT
TUNA REGULATIONS
The Minister of State at the Department of
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr. Pat the Cope
Gallagher, TD, announced a new regulation regarding Tuna fishing
which may result in a further boost for Ireland’s Sea Angling
business.
‘I am delighted to have been able to open
up these new species to Sea Anglers. Sea Angling is extremely
socially valuable as both a widely available and healthy form of
recreation. Perhaps most importantly Sea Angling is a sustainable
activity and I hope this new regulation will enable many more people
to experience the quiet enjoyment Sea Angling can provide’,
said Minister for the Marine, Mr. Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher, TD......
 FISHERIES
IRELAND NEWS SUMMER 2005 ISSUE NO 7 PUBLISHED
New issue of FIN available free!
The official newsletter of the Central and Regional
Fisheries Boards is edited by Eamon Cusack ShRFB and is freely
available from any of the Fisheries Board Offices. You can order a
copy by emailing
info@shrfb.com or
DOWNLOAD HERE in pdf (736Kb)
IRISH SPECIMEN FISH AWARDS REPORT 2005
 The 50th Annual
Report of the Irish Specimen Fish Committee has been recently
published. The
presentation of awards will take place in the Doyle Burlington
Hotel in Dublin on Saturday 25th February 2006. In the Marine
section the Shannon Region features for a number of species.
See main report below
Sea Fishing Report dated
Wednesday July 19th, 2006
BEST TOPE FISHING SO FAR THIS YEAR
AS TEMPERATURES RISE
Fishing report 19th July by Luke Aston,
Clare Dragoon sea angling charter operating out of Carrigaholt, Co
Clare
Well over the last 2 weeks we have had it all! 10 days
ago it was blowing a gale with heavy rain and today is the hottest day
in almost 15 years. It does not matter how sheltered the water is good
weather is best for fun and fishing!!
The fishing was limited to the estuary for 4 or 5
days and the catches were mainly ray and dogfish with the odd tope
thrown in to liven things up. As the weather settled down and we got
back to sea there was a type of algal bloom in the mouth of the
estuary and close to Loop Head, this made even fishing for mackerel
difficult, but thankfully the water cleared up once we were a couple
of miles off. The last couple of days have seen a great improvement in
these conditions.
Catches of whitefish have held up over the last couple
of days, with a few nice Haddock and Spurdog on the ground. While
fishing for whitefish Enda Power from Limerick got a specimen Scad of
0.73 kg (1lb 6oz) caught on a baited feather.
As the temperature of the water has gone up I was
tempted to try a day’s sharking last week but it proved still too
early, as all we had for the day was 1 run with no fish to the boat.
We will probably try again some day next week. Maybe because of this
rise in temperature today has been the best days tope fishing so far
this year.
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