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Game Angling & Fisheries
News, Announcements, Upcoming Events/Notices & Reports:
(Salmon & Trout Fishing)
Dated
Wednesday July 19th, 2006
Photo:
Sean Dempsey, Athlone in this action
photo playing out a grilse of 3lbs14ozs while fishing with
his father
Frank Dempsey on Castleconnell SAlmon
Fishery last week.
THE PETER SEASON GETS OFF TO A
START IN A SCORCHING HEAT WAVE
The Peter season has just commenced and should
provide some good late evening sport on our midland lakes for a
number of weeks to come. The present heat wave has killed off
all daytime fishing, both for salmon and trout. The best chance
of catching a salmon is at dawn before sunrise in these
conditions. Ennell, Owel and
Lough Ree have started to fish and prospects look promising,
although the present extreme heat is not ideal in the short
term.
TIGHT LINES!
CRONEEN PROJECT LOUGH DERG: As part
of on-going investigations on the Croneen during their lake phase in
Lough Derg anglers are asked to support the project by taking and
submitting tissue samples for genetic analysis and to complete a
survey. For instructions on how to do this you can download our
INFORMATION SHEET AND SURVEY FORM HERE
or contact Dr Fran Igoe, Catchment Managment Officer, Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board, Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Road, Limerick Tel: 061
300238 or email
igoe@shrfb.com
for further information.
RECENT GAME ANGLING AND FISHERIES NEWS STORIES
& REPORTS
UPPER SHANNON
LOUGH SHEELIN
Report Week-ending 16/07/06:
Very few trout anglers fished Lough Sheelin last week. The best
reported fish of 6.5lbs was caught by by Adrian
McGrane, Kells on a dry sedge, Another angler had two fish,
best 4.75lbs on sedge patterns. Other small fish were caught and
released. Best fly hatches were sedges. A good number of trout
were seen rising in the Goreport Church Island area of the
lake. The lake is worth trying in the late evenings this week.
For updates contact
Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel:
049 4336144
LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK
For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 6560038
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH ENNELL
It is warm and calm on Ennell at
time of writing. Some fish are starting to move in the
late evenings to Peters and bloodworms, and small
hatches of Buzzers have been observed by anglers.
Conor Lynch, Tullamore had a fine of 6lbs and
Brendan Murray, Mullingar had 2 fish and lost two
more, all on the Green Peter. Prospects look good for
the next number of weeks.
For updates contact
Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769
mornings
LOUGH OWEL
Very few anglers fished Owel but
with reports of Peters starting to hatch out there
should be a big increase in angler activity as the
week progresses.
For updates
contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
LOUGH REE
Some excellent
dry fly fishing is to be had on suitable evenings on
Lough Ree. There is a large hatch of ‘ the Great Red
Sedge ’ at this time of year, along with a smaller
hatch of Peters. Fishing has picked up but recent
very hot evening is proving difficult for anglers.
Over the past week Paddy Whitelaw, Mullingar had
five fish for 19lbs, best 5lbs. John O’Malley,
Mullingar had a good fish of 5.5lbs. Noel Gillholey,
Mullingar had a fish of 4lbs 2ozs, all trout were
caught on the Murrough and Peter.
ATHLONE ANGLERS
ASSOCIATION NEWS
report courtesy of
Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers Association
Ph: 087 - 2340815
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 on the Athlone.ie website in the week prior to each competition.
LOUGH DERRAVARAGH
For general updates
contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY
There's not much angling activity on Pallas lake due
to the very bright hot conditions.
For updates contact Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling
Club Tel: 087 2974306.
Mick Flanagan, Angling
Correspondent for the Westmeath Topic and Sunday
World Newspaper Tel: 087 2797270:
mick@midlandangling.com
reports on Midland Lakes & Rivers.
LOWER
SHANNON AREA
Richard Keays, Millbank
House, Murroe, Co Limerick, Ireland
http://www.millbankhouse.com
Email to
info@millbankhouse.com
Tel 061 386115 reports for the River
Mulcair system.
TROUT
FISHING
A few trout were reported in the late
evening to sedges but generally trout
fishing has been very quiet.
SALMON
FISHING
The scorching weather has
killed off the salmon fishing on the
Mulcair river. All seems to be quiet on
Castleconnell Salmon Fishery also.
ShRFB reports for the
RIVER FEALE CO KERRY
River levels very low, no
fishing reports at all in the present heat
wave.
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
No reports.
For angling updates on
Castleroberts Mob: 087 9810817
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