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Angling News Update - 2007

LIVELY COARSE ANGLING REPORTED IN PLACES DESPITE RISING WATER LEVELS AND AT TIMES WINDY CONDITIONS

Coarse fishing was hampered at times by windy conditions and rising water levels. During the more placid interludes fishing was lively. The Inner Lakes Lough Ree feature in our angling news this week with good catches of hybrids and Bream. Brian Bohan keeps us up to date on the angling scene and local competitions in the Upper Shannon region. Angling guests of Melview Lodge in Longford had some good fishing on the ...

 

 

GOOD PIKE FISHING REPORTED FROM LOUGH ENNELL

Not much pike angling news from the Upper Shannon Region. The Athlone Anglers Association will be featuring the results of two recently fished pike competitions on next weeks update. Dermot Killeen reports on the local catches from the ....

 

 

MAYFLY CONTINUE TO HATCH IN ABUNDANCE ON SHEELIN WITH SOME EXCELLENT SPORT REPORTED

Recent heavy rain has risen water levels with a few Salmon reported caught on the River Feale and more heavy rain is forecast for the weekend which should provide some ideal angling conditions on the fishery. One would expect the trout fishing on our midland lakes to go into a  .....

 

 

 

 

TOPE FISHING THE BEST SO FAR THIS YEAR AT ALL THE USUAL MARKS

Martin Brennan operating the Morning Star Sea Charter out of Kilrush reports to June 26th

Despite recent weather forecasts for heavy winds on the Shannon, this didn't materialise to affect the fishing which at the moment is quiet good. With the Tope season now in full swing, it's a very good year and far, better than this time last year with better quality fish recorded on all the .....

 

FISHING ON BOARD THE CLARE DRAGOON HAMPERED AT TIMES BY EASTERLY WINDS

Luke Aston operating the Clare Dragoon out of Carrigaholt reports to June 27th

We spent most of last week dodging some quite fresh east to north east winds which are not the ideal conditions for fishing and our catch rate slowed down consequently. However we did manage to have some good fishing with drifts over some inshore peaks offering exciting action with  ....

 

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