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Game Angling & Fisheries
News Update
Dated
Wednesday July 4th, 2007
Photo: John Mc Gauran LSTPA with this fine trout of 7lbs
9ozs caught on Lough Sheelin recently - photo courtesy of the captor
SHRFB LAUNCH LOUGH
SHEELIN WATER QUALITY REPORT THIS WEEK
Unfortunately weather has
gone hill over the past number of days with heavy rain and strong
winds which is hampering angling at time of writing and has resulted
in rising water levels. Trout fishing remains fairly good on Sheelin
and O'Flynn despite the bad weather. Although there's been plenty of
water and good angling conditions Salmon fishing has been
disappointing on the River Feale. The highlight of the angling news
update this week was the launch of the Water Quality report Entitled
"Urgent steps to end the long saga on Lough Sheelin" This is
available to download and is accompanied by a Press Release on
Monday last. TIGHT LINES!
FISHERIES NEWS & BYE
LAW ANNOUNCEMENTS
See our
NEWS PAGE FOR MOST RECENT FISHERIES UPDATES
  URGENT
FINAL STEP REQUIRED TO END THE LONG SAGA OF LOUGH SHEELIN WATER
QUALITY
For
the last 30 years Lough Sheelin has been a barometer of the status
of water quality in Ireland and has received both national and
international attention. The Shannon Regional Fisheries
Board today launched a valuable new report on the phosphate and
nutrient levels entering Lough Sheelin
(“Lough
Sheelin and its catchment Water Quality Status and Nutrient
Loadings 1998-2005”) and clearly concludes that
the lake remains polluted.
SEE PRESS RELEASE
IMPORTANT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SALMON ANGLERS - BROWN TAGS
From May 13th, 2007 the Minister introduced a system of Brown Gill
tags for certain rivers where it is considered necessary in the
interests of conserving stocks to closely monitor angling quotas to
ensure river based quotas are not exceeded. The River Mulcair in Co
Limerick is covered by this scheme.
DOWNLOAD
WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT TAGGING SCHEME
(BROWN TAGS) REGULATIONS 2007
BIRD
WATCH IRELAND - ANGLERS PLEASE BE AWARE
 Farmers of the Shannon Callows in conjunction with
the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and BirdWatch Ireland are
appealing to fishermen to only use surfaced tracks to gain vehicle
access to the waters edge when fishing the river along the Shannon
Callows (meadows in the immediate vicinity of the River Shannon from
Athlone to Portumna.)
UPPER SHANNON
 LOUGH SHEELIN
There was a good fall of spent gnat.
on Sheelin on the suitable evenings but very little angling
activity. Anglers fishing the lake reported a good rise of fish.
All reported fish caught were on the spent gnat. Pat Bannon L.S.T.P.A. had
the best fish of the week at 8lbs 6ozs. Adrian Mc Grane had 1 fish
of 5.5lbs.
Eddie Clinton had 5 fish for the week, best 2.5lbs.
Gene Brady L.S.T.P.A. had 5 fish over the week. Eamon Connors had
2 fish averaging 2lbs. This week the ShRFB launched the water
quality report on Sheelin - see link above for details.
Contact Thomas Lynch L.S.T.P.A. Mobile: 087
9132033 or logon to the L.S.T.P.A website
http://www.loughsheelinanglers.ie/
for information on local competitions and other upcoming news.
For local updates contact
Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel:
049 4336144
LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK
Lough O'Flynn fished
well again last week. Anglers are getting good
results on Perch Fry imitations. Two junior anglers Ronan and John Gaffey had
good results most trout were released. Fish
were caught mostly on muddlers. John and David
Connolly had 10 fish over two evening sessions, all on wet
flies. Bernard Mannion and Matt Foley had 10 fish
between them on
Sunday . Jim Mc Donnell from Ballaghaderrean
had 2 fish for 3lbs fishing from the shore.
For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 2536064.
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH ENNELL
Trout fishing on Ennell has been very slow, though
sedges are starting to hatch which means that the
Green Peter hatch is not too far away. Frank Keyes
from Mullingar had a fish of 5.5lbs. John Graham,
Clara had a fish of 4.5lbs.
For updates contact
Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769
mornings
LOUGH OWEL
Sedges are accounting for a few fish, Peter and Red
Sedge and anglers are reporting quite good fishing
on the more suitable evenings. Frank Keenan
Mullingar had a fish of 3lbs. Tim Cunningham,
Athlone had 4 fish for 6lbs. Martin Smith had one
fish. Lucan anglers held a competition, 15 anglers
caught 9 fish and the winner was Noel O’Neill.
For updates
contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fishery Officer
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
Mick Flanagan, Angling
correspondent and photographer for Sunday World
and Topic group of newspapers Tel: 087 2797270:
mick@midlandangling.com
reports on Midland Lakes & Rivers.
Report to follow next week.
LOUGH DERRAVARAGH,
For general updates
contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY
For updates contact Dinny Coyne Chairperson of the Pallas Lake Angling
Club Tel: 087 2974306.
LOUGH ACALLA CO GALWAY
For updates contact John Devaney, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector, Roscommon 087 2266735
LOWER SHANNON AREA
LOUGH DERG ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS
The Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Study is
ongoing with the first batch of samples sent to
Canada and Belfast for analysis. The samples consist
of representative samples of perch, pike, roach,
bream, eels and trout. When results are available it
is intended to hold a seminar in Killaloe in the
autumn to deliver the preliminary findings. A random
aging of an 8lb brown trout by Dr Fran Igoe, Shannon
Regional Fisheries Board showed that it lives for 2
years in a river before migrating to the lake and
becoming cannible. It was found to be 8 years old.
Dr Igoe will demonstrate the methodology in aging
scales to anglers in September. The Lough Derg
Native Fish Biodiversity Study members wish to ....
ShRFB reports for the
RIVER FEALE CO KERRY
Angling conditions are very good after a wet
week but salmon fishing has been slow with
only a handful of fish reported caught.
NB: Anglers please note the new
Salmon & Sea Trout Bye Laws for the River
Feale for 2007. See
SHANNON FISHERIES REGION (River Feale) CONSERVATION OF
SALMON AND SEA TROUT BYE LAW NO 816, 2007
This Bye-Law provides for a bag limit of 4
fish (being either salmon or sea trout over 40 cm) from 1 March to 12 May
subject to a daily bag limit of 1 fish during the period. The Bye-law also
incorporates the provisions of the existing Bye-law i.e. an overall
annual bag limit of 10 fish for 2007, a daily bag limit of 3
fish from 13 May to 31 August and a daily bag limit of 1 fish from 1 September
to the end of the season. The Bye-law also provides for the use of single hooks
and prohibits the use of worms as bait once the specified number of fish have
been caught in the specified periods.
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.
For angling updates on
Castleroberts contact Mob: 087 9810817
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