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Game Angling & Fisheries
News Update dated
Wednesday October 10th, 2007
Photo: Ken Mc Carthy with winning
Owel trout - photo courtesy of
Michael Flanagan, Mullingar
LAKELAND ANGLERS HIT
FORM AS TROUT ANGLING SEASON CLOSES
What a week of weather. On the competition scene
brilliant sunshine and near calm conditions greeted anglers. The L.S.T.P.A.
held their end of
season competition on Sheelin on Saturday - results in next weeks
update. Conditions were not conducive to good angling on O'Flynn due
to the sunny calm conditions. Last Sunday Lakeland Anglers hosted
their end of season trout fly fishing competition. It was fished on
Owel, Derravaragh and Ennell and proved a huge success.
Lough Owel anglers will host an end of season competition on Friday
October 12th. Fishing is from 10-30pm with weigh-in 8pm Caffreys.
Derravaragh Anglers were also in action last Sunday and we received
the results of the annual raffle. The Athlone Anglers Association
held the last Trout competition of the season on Sunday
September 30th for the
Conway/Conroy Cup. Angling winds up for the season on Friday next
October 12th. Next week, we will catch up on the last few days
angling on the Mullingar lakes and Lough Sheelin - join us then. TIGHT LINES!
FISHERIES NEWS UPDATE
See our
NEWS PAGE FOR MOST RECENT FISHERIES UPDATES & BYE LAW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SHANNON
INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASIN DISTRICT CONSULTATION PROCESS COMMENCES
OCTOBER 9th
 IRBD LOCAL AUTHORITIES INVITES YOU TO HAVE YOUR
SAY.....
A new approach is being taken to managing and
protecting our waters (all our inland coastal waters) New legislation
now requires that the Local Authorities in the Shannon IRBD have a
River Basin Management Plan in place for the whole of the Shannon
river basin by 2009, but before that is done there will be two
consultation periods.
The first consultation period is until 22 December,
2007 and relates to the key management issues which affect the waters
in the Shannon district. A new booklet called WATER MATTERS
sets out these issues in a very easy to read manner and explains how
they affect water quality, what controls are in place to deal with
these issues and if they are adequate to meet the required standards.
UPPER SHANNON
LOUGH SHEELIN
The L.S.T.P.A. held their end of
season competition on Sheelin on Saturday October 6th. We will be
providing a full result in next weeks end of season update.
For local information 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 local updates contact
Mr Sean Gurhy, Assistant Fisheries Inspector Lough Sheelin Tel:
049 4336144
LOUGH O'FLYNN & UPPER RIVER SUCK
The trout fishing winds up on Friday October 12th on O'Flynn.
Conditions were not conducive to good angling due to the sunny calm
conditions. Two
fish were caught on Sunday on dry sedges by Matt Foley and Bernard Mannion. They
observed many fish rising but
proved difficult to catch. Both anglers fished on the River
Suck around Ballymoe and had 4 lovely fish from
2.25lbs to 4lbs.
For updates contact John Ryan, Assistant
Fisheries Inspector Co Roscommon at 087 2536064.
MID SHANNON AREA
LOUGH ENNELL
O'MALLEY CUP ON ENNELL ....
Once again Ennell failed to produce a trout for
the O'Malley Cup. The competition was fished last
Saturday October 6th and after a long day no fish
were returned at
the 6pm finish. The event will take place next
Friday October 12th and the presentation takes
place in Caffrey's along with the end of season
prize giving awards. weigh-in at 8pm sharp. -
Report by Michael Flanagan
CHRISTY SLEATOR CUP WINNER ...
Photo: Jimmy Horan winner of the
Christy Sleator Cup on Ennell. Pictured with
niece Emma and nephew Michael Horan - photo courtesy of
Michael Flanagan, Mullingar
Last week we mentioned that Mullingar angler Jimmy
Horan topped the Christy Sleator day on Ennell. We
featured the results but unfortunately I was away
for the
competition and did not manage to get the winning
picture. This week we feature the
winner (Uncle) Jimmy Horan with Niece Emma and
nephew Michael - Report by Michael Flanagan.
For updates contact
Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board Mullingar Office Tel: 044 9348769
mornings
LOUGH OWEL
Photo: Thomas Mc Mullan on Lough Owel
last week - photo courtesy of Michael
Flanagan,
LAST DAY TROUT COMPETITION... Lough Owel anglers will host an end of season competition on Friday
October 12th. Fishing is from 10-30pm with weigh-in 8pm Caffreys.
All proceeds from this event
is for the stocking funds for Lough Owel. On Ennell the Annual sweep
end of season competition will take place. Same times as Owel and
back to Caffrey's. Also that day on Ennell the O'Malley Cup will be
up for grabs.
Photo: Andy Young had the best bag of trout
off Owel Lakeland Anglers competition. Pictured
here with sponsor Jack Doolan - photo
courtesy of Michael Flanagan.
BRAY ANGLERS ON OWEL....
Last week I spent a day on Owel with Bray angler
Thomas McMullan. Once again the weather was
brilliant and that evening we saw one of the most
beautiful sunsets ever. We did manage to land a
trout and rose quite a few more on the day. Thomas
is back this week and hopefully we will hook-up
with an Owel cracker before the season ends. While
we were fishing Owel we popped in to Brabson's Bay
for some lunch and dined with Westmeath Motors
pairing of Ray and son Noel Mc Entyre.
The lads were having a great day out and Ray was
dining on a great looking Stew.
Report by Michael Flanagan
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.
LAKELAND ANGLERS HIT FORM AS TROUT SEASON
CLOSES...
What a week of weather, topped off by one of the
best weekends weather wise that is this year.
Brilliant sunshine and near calm conditions
greeted anglers last Saturday and Sunday on the
competition scene. Not the best for trout fly
fishing, still some great catches were recorded.
Once again the Ennell trout failed to take the
bait during the O'Malley Cup. Lakeland anglers end
of season competition was a huge success, even if
some of us anglers blanked, as I did myself.
Derravaragh Anglers were also in action last
Sunday and we received the results of the annual
raffle.
LAKELAND ANGLERS...
Photo: Winners in the Lakeland
competition. Joe Keena, John Tyrrell (Lakeland
Anglers weigh master), Noel Shields who won the
Larry Sleator prize for heaviest trout of the
season by club member, Andy Boyle (Lakeland
Anglers ) and Ken McCarthy with the Peadar
Caffrey Cup for member who landed the best trout
End of season Competition - photo courtesy
of Michael Flanagan.
Last Sunday Lakeland Anglers hosted their end of
season trout fly fishing competition. Fished on
Owel Derravaragh, and Ennell this event proved a
huge success. The weigh- in and presentation was
held in Caffrey's bar & Lounge Mount street.
Conditions for the competition was quite
difficulty with calm conditions and brilliant
sunshine. Certainly not the best for trout fishing
but it was great to charge the batteries now that
we are looking down the line at a long winter. Ah
well maybe Santa will bring some new fishing gear.
Anyway back to the matter in hand. On Ennell John
Brennan produced a cracking trout weighing 1.60lbs
to take top rod on Ennell, second place was Aidan
Heffernan with 1.348lbs. On Derravaragh popular
angler Joe Keena produced the winner and won the
Knockeyone Perpetual Cup. This Cup was presented
to Lakeland anglers by the late Nickie Flood. On
Owel Ken Mc Carthy produced a super trout of
3.072lbs to take top rod, in second place
was Christy Cox 2.744lbs, and 3rd place Paul Owens
with 2.627lbs. The heaviest bag of trout from Owel
was caught by Andy Young. Andy landed 3 trout for
4.560lbs. This fine catch won Andy the Jack Doolan
sponsored prize. Also that night in Caffreys as
the norm the presentation of prizes took place for the trip
to Lough Conn earlier in the season.
Top lakeland angler for 2007 was Brendan Murray.
Brendan was presented with a beautiful mirror by
Dermot Caffrey of Caffreys Bar and Lounge who
sponsor this splendid prize. We will have the
photo in the coming week. John Tyrrell and Andy
Boyle were weigh masters on the night and Andy
thanked all who supported Lakeland Anglers during
the 2007 season especially
all the sponsors and the ladies who provide the
sambos on the night.
LOUGH DERRAVARAGH,
PRENDERGAST / KNOCKEYNE COMPETITION...
Derravaragh anglers hosted the Prendergast and
Knockeyne trout competition last Sunday. On the
day fishing quite a few anglers ventured out but
the fishing was
tough. Club member Joe Keena produced the winner
on the day. The annual Derravaragh Anglers raffle
took place recently and well known Mullingar
angler Ollie Dooner won first prize, second place
also came to town with Auctioneer Andy Duncan
coming out second. Full results as follows. 3rd
Paddy Hannon, 4th Cathroina O'Leary, 5th Asha
Syhes, 6th Theresa Quinn, 7th Cleary Electrical,
8th James Farrell, 9th Billy Hayden. The raffle
took place in Murtagh's bar & Lounge Multyfarnham
and the club would like to thank all who supported
the night. Derravaragh will close for trout
fishing on Friday 12th October. This winter some
cracking pike competitions are pencilled in. We
will have more on these next week.
For general updates
contact Pat Mc Donnell, Fisheries Officer
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board Mullingar
Office Tel: 044 48769
LOUGH REE
ATHLONE ANGLERS ASSOCIATION NEWS
contact Eamon Cunningham P.R.O. Athlone Anglers
Association Phone
Mob: 087 - 2340815
Photo: Molly Conroy presents the
Conway/Conroy Cup to Manus and John Conway watched
by Michael Murphy of the Coosan Tavern.
CONWAY/CONROY COMPETITION....
The last Trout competition which was for the Conway/Conroy Cup was
fished on Sunday 30th September. The day itself was calm which was
not good for the fly men but that didn’t stop the anglers and we had
one of the best entries of the season with twenty seven boats
containing forty seven anglers on the day. The fishing itself was
not great with only a few fish brought to the scales and it was left
to two men who had not fished in a good number of years to lead the
way.
The weigh in and presentation of prizes was held in the Coosan
Tavern that night where new management Michael and Marie Murphy
provided excellent hospitality. When the scales came down it was
Manus Conway and John Conway who topped the leader board with a fine
trout weighing 2lb 14ozs, these two lads hadn’t fished for a long
time so maybe this will encourage them to take up the rod and reel
again next year. Second place went father and son Tommy and Anthony
Moran for their trout which weighed 1lb 15ozs while Gerry Wykes
claimed third spot for his trout which was only one ounce lighter at
1lb 14ozs. Eddie O’Donovan with a trout weighing 1lb 11ozs 4drms was
duly awarded fourth place but in the tightest of finishes and only
2drms lighter were Paul and Joe Fallon in fifth place with a trout
weighing 1lb 11ozs 2drms.
This competition was sponsored by the Conway and Conroy families and
we would like to thank them for their continued and generous support
of this competition, we would also like to thank Tom Cunningham and
jimmy Flanagan who were our Captains of the Day and once again
Michael and Marie Murphy in the Coosan Tavern for their excellent
hospitality.
PALLAS LAKE CO OFFALY
For general 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
CAMCOR RIVER BIRR
Fishing season closed.
LOWER SHANNON AREA
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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