It has been a reasonably dry week total, showery at worst with some pretty calm circumstances and brilliant sunshine at occasions, however loads of overcast skies too. Temperatures haven’t damaged any data both, and it appears like a lower than memorable summer season is unfolding. Some heavy rain within the west this morning could give hope to salmon anglers for weekend sport, nevertheless, and it’s with salmon angling that we begin.
The River Erriff suffered from low water for a lot of July, however rain later within the month introduced a number of spates, and a really creditable 86 salmon have been recorded, with good grilse runs arriving over the previous couple of weeks. Low water has meant few reviews on this week, however there are credible reviews of fine grilse runs alongside the west coast in current weeks. After a worrying spring and early summer season, it’s good to see good numbers of grilse arriving.
The Laune and Killarney system in all probability wants a little bit of water, and there have been only a few salmon reported right here. The Munster Blackwater may additionally do with some rain, with plenty of fish holding within the estuary and decrease river however proving reasonably sulky.
The World Cup Flyfishing Championships happen this week on Lough Masks, and we hope to report on this subsequent week, with the most effective of luck and good needs to the rivals. Lough Corrib noticed some actually good fishing at occasions throughout July, the place the second hatch of mayfly arrived early and offered good sport for anglers fishing moist and dry mayfly patterns.
Lough Lene has been fishing properly for Mick Flanagan, the place fishing into darkness on good buzzer nights is tempting fish. On this week’s Eire On The Fly podcast, Daire and Tom chat with Oughterard native Paul Molloy about rising up on the shores of Lough Corrib, which fostered an important love for trout fishing.
To coarse angling, and Charlie Vallendar completed high of the pile after an intense 5 days of fishing on the Lough Muckno July Competition final week. He managed two tidy baggage of 19kg+ on Day 2 and Day 4 and greater than held his personal on the three different days to complete with a complete of 67kg+.
Leo Lynch saved up his successful streak within the Sensas/Dennett Summer time league at Oaklands, popping out on high once more with 75.880 kg. Elsewhere, Athy & District Anglers held the ultimate leg of the John Shaughnessy memorial mini summer season league on Sunday in very sunny circumstances, so the weights have been poor sufficient. Ryan Olohan did sufficient on the day to take third and the general league win. On international waters, the VDE Baggers represented Eire on the World Membership Championships in Slovenia, the place they realized lots however did not make the rostrum this time.
Lastly to sea angling, and we have now some nice reviews to share from throughout the coast. In west Clare, some various crews on the Isle of Aran caught an important variety of species, from plentiful pouting to blue shark. Staying in Clare, anglers on the Clare Dragoon loved nice blue shark fishing in addition to loads of fish on the reefs.
On the east coast, Package Dunne reviews that the fishing in Wicklow has actually switched on, with some superb pollack and ling falling to delicate plastics, an effective way to fish for them.
In Donegal, constitution boat angling was very productive, with Adrian Molloy reporting the primary bluefin tuna of the 2024 season, whereas anglers on the Kiwi Woman landed some superb porbeagle. The Killybegs Mariners membership additionally went afloat on two small boats and caught a superb 19 species between them – nice fishing!
And in Galway Bay, John Fleming reviews continued good fishing for porbeagle shark, in addition to loads of species on the underside, together with some good gurnards.
Our Catch of the Week goes to Adrian and crew on tuna.ie for the primary bluefin of the 12 months.
And now the climate
A moist morning right here within the west has seen the rain slowly clearing eastwards, with brighter circumstances following because it clears into the Irish Sea this night. Highest temperatures of 17 to 23 levels, warmest within the east, with reasonable to contemporary and gusty southerly winds.
Saturday will probably be a brilliant day with good spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers too, particularly for the north and west. Highest temperatures of 16 to 19 or 20 levels in largely reasonable southwest to west winds. A dry begin on Sunday will probably be a false daybreak, with a really humid airmass transferring in and heavy and chronic rain spreading from the west by means of the afternoon. Remember that native flooding is feasible, and will probably be a blustery day, the winds robust and gusty in coastal components of the west and south.
A moist begin within the east on Monday, however brisker climate because the rain clears eastwards, and the early a part of the week appears brisker, with brilliant spells at occasions and reasonable to contemporary winds.
Secure fishing to all and tight strains, particularly right here in Eire.
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