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eatherwise final week has been a typical autumn week with a mixture of sunny intervals and showers, cool mornings and usually breezy circumstances. Elements of the nation noticed some heavy rain final weekend which resulted in rising water ranges in locations however fortunately didn’t trigger extreme flooding which was forecast for a number of areas.
Now that the salmonid season has come to a detailed on most waters, the primary angling focus lies on pike, coarse and sea angling with the approaching weeks most likely amongst among the greatest for pike fishing generally. So it really comes as just a little shock that we solely acquired a handful of pike reviews this week.
Nonetheless, let’s begin in Boyle the place Bodo Funke of Angling Companies Eire has been out on the water once more after a brief break, this time guiding two Dutch lure anglers who each managed to land some metre pike with one in all them a private greatest.
In the meantime the Limerick County Pike Angling Affiliation managed to discover a venue that wasn’t affected by flooding for his or her newest outing final Sunday. Their efforts paid off they usually had been rewarded with a advantageous day totaling 35 fish for 110lbs. Longford angler Gintaras Vosylius has been in contact reporting some tremendous river pike angling. Gintaras has solely had two quick periods on the River Inny with the deadbaits thus far this season, however managed to land a cracking river pike on every go to. Over to County Monaghan the place day tickets are as soon as once more obtainable for pike fishing on Milltown Lake close to Castleblayney. This in style pike venue has already produced some wonderful pike throughout opening week and might be effectively value a go to.
Concluding our pike information for this week we want to congratulate Group Eire who completed third within the lately held World Predator Championships on Decrease Lough Erne. The competitors which passed off over three days was fished by boat utilizing synthetic lures just for perch and pike with fish measurements become factors. Â Group Lithuania got here in as clear winners ending in first place on every of the competitors days, with Latvia in second general.
Whereas Irish predator groups had been competing efficiently on the World Championships in County Fermanagh, the Senior and U25 feeder groups had been battling the world’s greatest on the World Feeder Fishing occasion in Hungary. And battle they did, because the U25 staff secured the silver medal, second solely to the host nation! This was actually an excellent efficiency from John Browne, Brian Clark, Dominykas Kuklys and Charlie Richards who represented our U25 staff in Hungary…effectively executed lads!
Staying with coarse angling and feeder fishing specifically, final week Robertas Zilaitis received the 2024 Celtic Masters Feeder Competition with a complete weight of 69.700kg. The pageant was fished over 5 days at Inniscarra, Co. Cork with 49 anglers competing. Additional north at Portumna, coarse fishing has additionally been wonderful over the previous weeks with a number of festivals and membership matches going down producing nice weights for anglers. Anyhow, this time of yr often marks the beginning for quite a few winter leagues by means of the nation and this yr is not any completely different, with the Enfield Winter League commencing final week on sections of the Royal Canal and spherical 1 of Decrease Bann CAC Winter League fished at Portglenone. The Erne Winter League with a document attendance of 51 anglers kicked off as effectively and was fished in good circumstances; the match will probably be fished over ten rounds in whole.
On the ocean angling entrance issues had been just a little quieter as beforehand…most likely because of the unsettled, breezy circumstances of late. Having mentioned that, some nice fishing was had in the course of the week by sea anglers across the coast. Beginning within the east, Package Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters loved high class fishing with a gaggle of anglers from the Netherlands who had 40 sharks to the boat on their first day and 70 on their second. The Dutch anglers had new private PBs damaged on bullhuss, tope and spurdog with a specimen spur being the icing on the cake as far as their journey isn’t over but. We consider, this mixed end result deserves to win this week’s Catch of the Week!
Nonetheless, boat anglers had been additionally profitable alongside the west coast. Skipper Seán Maguire reported some advantageous combined fishing aboard the Isle of Aran alongside the Clare coast, whereas just a little additional north, Blue Shark Angling Galway, primarily based in Ros A Mhil, additionally caught some good fish on latest journeys, with loads of tope on the bottom. In addition they discovered some good sized pollack and a few shock purple bream! One other shock catch was reported from Northern Eire the place a uncommon triggerfish was caught throughout an outing with Causeway Boats.
At shore, Killybegs Mariners continued with their nice seashore fishing of earlier weeks with extra painted ray, good sized flounder and advantageous turbot.  Elsewhere, members of South Shore SAC needed to scramble to discover a venue for final Sunday’s match because the deliberate venue, Kilgormon Seaside was deemed unfishable on the day. They settled on close by Ballinoulart Seaside, which regarded promising, with a pleasant surf working and had been rewarded with a lot college bass, flounder, dabs and whiting.
Concluding this week’s Angling Replace, we take a look at Lough Currane one of many few remaining salmonid fisheries that are open till tomorrow. Vincent Appleby who has led us by means of the angling yr in a profound and witty style reported on a number of final sea trout for the Currane & Inny anglers…with simply in the future to go on Lough Currane, sea trout anglers already sit up for the beginning of the 2025 season.
We want to take this chance to remind all salmon and sea trout anglers to return their angling logbooks (setting out their fishing and catch document) and any unused gill tags by 19 October 2024!
Lastly, we want to advocate the newest episode of the Eire on the Fly podcast to our readers. On this week’s episode Darryl Mooney talks about his involvement because the fly supervisor of the upcoming Irish Fly Honest and among the unbelievable fly tyers who will probably be jetting in from all over the world. Plus Darryl tells Tom & Daire about an unbelievable journey to Bosnia for grayling that he had this summer time and offers some fascinating insights of the flyfishing trade.
Different information
Irish Fly Honest
The 12th annual Irish Fly Honest and Worldwide Angling Present is again in Fermanagh subsequent month. This prestigious occasion will probably be held on the fabulous four-star Killyhevlin Resort and grounds overlooking majestic Lough Erne. Dates are set for 16th and the 17th of November and doorways open at 10am each days.
Specimen Fish
The deadline for submitting specimen claims is approaching quick. For those who had been fortunate sufficient to catch a specimen fish this yr and need to declare it, get your paperwork into the ISFC as quickly as potential in order that the ISFC can assess it. All specimen claims to be submitted by 31 October. Additional data is accessible right here.
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And now the climate…
Tonight will probably be dry in lots of areas with clear spells in Leinster and Munster. Rain will develop Within the northwest by midnight and can lengthen over a lot of Connacht and Ulster in a single day, heavy in locations. Lowest temperatures of 1 to five within the south and east and from 6 to 9 levels elsewhere with gentle to average southwest winds, more energizing close to northwestern coasts.
Saturday will probably be a windy day alongside northwestern coasts with outbreaks of rain. The rain can flip heavy in locations. Highest daytime temperatures will attain 8 to 10 levels in Ulster and 11 to 13 levels elsewhere. Saturday evening will probably be chilly and largely dry with clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 1 to five levels with gentle, variable breezes.
Sunday will see a primarily dry begin with cloud regularly thickening from the Atlantic by means of the day. Patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle look more likely to have an effect on coastal counties of the south and west from afternoon, with the rain turning heavier and extra persistent throughout Sunday night and spreading elsewhere.
Present indications recommend that combined and changeable circumstances will persist for many of subsequent week.
Protected fishing to all and tight strains, particularly right here in Eire.
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