Wet, moist, moist… oh wait! Our regular November climate has been something however. Three weeks of little or no rainfall and temperatures nearer to these of Could will not be what we normally get in November. Wasps are nonetheless buzzing round, the grass continues to be rising properly, and cows are nonetheless grazing within the fields – a far cry from our regular Novembers. Local weather change is actually altering our seasons, and that’s impacting on water temperatures and fish. The gentle spell is ready to return to a sudden finish subsequent week, nonetheless, with a Met Eireann climate advisory for a lot colder climate from Monday. See oar forecast beneath for extra particulars.
Final week noticed Eire host a serious fishing occasion, the Youth & Junior World Shore Angling Championships. Held on the seashores of Co. Wexford, the occasion was an enormous success. Though glory evaded the Irish groups on this event, the younger anglers representing our nation gained incredible expertise that may stand to them in future years. The Youth occasion was gained by France, whereas Spain are the brand new Junior world champions. It was a privilege to attend and see these gifted younger anglers competing. And congratulations to the IFSA volunteers who gave a lot effort and time to run such a profitable occasion.
Elsewhere on the ocean angling entrance, a 77cm painted ray was the spotlight of a winter league competitors for the Killybegs Mariners, but it surely was a haul of flounder that gained Stefan Martin the highest prize.
South Shore SAC held a contest at Dodds Rock which noticed fishing enhance markedly as darkness fell, with 19 fish the successful catch for Dan Costello.
The bluefin tuna season ended this week, and what every week to cap the season for Killybegs Fishing Journeys, the spotlight undoubetdly being the primary tuna for 13-year-old Noah Kennedy, the youngest angler to boat a tuna on the Fiona Tee, and wins our Catch of the Week. It was a terrific season too for the Fiona Tee, with simply two clean days.
On the south coast, the settled climate allowed skipper Sean Maxwell to get to some offshore wrecks, and a few superb ling have been a wonderful reward for his friends.
Staying on the south coast, David Noprman experiences glorious kayak fishing for pollack, with loads of bait fish round to maintain them feeding properly into Autumn. We’ve notices of some large upcoming competitions too, together with the All-Eire Open Shore (Jimmy Smith) and the All-Eire Cod Championships, each being held in Youghal. Entries are actually open for each, so get cracking!
To recent water now, and Portumna Coarse Anglers held a two-day competitors on the Shannon, which produced some incredible luggage. Paul McCaul was the highest rod with an unimaginable 61lbs 1oz, together with over 40lbs on Day 2! A blended bag was reported from Lough Muckno, the place Rimantas Kondrakas gained the primary spherical of the C/M Lakelands Muckno League with a weight of simply over 6kg.
VDE Baggers held a match at Lough Skeagh, the place Dominykas Kuklys’ versatility got here to the fore as he notched up a bagful of skimmers on the tip earlier than switching to the pole and hammering the smaller roach to present him the successful bag of 6.2kg.
Pike fishing experiences have been sluggish these days, in all probability because of the gentle situations and unseasonal water temperatures, however that will all be about to vary with subsequent week’s extra wintry forecast. Kilkenny angler John spent two days with Kevin Lyons at Melview Lodge in Longford not too long ago, and whereas fishing was certainly powerful, John landed some beautiful pike on deadbaits.
The 2024 Barrow Perch Bonanze was held over the weekend, and perch, pike and a bonus bream have been all caught on lures, but it surely was Colin Rutherford who took high honours on the day, along with his finest 5 perch measuring 141cm.
Younger Anthony O’Neill has began to deliver youthful brother Daniel alongside on his journeys, and it appears like dad Dan may have his arms full, with two future angling tyros protecting him busy. The current spotlight was Anthony’s PB pike on the fly, however Daniel additionally misplaced what would have been a very good first pike on the web. Examine their exploits right here.
Trout anglers are having fun with a relaxation (!) from fishing, however many shall be busy tying flies for nesxt season. Peter Driver from iscari-Fly is again doing dwell flytying reveals for Piscari membership members, properly value testing. You may as well take a look at their Youtube channel, with many earlier flytying periods on-line.
Lastly, the Irish Specimen Fish Committee Awards ceremony for the 2024 season shall be held on the fifteenth of February 2025 at 14.30. All anglers are invited!
And now the climate
The gentle spell continues at this time, wirh temperatures of 10 to 13C, but it surely turns more energizing for the weekend. Saturday will see damp situations within the south, drier additional north, with rain and drizzle clearing the south coast afterward. Feeling considerably more energizing with afternoon highs of 8 to 11 levels in reasonable northwest winds
Sunday shall be a recent and vivid day for a lot of the nation with spells of sunshine and only a few showers in northern and western coastal counties. Cloud and rain transferring in from the northwest in the direction of night. Highest temperatures will vary from 7 to 10 levels with reasonable westerly breezes
Brrrr! There’s a climate advisory for subsequent week, with forecasters displaying a excessive confidence for a spell of chilly and wintry climate from Monday night time onwards and all through a lot of subsequent week with frost, ice and a few wintry showers. Beginning on Monday with outbreaks of rain and the possibility of wintry showers, and temperatures from 4-12 levels (north to south).
A chilly northerly air-flow develops over Eire from Tuesday to Friday bringing a mixture of sunshine and scattered wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow. Showers shall be most frequent throughout Connacht and Ulster with some mendacity snow anticipated, particularly over the hills however not completely. There shall be widespread frost and ice at night time with some hazardous travelling situations. Typical daytime temperatures will vary from round 3 to six levels while night-time temperatures will vary from round zero to -3 levels
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