It has been a quiet week on the angling entrance following Storm Éowyn sweeping throughout the nation on Friday, January twenty fourth. Éowyn was essentially the most highly effective and extreme to hit Eire since Hurricane Debbie in 1961, with gusts of 183kph recorded in Connemara breaking an 80-year-old document that was set in Foynes again in 1945. A wave top of 10.4 metres was recorded offshore of County Clare and no doubts shore anglers will discover that lots of the marks that bore the brunt of the incoming storm may have been utterly modified, solely time will inform.
With many properties and companies nonetheless with out energy following the storm, the applying deadline for the IFI Sponsorship Programme has been prolonged till February seventh. This deadline could also be prolonged once more ought to the ability state of affairs persist.
In coarse angling, the organisers of the Eire’s Feeder King occasion have additionally pushed again the dates for his or her ticket gross sales to try to give anybody an opportunity to participate. For any younger angler who desires to become involved in coarse angling matches however doesn’t know the place to begin, Jack Keenahan has some nice recommendation to assist get the ball rolling. We’ll be maintaining a tally of Jack’s weblog for extra nice recommendation within the coming weeks and months.
The primary fishing information this week is that the primary salmon of the 2025 season was landed on the Drowes by John Shields from Derry following a storm induced rise in water ranges. John was fishing a worm within the Mill Pool and the fish of 10lbs gave a great account of itself, so properly executed to him. Elsewhere, the sturdy winds that continued all week gave the Currane anglers zero alternatives to try to catch one themselves, perhaps subsequent week might be totally different. The Easkey Anglers may also be hoping to catch a salmon and the brown tag draw there’ll happen on February 14th and anglers can apply till the ninth.
On the ocean shore, the Donegal anglers have been keen to make use of any climate window between the storms to get out and each the Killybegs Mariners and the Carrick Seashore & Rockers SAC held competitions over the weekend. Fishing was robust for each, however turbot, flounder, bass and trout have been landed so fishing wasn’t a whole waste of time. One factor that shore anglers are being requested to maintain a watch out for this yr is eggs of the Flapper Skate. Scientists from UCC are doing analysis into Flapper Skate (beforehand often known as Frequent Skate), a species that’s scarce worldwide however present in pockets across the Irish coast. For those who do discover one, please contact them.
Off the water, now we have a few podcasts for anglers to take a look at this week. Our bass anglers might be within the newest Lure Fishing Podcast, the place Cormac speaks with Marc Cowling for a second time about all issues lure and bass. On the subject of Atlantic salmon migration, the blokes from Eire on the Fly discuss to our very personal Glen Wightman a few tagging programme that tracked a salmon’s journey from Greenland again to the River Erriff.
And now the climate…
Patches of sunshine rain or drizzle growing over the western half of the nation on Friday evening, lows of 1°C to five°C in reasonable southerly winds.
Breezy and quite boring on Saturday with outbreaks of sunshine rain, turning into heavier within the west and southwest by night and remaining widespread in a single day. Highs of 8°C to 12°C in an easing southerly wind, lows of 4°C to 7°C.
The rain will shortly clear eastwards on Sunday leaving dry and vivid situations in most components. Highs of 8°C to 10°C with gentle west to southwest winds. Dry on Sunday evening with lows of 1°C to five°C in gentle southerly winds.
Don’t overlook to double examine the forecast earlier than heading off and in the event you’re going to sea, examine the tides.
Secure fishing to all and tight traces, particularly right here in Eire.
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