After a really gentle first half of November, the temperatures lastly plunged this week to sub zero with widespread snow and ice climate warnings. Not nice climate for angling or anglers. The excellent news is that a lot milder climate is on the way in which over the weekend. The unhealthy information is that Storm Bert is the rationale for the upper temperatures they usually will likely be accompanied by climate warnings for very excessive winds and heavy rain. It is going to in all probability be a very good weekend to type out the fishing deal with, however not really use it…
The bluefin tuna season got here to an in depth on November twelfth and constitution skippers within the south reported a last flurry of motion earlier than it did. The consensus is that the tuna which are discovered additional north earlier within the season regularly work their method south and may be present in numbers off the south coast in direction of the season’s last weeks. That was definitely the case this 12 months, as Irish Deep Sea Charters, Seahunter Charters and Kerry Angling and Tuna Charters all had some very good motion earlier than the curtain got here down for 2024.
Nonetheless off the south coast and likewise searching for a final jaunt earlier than the winter closes in was Jim Clohessy, who had some smashing wrasse, bass and crash diving pollack as much as 8lbs simply outdoors of Cork Harbour. Contained in the harbour, the primary leg of Cobh SAC‘s ever well-liked Mild Traces Competitors befell and Sarah Lynch had an excellent day onboard Camden Mist and took an early lead within the league. Additional east in Wexford, Cormac Walsh of the Lure Fishing Podcast had a sensational time fishing for bass, with good bass on the take morning, midday and evening. In Galway Bay, there have been loads of candy toothed pollack landed aboard the Maighdean Mara out of Rossavel, whereas on the Clare aspect, on the Isle of Aran, Sean Maguire was touchdown them three at a time. In Donegal, the Fiona Tee made use of the calmer situations with some effective huge pollack and many ling.
In freshwater, pike anglers have been doing effectively in all elements of the island and a few very effective fish have been caught. In Cavan, Cody Costello smashed his PB twice in in the future (116cm then 122cm) whereas fishing with Go Fishing Eire. On Lough Derg, the pike have been smashing the lures so onerous this November, they even broke Paul Bourke’s favorite rod! On Lough Allua in Cork, Tir na Spideog are seeing a couple of good pike, however no actually huge fish but – though they anticipate issues to enhance now that the temperatures have dropped. Chris Scally of Fish Tales had been lamenting the gentle climate of late too. He acquired his want this previous week as temperatures plummeted, and positive sufficient, his predictions got here true because the pike grew to become much more energetic. In Roscommon, common customer Michael from Germany caught 25 pike on two venues fishing with Angling Providers Eire.
On the competitions scene, the Newbridge Pike Anglers will maintain an open pike competitors at Poulaphouca Lake this Sunday, twenty fourth November, and the Leinster Pike Anglers held their third winter league competitors at a midlands river venue final weekend, the place one fortunate angler broke the magic 20lb mark for a river fish. Regardless of all of these very huge pike, our favorite pike of the week – and one which wins our Catch of the Week – was the one caught by eight 12 months outdated Euan McKee from Antrim. After many journeys in the hunt for a single pike, Euan managed to catch 9 in in the future on Lough Erne, together with one fish of 14lbs, what recollections for him.
To coarse angling, the place golf equipment across the nation are both beginning their winter leagues or ending their autumn ones! The IASCaire Feeder Membership wrapped up their autumn league, which was the tightest contest they’ve had but. In Wexford, the second spherical of the Oaklands winter league was gained by Ronan Minogue with simply over 40kgs. The Munster Coarse Anglers fished the third match of their winter collection in Portumna on the weekend, the place the whip was king, and up in Enniskillen forty eight anglers turned out for the third spherical of the Erne Anglers Winter League in glorious situations on a low River Erne. Away from the leagues, the CM Lakelands Feeder Membership held an Open Membership Feeder match on Haughton’s shore of Lough Garadice on Sunday, with simply over 4.5kgs taking first place for Rimantas Kondrakas.
Lastly on the angling entrance, we’ve got a report from Dan O’Neill of South East Casting on all that went on on the Irish Fly Honest held within the Killyhevlin Resort, Enniskillen, final weekend.
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As salmon and trout are both spawning or on the point of, salmon and trout anglers is likely to be to know that the public session is underway for the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Modification) Rules 2024, to supply for the administration of the wild salmon and sea trout fishery by Inland Fisheries Eire from January 1st, 2025. Anybody wishing to submit observations on or objections to the draft rules can achieve this by electronic mail or publish. The time limit for submissions is 18th December 2024.
Salmon Logbooks
We wish to take this chance to remind all salmon and sea trout anglers to return their angling logbooks (setting out their fishing and catch file) and any unused gill tags.
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Friday evening and Saturday morning will likely be very moist and windy as Storm Bert tracks to the northwest of Eire and climate warnings are in place for the entire nation. Heavy rain will prolong throughout the nation from the southwest, inflicting flooding in some areas with sleet and snow doable within the north. There will likely be very sturdy and gusty south to southeast winds, with gales or sturdy gales on coasts. Lows of 0°C to five°C rising to 12°C to fifteen°C.
Rain will clear eastwards early on Saturday evening and will likely be adopted by clear spells and scattered heavy showers. It is going to proceed windy with sturdy and gusty southerly winds. Lows of 6°C to 10°C. Sunday will likely be windy with sturdy sturdy south to southwest winds and gales and scattered heavy showers. Highs of 10°C to 13°C.
Don’t neglect to verify the forecast earlier than heading off and for those who’re going to sea, verify the tides.
Secure fishing to all and tight strains, particularly right here in Eire.
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