That has been the pattern this last few weeks anyway for Cormac Walsh of The Lure Fishing Podcast. Spring tides over last weekend again activated some feeding fish and Cormac took a punt on a mark he hadn’t visited for quite a while – one that he knew would fish well, but only at a certain stage of tide.

Cormac had been using an ever reliable Seeker, but once the sky became overcast, he figured that a white and green Sasuke – another favourite – could be well worth a blast.

A couple of casts later and bang – he hooked into this beauty in 3ft of water. Cormac reckons that it just goes to show you should trust your instincts more often – and it’s great to see a few bigger fish around so early in the season!

Bass fishing in Ireland

Most anglers opted to scratch for flats at the store of the competition, fishing the numerous gullies along the beach. But Eamonn Bermingham threw the cat amongst the pigeons by casting to the horizon and reeling in a triple shot of smooth-hounds, including a super specimen sized fish of 106cm.

That set anglers all along the beach scrambling to prepare crab baits to target the hounds, and prove that Eamonn’s catch wasn’t a once-off, and soon enough, hounds were being reeled in from all quarters, with the odd bass thrown in for good measure. As the tide reached the high water mark, the hounds were supplemented by whiting and dogs to give anglers plenty to think about.

Des Farrelly fished steadily throughout the match, and his haul of 23 fish saw him take the win from Zone A. Over on Zone B, Eamonn couldn’t maintain his early pace, and Alby Allan took the zone win, helped by a 92cm hound on his second last cast.

For a full report, see the South Shore SAC Facebook Page.

The next round will be hosted by Tralee Bay SAC at Inch Strand on Sat 13th September.

For a full report, see the Munster Shore League Facebook Page.

A group led by Jan Hein from Holland chartered the Lady Louise last week for a day’s fishing. The weather was a bit damp and misty but sea conditions were ok.

We started out drifting on the reefs where great sport was had on pollack  and coalfish. Later in the day Ronan anchored on a skate mark and after loosing 3 fish, a fine Common Skate was landed, approximately 120 lbs, and released unharmed.

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This was Ronan’s first day skippering after he completed the P5 course in Castletownbere. His fanatical interest in fishing and his boating skills will make him a superb skipper to hire for a days charter fishing.

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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

Address Woodpoint Guest House Courtmacsherry Cork Irelandwork Mobile Phone: +353 86 8250905cell Email: vasb@njjgbhef.pbzINTERNET Website: courtmacsherryangling.ie

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Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre

Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre offers charter boat fishing and inshore small boat hire.

Lady Patricia

Aquastar 38′. 370 HP
Skipper: Mark Gannon
Licence: 819
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry

Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.

Lady Louise

Aquastar 38′. 370 HP Caterpillar
Skipper: Sean Maxwell
Licence: 818
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry

Authorised blue fin tuna boat 2024

Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and
Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.

Inshore small boat hire

With our Self Drive boats several different activities can be enjoyed. Our self drive 16′ Boats are equipped with 8 HP Yamaha 4 stroke engines. Equipment includes:
•    Set of oars
•    Life-Jackets
•    Anchors
•    Charts of local area

Also:
•    Rods and Reels can be hired

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If you do catch a tagged fish, the print on the tag can be small, and sometimes it’s easier to take a photo of the tag number with your phone to make sure you can read it correctly.

We have included some samples of tagged fish below so you know what to look for. What we need you to record is:

• Tag number & colour
• Date of recapture
• Place of recapture
• Species
• Sex
• Measurements (Weight and/or length & girth/wingspan)

Please report any tagged fish you recapture to: shane.oreilly@fisheriesireland.ie

We promise to keep all anglers informed of the details of the tagged fish, and we send out an MSTP baseball cap to everyone who takes the time to report a recaptured fish. We look forward to hearing from you and tight lines

Family Friendly Angling Fair Reels In Angling Novices & Enthusiasts

Don’t miss what has evolved into Ireland’s largest and only angling show of its kind this May. Building on the success of previous years, this year, the Irish Spring Angling Fair promises to be bigger and better than ever! The two day event takes place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2024 at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre, located just outside Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny (Eircode: X91XTY7). Once accompanied by an adult, children under 14 years of age can attend for free making this an ideal family day out. Parents can browse the stands, attend talks and demonstrations, while children can enjoy a dedicated Kid’s Zone and avail of free fly tying and casting lessons, and the opportunity to catch their very first fish!

The Irish Spring Angling Fair has become a big hit with angling novices and enthusiasts who value the opportunity of meeting with and learning from a host of world renowned celebrities such as Scott Mackenzie, Glenda Powell, Peter Driver, Craig Barr, Jason 0’Riordan, Maurice Cahill, Stuart Wylie, Martin Barrera Oro, Marcin Kantor, Cormac Walsh and more.

The two day weekend schedule is packed with interesting talks on various angling related topics and free demonstrations, such as salmon, trout, saltwater and pike flies being tied by some of the best in the business. Game, sea and pike angling are also hot topics and there is guaranteed to be something for everyone, as well as onsite catering for refreshments throughout the day.

Ardaire Springs Angling Centre has been run by Ned Maher for many years and the site has over 4 acres of lakes, stocked with rainbow and brown trout ranging from 2lb to 20lb. As angling fairs go, this is a venue like no other, as it allows world renowned celebrity anglers to showcase their skills and leading tackle manufactures to provide fishing tackle and boat demo’s on the lakes.

With a broad range of exhibitors lined up for this year, anglers will be presented with a fantastic opportunity to immerse themselves in all things angling, pick up some of the latest tips and techniques and add to their tackle collection. Some of the exhibitors in attendance will include tackle suppliers and stands from fisheries as well as international angling holiday promoters and much more.

Don’t miss this landmark family-friendly Angling Fair at Ardaire Springs Angling Centre and the opportunity to meet celebrity anglers and fellow angling enthusiasts for what promises to be a great weekend!

For more information, please see www.irishspringanglingfair.com or contact Ned Maher on 086 8128937 or info@irishspringanglingfair.com

There were double and triple shots of flats, and both junior and senior anglers were hitting into fish, and the junior section was very hotly contested, with recent Irish team qualifier just edging ahead to take first place. On the senior side, it was a close run thing too, but a late triple shot followed by a 52cm bass gave James Ryan just enough to give him the first on the night.

Full results:

An incredible pre dawn session was had on the west Waterford coast recently with Keith Barker taking four great fish ranging from 64cm to 74cm.

All four fish fell for a cotton candy patterned shallow diving hard lure in shallow water three hours before the sun came up.

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This is a great start to the season, a prolonged period settled weather making water temperatures rise and improving water clarity bringing some bait fish inshore and bass with them.

Long may these conditions last.

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19 April: A tough battle on the local beach last night with a cold north easterly and flat conditions making it a real struggle to get fish over our minimum size limit of 20cm.

A fine fish of 35cm for Pat Byrne was a big point scorer but with 3 counting flounders on the night it was a well done to Chris Whyte taking the win with 98 points winning €66.
2nd place was won by Pat Byrne with 60 points winning €33.

Longest flattie outside the top 2 positions was shared by Stefan Martin and John Cunningham with 20cm fish each splitting €33.

Well done to all.

Also note we sold all the numbers for tonight’s lotto bonus ball draw for the Tronix pro rod with all the money €470 going towards the Bundoran R.N.L.I. and the good and new charity shop in aid of the Donegal Galway cancer bus

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Join the club

Mariners sea angling club, Killybegs Co Donegal. The club runs a shore league and boat competitions and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love. Get in touch at www.facebook.com/mariner.sac

New anglers always welcome to join.

Sea angling in Donegal