Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 9^th May 2007

The river level at Shannonbridge is 2.25 Metres after a five week dry spell. The promised forecast rain started today. Anglers may wish to know that the Corncrake bird has returned from Africa and Shannonbridge heard its call last night from the island opposite the mouth of the River Suck. Apologies for no report in recent week due to a computer hitch.

- Sean Keneghan from Tullamore fishing from the jetty using dead roach caught 9 pike to 6 lbs. Later in the day he caught 5 pike to 7.25 lbs when fishing on the River Suck.

- Dave Kemp from Bradford fished on the River Suck and used a dead hybrid to catch a pike that weighed 19 lbs. Dave fished on the Grand Canal at Shannonharbour and caught two tench and one skimmer that weighed a total of 11.5 lbs. Dave fished for coarse fish for two days on the River Suck. On day 1 he used caster and maggot for 11 lbs mixed bag. Next day he used maggot and feeder to catch 13.75 lbs that included one bream, skimmers and hybrids.

- Joe Coleman from Duleek used dead roach as bait on the River Shannon to catch 11 pike up to 9 lbs best.

- Neville Hayes and Chris Butler from Drumalga fished the Hot Water using worm and maggot with float and leger to catch 20 fish. Bream to 2 lbs and roach to 0.5 lbs.

- Ralph Edwards and his son Robert from Wexford fished on the River Shannon downstream of Clonmacnois and used a strike pro lure to catch 7 pike. The best weighed 13 lbs and was caught by 13 year old Robert.

- Christopher Lantry from Clonmacnois fished from the jetty at Clonmacnois and using a worm he caught a 2 lbs perch.

- B Peels from Zostere NL used a dead roach when fishing near the mouth of the River Suck to catch a pike 1.05 Metres that weighed 22 lbs. Returned alive.

- Jan Peels from Zostere using a dead roach caught a pike 86 Cm from the same location.

- Paul Edwards from Nottingham fished on the River Suck at Correen Ford and using a feeder with single maggot on a size 14 hook he caught 25 lbs of skimmers and roach.

- Jim King from Clonburren fished the Clonburren Back River and used spinner lures to catch 9 pike between 4 lb and 10 lbs.

- Harry and Steve Johnson from the Yorkshire Dales fished the Hot Water and using sweetcorn they caught 4 tench with the largest weighing 5 lbs. Strong fighters.

- Local youngsters Shane O Rourke and Alan Scott fished the Hot Water using maggots and dead bait. They caught 35 roach and a pike that weighed 10 lbs.

- Gerda Van Poll from Holland fished on the River Shannon and using dead bait he caught 11 pike with the best measuring 99 Cm.

- Local angler Dermot Turley fished the River Shannon at Woodbank and using a copper / silver spoon he caught 11 pike and 3 perch.

- Mary ud Brok from Veldhoson in Holland fished on the River Shannon using a blinker to catch a brown trout that weighed over 3 lbs.

- Many coarse anglers are finding it hard to catch fish. The fish must be finding it hard to catch anglers as they change their position every day and often twice a day.

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