Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 26^th May 2006

The river level today reads 2.26 metres on gauge at Shannonbridge. Heavy rain on one night last week.

Lots of wind on Sunday and again today. Clouds of peat swept up by the wind causing an nuisance.

Many anglers did not record their catches last week. Some committee members from the King of Clubs visited the area at the weekend fishing and taking photographs.

Local reported seeing some dead fish on the shore near Clonmacnois.

I questioned whether it was a good idea putting a lot of tench in a keepnet at this spawning season and lost some good catches from two anglers as a result.

-Cyril Godbold from Ipswich fished on the Shannon and Suck in overcast conditions on 20^th May using maggot, sweetcorn and dead roach to catch mixed bag of bream roach perch and pike.

-Steidl Guathar from Eichstutt fished the Shannon on 19^th May using wobbler to catch two pike of 60 and 65 cm. He enjoyed the day.

-Terry Daley from Yorkshire fished the Shannonbridge floating jetty bay on 19^th May using feeder and maggot to catch 8 hybrids weighing one pound each. Good fishing says Terry.

-Gloria Mason from Cannington Summerset fished the Suck on a fine 20^th May using feeder and maggot to catch two tench of 3.5 lbs and 5 lbs with lots of bits. Her best day so far.

-Terry Archibald from Doncaster also fished the Suck on 20^th May and used a lure to catch his biggest pike yet. It weighed 19 lbs and was returned alive.

- Young Philip Fischer from Dauchingen fished on the Suck on 20^th May and used a dead fish to catch his first pike that measured 49 cm.

-Kevin Boltz from Bristol fished on the Shannon on 20^th May using feeder and maggot to catch 25 lbs of roach. No bream says Kevin.

-Robert Tilley also from Bristol fished on the Grand Canal on 16^th May and used pole and sweetcorn to catch 29 lbs of bream and tench. Best bream weighed 4 lbs.

-Graham Shadwell from Tholey fished the Shannon on a cloudy 22^nd May and used feeder and maggot to catch 35 lbs of hybrid and roach.

-Trevor Tarraut from Basingstoke fished alongside Graham on 22^nd May and used feeder and maggot to catch 43 lbs of hybrid and roach.

--Henk van Zon from King of Clubs fished the Hot Water on a sunny/good 25^th May using feeder and worm to catch two tench around 6 lbs each.

-His friend Jan van Scheidel also fished the Hot Water yesterday and used feeder and worm to catch 6 tench weighing 25 lbs. Beautiful tench and a nice afternoon fishing.

-Thei friend Pierre Brusgeesl also went to the Hot Water and caught 8 tench using a Canon 40D. Good spot.Nice camera.

-Godfrey Mackley from England fished the Suck on a sunny windy 25^th May and used feeder and maggot to catch 25 lbs of a mixed bag. Wind caused problems.