Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 30th August 2010
River levels are at low summer levels and the weather has been generally good.
Many farmers have got their first hay crop from the Callow land beside the rivers
for the first time in three years.
>Aidan Kelly went fishing on 10/8 on Shannon using red maggot in good weather
catching 40 to 50 rudd and roach.Good fishing except for the pike attacks.
Gave up after two hours due to pike attacks.
Later that evening Aidan fished the same swim using dead bait and caught
five pike between 4lbs and 15lbs.All returned alive.
>Jamie Hines,Dorchester aged 14, grandson of the late Peter, fished the Suck on 10/8
using maggot in sunshine to catch 76 coarse fish -roach to a pound,rudd,hybrids,perch
and 7 bream to a pound. Peter was a fisherman.
>Pat Kelly,Birmingham fished the Claremadden river on 12/8 using worms to catch
a brown trout 23 inches long that Pat says 'fought like Hell'.
>Pearde McKiernan,Rathcoole fished the Suck on 14/8 using a boat and trolling
to catch 6 good perch and a 10lbs pike which were returned alive.
>Nicholas Bing?,Ballinakill fished the Shannon on 14/8 to catch 29lbs coarse fish,
with 6 bream to a pound,perch to a pound and roach to 1/2lb.'Great Day'
>Alan Boreham,Loughrea fished Suck at Poolboy on 13/8 using maggot/caster to catch
15lbs of roach,hybrids,rudd,skimmer and a 2lb perch.Great day out.
>Frik Haoher,Switzerland fished Shannon on 17/8using a lure to catch 10 pike.
Best measured 70cm and they were very nice.
>John Stroud Athlone fished Lough Ree on 13/8using a feeder in the dark
to catch 64.5lbs of bream up to 6lbs 12ozs.Night fishing only John says.
>Norman Shepherd London fished Shannonbridge on 18/8 using a Toothy Critter
to catch three pike.Two were 8lbs and the other 4lbs.Returned alive.
>James Cottrell Navan fished Suck on 19/8 in mixed weather,using feeder and maggot
to catch 70lbs bream best just over 4lbs.
>Guido Van Poll from Holland fished Shannon on 20/8 in good weather,using a plug
to catch a 90cm pike.
>Chris O Reilly Dublin fished Shannon on 21/8 using C+S spoon to catch an 8lbs pike
Good fight on a good day.Fish returned alive which was also good.
>Jan Stevens Holland fished Shannon on 22/8using dead bai on a fine day catchin 9 pike
from 57cm to 71cm and 3 perch.
>Alanna Cunnane 9years from Sligo fished Shannon on 21/8 using spinning plug
to catch 2 pike 1.5lb and 2lb and 13 good perch.All returned alive.
>Arthur Judge Ballinasloe fished Canal on 22/8using pole and maggot
to catch 15lbs of tench and roach.Best tench was 3lbs.Weather fine.
>Brendan Davis Tullamore fished Shannonbridge on 26/8 using worm and float to catch
15 perch and one roach to 8ounces.All returned alive.
>Ben Davis(9) Tullamore also fished Shannonbridge on 26/8in good weather.
using worm and float to catch 12 perch ,best was 12ounces.All fish returned alive.
>Aidan Kelly Shannonbridge fished Shannon on 26/8 fine day,catching 15 roach.
Aidan hooked a roach on maggot and a pike took the roach.Aidan fought the pike on his 4lbs line and after almost an hour he landed the 18lbs pike which he released alive.
>Allan Turner 10years,Shannonbridge fished Shannon on 18/8 using red maggot and bread
to catch 6lbs of fish.