Martin writes
While out for a walk along the liffey this afternoon , I saw this mayfly - singular, not quite a hatch , but its a start !
Thanks Martin lets hope its the first of many!
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Liffey May Fly
Martin Murray was out & about around the Liffey over the weekend and captured this photo of one of the first May Fly's of the year.
Martin writes
While out for a walk along the liffey this afternoon , I saw this mayfly - singular, not quite a hatch , but its a start !
Martin writes
While out for a walk along the liffey this afternoon , I saw this mayfly - singular, not quite a hatch , but its a start !
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Jr Comp 2012
Hi All
The Jr Comp was held on Sunday 22nd April we had a good turn out with numbers up from last year,
Everyone caught some fish and all got a prize at the end of the day, all went home happy.
From frogs to trout to salmon & deer nature was out in force to occupy young minds and if they got bored with all that there was always a tree to climb or a puddle to splash in.
Conor Callaghan caught his first trout during the competition which made him quite happy and Daddy quite proud.
Some of the more experienced lads are off with Johnny Brennan to fish in the Leinster Jr comp on lough Owel best of luck lads we all hope you have a great day.
Hope to see all of you on the river soon with a lot of rain on the way the fishing should be much better in the coming weeks.
Tight Lines.
The Jr Comp was held on Sunday 22nd April we had a good turn out with numbers up from last year,
Everyone caught some fish and all got a prize at the end of the day, all went home happy.
From frogs to trout to salmon & deer nature was out in force to occupy young minds and if they got bored with all that there was always a tree to climb or a puddle to splash in.
Conor Callaghan caught his first trout during the competition which made him quite happy and Daddy quite proud.
Some of the more experienced lads are off with Johnny Brennan to fish in the Leinster Jr comp on lough Owel best of luck lads we all hope you have a great day.
Hope to see all of you on the river soon with a lot of rain on the way the fishing should be much better in the coming weeks.
Tight Lines.
A good turn out all raring to get fishing
Conor with his first trout and proud Dad on hand to help
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Hawthorn Cup (Trout League Round 2)
Hi All
The Leixlip Anglers were greeted with a fine day for this round of the Trout league.
The Rye was again quite low for this time of year and the temprature had dropped well down from the balmy conditions we had for the Paddy's day comp, but this was not to deter the Leixlip anglers with again a good turn out for the league.
The hatch was very sporadic with some olives coming off late in the afternoon, with the breeze blowing them away quite quickly a sheltered spot was the order of the day for some dry fly fishing.
Michael Callaghan won this round of the Trout League with a lovely 13 inch Trout to the dry fly in tough conditions. This was Michael's maiden win in a competition with the Leixlip Anglers (well fishing competition anyway he won the tackle tart of the year last year) Well done Michael those prayers to the God of fishing did not go unanswered.
The Leixlip Anglers were greeted with a fine day for this round of the Trout league.
The Rye was again quite low for this time of year and the temprature had dropped well down from the balmy conditions we had for the Paddy's day comp, but this was not to deter the Leixlip anglers with again a good turn out for the league.
The hatch was very sporadic with some olives coming off late in the afternoon, with the breeze blowing them away quite quickly a sheltered spot was the order of the day for some dry fly fishing.
Michael Callaghan won this round of the Trout League with a lovely 13 inch Trout to the dry fly in tough conditions. This was Michael's maiden win in a competition with the Leixlip Anglers (well fishing competition anyway he won the tackle tart of the year last year) Well done Michael those prayers to the God of fishing did not go unanswered.
Michael Callaghan finally got his hands on the cup The Hawthorn Cup that is, he had to wait a while but it got here in the end. It was formally presented to him by Kevin McLaughlin at the last Trout League night. Well done Michael.
Monday, 26 March 2012
St Patricks Day Comp
Hi All
Another winter has passed and Leixlip anglers were out in force for the first comp of the year, however it may have been the lure of a Sunday morning fry up or the beautiful weather we were graced with which had everyone in such good spirits.
The weather as said above was beautiful big thanks to all the comity members who picked such a glorious day for the comp (Instead of Mothers Day).
There was good fly life on the river all morning however not a great rise, this didn't stop Martin Murray catching a lovely fish of 13.5 inches winning him the competition well done Martin.
Everyone caught something & nobody left the car park disappointed with their day.
Big thanks to all the cooks on the morning for a grand feed of sausages & rashers.
Here are a few pictures of the day below, see you all at the next comp on the 14th of April.
Tight Lines.
A fine turnout for the first comp of the year (or was it the weather or the fry)
Michael O'Callaghan on his knees praying to the god of fishing
Paul Hegarty enjoying the sunshine
Garreth John also enjoyed the glorious weather
Martin Murray winner (left) & Aidan Crean (right) presenting the trophy
Thursday, 1 March 2012
1st of March 2012
Hi All
Well its not a rumor it is the first of March you don't have to check the calendar, another season has begun.
A few fishing starved anglers made the best of the sunny conditions and had a fine day.
With some out as early as 8am it just so happened that the trout were awake early as well.
A good few fish were caught most falling to nymphs.
The water was 9 degrees yes your not seeing things 9 degrees, there was a good hatch of large olives around lunch and some trout were rising to them.
The water was quite clear & low for this time of year.
All the anglers we bumped into along the river had a smile on their faces and a few good 1st of March stories to tell.
Heres a few photos taken on the Rye today.
If anyone has any nice photos or stories to share from the club this season please send them to the email address in the profile section & we will post them on the blog.
An Early Start for 2 happy anglers winter was over and Barry Neavyn (above) & Jason Nolan (below) made their annual 1st of March march up the Rye the rewards were to follow.
Gordon King with a lovely trout above the aqueduct enjoyed his first day of the season.
John Neavyn had a smile on his face the joy a new season brings.
And finally Kellystown was reached and all were satisfied with the first day of the season tired legs and tired arms and a good appetite worked up for dinner what better way to spend a day in March.
Well its not a rumor it is the first of March you don't have to check the calendar, another season has begun.
A few fishing starved anglers made the best of the sunny conditions and had a fine day.
With some out as early as 8am it just so happened that the trout were awake early as well.
A good few fish were caught most falling to nymphs.
The water was 9 degrees yes your not seeing things 9 degrees, there was a good hatch of large olives around lunch and some trout were rising to them.
The water was quite clear & low for this time of year.
All the anglers we bumped into along the river had a smile on their faces and a few good 1st of March stories to tell.
Heres a few photos taken on the Rye today.
If anyone has any nice photos or stories to share from the club this season please send them to the email address in the profile section & we will post them on the blog.
An Early Start for 2 happy anglers winter was over and Barry Neavyn (above) & Jason Nolan (below) made their annual 1st of March march up the Rye the rewards were to follow.
Gordon King with a lovely trout above the aqueduct enjoyed his first day of the season.
John Neavyn had a smile on his face the joy a new season brings.
And finally Kellystown was reached and all were satisfied with the first day of the season tired legs and tired arms and a good appetite worked up for dinner what better way to spend a day in March.
Monday, 13 February 2012
Welcome Leixlip Anglers
Hi all welcome to the new blog for the Leixlip & District Anglers.
Please bare with us while we get everything up and running all the old posts are here for you to read in the blog history - 2011 post.
All the new posts will be posted here from the comps to the league, info & lots of banter.
See you all soon down on the river.
Cheers Jay.
Blog History 2010 - 2011
Chris Haines reports from the Rye in June.
I was out again last Tuesday evening and had two trout around 8-9 oz on olives. There was plenty of trout rising but I struggled to hook them. They seemed to be feeding on those very small white flies.Does anyone know their name and what fly pattern I could use imitate them?
Last night (Thursday 2nd June) I got out for some more fishing, again plenty of fish rising but I could not figure out what they were taking. So I got side tracked taking photos of the local wildlife. I only started catching after the sun went down. I had two clonkers on big sedge patterns. The first trout was 15-16oz and the last fish was two pounds and this fish fought like a demon.
I was out again last Tuesday evening and had two trout around 8-9 oz on olives. There was plenty of trout rising but I struggled to hook them. They seemed to be feeding on those very small white flies.Does anyone know their name and what fly pattern I could use imitate them?
Last night (Thursday 2nd June) I got out for some more fishing, again plenty of fish rising but I could not figure out what they were taking. So I got side tracked taking photos of the local wildlife. I only started catching after the sun went down. I had two clonkers on big sedge patterns. The first trout was 15-16oz and the last fish was two pounds and this fish fought like a demon.
Chris Haines wrote:
I took a short 3 hour session on the Rye last night (30/05/2011) between 8 and 11pm. I haven't been fishing the river in three weeks because of the wind and rain of recent weeks, unfortunately the river is still in desperate need of rain. It is amazing how fast the nettles and reeds grow at this time of year. The river has changed so much in three weeks! There wasn't much of a hatch on last night and the temperature quickly dipped after 8:30pm.
I took a short 3 hour session on the Rye last night (30/05/2011) between 8 and 11pm. I haven't been fishing the river in three weeks because of the wind and rain of recent weeks, unfortunately the river is still in desperate need of rain. It is amazing how fast the nettles and reeds grow at this time of year. The river has changed so much in three weeks! There wasn't much of a hatch on last night and the temperature quickly dipped after 8:30pm.
Martin Murray caught two mayflies mating today 8th May. Martin's house is almost on the bank of the Liffey at Leixlip and he keeps a close eye on the river. These two mayflies landed on his sleeve while he was at the back of his house. Its great to see Mayfly hatching in Leixlip. Lets hope the trout think so too.
On the 17th April another leg of the trout league was held on the Rye and was well attended. The water level was very low and the fishing was not easy. Dave Gadd won this leg of the competition. A lot of his fish came to the hawthorn fly. As you can see from the comments on this blog it is a good idea to have a hawthorn fly in your box if you are fishing the Rye these days. The fish in the photo was caught by Alan Doyle a few days before.
There was a great turnout for the first competition of the year. The water was just right and running very clear. The usual fry up was organised. Some members had not been seen for many months and there was a lot of catching up to do. Peter Doherty took a break from work and fished for a short while. He landed a salmon of three pounds and five trout before he went back to work . Jason Nolan won this years event. Good catches were reported the early season fishing on the Rye has proved not to be missed yet again.
The first competition of 2011 for Leixlip & District Angling Association will be held on Sunday 20th March. This competition is also known as the fry on the Rye because traditionally there is a fry up before the competition. Anglers meet in the north west car park behind Intel at 10am for breakfast. Fishing will be from 11 am to 3pm. As usual we encourage anglers new to the Association to come along. The social side of the gathering is far more important than the competitive side.
The annual pike competition in Carton Estate marks the end of the season for Leixlip & District Angling Association. This years competition was held in glorious sunshine. There was a chill factor due to the wind but all thirty -four anglers were in good spirits. There were a good number of junior anglers, two of whom got on the scoreboard. There were about ten pike caught and Jonathan Watkins retained the trophy for another year.
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The AGM of Leixlip & District Angling Association will take place on Wednesday 17th November at St Mary's GAA Club, Leixlip at 8 pm. The AGM is held in the room behind the club where the fly tying is done. A motion received for this year's AGM is that the Rye Water should be fly fishing only for one year and reviewed at the end of the year.
James Ward and his dad Jim were out in Lough Owel on 4th August and James caught two lovely trout. The first one was 1 3/4 lbs and the second one was 2lb exactly. The previous night Jim was out with John Brennan and caught a mighty fish 2 3/4 lb. Two were caught on the Green Peter Goss (wet) and coming to dark they switched to a big Murrach (dry).
Rye Wildlife June 2010
Lawrence Breen wrote,
I have attached a photo of a nice Damsel Fly which I took on Sat Night last. The river was alive with all kinds of wildlife and myself and my son Luke spent a magical 2 hours before dark. Lots of Trout rising all around to tease our unskilled efforts. I have identified it as a male Banded Demoiselle Damselfly. It was perched with some other males on some vegitation at the side of the river where it waits to attract passing females.
I have attached a photo of a nice Damsel Fly which I took on Sat Night last. The river was alive with all kinds of wildlife and myself and my son Luke spent a magical 2 hours before dark. Lots of Trout rising all around to tease our unskilled efforts. I have identified it as a male Banded Demoiselle Damselfly. It was perched with some other males on some vegitation at the side of the river where it waits to attract passing females.
The Intel Trophy Fishing Competition will be held on Friday 18th June. Anglers should meet at 7pm in the NW carpark behind Intel. Fishing will be from 7.30pm to 11pm. Fish over 8 inches will count and it is the total length of trout caught that is recorded. The Rye is very low at the moment but it is still holding a good head of trout. Brian Coffey won the competition last year with a great catch on a sedge pupa.
Chris Haines writes.
The attached photos are various fish caught very recently on the Rye behind Intel, all trout are released of course.
The attached photos are various fish caught very recently on the Rye behind Intel, all trout are released of course.
Chris Haines writes.
Chris Haines writes.
Good to see that we can post the odd photo of trout from the Rye on your blog. The blog is looking great now. Well done!
The attached photos are various fish caught very recently on the Rye behind Intel, all trout are released of course.
Good to see that we can post the odd photo of trout from the Rye on your blog. The blog is looking great now. Well done!
The attached photos are various fish caught very recently on the Rye behind Intel, all trout are released of course.
John Brennan reports the story of an angler catching two pike at the same time. By all accounts one pike was being reeled in at Carton Lake when another pike attacked it and the angler landed both pike. If you look closely at the first pike you can see the teeth marks of the second pike. I think the gillies at Carton have probably surpassed themselves with this achievement.
Good to see that we can post the odd photo of trout from the Rye on your blog. The blog is looking great now. Well done!
The attached photos are various fish caught very recently on the Rye behind Intel, all trout are released of course.
The mayfly trip to Lough Corrib is organised by Aidan Crean and is open to all members. This year's trip was great fun as usual with the accommodation and arrangements being superb. Fishing conditions were quite good with the exception of a wind coming from the north. There was some fly up in Oughterard Bay but the fish were not
John Brennan sent me a few pictures of his recent catches before they were safely returned to the river. It makes great sense to take pictures of your fish rather than bag them. I know that many anglers are doing this already and Leixlip Anglers would like to encourage it. If you would like to send me some of your fishing pictures I will try to put them on our blog. Send them to the club email address above.
On Saturday 17th April my son Donal had his first outing on the Rye. It was a beautiful morning and fish began rising fairly well at 1.30 pm. He covered quite a few fish, all quite small I suspect, but was unable to make contact with any of them. Then he hooked into this beautiful trout which was in excellent shape.
It was very bright and the river was at summer levels very hard fished, but that didn`t stop the Jnr members catching, they had one fish to hand on a gold head and a couple of fish got away, all had some action even if it was only their fly being followed by a fish
The second fishing competition of the trout league was held on Sunday 18th April. Conditions were ideal for a bit of fishing. There wasn't a great rise of fish but they remained active from 11am until well after 2pm. Most of the lads fished nymphs and some persisted with the dry fly. There were a lot of salmon parr in the process of turning into smolts which is a great sign for the future of the Rye as the main spawning river for the Liffey salmon. All fish were returned carefully to the river.
The Salmon Leap Pub seemed a fitting setting for the recent presentation of a framed photo on the occasion of Donal Connolly stepping down from the committee. You may notice that the photo presented to Donal by Aidan Crean was taken when Donal won the Fishing competition in Lough Owel last year with a fine wild trout.Donal was pleased on that occasion but I think he was just as pleased by the thoughtfulness of fellow committee members especially Brendan who picked the photo and had it framed.
The Mink is a member of the weasel family. The species found along the Rye is the American Mink which is bigger than the European Mink. Mink are escapees from mink farms which were established here in the 1950's. In general mink are about 18 to 24 inches in length, including its bushy 5- to 7-inch tail,. Their typical habitat includes streams and rivers. I observed mink along the Rye about five years ago but it is only this year anglers are reporting a marked increase in numbers.
The St Patrick's weekend competition, the first of the year, was held on Sunday 21st March. The day started as usual with a fry up. The day was perfect and there was a great turn out for the competition. The angling dress code was much improved from former years and members of Leixlip & District Angling Association now look like a thoroughly professional bunch. Many different methods of fly fishing were used on the day. Jonathan O Brien was the winner with a lovley trout 12 ½ inches.
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