Hi All
The preparations for the hosting the Liffey Shield are going well the river has been pruned from Yellow Walls Bridge to the confluence it took 3days to complete, a very large well done to the lads who got stuck in over the past week you did a really good job.
However the work isn't finished yet we will still need to do a clean up there is rubbish in the river at several points which will need to come out before the 9th May, we could do with all hands who can spare a few hours to help, we will schedule it for next weekend and confirm with a text during the week as to which day, time etc, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Also as the river is now in prime condition for fishing, if anyone is down fishing and see any rubbish / branches in the river by all means remove them, every little helps.
Tight Lines
LADAA
Friday, 24 April 2015
Monday, 20 April 2015
The Hawthorn Cup
Hi all
The Hawthorn cup was fished on Saturday 11th April, it was a little bit chilly but quite sunny and for the most part a pleasant day with most if not all anglers catching fish. Team Wychwood were out in force and determined to have a good day, well they brought enough gear to ensure that. Dermott Mitchell won this comp with a net bursting 17 fish for an over all of 180inches the biggest 16 inches, his first win in the club, although he's been knocking on the door for some time now well done Dermott. As a matter of fact Team Wychwood made it 1,2,3, with Gianluca 2nd with 71.5 inches & Michael Callaghan 3rd with 54 inches well done to all.
In other news as was announced at the start of the year as part of our 25th year celebrations we will be hosting the Liffey shield this year on the 9th May on the Rye, there is a major pruning & cleaning process underway at the moment, the river has been pruned from Kellystown bridge to the fence at the end of the Confey College football pitches with only the stretch from there to the confluence remaining which will be done this week, a major undertaking by any standard. Very well done to all those who took part & helped over the weekend, a large cleanup will be required closer to the date to ensure the river is in pristine condition for the Liffey Shield and in turn then for the rest of the season.
As noted above the pruning is complete down to Ryevale so if you do go fishing this week you will be pleasantly surprised at the ease of casting in the river.
We will sign off now but will keep you all informed of the big clean up closer to the Liffey Shield.
A few photos below taken at the Hawthorn Cup.
The Hawthorn cup was fished on Saturday 11th April, it was a little bit chilly but quite sunny and for the most part a pleasant day with most if not all anglers catching fish. Team Wychwood were out in force and determined to have a good day, well they brought enough gear to ensure that. Dermott Mitchell won this comp with a net bursting 17 fish for an over all of 180inches the biggest 16 inches, his first win in the club, although he's been knocking on the door for some time now well done Dermott. As a matter of fact Team Wychwood made it 1,2,3, with Gianluca 2nd with 71.5 inches & Michael Callaghan 3rd with 54 inches well done to all.
In other news as was announced at the start of the year as part of our 25th year celebrations we will be hosting the Liffey shield this year on the 9th May on the Rye, there is a major pruning & cleaning process underway at the moment, the river has been pruned from Kellystown bridge to the fence at the end of the Confey College football pitches with only the stretch from there to the confluence remaining which will be done this week, a major undertaking by any standard. Very well done to all those who took part & helped over the weekend, a large cleanup will be required closer to the date to ensure the river is in pristine condition for the Liffey Shield and in turn then for the rest of the season.
As noted above the pruning is complete down to Ryevale so if you do go fishing this week you will be pleasantly surprised at the ease of casting in the river.
We will sign off now but will keep you all informed of the big clean up closer to the Liffey Shield.
A few photos below taken at the Hawthorn Cup.
Team Wychwood out in force they've even got a mascot
Kevin McLoughlin presents Dermott with the cup well done.
Team Wychwood 1, 2, 3 well done lads
Friday, 20 March 2015
Match the hatch course
Hi All
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Match the Hatch course with Ken Whelan
due to lack of interest from our members.Ken will be doing some other course later in the Summer and maybe our members might attend them individually.
Regards
LADAA
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Match the Hatch course with Ken Whelan
due to lack of interest from our members.Ken will be doing some other course later in the Summer and maybe our members might attend them individually.
Regards
LADAA
Paddy's Day Comp
Hi All
The Paddy's Day comp was fished on Sunday last with a good turn out even though it clashed with Mothers day. We also had a new chef in the form of Aidan Crean who cooked up a storm in Donal's absence, all enjoyed the sausage and rasher sandwiches, a little tipple and a bit of banter before the fishing, Team Wychwood were out in force and ready for a good days fishing (thanks Paul for quote of the day) and weren't to be disappointed as the river is fishing very well at the moment with a good average stamp of fish being reported daily. As a matter of fact delays in this report are due in no small part to how well the river is fishing at present. The comp was fished in cool conditions with a chilly easterly breeze but warmed up as the day passed, water temps were only 6.5 degrees but that didn't diswade the trout who were happy to take a nymph or 2. The Comp was won on the day by Jason Nolan with a fish of 13 inches, Kevin McLaughlin & Gianluca were second both with 12 inch fish.
Even though 13 inches was the smallest fish to win this comp in many years the average return was much higher than normal with most anglers catching fish in the 10 - 12 inch range Jason caught 10 for an over all length of 106 inches and Dermott Mitchell caught 9 for an overall length of 85 inches and most others catching a good few too there were 41 fish over the 8inch limit caught in total on the day, a good day by any measure.
With regular reports of large numbers of good fish in the 12 - 14 inch bracket coming in daily its really a must to get on the river at the moment and enjoy the fun. Dermot & Gianluca weren't to mis out and were down on St Patricks day with a hat full of fish for there days endeavours, they along with several other anglers have reported back that there is a very good hatch of olives coming of between 10am - 12pm each day with fish taking the dry fly quite happily during this time.
Outside those hours the nymph is fishing very well indeed with fish being taken on a load of different patterns flash backs, hare's ear, bead heads, present tails all working well.
The next comp will be the Hawthorn Cup in April hopefully the river will continue its recent good form until then and maybe a little bit warmer perhaps if its not too much to ask.
Don't forget to send in any reports of enjoyable days on the river.
Tight Lines
LADAA
The Paddy's Day comp was fished on Sunday last with a good turn out even though it clashed with Mothers day. We also had a new chef in the form of Aidan Crean who cooked up a storm in Donal's absence, all enjoyed the sausage and rasher sandwiches, a little tipple and a bit of banter before the fishing, Team Wychwood were out in force and ready for a good days fishing (thanks Paul for quote of the day) and weren't to be disappointed as the river is fishing very well at the moment with a good average stamp of fish being reported daily. As a matter of fact delays in this report are due in no small part to how well the river is fishing at present. The comp was fished in cool conditions with a chilly easterly breeze but warmed up as the day passed, water temps were only 6.5 degrees but that didn't diswade the trout who were happy to take a nymph or 2. The Comp was won on the day by Jason Nolan with a fish of 13 inches, Kevin McLaughlin & Gianluca were second both with 12 inch fish.
Even though 13 inches was the smallest fish to win this comp in many years the average return was much higher than normal with most anglers catching fish in the 10 - 12 inch range Jason caught 10 for an over all length of 106 inches and Dermott Mitchell caught 9 for an overall length of 85 inches and most others catching a good few too there were 41 fish over the 8inch limit caught in total on the day, a good day by any measure.
With regular reports of large numbers of good fish in the 12 - 14 inch bracket coming in daily its really a must to get on the river at the moment and enjoy the fun. Dermot & Gianluca weren't to mis out and were down on St Patricks day with a hat full of fish for there days endeavours, they along with several other anglers have reported back that there is a very good hatch of olives coming of between 10am - 12pm each day with fish taking the dry fly quite happily during this time.
Outside those hours the nymph is fishing very well indeed with fish being taken on a load of different patterns flash backs, hare's ear, bead heads, present tails all working well.
The next comp will be the Hawthorn Cup in April hopefully the river will continue its recent good form until then and maybe a little bit warmer perhaps if its not too much to ask.
Don't forget to send in any reports of enjoyable days on the river.
Tight Lines
LADAA
Chilly but happy and full of bacon sandwiches a good turn out
Aiden Crean presents the trophy to Jason
The winning fish a plump 13"
Monday, 2 March 2015
1st March 2015
Hi All
Well its finally here the 1st of March, although you wouldn't recognise it as March more like January. However that didn't stop our usual die hards from fishing oh no! if anything it just made them more determined and it paid off with a lovely crisp morning a few fish and a warm cup of coffee or two.
Although all die hards have to give in to nature eventually by one o'clock things had deteriorated so badly that the game was called on account of the weather. Ah well 182 more fishing days left, fair play to all the members who braved the 1st. A few pics below taken on the day to wet your appetite.
Well its finally here the 1st of March, although you wouldn't recognise it as March more like January. However that didn't stop our usual die hards from fishing oh no! if anything it just made them more determined and it paid off with a lovely crisp morning a few fish and a warm cup of coffee or two.
Although all die hards have to give in to nature eventually by one o'clock things had deteriorated so badly that the game was called on account of the weather. Ah well 182 more fishing days left, fair play to all the members who braved the 1st. A few pics below taken on the day to wet your appetite.
The first of the year 13" healthy & plump (over wintered well)
It was a lovely morning until the hail and snow came
Then the hail and snow came! and even the die hards went home
I'm only wet on the outside, but couldn't be much wetter.
Where did this snowy village come from? it wasn't here on our way up the river
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Match The Hatch Course
Hi All
Ger Walsh has asked Ken Whelan of UCD if he would do a Match the Hatch course for us on the River Rye, similar to what he is doing on the Trout Fisheries.
It will cost €35 Euro per person limited to the first 20 people (members only) to book with Ger. Date is Saturday the 18th April. Bookings should be made with Ger at 086 0866398. He will require full payment to secure a place and will give details of the course at a later stage to anyone booking. The course includes
A familiarisation visit to the sampling / fishing sites,
It will cost €35 Euro per person limited to the first 20 people (members only) to book with Ger. Date is Saturday the 18th April. Bookings should be made with Ger at 086 0866398. He will require full payment to secure a place and will give details of the course at a later stage to anyone booking. The course includes
A familiarisation visit to the sampling / fishing sites,
· Preparation of materials,
· Provision of sampling equipment,
The provision of a full set of course notes for each participant
Tight Lines
LADAA
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
1st of March here we come
Hi All
Santa and the new year have come and gone, that can only mean one thing March 1st is just around the corner oh joy of joys bring it on. Hope you all had a good off season and are raring to go, to wet your appetite the fly tying has returned for the next 6 weeks and has changed from the rear room of the GAA to one closer to the bar in the main building. Also the 2015 calendar is complete and posted so get those dates in your diary early we've a feeling this will be a good year. Its the clubs 25th anniversary this year there will be commemoration of this milestone throughout the year. We hope you all enjoy the season ahead and land that dream fish of a lifetime (well heres to hoping).
Tight Lines
LADAA.
Santa and the new year have come and gone, that can only mean one thing March 1st is just around the corner oh joy of joys bring it on. Hope you all had a good off season and are raring to go, to wet your appetite the fly tying has returned for the next 6 weeks and has changed from the rear room of the GAA to one closer to the bar in the main building. Also the 2015 calendar is complete and posted so get those dates in your diary early we've a feeling this will be a good year. Its the clubs 25th anniversary this year there will be commemoration of this milestone throughout the year. We hope you all enjoy the season ahead and land that dream fish of a lifetime (well heres to hoping).
Tight Lines
LADAA.
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