Members fishing water update for Feale & Smearlagh
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Water: Still low fishing water
Weather: Sunny, 20.1 deg.
Time: 11:38:58
Date: 04 September 2010
We need rain badly, in your spare time do a rain dance for your club. Yo can do it with your wife, girlfriend, mother in law or if your stuck your dog or cat.
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Learn about Atlantic Salmon
Q. Do salmon always return to their own river?
Atlantic salmon return to their native river with amazing accuracy. Although some may stray to other rivers, the majority ascend their home river.
Q. How do salmon navigate?
Salmon navigation is one of the marvels of nature. While the full answer is not yet clear, a number of mechanisms may guide salmon at sea. These include guidance by the stars as well as use of receptors sensitive to local differences in the earth's magnetic field. Ocean currents may also play an important role. Near the coast and in the rivers, salmon are guided by a chemical memory which apparently allows them to recognise and home to substances, including pheromones, present in the water in very minute traces.
Q. Do Atlantic salmon have a world-wide distribution?
No. Except for the land-locked varieties, they are naturally limited to the waters of countries bordering on the North Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea. The following countries presently have Atlantic salmon, in varying numbers: Canada, Denmark, England and Wales, Faroes, Finland, France, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United States.
 John Scanlan' first salmon for the 2010 season, met at the Joinings (meeting of Feale and Smearlagh rivers) with a spining lure on the 1st April
Anglers of the Feale demonstration
 Irate rod anglers demonstration outside the Listowel Arms Hotel where the monthly meeting of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board was held. Anglers from Abbeyfeale, Finuge, Listowel, Brosna Mountcollins, Tralee and District met the Chairman and CEO of the SRFB. Incensed rod anglers made their views known to the members of the board who passed a motion to extend draft netting into August on the Feale.
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Overseas members Thomas Barcoe and Kevin Nash on a short fishing trip
Hooking Salmon On The Fly
There has probably been more written about hooking fish on the fly than any other aspect of the sport, but much of that which has been in the past is merely regurgitated literature from past authorities. Today anyone taking up salmon fishing and reading books on the subject finds that there are as many ideas on the hooking of a salmon as there are books relating to the topic, and find themselves confused not knowing which practise to follow. Some contemporary anglers, including myself are starting to question the methods preached, and used by those still adhering to the old techniques. more......
New outside members
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Waiting List for new Outside Members (2010 Season )
We are opening a waiting list for new outside membership of our club for the 2010 fishing season. If you wish to place your name on the list please contact the Secretary. Membership will be on a first come first served basis.
Contact e-mail
North Kerry Anglers Association Info@northkerryanglers.com
Convent Street,
Listowel.
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Land owner prosecuted
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Land owner prosecuted by fisheries board for gravel removal from coolcullen river during close season read more
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Development
The committee under the chairmanship of Patrick Dowling Jr. continue to improve access to our fisheries for the benefit of all our members. more photos
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Protection
Committee member John Hennessy erecting signs--- more photos
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Committe members Ned Sweeney and John Hennessy inspect flood damage to bridge at "Doran's Pool"
Membership fees 2010
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Please note: that 2010 Membership fees must be paid by the 1st May by order of committee.You are not entitled to fish until membership fees are paid in full.
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Running fish
News from the counter at scartlee for the 2006 to 2009 seasons. View all figures
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For your pleasure
We offer, free range angling on North Kerry Anglers Association Feale and Smearlagh waters. Relaxed and fish for salmon and in season sea trout on one of the most prolific fishing waters in Listowel, Kerry, Ireland. more>
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Restoration Work
Fred Chute and Ned Sweeney inspect restoration and enhancement work at”Stack’s Stream” and “Corporal’s” pools ---more photos
Price of day permits fall!
One day fishing permitt now only € 30
Seven day fishing permit € 150
all free range fishing (non beat).
Where to buy day permits?
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Good atlantic salmon run
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BEST SALMON RETURN IN DECADES
WORLD FISHING NETWORK
Published on: August 19, 2010
This season's Atlantic salmon runs to many rivers throughout Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces are breaking recent records according to counting facility reports by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO).
"What a difference a year makes!" commented Bill Taylor, President of the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF). "Last year, poor returns of grilse (mature salmon that spend one year at sea before returning to freshwater) were a major concern. This year, grilse are returning in abundance to many rivers. Some rivers in eastern Canada have actually experienced the best returns that they have had in ....... more
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Our history
The association was founded in 1956 by a concerned group of anglers whose traditional fishing grounds were put up for sale by the representatives of a local landlord. Prior to the disposal of the fishing rights the anglers of Listowel and it’s hinterland enjoyed almost free reign of this most undervalued resource.read more?
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Wake Up To Salmon
The angler or writer who could accurately predict salmon taking times would no doubt be addressed as the greatest angler who ever lived. Although I think it extremely unlikely that there is someone out there who has the gift, I sincerely hope they keep it to themselves. I for one would give up the sport, if I knew, when and where all my next fish were coming from.The greatest attraction the sport has to offer, as far as I am concerned, is the aspect of being total uncertain of when I am going to encounter my next fish. read more
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Do Salmon Feed In Freshwater?
The question of whether or not salmon feed in freshwater is one that has fascinated anglers for many years. It's viewed by many as perhaps the greatest of all of the many mysteries associated with this wonderful king of fish. But is it really such a mystery, given all that we know about the migrating salmon? To answer this question properly we need to take a look at the life of the salmon and its journey from egg to adult fish. more..
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How to get worms
Rain, Rain, Go Away! Bring Me Back Some Worms Today!
1. Save it for a rainy day. When its raining, or right after it has rained, is the best time.
2. Go outside and find a moist spot of ground. There may be worms on the surface already. If not, that's okay.
3. Stick your shovel into the ground, (the big shovels work best, as opposed to the small gardening ones), but don't dig up the dirt. read more.......
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Scottish Salmon Farm Pays Out For Hatchery Escapees
A SCOTTISH river board has won a landmark legal battle against a fish farming company following an escape of farmed salmon on a tributary to one of the country's most popular angling rivers. read more....
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What to Do When a Salmon Takes
Acres of print and years of debate have argued the theory as to why a salmon takes a fly or lure, to date no one has yet found a salmon willing to volunteer the real reason. Biologically, a salmon ceases to have the capacity to feed when it enters fresh water, so how come anglers consistently catch fish on bait, worms, prawns, sprats or non-foods like lures or flies? read more..
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Yes, Minister
Minister of State Lenihan announces publication of the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009. The Minister for Natural Resources, Mr. Conor Lenihan T.D., today published the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009. Following on from the Government’s approval of proposals for the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector this Bill sets out the statutory basis for the establishment of Inland Fisheries Ireland., This is the new national inland fisheries body which will subsume the existing Central Board and the seven Regional Fisheries Boards, as well as the governance provisions by which it will be bound. more.......
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Robert strays and bags a monster
Robert Downey wanders from his beloved river Feale to Lough Ree and had a battle royal with a 22lb. Pike. Robert had only 15lb. Line and a trout lure up when the monster struck from the depths of “Ladies Well”. “He played deep but i knew when he broke water he was big” said Robert.
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