The ULTIMA Killeshandra Coarse Angling Festival 2010, sponsored by The Shamrock Inn, Killeshandra.

A new angling festival for 2010 has been organised for Killeshandra and will be held from May 3rd to May 6th 2010.
The entry fee will be €120.00 with a total payout in prize money of €6400.00 subject to 45 anglers taking part in the festival.

The first 3 days will be on a rotation basis and the last day will be an open match. The festival will be fished on lakes in the immediate Killeshandra area. Water levels permitted it is hoped to fish on the Killykeen match stretch as the festival has exclusive access to this venue.. Other venues that are being considered are Eonish, Glasshouse, Town Lake, Rockfield.

Ireland 2010 Angling

Here at Eonish Lodge I have built my business around Angling. Over the last number of years we have upgraded and provided quality accommodation and facilities for our guests providing storage drying rooms and cold rooms for bait This year I have booked a stand at Ireland’s National Angling Show in The National Show Centre in Dublin on the 13^th and 14^th February.  This show will give me the opportunity to market our accommodation to the home market. Killeshandra County Cavan is now recognised as an Angling Centre of Excellence . A fishing tackle shop has opened in Killeshandra and the owner a keen angler is available to advise and update fishermen of the best fishing swims in the area. For the Pike angler boats are available to rent. Come and visit me on stand 30 at the show, and avail of our special rate on accommodation booked at the show.

Eonish in the snow

The snow is disappearing now and the rain is coming. I loved how our area looked with its white blanket covering the fields and the lake. The trees also took on a different look with an icing sugar effect on their branches. Travelling was of course was more of a challenge and here in Ireland we don’t seem to be able to cope with any extremes of weather. We are busy painting and cleaning in both our accommodation, getting ready for the season ahead. I am also preparing to attend an angling show in Dublin in February.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone and may all your dreams and hopes for 2010 come true.

 We had a lovely quiet Christmas with the family. We had quite a bit of snow which left the roads dangerous to travel on, so we could not visit or no visitors could come here. The landscape looked wonderful and I enjoyed the peace and quiet sitting by a big log fire with a glass of wine, what more could we ask for.

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas and peaceful new year to all our customers. We look forward to meeting you again in 2010

Flooding in Eonish

Hi folks, It has been some time since I’ve had a chat with you all. Weather here is terrible with rain and wind. Those of you who know the road to Eonish Lodge it is now like a river with 3ft. of water on it and rising fast. Our homes are safe and for this we are grateful. The strand in front of the bed& breakfast and self catering is completely covered in water. Looking at news reports we realise we are lucky that the flooding does not reach our homes; I can’t imagine how people cope with that situation. The only way in or out is with boat and that is sailing where the road should be. We are the lucky ones really and my hearth goes out to those people that have their homes flooded. Let’s hope we get a change in the weather conditions soon as we do feel like “the island folk”.

We have no guests staying  at this time of year. I enjoy the rest and time with family , it helps me recharge and get ready for next years guests. We look forward to our return visitors and meeting new people in 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

Pike fishing on Lough Oughter

  Christoph Feustel and his son Arun 12 years old from Germany had a weeks pike fishing at Eonish Lodge. Arun caught some good sized pike,his biggest was 94cm on the stretch of Lough Oughter in front of Eonish Lodge. Christoph has been to Killeshandra Cavan before but this was Arun’s first time and he has returned home with some great memories of his fishing holiday

Pike fishing

 

Jean Aibegany from France had a good weeks pike fishing on Eonish Lake. Jean fished from the bank and caught pike every day. Jean stayed in Eonish Lodge bed and breakfast with his wife and two friends. Pike returned to the water alive and unharmed.

Bream fishing

Michael Granger and friends from Birmingham England have just returned home from a ten day fishing trip to Eonish Lodge bed & breakfast accommodation. Bream and skimmer bream were in good supply and on most days catches were good.
Pictures shows Frank, Norman, Bernard and Mike before returning home .

 

 Norman’s  bream caught on the private stretch in front of accommodation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And as picture shows Mike had more to catch than fish as he makes friends with Sally and Jessy our donkeys

James and his fish

James from Accrington Lancashire enjoyes his fishing holiday and boating on Eonish lake.