A Good Weeks Fishing

A group of anglers from Stoke-On -Trent stayed at Eonish Lodge Self Catering  Killeshandra Cavan from the 1^st August -8^th August and had a great weeks fishing. On Monday Mick had 26½ lb Roach, Bream and other fish from Eonish Lodge Stretch. Due to wind conditions they fished Killykeen forest stretch for 3 days with good catches of bream as follows:

Andy 38lb- 32 lb- 28lb     Mick 38lb- 32lb – 38lb 

Neil 48lb- 42½lb -38lb     Alan 57lb- 38lb- 28lb

The weather for the week was overcast and windy, ideal fishing conditions. We look forward to their return to enjoy another fishing holiday at Eonish Lodge.   

More Good Fishing

Killykeen

Excellent fishing is reported in all areas this week. The footbridge section and swimming pool area at Killykeen have been giving good mixed bags including Roach, also Bream and skimmer Bream.

Killeshandra

Fishing at Trinity is proving good also with good mixed bags with plenty of Bream and Town Lake Killeshandra at outflow at the river is showing plenty of Tench. Good Bream are also being caught at Bells Shore on Bawn Lake, with mixed bags including Bream being caugh at Aghabawn.

Rockfield and Glasshouse are also reported to be giving good bags of fish. One angler who fished Gubdoo on the Finn river bagged 140lb of Bream in one day. He also fished Kiltybarden and bagged 70lb of Bream.

Good bream catches in Lough Oughter

For the second weekend in a row, Zoltan Bodnar, a Hungarian angler living and working in Dublin fished Lough Oughter in Cavan.   All fish were carefully returned to the water.

 

 

Killeshandra chosen by Fáilte Ireland as Anglers Welcome Hub

The town of Killeshandra was chosen by Fáilte Ireland earlier in 2009 as an ‘Angler’s Welcome’ hub. As part of this, service providers (pubs, B&Bs, self-catering providers, florist, angling guides etc) in the town have undergone a series of training workshops to ensure the service they provide to anglers is of a very high quality. As a result, Fáilte Ireland is now promoting Killeshandra as a destination of excellence for anglers.

   Killeshandra was  chosen because it met a variety of criteria and could provide all that was required to anglers, such as the availability of excellent fishing waters, angler – friendly accommodation, boat-hire, tackle and bait shop, access etc.

Anglers tell us they come to Ireland for more than just the fishing.  They come for an experience that can be summed up in ‘Travel, Stay, Fish and Play’.  While angling is the prime motivator,  other elements such as angler friendly accommodation, good food, pubs and entertainment are all important element of the overall angling holiday experience. 

The Anglers Welcome Hubs initiative involves working with individuals and community groups to develop customer care and marketing skills as well as encouraging networking between local businesses with the aim of growing angling tourism business to the area.

Businesses who take part in the initiative are eligible to sign up to an ‘Anglers Welcome’ charter.  These charters have been developed around the needs of anglers. The charters cover; Angling Guides, Accommodation (B&B, Hotel, Guesthouse, Self Catering, Caravan & Camping) Pubs & Dining, Visitor Attractions, Retail Premises, Charter Skippers and Town/Village. Each charter contains a series of ‘service promises’ and a commitment to offering, the angler, a pleasant and enjoyable ‘Anglers Welcome’ experience. 

On Wednesday 22^nd July, the service providers in Killeshandra who participated in the training were presented with their charters. All of these participants have committed to providing an excellent service to anglers.

Bream on Lough Oughter

Zoltan Bodnar, a Hungarian angler living and working in Dublin fished Lough Oughter in Cavan with his girlfriend biggest bream weighed 9.5 lb+ (4.4kg). This is his report sent to fishery board

 “ We caught on the feeder after heavy prebaiting using a spod.   She caught another bream of 7 lbs.  I catch 3 bream 8-9 lbs, and a bonus tench of 5 lbs.  First time my missus fishing on night with me this season.  All fish Catch and release”

Fishing in Killeshandra and surrounding area

 

Killeshandra, Belturbet, Cavan

Fishing is very good in the general Lough Oughter system with Derries and Trinity giving very good returns.  Ken Irving (Manchester) had 162 fish for 119 lbs in one days fishing on pole at Trinity.  Aughabawn Lough is giving steady returns and some big bream to 7½ lbs showing.

Arva, Lough Gowna, Carrigallen

In the Arva, Lough Gowna, Carrigallen areas the numbers of visiting anglers was generally small in the past week but there was some very good catches of bream and hybrids reported from “Kevin’s Shore” at Rosduff on Lough Gowna and “Steps” at Gulladoo Lough.  Mr. Thomson (Rotherham) had 74 lbs. at Gulladoo, 96 lbs at Kevin’s Shore (Lough Gowna) and 63 lbs at Hollybank Lough over 3 days fishing.  Three anglers (guests at The Breffni Arms) took a total of 900 lbs over 6 days fishing, mainly at Rosduff and Gulladoo.  Anthony Holby (Northampton) had 86 lbs off Kevin’s Shore and 72 lbs at Corfree. 

There are few anglers in the Carrigallen area and Rockfield and Glasshouse Loughs are described as quiet at present.

Fishing around Killeshandra

In the Killeshandra, Belturbet Cavan areas there were good numbers of anglers fishing in the Killykeen area and good angling is reported.  Anglers fishing in the early morning are reporting big bream at Aughabawn, Town Lake and Tawlagh with bags to 120 lbs. plus.

Some good mixed bags with tench showing on Town Lake at Killeshandra and at the swimming area and restaurant section at Killykeen.  Good mixed catches to 70 lbs. were reported from Lough Oughter at the Trinity section and Sean’s shore on the lower Derries.

Angling Marketing Workshop

The Marketing & Promotions workshop took place today 19th May.  We had a full attendance once again which shows the dedication Killeshandra has of making this project a success. Today we discussed on how to market and promote our area to the anglers. We are confident that Killeshandra is an angler’s paradise and we know we can give them an angling holiday of brilliance

  We had good interaction with each other, learning how to put holiday packages together. Anglers will sometimes want to bring their families and we will aim to provide families with a package holiday to include walking golfing canoeing, tennis , crazy golf and guided  nature trails, to name but a few. We are lucky now to have a number of qualified angling guides in the area to assist first time anglers and set them on the right path to catch that fish.

They hub group are meeting next week to expand on what we have learned and put into action some of the ideas discussed at the workshop.

Are you planning a fishing holiday in Ireland? Come to Killeshandra and let us at Eonish Lodge  look after you.

Angler’s welcome workshop

The first “Anglers Welcome” workshop in Killeshandra took place today. The Theme of the workshop was “Servicing your Angling Customer”. Those attending were made up of accommodation providers, fishing tackle shops proprietors, publicans, retail and restaurants proprietors. The enthusiasm of these people of Killeshandra to make sure anglers have a good experience and enjoy their stay in the area was encouraging.

The Northern Regional Fisheries Board spoke with us about the importance having up to date angling information for the angler and being aware of the needs of the angler. Failte Ireland also issued a charter to ensure each premises welcomes anglers and ensures that their stay is a comfortable, safe and enjoyable experience.

We also had a presentation on good customer care and the necessity of providing the visitor with a service beyond their expectations. By working together we know we can provide the angler with a consistent service of high quality that we will want to deliver and the angler will benefit from.

 Our next workshop is on “Marketing / Promotion skills” and takes place on the 19^th May.

Anglers Welcome

As a follow up to Killeshandra’s first meeting with Failte Ireland there are a number of workshops organised to develop skills to provide a better service to our visiting anglers. The first of these workshops takes place in Killeshandra on the 12^th May and the theme is “Servicing your Angling Customer”. The second workshop on the 19^th May with the theme “Marketing /Promotion skills. The enthusiasm of the people of Killeshandra and surrounding area for the success of this project is what will make Killeshandra an anglers’ paradise