no pike today

[niall_b73 41]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

[scent 509]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

ever fish bell lake in waterford pal we have had pike up to 25lb ,the majority we have had have been around the 18lb mark .There used to be some serious pike in there i aint fished it in about 3 year

[jf1970 328]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

 

hi niall,i think you are better sticking to the shallow bays at this time of year as the pike wiil be moving into shallow water getting ready for spawning,there is a big comp on at lough key next weekend,big prizes to be won,

[poacher3161 1,766]

Wats the shannon at athlone fish like for pike nowadays i was their in 81 and hired a rowing boat from the house below the weir in athlone itself and had 26 pike and 2 decent perch out in the day the biggest pike was only 14 lb but i had a cracking day that i can remember if it was only yesterday

[jf1970 328]

Wats the shannon at athlone fish like for pike nowadays i was their in 81 and hired a rowing boat from the house below the weir in athlone itself and had 26 pike and 2 decent perch out in the day the biggest pike was only 14 lb but i had a cracking day that i can remember if it was only yesterday

 

 

i have never fished athlone myself,but i know the place you are talking about,i think there is a big 3 day comp being held on lough ree soon,always attracts big crowds

[niall_b73 41]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

ever fish bell lake in waterford pal we have had pike up to 25lb ,the majority we have had have been around the 18lb mark .There used to be some serious pike in there i aint fished it in about 3 year

 

never fished it mate, only really ever fish lough erne and the smaller lakes in fermanagh.

hope to get to try different waters this summer.

 

niall_b73

[niall_b73 41]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

 

hi niall,i think you are better sticking to the shallow bays at this time of year as the pike wiil be moving into shallow water getting ready for spawning,there is a big comp on at lough key next weekend,big prizes to be won,

 

yeah i had been keeping my eye on that competition on the web site link you sent me but now as it happens i have relatives coming over from england the same weekend so kinda throws a spanner in the works. i had hoped to get down for a look about the same weekend.

i seen a couple of pics of very nice pike, i think it was you and your mate that was up here that day. damn nice fish, well done.

but i do plan to get some fishing done on the same lough in the not to distant future.

 

niall_b73

[jf1970 328]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

 

hi niall,i think you are better sticking to the shallow bays at this time of year as the pike wiil be moving into shallow water getting ready for spawning,there is a big comp on at lough key next weekend,big prizes to be won,

 

yeah i had been keeping my eye on that competition on the web site link you sent me but now as it happens i have relatives coming over from england the same weekend so kinda throws a spanner in the works. i had hoped to get down for a look about the same weekend.

i seen a couple of pics of very nice pike, i think it was you and your mate that was up here that day. damn nice fish, well done.

but i do plan to get some fishing done on the same lough in the not to distant future.

 

niall_b73

 

 

if your needing a boat and engine give me a pm and i will sort you out.free of charge

[niall_b73 41]

nice 1, excellent.

i most certainly will

 

niall_b73

[Shadowstalker 2]

If we caught fish every time we went out it would be called catching not Fishing. Thats where the excitement and fun in fishing comes from its the not knowing that does it for me.

[CO CHISE 330]

four of us hired a boat on lough erne in search of a few pike today and fished from 10am till 4pm.

we went from the manor house marina as far as the lakeland fourm and back.

not as much as a bite the whole journey.

i can safely say i wont be hiring a boat from there again.

tho loking on the bright side of things i finally got to try out 1 of my new fishfinders, the garmin ff140.

it is quite a handy machine for telling the depth and the shapr of the bottom tho i have to say for all of the few fish that did show up it would make you wonder why we bother trying to catch the fish at all.

most the water we trawlled had very few fish in it, a very odd time we would hit into a shoal of something but they were few and far between.

you would think a big water like lough erne would hold large shoals of fish.

 

well anyway roll on next week and gonna hire the usual boat and stick to the water we usually fish.

 

tight lines,

niall_b73

better luck next time out pal, i no how it feels, ive had ago at them this weekend and blanked myself, yesterday we had ago at a big reservoir and i didnt get a take at all even thou my pal was less then 20ft of me on same method and landed 3, today we had ago at a local pond and didnt get a sniff there, the local bailiff said they were landing afew the day before in same swims i was trying but they were just not having it today, atb