17 Months after the discovery of HIGHLY invasive Asian Clams in the River Shannon – NOTHING is being done to protect fish stocks and manage the spread of a shell fish that is reproducing at an alarming rate and lives on the exact same feed stock as our own fish. After a visit to the European Commission this week the Lough Ree Angling hub invites YOU to a public information meeting on this URGENT issue this Thursday night June 11th at 9pm in St Mary’s Hall, Lanesborough. If you have any interest in saving our angling tourism market from going down the tubes please come along and learn more. Thank YOU
Table Quiz
TABLE QUIZ FUNDRAISERS FOR LOUGH REE ANGLING HUB
The hub is co-ordinating FIVE major angling events in the Lanesborough Ballyleague area this year and is raising funds to help meet costs. The first table quiz will be in the Yacht Bar, Lanesborough on Friday February 5th at 9.30pm. The 2nd quiz will be in Sorohans in Ballyleague on Friday March 4th. The 3rd quiz will be in the Swan Tavern on Friday April 1st. Your support for these events would be very much appreciated.Teams of 4 for 40 euro For further details on the angling hub events e mail: loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT MEETING OF ANGLING HUB :
As we prepare for the forthcoming World Predator Boat championships and our International coarse fishing event in June the angling hub will hold an important meeting in the Yacht Bar, lanesborough on this Tuesday night January 19th at 8.30pm sharp.
If you own a lake boat or run a B&B in this area you should attend.
Merry Christmas
On behalf of Loughree Angling, Lanesboro, We would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
Night Fishing
Hot water stretch fishes well at night for tench
August 21st, 2015 | by Nancy Hearne
Arnold Donnelly IFI reports from Lanesborough:
Mark and Laura Herraty enjoyed some good tench fishing recently at the hot water stretch in Lanesborough. Night tench fishing is very popular and rewarding just below the bridge on the Longford side this time of year.