Corkagh Park

Tender Hoop

Does anybody know the current status of Corkagh Park?

Is it still open?
How much?
What species present?
Best methods??

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.....

Cheers.

bernard0368

Yeah, it is still open. Under new management again they seem like nice guys.

I think it is still €20.00 for the full day. the fly lake (trout) The coarse lake (tench carp roach and perch).

It seems to be fishing well and some of the regulars who fell out with the last owners are now back.

irelandspurs

bernard0368 wrote: »

Yeah, it is still open. Under new management again they seem like nice guys.

I think it is still €20.00 for the full day. the fly lake (trout) The coarse lake (tench carp roach and perch).

It seems to be fishing well and some of the regulars who fell out with the last owners are now back.

Walked around it at weekend,going to buy a bit of gear and start fishing as its not that far away

Dr4gul4

Sounds like a good spot, altho i cant find any thing on rules on there site

bernard0368

Rules: After catch and release they seem very relaxed.

Irelandspurs: They rent out gear I think its a €5 for the day.

Dr4gul4

Well C & R should be the way always

More concerned about ground bait, boilies, cat foot, popup's etc

ironbluedun

there are loads of threads about it on www.carpfishingireland.com have a look on that site the carp lads there can give you all the specific info you need. i fished it once its not that hard although not my favourite place, a bit too 'public' for me

Dr4gul4

Fair play all the same, even if it is public, still worth a shot some day ...

Also might i add, what's this jazz about keeping carp lakes a secret all about, i know a few lads now who's mentioned it, and how total wrong it is .. even with all the poaching that's been happening ..

ironbluedun

Dr4gul4 wrote: »

Also might i add, what's this jazz about keeping carp lakes a secret all about, i know a few lads now who's mentioned it, and how total wrong it is .. even with all the poaching that's been happening ..

the answer is in your question, most experienced anglers do not publicise the location of good fishing on 'free lakes' on a public site like this. if they do the vans full of the people who like to eat carp (and anything else that swims) will arrive and ruin the fishing. however if the water is commercial or closely monitored like corkagh park then there is less chance that the poachers will hit it, therefore it can be spoken about a bit more freely. If i knew of a 'public lake' that was fishing well i would not disclose any information on a public web site like this one or any other.
give corkagh a try i understand its under new management and the place is being run well, i think it costs about €20 a day. tight lines.

Dr4gul4

Well i cant really (and wont) argue with your point, mainly as i agree with it, it's just such a shame really, i've only recently gotten back in to coarse fishing, and was shocked to learned we actually had carp in this country.

Any who, Wasnt having a go, hope it didnt seem like that.

Tight lines

irelandspurs

bernard0368 wrote: »

Rules: After catch and release they seem very relaxed.

Irelandspurs: They rent out gear I think its a €5 for the day.

Ah i want to get some gear again anyway,sold mine last year but will get some more.:D

ironbluedun

yes i agree it is a shame but that's the way this little green land is run (we wont go down that road now!).
These days there are lots of lakes in Ireland with carp, far more than there was 15 or 20 years ago, and the number of carp fisheries is rising year on year. carp are in the river Shannon and in time will spread to other rivers and the larger limestone loughs too, there is little doubt about that. its a branch of the sport that is gaining popularity. i am mostly a game angler myself though i do a little carp and pike fishing now and again. so i dont buy into this whole coarse v game thing, we are all anglers after all.
i know you were not having a go.
I also feel that chub and barbel will become established in ireland soon, chub were already found in the river inny and its only a matter of time before somebody illegally introduces other species too.
But as anglers we always have something new to challenge us, don't we?

Dr4gul4

I'd like to see more Carp alright, but the fisheries seem to have stopped stocking lakes with them, however they seem to be running with trout these days .

bernard0368

[QUOTE=Dr4gul4;65401964More concerned about ground bait, boilies, cat foot, popup's etc[/QUOTE]

I am not a 100% but I think all the above are allowed. I know they sell maggots and boillies and a few of the regulars do ground bait.

As for the poaching there is a rumour they got hit quite bad recently, (some time during the management change) but none of the lads seemed to notice a drop off in catches. They also have a monitored cctv in place which helps.

Tender Hoop

cheers lads, Is there a contact number I can call??

ironbluedun

they have a website, google it.

coolwings

Tender Hoop wrote: »

cheers lads, Is there a contact number I can call??

11850 :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac:

Tender Hoop

ironbluedun wrote: »

they have a website, google it.

they don't.

ironbluedun

Tender Hoop wrote: »

they don't.

well it must be gone offline now because they used to have one a year or so.

ironbluedun

here you go,
FROM THE SOUTH DUBLIN CO CO WEBSITE


Corkagh Park Fishery
The 'put and take' fishery was developed in 2001. The project is intended to promote angling in the greater Dublin area as a recreational resource for year round appeal to a wide range of people.



Built alongside the River Camac, it comprises two lakes stocked with fish and surrounded with a system of pedestrian pathways. The facility is the first of it's kind in the Dublin area and in addition to the fishery itself, the facility includes a tackle shop, fishing rod hire, coffee shop, public toilets and an outdoor timber deck and seating area. The facility will be run as a commercial enterprise that will in time develop into an educational and recreational resource.



Contact Details

Telephone No. 00353 1 4592625


:):):)

Dr4gul4

http://www.corkaghparkfishery.com/

Tender Hoop

Dr4gul4 wrote: »

http://www.corkaghparkfishery.com/

that is a link to a site that has nothing to do with the fishery... strangely enough.

bernard0368

Goldfish were the people who ran it a couple of years ago. They must own the domain name.

Tender Hoop

bernard0368 wrote: »

Goldfish were the people who ran it a couple of years ago. They must own the domain name.

That would indeed appear to be the case.

bitemybanger

Tender Hoop wrote: »

That would indeed appear to be the case.

Not the case, Goldfish was the name of the managers company to buy the fish and run it as a commercial fishery, nothing to do with Corkagh Park, the Domain or Dublin CoCo.
And the people who fell out with the last manager were the people who were fishing "after hours" or using illegal methods which he had zero tolerance for and had a close relationship with the gardai, youth reach centers from all over and knew how to run a fishery very well. doubt it will ever be the same as it was.

viper123

Website was changed to http://www.corkaghparkfisheries.com/ but it appears to be down at the moment.
http://www.corkaghparkfishery.com/ is a domain is owned by a previous owner who left about 2 years ago, he took the website with him.
Phone Number is 01-4592622

fly123man

hi lads ,
I was in corkaghpark on saturday fly fishing. Weed is sorted and just been stock as well . Hit double fig so was well happy with myself .
got the web add of the lads in the shop . thier putting up 2 of the fish i caught on web site galley . its www.corkaghparkfishery.ie

AnneFrank

fly123man wrote: »

hi lads ,
I was in corkaghpark on saturday fly fishing. Weed is sorted and just been stock as well . Hit double fig so was well happy with myself .
got the web add of the lads in the shop . thier putting up 2 of the fish i caught on web site galley . its www.corkaghparkfishery.ie

the place is an absolute kip,Go to Oaklands in Wexford if you want a REAL carp experience

Compton

he's clearly trout fishing...

fly123man

AnneFrank wrote: »

the place is an absolute kip,Go to Oaklands in Wexford if you want a REAL carp experience

drive to wexford no thanks

peterk19

for fly fishing try curragh springs in Kildare not far from Dublin, I fished there recently and had loads of fish great fighting fish too for stockies

Heres a review of it http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/?p=1268

AnneFrank

shblob wrote: »

he's clearly trout fishing...

you do realize people are fly fishing for carp up there with a fluffy fly that looks like a dog biscuit because they wont take anything else,the long haired dude from rorys in temple bar catches them that way he showed me !

AnneFrank

fly123man wrote: »

drive to wexford no thanks

yeah it's soooooooo far away !!Keep wasting money in corkagh so

Evac105

Cycle to Wexford? It's sooo far away!

(now awaits the inevitable rebuttal from AnneFrank :P )

AnneFrank

Evac105 wrote: »

Cycle to Wexford? It's sooo far away!

(now awaits the inevitable rebuttal from AnneFrank :P )

Rebuttal

corkagh park fishery

Tender Hoop wrote: »

cheers lads, Is there a contact number I can call??

Contact the fishery on 01 4592625. For January the fishery office is only open at the weekend, midweek, permits can be bought at the Caravan Park offices.
Prices currently are:
Annual permit Adult 1 lake - €250
Annual permit Adult 2 lakes - €350
Annual permit Junior - €200 (16 and under)
Adult full day €20, half day €15, evening €10
Junior day €10, half day €8, evening €6 (16 and under)

The correct website is http://www.corkaghparkfishery.ie The site corkaghparkfishery.com is owned by a company no longer operating the fishery. There will be regular fishing reports on http://corkaghparkfishery.blogspot.com/

jm21

Hi I was going to take my young fella to Corkagh Park tomorrow, but my local bait shop in Naas told me I would have to watch my stuff up there is that true?

coolwings

Well it's a public park.
I guess is you left a road and reel lying somewhere and came back 10 minutes later it might be gone, or it might not.
Does this make it different from anywhere else?

Stuff not in the car is on my person, at Corcagh Park, but also at all other fishing locations too.

jm21

Very true, it's just the way it was said to me that's all, I think they got that impression cause it's changed management a few times. Thanks for the reply.:)

coolwings

I heard that during the changeover period there were people ignoring the rules.
I fished it once since and it seemed ok in that respect.

jm21

He's really looking forward to it, and thats what it's about, he would do a lot of carp fishing in England with my brother, and he loves Oaklands but New Ross is too far and we're in Clane so Corkagh is the nearest to us.

He asked me to try and find out what would be the best peg to fish?:D

coolwings

jm21 wrote: »

He's really looking forward to it, and thats what it's about, he would do a lot of carp fishing in England with my brother, and he loves Oaklands but New Ross is too far and we're in Clane so Corkagh is the nearest to us.

He asked me to try and find out what would be the best peg to fish?:D

Can't speak about best peg, but coming from Clane, wouldn't Maynooth Fishery be also a reasonable distance?

jm21

I thought Maynooth was a syndicate lake? And wouldn't do a day ticket for a young fella.

coolwings

Management changed there some too. I'd call to check.

jm21

I'll do that, it would be brilliant if he could fish in Maynooth, I'll try and google now to find out some more info on them, thanks for that

jm21

Just googled them and they do day tickets, so thats another one I can add to the list of places he'd like to fish, according to their website they restocked it last year with a lot of French carp which are doing really well, have quite a few over 30lbs and loads between 20lb and above. Sounds like a good place to go, thanks for that

corkagh park fishery

Since Oct 2009 I can honestly say no-one using the lakes has had any tackle or gear stolen. However people leaving handbags and cameras on the front seat of thier car in the carpark have not been so lucky.