Mulkear(Limerick) in Spate

Hlanaayes

I'm assuming the Mulkear is now in spate after the heavy rain for the past couple of days. I'll be out in the morning to try my luck. Anyone landed anything on it this summer? From what I heard it's very slow this year and I haven't heard of anyone pulling anything out of it.

Hlanaayes

So I made it out at 2 p.m. (much later than I planned but I slept it out!). Much to my delight the river was in great nick. It was at least 1m higher than the last time I was out(about a month ago) and 5ft. is probably closer. There's was a decent current running through the holding pools, with a savage current everywhere else. I used worm all day long. I got a small bite early on but went for him too early and he was gone. He seemed to be small anyway whatever it was. Moments before I was lucky to see an otter bang in the middle of the river, breaching the surface with his catch. He had a nice size fish but was too far away to make out what he had - going by the size I'd say a salmon though. My only catch of the day was a medium sized eel, around 40-45cm. I've never caught or eaten one before so I took him out and will clean and fry him later.

I was very pleased with the conditions and will try and make it out another couple of times during the week.

viper123

http://www.fishinginireland.info/regulations.htm

Hlanaayes

viper123 wrote: »

http://www.fishinginireland.info/regulations.htm

Ooops didn't know there was a size regulation on these my bad.

wgsten

Hlanaayes wrote: »

Ooops didn't know there was a size regulation on these my bad.

No fishing what so ever for eels:
Eels


Eel fishing is closed until 2012. The prospect of re-opening the eel fishery will be considered at that time, following a review of the data collated as a result of scientific sampling provided for in the draft plan.

• Bye-law No C.S. 303, 2009 prohibits fishing for eel, or possessing or selling eel caught in a Fishery District in the State until June 2012.
• Bye-Law No 858, 2009 prohibits the issue of eel fishing licences by the regional fisheries boards in any Fishery District.

wgsten
http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/

Hlanaayes

Oh o.k. wasn't aware of this but ignorance is no excuse.

ironbluedun

wgsten wrote: »

No fishing what so ever for eels:
Eels

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the thing is most anglers in Ireland consider eels an utter pest and if they are caught, mostly on worm/maggot they are killed