trout in the canal

gsxr1

hello.

i love fishing but have not done it in a few years.
i used to spend every other weekend on trout lakes when i was younger.

I have just collected my fly rod and all my tackle from me mas up north.

I now live in sallins near nass. 300 yrds away is the cannal.

Is there any point bringing my fly rod and trout fly and lures down there??

gsxr1

bump:D

bitemybanger

I used to have gread craic on canals with my fly rod fishing for perch, big bright lures stripped real fast trough the water.
as for your other question, no there are no trout in the canals.

coolwings

I have fished small nymphs for rudd in the canals, in the past with some results.
But using flashy reservoir type lures on a kevlar or wire hook link could get you hooked into a decent pike or two.

gsxr1

will give it a go.

guess i need new tackle.


thanks lads;)

Degsy

The canal at sallins is fishing very poorly lately,i supect its because of illegal netting.

gsxr1

Degsy wrote: »

The canal at sallins is fishing very poorly lately,i supect its because of illegal netting.

What about that big lake near blessinton or the river near sallins.

can I fish them from trout?

Degsy

gsxr1 wrote: »

What about that big lake near blessinton or the river near sallins.

can I fish them from trout?

Blessington lake is good for trout,you will need a permit though.

gsxr1

Degsy wrote: »

Blessington lake is good for trout,you will need a permit though.

do tackle shops sell them.

sorry about all the questions ....


green as the grass, i am

bitemybanger

gsxr1 wrote: »

do tackle shops sell them.

sorry about all the questions ....


green as the grass, i am

You can get them in the Texaco garage on the left just outside blessington heading towards the lake, also in the hotel on the left in the centre of the town.(all the times i was in there and i forget the name )
I got it... The Downshire house :D:D

bencarvosso

The grand canal past sallins where the aquaduct is and ther little wide spot was the first place i ever fished 25 years ago and my first fish I ever caught from that spot was a brown trout of about a 1 1/2lb.....
I have fished it every year sionce and most stretches and never seen another trout - I've had tench bream even carp never another trout....so where did this lad come from.. welll either someone put it in from the river liffey a hundred yards away or about two miles towards naas there is an old mill thing beside a stratch of the canal and a little river that sometimes over flows into the canal... the cfb did a electro fishing thing there years ago and found a few trout in that spot
there are one or two other spots where there have been some big trout up to 5lb caught on the grand nearer to dublin...but in 25 yrs of fishing it for coarse fish and catching only one trout I wouldn't bother my arse mate.

why not try corkagh park - easy fishing for rainbow trout two well into double figures anmd a great place if you want an easy days fishing....There is a carp lake to with fish to mid doubles but they have not been caught - I have record at 12lb.8oz and that was nearly 3 yrs ago - so I would expect some big one to turn up this year...I have seen bigger in there....thjere are also a few big bream from lough ennel and owel stocked to doubles and tench to 6lb


ben

Kat1170

You could try Rathcon Fly Fishing Lake, Grangecon, Co. Wicklow. Tel: 045 403173/ 086 8140546 , straight down the N9 from Naas/Sallins.

www.rathcon.com

bernard0368

You could look at joining North Kildare Angling club they have rights down as far as millicent bridge on the liffey. There are some cracking trout there. Roll on the 1st March till I get back at it.

iascanmore

North Kildare was closed last year to new members, I suspect that it'll be the same this year. Should find out when annual newsletter goes out.

Not wrong though - roll on 1st March!!

bernard0368

Iascanmore, Was it I thought they just stopped selling the permits through the shops. I met a few foreign lads who told me they were new members. Had the badges,