January 2010
15 posts
Bill Clarke round 8
Winter league time again! Saturday was a brilliant day weather wise so when I opened the front door on Sunday morning I was amazed to see 1” of snow on my car and a blizzard blowing in my face! The car was already packed from the evening before so it was just a matter of heading Enniskillen direction. For 10 mile down the road I couldn’t see past the bonet with the thick snow coming down but once...
Bill Clarke Round 7
Time for an update on round 7. An email went out on Friday stating that we would be fishing the Rosslea lakes and the small river at Moorlough. The draw took place at Killyfoal Lake car Park out the Lisnaskea road from Rosslea. I was looking forward to getting back onto the Rosslea lakes for some proper winter fishing but that was short lived when I pulled out ‘M9’, and realized that...
Bill Clarke Round 6
Winter League time again! Round 6, 7 & 8 will take place over the next 3 weekends so it’ll be busy.
Today the Erne was in again due to the Rosslea lakes still being frozen over and the smaller rivers bursting their banks. The town sections around Enniskillen were the only options available. The sections in today were as follows:
Cornagrade low pegs
Queen Elizabeth Road & Police...
Loughgall
After all the extremely cold weather, now was a chance to get out fishing and hope for a winter double. I had assumed that all the lakes would be defrosted after the rain and 10 degrees that we’ve had for the past 3 days but I was wrong. I thought Enagh beside me had defrosted but it was actually the rain water lying on top of the ice that got me.
Myself and Kyle arrived down at Loughgall...
Bill Clarke Round 5
Well, all the lakes around the country have been frozen for 2 weeks now which only leaves the rivers an option.
Todays sections were a strange selection I thought but as i’m not that local to Enniskillen then I thought it would be best to trust the locals judgment. 23 anglers were booked in and 4 sections were in. We all met up in Cloughbally Mill Angling Centre to do the draw and pick up...
Portglenone
After my last trip during the week to the lower Bann, my brother had persuaded me to head back up again so he could get a days fishing. We got up early and sorted the gear out, minimizing everything because we were expecting a long walk from peg 1 up to the 40’s. I scaled everything down to just my seatbox and wheel kit, 5m whip, landing net handle and keepnet. I mixed up a full 17litre...