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What can I fish there ?Join our 126 fishermen in Clonaslee in Laois where there's 1 spot. The fishing forecast is currently 5. The most caught fishes here are the bonnethead shark, the northern pike, the steelhead trout and the spanish mackerel. Come try the most famous fishing techniques like the the bichi-bachi, fly fishing for trout, fishing sea bream with soft lures or float fishing (plug).
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N°1 | Black Bream Fish
The Black breamfish, also known as Acanthopagrus butcheri, is a Sparidae. In general, its average size is 15 to 35 cm and its weight is 500 g to 2.5 kg. However, some individuals can reach up to 60 cm and 4 kg. The black bream has a lifespan of 27 years. Its spawning period is between August and January. It can have up to 300,000 spawn each season. It is not hard to catch and offer a little resistance. The Black bream has a high body and relatively compressed laterally, with symmetrically curved dorsal and ventral fins. The mouth is of moderate size compared to the body and has six incisors in the front of the lower and upper jaws. The body is covered with large scales that can be cycloid or slightly ctenoid. The head is essentially flake-free, except for the lids. A flake sheath covers the soft ray bases of the dorsal, anal and caudal fins. The Black Bream is silvery, from golden brown or bronze to grey-green on the back as well as on the sides with sometimes greenish reflections, depending on its habitat. The belly is white. The fins are all dark, with black borders. The caudal fin is often dark olive-brown.
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : 25 cm
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N°2 | Brown Trout
The Brown Trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. According to the location, the adult size varies from 25 cm to 80 cm for 300 to 800 g. It lives for 3 to 6 years. The spawning period starts in October and end in January. The female can lay up to 4000 eggs. The fishing period is open from the second Saturday of March until the third Sunday of September. This fish is not hard to catch but the fishing needs complex skills. Depending on its environment, the brown trout have a very variable color, but the brown trout, as its name shows, is rather brown with scattered black and red spots, depending on the spawners. It has a certain mimicry according to the bottom of its living spaces since the dominant brown will become a green dress if it lives close to the banks where yellow and even sometimes silvery white will mix. It has a "useless" adipose fin between the dorsal fin and the caudal fin. The head is tapered, strong and has a powerful jaw. Its back is a pretty black or night blue.
Fishing period : March to September
Minimum size : no restriction
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N°3 | Dolphinfish or Mahi-mahi
Dorade coryphĂšne, dorado, dolphin, lampuga, rakingo, calitos, ti-rone, maverikos, mahi-mahi... There are so many ways to call the dolphinfish (coryphaena hippurus). This species is well known for its flesh and is found in tropical and subtropical oceans, especially in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Fishing period : June to September
Minimum size : 20 inches
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N°4 | Swordfish
Swordfish (xiphias gladius) is a highly migratory pelagic fish considered as one of the fastest sea animals. It tends to be large and its weight often exceeds 100 kg. It can be distinguished thanks to its long bill and its iridescent blue body. Most of sport fishermen feel really proud to catch swordfishes on their lines.
Fishing period : June to October
Minimum size : 47 inches
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N°5 | The Alligator Gar
The Alligator Gar belongs to the Lepisosteidae family. In its adult form, it can measure up to three meters long and weigh up to 140 kilograms. It breeds in spring. It can be fished all year round. Alligator gar are elongated fish with a long, narrow snout. Their scales form a kind of armor, protecting them from other predators, the scales are similar in hardness to our nails, hard as keratin. They are also sharp, never brush a sharp-edged club fish. These fish have the swim bladder modified into a gas bladder, it allows them to breathe at the surface.
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : no restriction
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N°6 | The Almaco Jack
The Almaco Jack belongs to the Carangidae family. Its adult size varies from 80 cm to 120 cm. They reproduce in spring. It can be fished all year round. It has two dorsal fins, the longer of the two is about twice as long as the longer of the dorsal spines. It has a pale blue-green color, with a lavender glow. The Almaco Jack has a short upper jaw, with a yellowish streak from the jaw to the first dorsal fin, but its color becomes less recognizable as the fish ages. Younger almaco jacks usually have six black bars on the sides. The mouth is protractile and allows it to swallow its entire prey.
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : no restriction
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N°7 | The American Eel
The American Eel belongs to the Anguillidae family. The size of the adult female can reach 1 m in length, while that of the male does not exceed 40 cm. Spawning takes place in mid-winter. Females lay 3 to 22 million eggs. He can live to be 50 years old. It can be fished from April to September. The American eel is a species of fish with a snake-like body all in length with fins that extend over its back, around its tail and along its inner surface. It has thick lips and a slightly longer lower jaw than her upper jaw, which gives her the appearance of having an overbite. The color of young eels varies from yellow-green or brown. Adult eels are grey with white or cream bellies.
Fishing period : April to September
Minimum size : 50 cm
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N°8 | The Apache trout
The Apache trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. The Apache trout is 15 to 61 cm long and weighs 0.2 to 2.7 kg. It rarely exceeds 25 cm but can reach up to 40 cm in its natural headwaters. It breeds from May to June. Fishing for Apache trout is prohibited all year round. Apache trout are yellowish gold in color with a golden belly and have medium sized dark spots, uniformly spaced, which can extend below the lateral line and over the dorsal fins and tail. The top of the head and back are dark olive in color, and it appears to have a black stripe/mask through each of its eyes, thanks to two small black dots on each side of the pupil. There may be a throat mark under the lower jaw, ranging from yellow to gold.
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N°9 | The Arctic Grayling
The Arctic Grayling belongs to the Salmonidae Family. The Arctic shade can reach a length of about 24 cm long and weighs about 3 kg. He can live to be 18 years old. It breeds in the spring and lays thousands of eggs. It can be fished all year round. Coloring may vary depending on the location. The dorsal fin is usually bordered red and dotted with large iridescent red, turquoise, purple or purple spots and marks. Back marks are more evident on the large shadows. The back of the Arctic shadow is generally dark. The sides can be in black, silver, gold, or blue. Gold markings sometimes form a border between the hips and the belly, while pelvic fins can be orange, red or pink. The sides and head can be freckles with black spots. The eye of the iris is often the color of gold.
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : 15 cm
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N°10 | The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark belongs to the Carcharhinidae family. The average size of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark is 90 to 99 cm. Their maximum size is 120 cm. In captivity it can live up to 4 years. The young are usually born in June. The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark can be fished all year round. The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark has a long snout and labial furrows that surround its mouth. The triangular teeth with smooth edges are identical on the upper and lower jaws. The livery of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark can be brown, olive grey or blue grey, turning white on its belly. Adults may have some white spots, and in smaller individuals the edges of the dorsal fins and caudal fin are often black.
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : no restriction
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N°11 | The Atlantic Sturgeon
The Atlantic Sturgeon belongs to the Acipenseridae family. Its length can generally reach 3 m; its maximum length is 4.3 m. Its weight is between 150 and 200 kg; it can reach a maximum weight of 368 kg. It can live to 60 years and over. It only reproduces every 2 years. The maximum fertility rate is 3.75 million eggs. It is one of IUCN's protected species and fishing is highly regulated. It can be fished during the cool seasons. It has a snub nose, with four barbells in the front of his belly mouth. It carries five rows of bone plates on the back and sides of the body. The dorsal lobe of its caudal fin is longer than the ventral lobe. The skeleton of this bony fish is largely cartilaginous.
Fishing period : cool season
Minimum size : depends on location
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N°12 | The Atlantic salmon
The Atlantic salmon belongs to the Salmonidae family. Atlantic salmon can measure up to 1.50 m in length and weigh up to 36 kg. The average longevity of Atlantic salmon is estimated at 10 years. It breeds from October to November. The female lays 1500 to 1800 eggs per kg of weight. It can be fished all year round. Atlantic salmon have an elongated and slender body. The anal fin has eight to eleven rays. The caudal is large, concave in adults and forked in young people. The head is small and flattened on top. The mouth is large (split to the posterior edge of the eye) and has strong teeth on the jaws, tongue and palate. The scales are large and visible. The lateral line is straight. Large black dots on a light background form X on the head, back and dorsal fin. The color varies from blue to blue-grey on the back, it is silvery on the sides. It varies during the spawning season, with adults turning bronze to dark brown. They lose their silvery livery when they enter fresh water. Males are marked with red dots on the sides. The young are marked with seven to eleven vertical fingerprints that they will lose when they enter the sea. As spawning approaches, the male's head will change: it will elongate, the lower jaw will develop and bend to form a hook (male "becard").
Fishing period : All year
Minimum size : 50 cm
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Clonaslee - Fishing techniques Top fishing techniques
Top fishing techniques
N°1 | The Bichi-Bachi
Straight from Japan, Eging is the name given to fishing with jigging cephalopods, more commonly known as squids (i. e. squid, cuttlefish and octopus). Among the techniques that this term covers is the Bichi-Bachi.
N°2 | Fly fishing for trout
Trout is one of the most popular fish species among fishermen. To catch it, the most effective technique is fly fishing. In order not to come back empty-handed, it is important to know the right things to do. Here are some tips for successful trout fly fishing.
N°3 | Fishing Sea Bream with Soft Lures
The sea bream feeds mainly on mollusks, crustaceans and annelids (worms). It is therefore advisable to use lures resembling mud worms such as lugworm or jumbo. Given the small size of these lures and the legendary mistrust of bream, it will be necessary to opt for ultra-light equipment in order to animate the lure to perfection. However, we must be careful not to lose the battle against a bream that will try to reach the rocks. In order to increase your chances of taking a sea bream, you should opt for an animation of the "scratchy" type. That is, the lure must be placed at the bottom, or as close as possible, and it must be animated with very small strokes of the scion to make it wriggle on the bottom of the water. You can fish for sea bream but also for old, yellow places or pout. This fishing is made for lovers of ultra-light fishing which makes fighting much more tedious and fun.
N°4 | Float fishing (plug)
Fishing can be a fun, sporting and beneficial activity. A thrill across the line, a beautiful specimen to go up, it's every fisherman's dream. Float fishing, or also plug fishing, is a fishing technique that can hit the mark if you know it well and master it.
N°5 | Fishing techniques for sea bream
Fishing for sea bream according to the seasons The sea bream is a migratory fish. Affecting warm waters, it makes seasonal migrations between coastal ponds and the sea in the warm season. From October to December The sea bream begins its breeding period (spawning period). From September onwards, when the waters are colder, the sea bream gradually leaves the coastal ponds and moves in banks to the warmer waters of the Mediterranean basin. From January to March The sea bream is generally absent from the coast during the winter months. Sea bream begin their migration northward as soon as the days begin to lengthen, and the water warms up. From April to June In Spring, the sea bream arrives in schools along the Atlantic coast. You can find sea bream on the northern coasts of the Mediterranean. The oyster and mussel beds are a real pantry for sea bream from spring to late summer. So it's a strategic place to throw your line. From July to September July and August are the most favorable months to fish for sea bream on the Atlantic coast. The sea bream will remain in the English Channel and on the Atlantic coast until September, when it will begin its migration southward. Remember to limit your catches by practicing no-kill and above all, release the unshackled fish. You'll wish you hadn't done it when in 10 years you'll have nothing left to fish for!
N°6 | Fishing for Sea Bass while Surfcasting
Surfcasting, which literally means fishing in the wave, is an incredibly effective technique for fishing bass. It can be practiced throughout the day even if the twilight remains a favorable time. First, you will have to search the best spots on a beach. They can be sandbanks that can be spotted thanks to the waves that break. If the sea is calm, it is better to throw not far from rocks that you know or can see. Be careful not to get too close either in order to avoid unnecessary breakages. We start the assembly behind these sandbanks where the bar is watching for its prey or near the rocks. The rod must then be placed on the rod holder, which is inserted into the sand and allows the wire to be quite high. This has two advantages. The wire normally passes over the waves and algae, so the setting does not move. And secondly, it prevents the fisherman or anyone else from taking the line and ruining the fishery. Once the rod is launched, you just need for it to bite.
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