Welcome
Welcome to the Kells Anglers Association website.
Kells Anglers Association is one of the oldest clubs in the country having been in existence since 1893.
The club continues to go from strength to strength with 180 Senior members and over 60 junior members both male and female currently in the club.
The club work constantly to restore and maintain the rivers and streams around Kells and protect the species within.
Willie Mcloughlin and his 46 1/2 pound catch, Kells 1962
About the Kells Blackwater
Like many Limestone Rivers in Ireland te Kells Blackwater has all the usual invertebrates one would expect to find in high alkaline waters. The three main species, Epheremoptera, Tricoptera and Diptera, with a small number of Plectoptrea Present.
Among the list of insects most important to the anglers include:
Upwings
Large Dark Olive (Rthondani), Iron Blue Dun (Baetis pumilus), Pale Watery (baetis bioculatus), Medium Olive (baetis tenax) , Blue Winged Olive (ephemerella ignite) , Yellow Evening Dun, (ephemerella notata) and Yellow May Dun (heptagenia sulphurea).
Sedges
Grey Flag ( Hydropsyche pellucidula), Small Red Sedge (tinodes waeneri), Silverhorns (Leptacerus-mystacides), Carperer ( halesus rodiatus) and Cinnamon (stenophylax stallatus).
Others include.
Alder (sialis lutaria), Hawthorn (bibio marci), Black Gnat (bibio johannis) Reed Smuts (simulium) and a whole range of Midge (chironomids).
Another important invertebrate in abundance are shrimp (gammarus pulex) and Molluscs (phylum mollosca).
A combination of the vast range of insect life together with the excellent work of the Kells Anglers Committees, past and present and the policing of the Central and Eastern Regional Fisheries Boards, contributes to the Kells Blackwater Being among the premier Wild Trout fisheries in Europe.
Signed
Patrick Mc Loughlin
Angling Guide and Instructor, trout, pike and salmon.
Email
patandtrina@eircom.net
pat@fishinginireland.net
A recent Catch on the Kells Blackwater
Rules and Bye-laws of The Association
1 The Object of the Association is the preservation of Salmon and Trout in such portions of the River Blackwater as may be acquired by the Association from time to time
2 Fishing with rod and line only permitted.
3 All trout under 12 inches measuring from tip of snout to fork of tail must be returned uninjured to the water.
4 Members may use only only one rod at any one time while fishing for trout or salmon
5 Chantuler and minnow fishing for trout or Salmon is strictly forbidden by the club.
6 Membership card and badge must be carried by all members while fishing in the preserves of the association and must be produced for inspection on demand by a riparian owner or any official or member of the association.
7 Members must not damage any crops, meadow or fences adjoining the river.
8 Members must comply with all the rules of the Association and Statutes regulating fishing in Eire and with any other bylaws affecting the said river.
Members not abiding by the above rules will automatically lose membership of the club