Latest news with #InlandFisheries
Irish Examiner
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Remembering Glenbower Lake — and keening its loss
Killeagh and Glenbower Wood have really entered the national consciousness in recent months through the chart-topping 'Killeagh' by Irish band Kingfishr. From the woods of Glenbower to the river Dissour From the arms of my mother to the land ever pure Yet the connection between this ancient woodland and the East Cork community runs back for centuries. As local choral conductor Dr Mary Pedder Daly's song 'Old Glenbower' attests, both the community-owned Glenbower Wood and, perhaps most notably, the former Glenbower Lake have long been woven into the identity and cultural life of the community. While the exact date of a lake being introduced to Glenbower Wood is uncertain, the Glenbower Lake of living memory dates to the mid-19th century, when a reinforced dam was constructed on the River Dissour to power the Old Mill in the village. The resulting six-acre body of water, later stocked with trout by Inland Fisheries from the late 1950s, became a much-loved beauty spot and regional attraction. Cork Examiner May 26, 1988 On June 14, 1988, amid many divisive controversies, Glenbower Lake was dramatically drained, leaving the community of Killeagh in shock and at a loss for their much-loved Lake. In 1995, after several years of fundraising, the people of Killeagh purchased 30 acres of Glenbower Wood, including the former site of the former lake, with the aim of reinstating it. More than three decades later, this ambition remains unrealised, but the Glenbower Wood and Lake Committee, an entirely voluntary group, continues to steward this rare remnant of ancient woodland. Nowadays, the committee undertakes the day-to-day management of the woods and, in recent years, has successfully overseen the funding and delivery of new infrastructure — including three new bridges in August 2022, which reinstated the walking route across the site of the former dam wall for the first time since the lake was drained in 1988. Greywood Arts, a local arts organisation who often works closely with the committee, has been key in the development of various arts-based initiatives to strengthen community connections to Glenbower Wood and the River Dissour, notably revitalising the May Sunday Festival — a celebration of Bealtaine that has taken place in Killeagh for more than 200 years. Glenbower Lake — in all her glory. Picture taken shortly before the lake was drained in June 1988 Idir an Dá Linn / Meanwhile / Between the Two Lakes builds on this long-standing convergence of place, ecology, arts and collective identity. Part of the three-year placemaking initiative Seeing the Wood for the Trees — a partnership between Glenbower Wood and Lake CLG, Greywood Arts and Nocht Studio — the project explores the space between absence and presence, loss and renewal, the lost lake, and the one that might never return. The work engages local residents across generations in creating a community keen (caoineadh pobail) — drawing on the Irish language and tradition of lamentation to process ecological grief and shared memory. Facilitated by artist-musician Mícheál Ó Catháin, with artists Basil Al-Rawi and Philip Ryan, the project is developed through storytelling walks, vocal workshops and site-based creative experimentation in the woodland. The community is invited to contribute memories, photographs, artefacts and reflections on their present-day relationship with the wood, which will be incorporated into a bilingual publication and short film. 'Listening closely to people, place, and the woodland has been a privilege that has shaped Idir an Dá Linn as both an act of remembrance and a way to engage with what endures: the physical traces of the lake, the community's memories, and the voices rooted in this landscape. The project invites us to recognise these connections to water, woods, and one another; carrying them forward into the future," notes Philip Ryan, of Nocht Studio. Programme of Events – National Heritage Week 2025 Keening Walks (Development Workshops) Mondays, August 11 and 18 from 6:30–8:30pm Meet at Greywood Arts Twilight walks with Mícheál Ó Catháin shaping a collective caoineadh pobail for the lake. Exhibition Opening Saturday, August 16 at 5pm at Greywood Arts An immersive exhibition of sound, image and memory recreating Glenbower Lake. Developed through community storytelling walks and workshops, facilitated by Basil Al-Rawi and Philip Ryan. Community Performance - Caoineadh Pobail Sunday, August 24 at 5pm. Water Heritage Day. Meet at Greywood Arts A culminating performance along the former lakeshore, leading through Glenbower Wood to a shared Gather Round picnic at the woodland entrance. Funded by: Create — the National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts, the Arts Council of Ireland, Cork County Council, Creative Ireland, Community Foundation Ireland, with Water Heritage Day support from the Local Authority Waters Programme. 'Everyone is invited to come along and share in this special experience in Glenbower Woods over the coming days and weeks' — Jessica Bonenfant, Greywood Arts director.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Concho River stocked with channel catfish ahead of Free Fishing Day
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Inland Fisheries San Angelo District stocked the Concho River in the morning of June 6, the day before Free Fishing Day. Inland Fisheries San Angelo District shares hot spot ahead of Free Fishing Day According to a Facebook post by the Inland Fisheries San Angelo District, the Concho River was stocked with 600 channel catfish near the Oak Street Bridge. This is part of their Neighborhood Fishin' Program, which puts channel catfish into the river every two weeks through the end of October. Free Fishing Day is an annual day in Texas where anyone in the state on that day can fish without having to buy a license. In honor of the day, the City of San Angelo will be hosting a Youth Fishing Derby on June 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Celebration Bridge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Concho River restocked ahead of Memorial Day weekend
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Anglers looking to spend their Memorial Day weekend reeling in their next big catch are in luck after hundreds of fish were stocked into the Concho River. According to the San Angelo district of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Inland Fisheries, approximately 600 catfish have been stocked into a section of the Concho River between South Chadbourne Street and South Oakes Street. What to do in San Angelo for Memorial Day weekend The TPWD website states that catfish are stocked 'from mid-April through October each year' with a break throughout August 'due to high water temperatures.' The stockings occur 'every two to four weeks' and consist of fish 'big enough to catch and keep.' Children under the age of 17 may fish through the Neighborhood Fishin' program for free, while adults must acquire a fishing license with a freshwater endorsement. Program participants may only fish with a fishing pole and line, with a limit of two poles per person. Participants have a daily bag limit of five fish across all species, plus one black bass with a length of 14 inches or greater. Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 26, this year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Angler reels in Lake Nasworthy's heaviest recorded fish
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — An angler has made waves in San Angelo after reeling in an over 50-pound catfish at Lake Nasworthy, the heaviest recorded fish caught at the lake. According to the San Angelo district of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Inland Fisheries, Cody Gift submitted a flathead catfish as the pending waterbody record for Lake Nasworthy. Advertisement Gift's fish weighed 51.55 pounds and was 44.75 inches long. The current heaviest fish recorded for Lake Nasworthy weighed 51.5 pounds, measured 46 inches long and was caught in 1989 by David Schoebel. San Angelo representatives celebrate I-27 expansion Cody Gift takes a photo with a 51.55-pound flathead catfish he caught at Lake Nasworthy in April 2025. If the catch is approved, Gift's catch will become the heaviest recorded fish ever caught at the lake. A photo of a 51.55-pound flathead catfish caught by Cody Gift at Lake Nasworthy in April 2025. If the catch is approved, Gift's catch will become the heaviest recorded fish ever caught at the lake. Gift's catch may be a gift that keeps on giving for fishers at Lake Nasworthy. The district reported that he 'kept the fish alive and is releasing it back into the lake to be caught again another day.' TPWD's website states that flathead catfish can 'reach a length of 3 to 4 feet' and that 'their weight can exceed 100 pounds.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
