Weather and water levels permitting we are planning the annual visit to the spawning redds on Saturday 17 November. Stephen Byrne of IFI has once again kindly agreed to host the trip. This is always an interesting day out and typically we would … Continued
The casting class which was originally scheduled for June and washed out was finally held in beautiful weather on the 8th of September. Instruction was provided by Mark Corp, Philip Maher, Mark Patterson and Brian McGlashen. A very informative and enjoyable … Continued
Please remember to return your completed and signed logbook to IFI no later than the 19th of October. Logbook returns are an important component of the advisory committees decision making process on whether individual rivers are to be open or closed. it is … Continued
Very little activity. Again only 2 fish reported to me one of which was a relatively recently arrived grilse. Last night the double handed cane rod angler I referred to in my last report went sea trout fishing with the same … Continued
Only 2 fish reported to me this week. One UK visitor had a nice grilse and a regular rod, known for his preference for traditional equipment, had very exciting evenings fishing. Given the height of the water and the chance of a grilse he … Continued
A reminder for all anglers who may have been lucky enough to have been salmon fishing abroad, particularly in Norway, the Baltic and parts of Russia, that they must disinfect their gear before going fishing here to avoid the transmission … Continued
This month’s Marine Times has a 2 page spread outlining the case put to the Joint Committee of Agriculture, Marine and Natural Resources hearing on the impact of fishing restrictions on the the Islands. There is a much longer report on … Continued
It would seem that there was very limited angling activity during 8 days ending on the bankholiday. I only heard of 5 rod days with 4 salmon landed. Yesterday the river was still quite coloured and high but fast sinking tips and size … Continued
The Asian Clam represents a real threat to our rivers.This highly invasive species is now present in parts of the Nore, Barrow, and Shannon and can be easily spread to other rivers via angling or boating gear. It has the capacity … Continued
Heavy rain left the river very peat stained mid week but it had cleared and fallen to 1ft 3 inches by Saturday. Inevitably the run is slowing down markedly at this stage but I can confirm from personal experience that sea liced fish were … Continued