Report week ending 20/4/14
As the river level dropped very slowly through out the week the lower beats continued to pick up a few fish mostly still on fast sink tips and / or small brass tubes. I have only had reports from 3 … Continued
Report week ending 13/4/14
It would seem that most fish are still running through the lower beats with the great majority caught there very fresh and still carrying sea lice. There are few resident showing in the pools downstream of Bunclody. While good number fish have been … Continued
Annual subs due now
In his letter dated 24 March secretary Tom Mernagh reminded Slaney Rod Fisher association members that their annual subs of €35 are now due. The letter also provided an update on the work undertaken by the Slaney River Trust in … Continued
W/E 6.4.14 High Water spoils pick up in fishing
Before the rain came on Wednesday the fishing on the Slaney was starting to pick up in particular with fish being met upstream as shown by Kevin Keagan’s lovely 9 lber off the Tullow Club water (photo courtesy of Thomas … Continued
W/E 30.3.14 River stayed high all week
The river has stayed high all week. I know of only 4 or 5 fish landed and suspect most new arrivals headed hard upstream as fish were seen jumping the weirs. Of particular interest was Paul McQuins’ fish off the Kilbride beat on the 23rd … Continued
Good news – Succesfull netting conviction on Colligen River
Well done to IFI who registered a successful conviction and €2000 fine plus nearly €,600 costs against an individual caught netting the Colligen River. great to see meaningful fines being handed down by the courts. Also good to see in the … Continued
Matthew’s first days salmon fishing tops them all
Fishing on the Slaney has been quite slow for the first week with only about 10 fish landed. The exception to this rule was rookie salmon angler Matthew Summerfield from the UK who, on his first days salmon fishing on Saturday, … Continued
Slow start on opening day
The Slaney got off to a slow start on the opening day today. At this stage I have only heard of 4 springers landed and about 6 lost or met. Top rod of the day was Eamonn Power with 2 fine springers. Not that many … Continued
Fish should be well spread over the system for the 17th
The last few months of heavy rain combined with relatively mild conditions should have lead to a decent spread of fish through out the system for the opening on St Patricks day. The high, comparatively warm, water should have meant that there were no thermal or … Continued
Salmon Farm Protest Planned for BIM Seafood Conference
No Salmon Farms At Sea (NSFAS) are organising a picket at the B.I.M. National Seafood Conference 2014 on the 2nd April at the Aviva Stadium Dublin. Galway Bay Against salmon Cages are asking all organisations , groups, angling federations, clubs, … Continued