This is what the fish are taking at present.
Virtually all of the fish landed in the last few days have been on 1″ copper Cascade and Dee Monkey style flies. You need to be fishing deep with a fast sinking tip.
Cold but productive opening day
A very cold opening day kept the fish out of sight with virtually no fish seen on the beats but they were there! Those who braved the conditions and were out on the river had a productive time 1″ copper tubes on … Continued
Further Rods Available for 2013 Season
We have been advised that there are some season and day rods available on the Farmleigh Fishery for the 2013 season – for contact details for this and other fisheries please see our fishing availabilty page.
The springers have started to arrive
While the river opens on the 17th of March the first of this seasons springers have started to trickle into the river. While doing some bank tidying in a break between the floods a fresh fish was seen a few … Continued
Confirmation of 17th March as the opening day for salmon and trout
We understand that formal confirmation of the 2013 season for the Slaney is imminent. This will see the river opening on a catch and release basis on the 17th of March with the 16th of September as the final day … Continued
3rd big flood helps clear river for the 17th
In the last 4 weeks 3 big floods in succession have helped clean the river in advance of the opening day on 17 March. The SRT guage disapeared from view as the water rose – Brian Harvey’s pictures of the river … Continued
Rods Available On the Slaney for 2013 Season
With the season due to start on 17 March I understand that there are still a few prime season rods available on both the Clohamon fishery and on the lower river lettings managed by Fanning French. For contact details see … Continued
The November 2012 Vist to the Redds
Now that the spawning season is well over it is is time to publish a short note on, and photos from last November’s trip to the redds.
A most unusual fish kill on the Boro
Over the weekend of the 5th of January the Slaney River Trust received a report of a fish kill in upper waters of the Boro with many small dead silver fish. The worst was feared and it looked like we had a damaging … Continued
Open for Catch and Release again
The 2013 catch and release bye law confirms that the Slaney will be open for catch and release again in 2013. Single barbless hooks will be required to be used and all salmon returned as soon as possible. Worms are banned. The … Continued