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
IFI recently published a copy of its initial report on the cormorant situation on its website. This is an early stage report with an extensive literature review. It should be of interest as one of the areas selected for study was the … Continued
August’s Trout and Salmon magazine has interesting article on the Slaney along with some great photographs. You can see the article here copyright Trout and Salmon.
The casting class originally set for 23 June has been rescheduled for 8 September. Participants who had signed up for the original event have been notified of the revised arrangements.
The water has stayed high and the grilse have keep coming. It has been an extraordinary month on the Slaney with even this week individual rods having 3 or more fish in a day. At least 2 anglers had their first Slaney … Continued