The high and often dirty water continued into May and is only now (15 May) starting to settle down to what would be considered normal mid-April levels. The poor spring salmon run experienced in virtually all rivers this year combined … Continued
Last week saw a brief respite to the continuous rain with the SRT gauge actually dropping below 2ft for a couple of days although it is back up there again today. The lower water, in reality at a high March … Continued
On Tuesday the first Slaney springer of 2023 was finally landed. For much of the period between the opening day on the 17th and today the lower and middle river has been out of order with one flood after another … Continued
After several weeks with no rain we opened on the 17th with the river high and coloured and that has continued for the first week with the river basically unfishable on a number of days as the heavy rain kept … Continued
An email has gone out to all of last year’s members attaching the Chairman’s Letter dealing with developments over the past 12 months and notifying members of the AGM to be held on Friday 31 March at 7.30 in the … Continued
The password for the Webcam and 2023 Fishing reports was changed on 9 March 2023. All paid-up members should have received an email with the updated password. if you have not yet paid your 2023 membership please pay it now … Continued
After a long absence, we are delighted to report that as of Monday 13 February, the Webcam is back up and working as the broadband supplier has now fixed a longstanding line fault. The 2022 password supplied to members is … Continued
IFI has issued a press release detailing the prosecution of two Tullow based individuals who were fishing out of season, using illegal gear and obstructing a fisheries officer. One of the offenders was fined €1,500 and has to pay a … Continued
The river remained very high for almost the entire spawning period which made it very difficult for IFI staff to assess the level of activity on the redds but from anecdotal reports, it was satisfactory with a number of fresh … Continued
The good news for anglers on the river is that all the letter writing and SRT lobbying has finally paid off and the opening day for 2023 will be 17 March giving us an extra 2 weeks on the river … Continued