Although it tailed off a bit today, the fishing like the water has held up remarkably with the relatively few anglers out still picking fish including some double figure ones. The quality of the fishing is illustrsted by the fact … Continued
As a follow up to the report on the weeking 8 July I recieved the following photo of the circa 15/16 lb fish landed on Sunday. It will give you some idea of the quality of fish about. One word … Continued
When I should be writing about sea trout it is great to report that the very high water has resulted in excellent catches of large fresh summer salmon with fish up to 15lbs being landed. Large cacade varients (about size … Continued
The notices and Agendas for the AGMs of the Slaney River Trust and Slaney Rod Fishers Association have been posted today. Members will also receive a message from the Chairman providing an update on the year’s activity. The meetings are being … Continued
A fishery owner on the Vartry reports that there has been a very high (almost total?) mortality level in the fish kill last. This all the more surprising due to the very high water levels. It is essential that the … Continued
The river has stayed at winter level virtually all week and even now is at 2ft. As a result the sea trout are very well spread out in the main river and will be hard to catch until they are … Continued
Last weeks big floods may have led to the cancellation of the casting class but it also brought some fresh fish into the river. Based on very limited reporting Saturday and Sunday saw at least 3 fresh salmon all over 10lbs … Continued
Unfortunately due to safety considerations associated with the very high river level the CASTING CLASS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY JUNE 23 HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED. The intention is to try and reschedule and confirmed attendees will be contacted directly if that … Continued
There were 2 grisle landed on the Enniscorthy anglers water today 5 June including one on a killdevil spider trout fly. One of the fish, a grisle of about 3 1/2 pounds, seemed to be net marked as was a fish … Continued
The heavy rain at the weekend has woken the river up a little – I have heard of 3 fresh salmon met – one landed with sealice. Enniscorthy anglers had a good day before the weather broke with 7 fish met on the prawn and … Continued