2012 redd count
The redd count for the river for 2012 has recently come to hand and while we are still a very long way off the level of abundance seen in the 1960s the trend is mildly encouraging with a total of … Continued
New Zealand based scientist writes to Minister re salmon farm risk
The Galway independent, in an article also picked up by the Atlantic Salmon Federation, reports that Professor Mark Costello of Auckland has written to Minister Coveney re the risk of mass salmon fatalities arising from sea lice . The departmental response … Continued
Scottish Fish fam had pesticide residue levels 400 times above approved limit
The Herald Scotland reported last week on the fact that Scotland’s environment agency has found 12 salmon farms pesticide residues above the approved level. One Marine Harvest site was reported as having levels over 400 times the approved level!
A couple of interesting items in the press and media
The Atlantic Salmon Federation have released a very good video on catch and release which can been seen here. Closer to home the Irish Angler’s digest has a very interesting article by Edward Fahy on the two, widely quoted studies … Continued
Prospects for week
The word form Enniscorthy is that fish are still arriving on each tide so prospects for May are good. Some beats require rain while others will enjoy the lower water and should start accounting for fish.
More than just anglers out
There are more than just anglers chasing salmon in Enniscorthy these days as this video shows a seal in the middle of the town on the look out for a fresh fish.
Boat returned safely
A very grateful David Dobbs tells me that his boat has been recovered safe and sound from a field just upstream of Enniscorthy – several miles downstream from its normal home. Many thanks to the Enniscorthy anglers found and returned it . … Continued
Boat missing from Clohamon
A boat belong to the Clohamon fishery was washed away in the flood when its mooring post was torn out of the ground. If anyone finds a 10ft white fiberglass boat could they please contact David Dobbs on 087 9673111
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
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