Wanted Slaney News and Photos
Any relevent photos or news of interest relating to the Slaney whether or not to do with fishing are wanted for publiction on the site please email to info@slaneyrivertrust.ie in the first instance
What happens if you dont tag your fish…..
A report in yesterdays Atlantic Salmon Federation news highlights the penalties for illegal fishing in Newfoundland – a man with an untagged salmon got 1 months house arrest and a 5 year ban -see the report on 7 cases of … Continued
Salmon Return to the Tolka
Salmon have returned to the Tolka in Dublin after over a hundred years – removing barriers and pollution leads to first arrivals – see IFI press release
Poaching on the Redds
Todays IFI press release on a conviction for spearing salmon on the spawning gounds on the Newport river along with a photo of the 3 fish taken highlights the threat to our rivers. A fine of €1,750 will hopefully focus the … Continued
Web Cam Down
The web cam showing the water level has been down for the past couple of weeks due to a phone line problem. We hope to have it fixed in the next few days.
Netting closer to home
Last week’s note was about poaching in the UK – the recent conviction of 2 men for netting in the Waterford estuary and lots of comment on the forums about alledged illegal netting on for example the Nore and other rivers indicates that … Continued
Poaching not just an Irish problem
In light of reports of poaching incidents across the country, the attached article on poaching on the Wye, shows that this is a problem big problem abroad as well. Although it would appear that the widespread netting river pools is more typically a … Continued
Encouraging news on salmon numbers from North America
The Atlantic Salmon Federation news letter includes reports indicating that Canadian and even Maine rivers are having improved runs of MSW atlantic salmon. See North America. Closer to home the grilse seem to be arriving at last with Simon Ashe at Ballynahinch … Continued
Look after those salmon parr
Salmon parr and fry are the future of the Salney salmon fishery. See how to tell them apart from trout and photos of reecent electrofishing work. See salmon parr July 2011
Interesting News from the Atlantic Salmon Federation
The Atlantic Salmon Federation website contains a number of interesting articles on issues facing the salmon see http://asf.ca/news.php Recent articles worth a look include reports on the increased number of fish returning to UK rivers use of scales to identify where … Continued