Salmon Fishing Reports & News

Sea trout fishing on the upper river remains productive. No sign of a run of grilse at present. See 13 July Report

Salmon fishing now very slow but there are reports of good seatrout fishing. See 6 July Report.

The 3 foot flood at the weekend has resulted in good salmon fishing for the time of year with, on the basis of limited reports, at least 12 fish landed for the week. The fish were well spread throught the river. Excellent … Continued

A 3 foot flood has provided a very welcome lift to and flush out of the river with reports  of fresh fish moving upstream from Enniscorthy where they have been held back by the low water.   The Boro has had a big … Continued

As the 15th of June report relates seatrout are running in reasonable numbers while salmon fishing is still very much limited to the lower reaches of the river close to Enniscorthy due to the drought. Can seatrout anglers please take … Continued

Despite Low water  a small number of salmon are still being caught with at least 4 fish reported including a 12lb fish landed at Riversdale. The first very early run seatrout are in the river and have been caught as … Continued

With the water getting even lower the Slaney is badly in need of some heavy rain.A small number of salmon and a few sea trout are being caught in Enniscorthy but it wil be later in June  before the main seatrout run arrives. See … Continued

Very low water for this time of year has meant that the majority of catches in the second week of the season have been below Enniscorthy Bridge where 10 to 15 fish were taken and released for the week. See … Continued

The Slaney opened on a catch and release basis for the first time in 3 years on 12 May. Despite the low water after a prolonged drought anglers were out in force with about 40 fish taken in the first … Continued