Week ending 5/5/19
This week was a similar story to last with individual fish being met along the river with one in two being lost or just touched. Fish still seem to be running rather than taking up residence. In reality fishing has … Continued
Week ending 28/4/19
The past week had a mixture of weather with bright sunshine and low clear water changing to a choclate flood at the weekend. Activity on the river slowed down but there were still a number of fresh fish running as … Continued
Net Marked Fish
In an earlier post we referred to reports of net marked fish and asked for any photos. In response we have been sent / pointed to these 3 photo’s of fish landed in April 2019. The sides are clearly marked … Continued
Have you spotted any lamprey?
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are always on the lookout for records of lamprey in the River Slaney. Ireland has 3 species of lamprey – brook (12cm), river (30cm) and sea lamprey (70-90cm). All 3 species are of conservation concern and … Continued
A couple of red letter days in w/e 21/4/19
Based on limited reports of approximately 20 fish landed for the week the Slaney was relatively disappointing given the water level and high tides. However 2 groups of anglers fishing different beats had red letter days landing 4 and 6 … Continued
A much quieter Week ending 14/4/19
Despite the river remaining at an adequate height for fish to run catches tapered off this week with 10 fish reported landed including this one got by Paddy Corcoran on Sunday. The very cold upstream wind, apart from making the … Continued
An exciting first week 8.4.19
The first 8 days of the season have proven exciting for those anglers who were prepared to put the hours in with over 35 fish reported. Many of them were fresh run as shown by this sealiced example caught this … Continued
Poaching & Prosecutions
At the SRT meeting on Friday the IFI representatives reported that there had been a number of recent successful court prosecutions leading to hefty fines. We look forward to seeing a fuller report on them. It is critical for the … Continued
Take Care When Releasing Your Salmon!!
Thank you to all those who have sent us photos of their catches. It has been a great week on the river. However, a number of our members have expressed concerns on how some of these fish are being handled … Continued
Beautiful fish on a hard day
Wether conditions were very tough on the Slaney on the 3rd of April but it didnt stop Brian Hennesy landing this beautiful 38″ springer this morning on Conehead Dee Monkey. There were at least 4 other fish landed by early … Continued