Salmon Fishing Reports & News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 April was a cold enough opening day with the river running beautifully clear. There were a fair number of fish landed or lost both above and below Bunclody. Most fish were landed  on well sunk flies. We are a … Continued