Weekly catch

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 have returned to the Tolka in Dublin after over a hundred years – removing barriers and pollution leads to first arrivals – see IFI press release

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

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.

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

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

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