The last two weeks has seen a great improvement in the number of Salmon arriving in the River Fane. Some very big Salmon have been taken including a 16 lb fish caught by Michael McKenny from Ardee which was returned. Patsy Mathews from Dundalk had a 13lb fish from the Mill Pool and David Crawley from Dundalk had a lovely 11 1/2lb Salmon which won him the Annual Salmon Competition for the Irene Quinn Cup. Robert Babington had a fish 14lbs which was returned, Eamon Berrils from Dundalk had a 15 lb fish, Seamus Morgan from Crossmaglen had a 11lb fish.
There are plenty of Salmon in the river however more rain is needed to take the fish upriver to the faster water at Stephenstown and Knockbridge. Most of the of the Salmon are being taken in the river from Stephenstown Bridge down to the sea.
