Fishing has picked up in Galway, with good numbers of spring salmon coming into the river now, and 13 fish were landed over the last couple of weeks. Water levels have dropped to a nice level for flyfishing, and Damien Nolan from Shannon landed the first fish on the fly, a nice 6lbs fish, while Sean O’Toole landed 2 fish, a 7lbs salmon taken on shrimp and a fine 10lbs fish on spinner. Brendan Doyle from Monaghan landed a 7lbs fish on spinner, and Michael Righton, a regular visitor from the UK, caught and released 2 good fish on fly, the best of them being 9lbs. Gerry Hartigan from Limerick took a 9.5lbs fish on shrimp, and Michael Rogers from Dublin had a 6-pounder on spinner. Local angler Declan Tuffy landed an 8.5lbs salmon on fly, while Clare man Eddie Corry took a 9.75lbs fish, also on fly. Regular angler Michael Leonard had a 7lbs fish on shrimp, while local man Simon Lenihan had a fine 10lbs fish on spinner, and retired fisheries manager Eamon Cusack landed an early grilse, taken on shrimp.
The unsettled weather this week may mean a rise in water levels, but there are plenty of fish showing in the river, and fishing prospects for the coming weeks are quite good.
Kevin Crowley IFI
