Report from Drowes on 15 May 2012 – At long last the northwest has had the rain we have badly needed for weeks. There is a nice fresh in the water and the gauge at the Four Masters’ Bridge is reading just under 0.55 metres. The fresh water has got some fish moving and there have been good numbers of fish reported over the past number of days. Thirty seven fish have been reported both caught and caught and released since my last report. The largest of these was R. Crawford’s 13lbs fish from the Sea Pool on May 6th.
In recent days there have been some early sea liced grilse reported and some coloured double figure have been caught and released. Fly and prawn have accounted for the majority of the recent fish, the Cascade yet again being the fly of choice.
The forecast is for further unsettled weather with good cloud cover and outbreaks of rain which should keep water levels topped up. Air and water temperatures are below normal for the time of year but for the the first time in a long time prospects for the week ahead look encouraging.
Drowes Salmon Fishery
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