The return of our traditional summer weather has meant a welcome rise in water levels on our lakes and rivers. As you shall see from my photograph the rivers were in dire need of some fresh water.
Last week just before the start of the deluge I took my son (Iarfhlaith) out to a local river for a little spot of trout fishing. I took my little 7ft fly rod and Iarfhlaith had his telescopic spinning rod.
We got to the river and I was quite surprised to see how low the water was, it was as near to the bones as I had ever seen. As we made our way upstream, trout skimmed off ahead of us looking for deeper water.
A well-proportioned Charolais bull determined our fishing spot as Iarfhlaith reckoned the bull did not want us to go into his field, and I did not argue with his logic……
Leitrim Observer 13/08/2013 Read the article ‘Return of traditional summer weather sees welcome rise in water levels on our lakes and rivers’
