‘WHILE the salmon has held its iconic status, the closely related sea trout has been described as a lesser species. However, this perspective has changed and the enigmatic sea trout is now regarded by many anglers as a fish which offers better sport than the salmon,” the Minister of State for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, said at the presentation to hear the findings of the Celtic Sea Trout Project (CSTP) in the Westcourt Hotel, Drogheda, last Tuesday. Funded by the EU Interreg-4A Ireland-Wales programme, the project set out three years ago to establish “where sea trout go to at sea” and “what makes a good sea-trout river”…
Irish Times, 20/09/13. Read the full article ‘Angling notes: Second-fiddle sea trout plays a big role in Irish fishing, says Minister for Natural Resources‘.
