Paul Whelan Fort William Estate reports that the fishery had a good start to August with a number of salmon taken on spinner…
A welcomed rise in water levels brought plenty of fish into the system with plenty of fish being landed and lost throughout the fishery. Clarity is at about 2ft+ and improving each day now but still a wee bit dirty for the fly. Spinning seems to be the most productive method at the moment.
Over the weekend Mossy Brown landed a nice fish of 6lbs, Tommy Bell who is 11 years old had a fish of 4lbs, Roision Screaton who is 13 years from the U.K landed her first ever salmon of 5lbs, Marcus Bale had a good day out landing 2 fish one of 4lbs and the other of 13lbs.
Forecast for the next couple of days is to stay fine but a bit of a change on thursday so we can only wait and see what Mother Nature throws at us.
Paul Whelan
Fort William Estate
Go fishing…
Flowing through Cork and Waterford, in the south east of Ireland, the river Blackwater is most famous for it’s salmon fishing. Fort William Fishery has 5 beats on the river, which include stretches particularly suited to flyfishing. Our beats offer a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen. In summer we have also good numbers of sea trout. On the estate there is two self-catering cottages and tackle/freezer room. Whether you like fishing for salmon or fly fishing for sea trout, Fort William will meet all your game angling requirements and much more.
Paul Whelan,
Fishery Manager,
Fort William Estate,
Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077
