Colin Folan reports that heavy rain during the week saw the water rise to perfect fishing levels. It also saw the arrival of significant numbers of grilse. There are some sea trout entering, but the main run of sea trout has not started yet. At the time of writing the water height is excellent and hopefully more silver treasures will arrive in.
10 salmon were recorded for the week for 24 rod days. Rob Byrne (Dublin) fished the Derryclare Butts for the first time, and his afternoon was rewarded with two fresh fish weighing 5.5lbs and 14lbs. The fish took a Cascade and a Willie Gunn Tube. William Hamilton fished two days and recorded two grilse from the Butts on a Silver Badger. Both fish weighed 5lbs. Ned Eisenberg (USA) fished Lough Inagh and boated a fish of 5.5lbs on a Silver Daddy, and Andy Walshe (Galway) fished with Thomas O Brien (Galway) on Inagh for a day and landed two fish of 5lbs and 6lbs on a Silver Daddy and Bibio. Hugh Maguire (Dublin) had a grilse of 6lbs from the Butts on a Willie Gunn tube, and finally John Dardis (Kildare) took a 4lbs fish on a Silver Stoat also from the Butts.
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