‘MOST anglers went home early,” according to River Drowes fisheries owner Shane Gallagher on the opening day of the salmon angling season in the northern region. “High murky water levels” and sleety rain, made angling barely possible for the 80 anglers – and not a sign of a salmon for the hardy few who braved the conditions in an attempt to land the first salmon of the season. It was a similar story on the River Liffey…
Irish Times, 06/01/14. Read the full article ‘Salmon play hard to get on New Year’s Day due to bad weather and high water‘.







