Fishery manager Jim Stafford reported on the fishing for last week. It was a week of hot summer weather on the Erriff – a very dry week with low water of 0.6 meters on the Aasleagh Gauge. With bright sunshine for the week, angling conditions were far from favourable. However there were rewards for those who persevered. Selby Knox had 2 salmon and a sea trout for the week – best was a fresh fish of 11lbs taken in the Broken Bridge Pool on a Red Alley Shrimp fly. A few days later Selby caught a grilse of 5.25lbs in Black Banks on Beat 6. Tim Marshall, UK, landed a sea trout in the Garden Pool on Beat 9 and a grilse of 4lbs on a Red Allys in the Falls Pool on Beat 9. Andrew Morley, London on his first ever salmon fishing trip, caught a sea trout in the Garden Pool and a grilse of 6.25lbs in the Falls Pool – both fish were taken on a size 14 Cascade.
The run of sea trout has commenced with fish running upstream in very low water, with just over 200 recorded for the week. Overall the sea trout are in excellent condition but many are very heavily sea-liced.
At the time of writing the report the grilse can be seen splashing on the tide and with rain forecast for midweek prospects look good for a fresh run of fish into the river.
