Lindsey Clarke reports from the RIVER DROWES – Monday 24th February to Sunday 2nd March 2014.
The weather remained blustery once again for the greater part of the week and rainfall kept the river very high. The river did start to fall however and at present is reading 0.84m on the gauge. Despite the high water conditions, the river fished well and there were some 10 salmon caught. On Monday, Paul McCausland and Colin Gardiner both recorded a 7lb salmon apiece. Paul’s was caught on worm from the Mill Pool and Colin’s on a Rapala from the Sand Hole. On Wednesday, Gerry Fox registered an 8lb salmon caught from The Meadow on a Flying ‘C’ lure and John O’Connor accounted for a 7½lb salmon caught on from the Long Hole also on a Flying ‘C’ lure. On Thursday, John Todd caught an 11lb salmon from the Otter Hole on a Rapala and Julian Ciconte recorded a 9lb salmon caught from The Blackwater on a Flying ‘C’ lure. On Friday, Eddie Roulston registered an 8lb salmon caught on a spinner from The Blackwater and Bill Likely landed a 6½lb fish caught on a Rapala from The High Bank. On Saturday, Mark Kelly recorded the first salmon of March when he caught a salmon of around 6lb on a spinner from the Eel Weir and Michael Szabat accounted for a 6½lb fish caught on a fly from Scot’s Corner.
The forecast is for drier and slightly colder weather and the Drowes should fall over the week giving better angling conditions and prospects look very good.
Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.
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