Colin Folan reports that Monday and Wednesday of last week produced a lot of rain and the resulting rise in water produced the best week of the season so far. Lough Inagh rose by more than 2 feet and the river came up 10 inches. However we are still waiting for the first really big flood since Easter. 45 sea trout were recorded this week, all from Lough Inagh. The best fish landed was a cracker of nearly 4lbs caught by Lyndsey Teague from Northern Ireland on a small Willie Gunn.
Niall Greene (Dublin) and Dan O Donovan (Cork) boated 6 nice sea trout on Inagh and lost a salmon. 9 salmon were caught this week. Michael Heery (Dublin) fished Inagh for 2 days and recorded 3 Ssalmon to 8lbs on a Green Dabbler, Green Peter and Octopus. William Hamilton (Dublin) fished 3 days on Inagh and landed 2 salmon of 3 and 4lbs on an Octopus, and Billie Grange from Northern Ireland fished The Derryclare Butts for a morning and landed 2 fresh grilse of 4lbs on a Pearly Green Highlander. Charlie Smith (Dublin) landed his first Inagh salmon from the Derryclare Butts on a Minty Stoat, a fresh grilse of 5lbs. 2 char and 20 brown trout were recorded also. Green flies seem to be taking the majority of the fish. There is plenty of availability in the coming weeks.
To book fishing or accommodation call Lough Inagh Lodge at 095 34706, or visit www.loughinaghlodgehotel.ie
