Low water conditions impacting on salmon fishing catches on most rivers in the Cork Kerry area

Eileen Carroll Murphy from the Inland Fisheries Office in Macroom reports on recent salmon fishing on many rivers in the Cork Kerry area.

 FOR WEEK ENDED SUNDAY 29^TH OF JUNE AND 6^TH OF JULY 2014

KILLARNEY LAKES AND LOUGH LEANE

No report.

 KILLARNEY FLESK

No report.

 RIVER LAUNE BEATS 1 AND 2

No report.

LAUNE SALMON AND TROUT ANGLERS’ ASSOCIATION WATERS AND BEAT 3

Angling Report 30^th June (Email to Laune Angling Report)

Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association waters and Beat 3.

As of Monday 30^th June water fallen well back to 1 foot on the gauge at Johnston’s, river in need of some good rain.

News of fish for the week was as scarce as hen’s teeth.  Our four French visiting anglers mentioned last week who were fishing Laune Anglers waters went away fishless.  Any wonder they will have a fishing destination other than Kerry in their holiday plans for 2015??

Granted the Laune is low but there is no scarcity of wild salmon in our fish shops so why are our members and visiting anglers finding it so hard to even meet a fish?

Permits for Laune Anglers waters right now cost only €25 per day. 

Beat 3:           Beat 3 needs two feet of water for any good salmon fishing.  On the plus side the trout fishing conditions are still good especially in the evenings.

For Beat 3 Permit Costs click on: Beat 3 Permit Prices 2014

Prospects: Not good.  With six months of the anglers season on the Laune already gone and only three to go, most of our members have yet to meet a fish.  Things need to take a quick turn for the better.  With low water and no rain forecast it’s going to be another while before we will have any good news to report.

Anglers please note: A ‘One Day’ salmon permit for Beat 3 only costs €25

For further up to date information look up:

www.launeanglersfishing.com   ‘Water Level’

Laune Anglers on Facebook: Facebook Laune Anglers

Or:     Email: [email protected]

End  Billy Downes  Secretary      Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association

 

ANGLING REPORT 7^TH JULY (EMAIL TO LAUNE ANGLING REPORT)

Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association waters and Beat 3.

As of Monday 7^th July water fallen well back to 6inches on the gauge at Johnston’s, river in need of some good rain.

News of fish almost non-existent.  Put it down to the low river conditions and hot water but the fish are not just there.  There were a few sea trout caught for the week and a few grilse but nothing to write home about.

As we move well into the third last month of a ‘nine month’ angling season anglers on the Laune are not happy with their lot.  2014 is looking like the third bad angling season in a row.

Permits for Laune Anglers waters right now cost only €25 per day. 

Beat 3:           Beat 3 needs three feet of water to get it going again.  On the plus side the trout fishing conditions are still good especially in the evenings.

For Beat 3 Permit Costs click on: Beat 3 Permit Prices 2014

Prospects: Not good.

Anglers please note: A ‘One Day’ salmon permit for Beat 3 only costs €25

For further up to date information look up:

www.launeanglersfishing.com   ‘Water Level’

Laune Anglers on Facebook:

Facebook Laune Anglers

Or:     Email: [email protected]

End  Billy Downes  Secretary      Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association

RIVER LEE

For the past two weeks about 16 salmon were landed mostly in low water condition on fly and shrimp by local anglers, mostly stale fish.  Best weight was 9lbs.

RIVER LEE ESB FISHERY

No report.

RIVER BANDON

For week-ending the 29^th of June 2014  The Bandon river remained very low last week and the salmon fishing was poor with only 2 or 3 fish reported. Sea trout numbers improved slightly but are still poor for the time of year.

For week-ending the 6^th of July 2014      The river remained low all last week and the rain forecast never materialised and there were no salmon reported for the week.

RIVER ILEN

1 salmon landed.

COOMHOLA RIVER

1 salmon landed.