Once again there was very little in the way of rain. As a consequence the river continued to fall and by Sunday the gauge was reading only 3.9. Allied to the bright and warm weather, conditions were difficult once again. This week, there was however a fair number of salmon caught given the prevalent conditions.
On Thursday, Marty O’Hara recorded 2 grilse weighing 4lb each caught on a spinner from Upper Mill. Carlos Marco reported a 3lb grilse caught on a fly from Corry. Tom Colgan logged a 2½lb grilse caught on worm from the Mill Pool and Urs Frei accounted for a 4½lb grilse caught on a fly from the Black Hole.
On Saturday, Stuart Morgan recorded a 5lb grilse caught on prawn from the Sea Pools. Davy McClelland reported 2 grilse weighing 4lb each caught and released on prawn in the Sea Pools. Anthony McCormac-Tant registered 2 grilse weighing 3 & 4lb caught on prawn from the Sea Pools and Nigel Abrahams accounted for a 5lb grilse caught on worm from The Blackwater.
On Sunday, William Rainey recorded a 4lb grilse caught on prawn from the Sea Pools and F. Beschel accounted for a 5lb grilse caught on a fly from the Eel Weir.
The present forecast is predicting some rain towards the end of the week and we hope this of a sufficient quantity to raise water levels significantly.
Shane Gallagher
Drowes Salmon Fishery
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