Fisheries Information Manager Markus Müller reports:
Lough Conn
Lough Conn has fished exceptionally well over the past couple of weeks with many excellent catches reported, especially from the Castlehill area. Even recent floods and high winds didn’t really impact on the good fishing. Besides the usual wet fly methods, small dry flies worked remarkably well.
Pontoon Bridge Hotel (relax@pontoonbridge.com) reported some good fishing for their guests. Darragh Mulcahy, Cork, had two trout on Claret Bumble patterns, best at 2.5 lbs. off Glass Island, while Kevin Egan & Patrick Sheehy, both Dublin, caught and released a total of 7 fish averaging 1 lbs. Local ghillie, Kieran Connoly, had 3 trout up to 3 lbs. on wets and Jack Mellet, Castlebar, was successful fishing dry flies catching 2 trout, best at 2.5 lbs.
Cloonamoyne Fishery, Enniscoe, Crossmolina, (ian@cloonamoynefishery.com) also enjoyed good fishing: Barry Seagrave, Dublin, and John Warren, Crossmolina, had two good trout each on olive patterns and returned six more. Ian Wise reported 12 trout (all released) in less than two hours in five short drifts in Bog Bay on wet patterns.
Fishing out of Murphy’s Boat Hire, Massbrook, (gmurphyboats@gmail.com) Mick Sweeney & Mick Mc Hugh, both Galway, boated 10 trout (all released) over 2 days, while Kieran and Martin Foley, both Dublin, took 3 trout each on mayfly patterns, best at 2 lbs.
Clients of Kelly’s Boat Hire, Walter and Susan Byrne, Offally, caught 7 trout (all returned); best 2 lbs. all on wet mayfly patterns. Other successful anglers included Dermot Dunne, Offaly with 4 fish, best at 2 lbs. and Karl Henry, Sligo, who boated 6 good trout for 9 lbs. on wets.
In the Brackwansha area, Padraig Traynor, Crossmolina, had 3 trout best at 2.5 lbs. on dry olives, while Peter Roach, Cloghans, caught 4 fish averaging 1.5 lbs. Stephen Neylon, Dublin, was also successful catching 5 trout on wet patterns, best at 1.75 lbs.
Markus Müller
Fisheries Information Manager
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Iascach Intíre Éireann
Inland Fisheries Ireland, Ballina
