Fisheries Information Manager Markus Müller reports from Lough Conn – w/e 7th September 2014.
Angling on Lough Conn was rather slow during the week. The calm weather and very low water levels impacted heavily on angling. However, a few anglers still ventured out and caught some fish.
Fishing out of Pontoon Bridge Hotel ([email protected]), John Barrett, John Begley & Michael Benson, all Kildare, had a total of eleven trout around Glass Island, best at 2 lbs. All fish came to dry flies. Arklow anglers, Jonathan Cafferty and Paul Butler caught four trout each on wets, while Sue & Denis Cooney from Chicago boated four trout trolling a Mepps spinner.
Cloonamoyne Fishery Crossmolina ([email protected]) reported a 2.75 lbs. trout for Michael Creelman from Donegal. Michael got his fish around Roe Island on a Green Peter. Jason Conway & Heather Morley, UK, had 3 trout, best at 1.5 lbs. on wets, while Tom McDonald and his son Andrew, Co. Louth, had four trout (best at 2 lbs.), trolling a 12 gramme Toby.
Successful anglers on North Conn included US visitors, Jack Kerry & Brian Suggeon, with three trout on wet flies, Frank Sweeney, Galway, with 3 trout (best at 3 lbs.) on Dabblers and James Noone & Ray Lynn from Ennis who caught four trout. Elsewhere, Martin and Brian Clarke, Northern Ireland, had two trout each, best at 1.5 lbs. on Wulffs.
Markus Müller
Fisheries Information Manager
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