Lindsey Clarke reports from the RIVER DROWES – Monday 9th to Sunday 22nd February 2015. (2 weeks).
There were good water levels on the Drowes over the fortnight. On the 9th, the gauge at the Four Masters Bridge read 0.7. The river slowly dropped to the 15th when the gauge read 0.62. There after the river rose steadily and by the 22nd the gauge was reading 0.65.
The first week was quiet but then a good run of salmon seemed to ascend the river from the weekend of the 14th & 15th. Two fresh salmon were hooked and lost this weekend. The following week however saw some lovely fresh salmon landed. On the 16th, Paul McCausland caught and released a 6lb fish caught on a Flying ‘C’ lure from the Black Hole. This won him the prize for the first released fish which was a GoPro camera.
On the 17th Marty King caught a 10lb salmon on prawn from the Money Hole and a visiting German rod recorded a 10lb salmon caught on a Rapala from above the Crooked Hole. On the 19th, Tony McCabe registered a a 10lb 6oz salmon caught on a fly from the Upper Mill. On the 20th, Sean McNiece landed a lovely deep 14lb 9oz salmon on a prawn from Rooney’s Turn. William Marshall logged an 8lb salmon caught on prawn from the Mill Pool and John O’Donnell accounted for an 8lb salmon caught on a Flying ‘C’ lure from Peter’s High Bank.
On the 22nd, Jason Nash recorded a 0pb salmon caught on a Flying ‘C’ lure from above the Turn Hole and Simon Harris reported a 9lb salmon caught on a Flying ‘C’ lure upstream of the Ash Hole. It was great to see the fishing pick up on the Drowes after the lean start and also it was also pleasing to see the quality of the salmon caught which were lovely deep bodied fish. Prospects look good for the coming week although the first half of the week is forecast to be very unpleasant!
Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.
email: [email protected]
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