The long wait for the first salmon of the season came to an end on Saturday. The Laune, Killarney Lakes, Lough Currane system and a couple of other rivers opened on 17th January. There were a number of anglers out in hopes of getting the first salmon of 2015 but only one angler was up to the task. Gerry Looney caught the fish early in the morning – 8.35 a.m. – from the Long Range in Killarney, a stretch of water between the lower and upper lakes. The salmon weighed in at 10lb. The fish was confirmed by IFI staff who were in the area as being clean, having run the river in the last couple of weeks.
River Laune Opening Day report by Paul Whelan
Paul Hanley and Co braved tough road conditions to be met by even tougher conditions on the Laune – very high water levels and extremely cold conditions. With Beat 1 being the only likely option they fished with the other twelve anglers brave enough to turn up. Some kelts and fine trout being caught and released but there was no sign of a fresh salmon. They fished on til the heard the reports a salmon had been caught on the Long Range. Then hoping a change of scenery might bring a change of luck they headed to beat 2, but no fresh fish for them.
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