With a reported catch of 350 salmon the Moy fished quite well this past week. Dry and sunny conditions and dropping water levels only impacted on the middle reaches of the river. The tidal section and the beats upstream of Foxford fished best.
The Moy Fishery had its best week of the season so far. On the Ridge Pool , fly angler, Robert Logue from Northern Ireland caught and released two grilse, while his countryman, David Gray landed a seven pounder also on fly. Aiden Connolly from Athlone was successful on the Weir Pool where he had two grilse on fly. The Cathedral Beat produced a fine 8 lbs. fish (on fly) for Thomas Duffy. Also on the Cathedral Beat, Garreth Ruigrok, Dublin, caught and released 3 grilse all on fly.
Further upriver bubble & fly was by far the most successful method! On the Cloongee Fishery, German visitor, Uwe Steffen caught four fish in two days, while Patrice Dupuy from France had one. Anglers on East Mayo also enjoyed good fishing. A group of French anglers was particularly successful catching several grilse on spinner and fly. Amongst the successful anglers were Louis Le Coure (4 lbs. on spinner) and Jean Claude Coulon (4 lbs. on fly).
