Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher reports from the river Drowes

There has been a slight improvement in fishing in the last few days. On Saturday a fish was lost on spinner from the Black Hole and a fish was lost from the Trout Pool, below Lennox’s Bridge on Sunday evening. On Monday Paul Mc Causland released a fish estimated at 6lbs from the Black Hole on a homemade flying c. Yesterday, Tuesday, Marty King had a 10lbs fish on prawn from the Money Hole and a visiting German angler had a 10lbs fish on Rapala just above the Crooked Hole.
Hopefully this will be the start of a more significant run of springers over the coming weeks.

Marty King with his fish from the Money Hole yesterday
Marty King with his fish from the Money Hole yesterday
The fish from above the Crooked Hole on Rapala yesterday, just after landing. The fish was subsequently tagged. Pic courtesy MK.
The fish from above the Crooked Hole on Rapala yesterday, just after landing. The fish was subsequently tagged. Pic courtesy MK.
Paul Mc Causland's released fish from the Black Hole on Monday. Pic courtesy P. Mc Causland.
Paul Mc Causland’s released fish from the Black Hole on Monday. Pic courtesy P. Mc Causland.

 

 

 

 

Paul with the GoPro camera, presented for the first released fish of 2015
Paul with the GoPro camera, presented for the first released fish of 2015
The homemade flying c which took the fish on Monday.
The homemade flying c which took the fish on Monday.
The rapala which took the fish above the Crooked Hole yesterday
The rapala which took the fish above the Crooked Hole yesterday
Having a throw at the Red Roof this morning.
Having a throw at the Red Roof this morning.

Shane Gallagher
Drowes Salmon Fishery
T: +353 (0) 71 98 41055
M: +353 (0) 87 8050806
http://www.drowessalmonfishery.ie/reports/

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A sign of spring. Springer and Crocuses.
A sign of spring. Springer and Crocuses.