It is mid August and the nights are noticeably drawing in, leaves beginning to turn and most evenings now require the wearing of a geansai for those of us out on the lake or by the riverside of an evening. Fish are becoming active again after sulking through the higher water temperatures of the summer and the autumn spawners stirring with the urge to perpetuate themselves are beginning to leave their deep-water domains and make their way up rivers and streams to their spawning beds. In general, the chance of taking large fish improves as the season advances…
Leitrim Observer, 21/08/16. Read the full article ‘Chances of landing a big one increasing‘.