July 11th – July 17th
Luke O’Connell from Ballisodare Angling Club reports that they had good fishing last week at Ballisodare with fish caught every day for a total of 163 caught for the week. This week on Thursday July 14th we had our annual “Kids Day” which was a great success, 62 kids participated with 58 of them catching fish. We were lucky for the weather to stay dry for the best part of the day. Fish of all sizes were caught from 1lb 4oz to 7lb 8oz, and fish were caught mainly on fly and worm but one lad managed to get one on the prawn despite the fish ignoring the prawn in recent days. Overall the day was a great success.
Ballisodare Fishing Club would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the day, anglers who helped the kids and put them in the right direction, our sponsors who were more than generous, IFI for their support and cooperation and last but not least the shareholders, river members and board members, without whom the day would not be possible.
Most fish for the week were in the 3-5lb bracket, with several fish 6lb caught. Stanley Morrell had the best fish of the week, a 9lb fish taken at the falls on the worm on Sunday July 17th.
Although the fish are plentiful they are proving difficult to catch on days, especially on a prawn.
Go fishing…
The Ballisodare Fishery is situated on the Wild Atlantic Way in the picturesque village of Ballisodare, in the North West corner of Ireland, just a 10 minute drive from Sligo Town. It’s a great place for both novice and experienced anglers to catch salmon. Whether you fish with fly, worm, shrimp or prawn, Ballisodare is the place where you will maximise your chances of catching this often elusive species, and there is nothing like having a salmon on the end of your line to get the adrenaline flowing!
Web: ballisodarefishingclub.ie
Office Telephone: 071 91 30513
Mobile: 086 610 3423
Secretary Mobile: 086 251 5064
Email: [email protected]
