Osgur Grieve reported that anglers on the Erriff Fishery enjoyed a good week with 6 salmon and 9 sea trout caught. The flood that arrived on the 3rd made fishing difficult; however the 4th was a better day with a total of4 salmon caught. First off the mark was Gernot Lipp from Austria with a 5.75 lbs. grilse from the Upper Square Pool on a fly of his own tying just named ”a bunch of hair”! Then it was Gael Kerschbaumer’s turn with a fresh grilse of 2.6 lbs. from the Sea Pool on a General Practitioner. Gael also lost another salmon in the Middle Garden Pool that morning. Luke Chester Master caught and released a fine hen fish estimated at 8 – 9 lbs. from The Hill on Beat 5 on a Cascade. Martin Weinzort, Austria, released a nice sea trout of 2 lbs. from the Middle Garden Pool, while Jeremie Abgrall, France, caught a fine 6.8 lbs. salmon at the Falls on an Orange Shrimp Fly.
Gernot Lipp was fishing Beat 3 on the 5th and had a 3.25 lbs. grilse from the Tawnyard Potholes on another fly of his own called an ”Austrian Squirrel”. Local angler, James O’Neil, fished a couple of hours on the 6th and released a 1 lb. sea trout from the Quarry Pool on Beat 2. The 7th saw Austrian angler, Bernd Schubel, catch a 4 lbs. grilse on the Falls Pool on an Ally’s Shrimp, which was a nice way for the Austrian group to finish off their week’s fishing. The sea trout released this week ranged from 0.5 – 2 lbs.
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