Eileen Carroll in our Macroom office reports that on the Bandon there were about 30 salmon reported for the week, mostly on the lower river. There was a small flood at the weekend resulting in good numbers of fish running the river and there are fish being caught all along the river as a result. The river remains in excellent order for fishing for the week ahead.
The Bandon Angling Association‘s fishermen are certainly making the most of the run…
What a few days fishing it has been on the Bandon! Good numbers of salmon were caught last week on shrimp and worm, again mostly grilse. On Saturday, we had a rise in river levels and this spurred on a big run of fish which provided a great spectacle at Bandon weir. Sunday saw many fish being caught on spinner and yesterday heralded the best day of fishing this year so far.
Anglers enjoyed hooking, losing and landing many salmon yesterday as a great run of fresh fish entered the river. Most of these were grilse but a few better sized salmon were also encountered. Fly fishing was by far the most successful method as the water cleared. The best I heard of landed was in the high teens of pounds and another fish in the 20lb class was also lost. The small flood has now all but subsided, although there is still a nice tinge of colour. Prospects for the week ahead are excellent.
Go Fishing…
For the new year, Bandon Angling Association have set up a new website which you can view here. A new guiding service has been launched in conjunction with Jason Nash, Peter Aspinwall and Phil Dewey. Details of the guiding service are provided on the website and they are looking forward to making memories and enhancing people’s fishing experiences on the river Bandon.
Web: https://bandonangling.com/
