James Quinn reports another good week in Galway, with perfect water levels at one gate open and a great run of grilse through the fishery giving anglers great sport, in spite of high water temperatures which reached 21 degrees C. There were 65 fish recorded for the week, with a huge number of fish also hooked and lost. Only 16 were taken on shrimp, with the rest on fly.
Louis Brennan, Tuam had 2 fish on shrimp at 3.5 and 5.5lbs. Some Northern Ireland anglers had good sport for their visit, with Ben Gilbert landing 2 for 3 and 4lbs, Ian Jefferson taking a 4lbs fish, and Jim Davison and Andrew Lynas also landing a 4lbs grilse each. John Anderson, Moycullen had 2 grilse to 5lbs, while Billy Millar (NI) had 2 grilse of 3 and 3.5lbs on fly.
Dublin angler Dave O’Reilly landed 2 fish for 4.5lbs each on fly, PJ O’Connor also had 2 fish of 4 and 4.5lbs on fly, while expert fly man Mossy Brown from Waterford landed 2 fish to 4lbs on fly.
Water levels are perfect for angling at the moment, and grilse are running in good numbers on every tide, making for excellent fishing prospects for the week ahead.
