First February salmon from the River Drowes.  Shane Gallagher has this report:

Barry Smith from Enniskillen landed the first February fish at 11am yesterday Feb 4th at the Meadow. The sea liced 13lbs fish took a yellow belly devon. Water has risen to 0.895 metres on the gauge. Further wind and rain is forecast over the weekend.

Barry Smith from Enniskillen with his fish from the Meadows
Barry Smith from Enniskillen with his fish from the Meadows
The yellow belly devon used by Barry
The yellow belly devon used by Barry

Drowes - Barry Smith from Enniskillen

Shane Gallagher
Drowes Salmon Fishery

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The Drowes Fishery is one of Ireland’s premier spring salmon and grilse fisheries. The Drowes is among the earliest opening salmon fisheries in the country and regularly claims the honour of producing Ireland’s first salmon of the season on opening day, January 1st. The river is some 5 miles in length, with over 70 named pools, flowing from Lough Melvin at Lareen Bay and entering the sea at Tullaghan, just outside Bundoran. The Drowes has a wide variety of water suitable for all fishing methods, including several miles of good fly water and deeper slower moving pools suitable for spinning and bait fishing.

For information and bookings on the Drowes Fishery & Lough Melvin see http://www.drowessalmonfishery.com or Tel: 071 9841055 (8am to 12 noon).
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