Billy Downes reports from the Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association waters and Beat 3.
As of Monday 27th June Laune water level now at .96 M . Rain on Tuesday should send it up to a better height for all methods. There was some good news on the fish side over the last few days. Thomas Ward fishing Beat 3 managed to meet and land two beauties of 9 lbs and 7 lbs on the fly. Noel Hickey landed a fish of 11 lbs on Laune Anglers waters and broke on a larger fish after a good few minutes of play. Matt and Paul Murphy managed to meet a few fish one of 10 lbs, lost and landed a few grilse at Johnston’s earlier last week. Other than that news of fish being landed is scarce enough.
Ted O’Riordan:
Ted O’Riordan was secretary of Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers Association for 17 years up to 2006. Sadly he passed away on Thursday. As well as performing the work of secretary of the Association in an exemplary and fashion for all those years Ted was also a serious opponent to the imposition of Catchment Management (Kerry Style) on the Laune system and campaigned to end drift netting off the Irish coast. He wrote an Angling Column in the Kerryman which was widely read much further afield than Kerry and by an audience more extensive than the angling fraternity. He is sadly missed by his wife Maureen, his children and extended family. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Laune:
The Laune with the slight rise is very fishable by all methods just now. More rain would improve prospects. I see there is more on the way on Friday. Good high tides all this week, to benefit from the tides, be fishing in the lower river about 3 hrs after high tide at Cromane. As our previous secretary Ted O’Riordan used to say ‘salmon run the Laune every day of the year’. I saw this for myself on Saturday evening when I had to get out of the way of fish running off the tide in 6 inches of water.
Prospects:
A rise in water should improve things especially over the weekend.
Permits for Laune Anglers waters from now to 31st July cost only €25 excellent value compared to other fisheries and the chances of a fish.
Beat 3:
The Beat is holding a few fish now and well worth a try especially if the level comes up a good bit.
The Brown trout fishing continues good. Please note that the €10 trout permit allows an angler to fish for brown trout ‘fly only’ If you want to spin or worm fish you need to purchase a €25 permit.
For Beat 3 Permit costs click on: Beat 3 Permit Prices 2016
Anglers please note: A ‘One Day’ salmon permit for Beat 3 only costs €25 for 2016
For further up to date information look up: www.launeanglersfishing.com
Billy Downes, Secretary
Laune Salmon and Trout Anglers’ Association
Go fishing…
Day permits are the same as last year €25 to the end of July and €35 for the months of August and September. Be sure to display your permit on the dash of your car with the date and permit number visible and have the other part with you because you will be asked by members to identify yourself as a legitimate ‘One Day Member’ / Permit Holder.
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