Mixed weather lead to a big decrease in angling effort last week (week ending 24th July). However salmon were caught throughout the system with 231 reported.
18 year old student Bronagh Murphy from Dublin who has just completed her Leaving certificate caught her first ever salmon on the Ridge Pool on Tuesday 19 July. The fish weighed 4.5 lbs and was caught on the fly.
On the Moy Fishery Margaret Downes from Dublin had a 5.5 lbs grilse on fly, Jimmy French NI. was successful on the weir pool and Mark Walton had a 4.5 lb grilse on the Cathedral beat. However the best bag of the week went to Donegal angler Pat Kane fishing the Spring Wells. Pat had 4 salmon, 2 on fly & 2 on spinner.
Upstream Colin Jones UK. Had 2 grilse on the Coolcronan Fishery and Eric Fabre France had a 5 lbs grilse fishing Bubble & fly on Gannons Fishery. Above Foxford Thierry Coulm France had 5 salmon fishing Bubble & fly on Cloongee, all 5 were released. On East Mayo Anglers Severin Ullmann from Switzerland had 2 fish 5 lbs each on fly and German angler Horst Weiss Germany a 4 lb grilse also on fly.
