Fishery manager Terry Gallagher reports on fishing from Costello & Fermoyle, where the weather has provided anglers with a challenge over recent days, but perfect water levels and good runs of fish have provided some great sport.
Salmon were tricky to catch over the last week with a lot of fish seen pitching and unwilling to take the fly but there were exceptions! The really good news is that the sea trout fishing on the lakes greatly improved with a lot of fresh fish caught. Highlights for the week include Padraic McDonagh who caught a fine grilse of 6lbs on River Beat 1. John McManus ventured out onto Glenicmurrin Lough where he landed 8 sea trout. Sean and Anthony Bollustrum hit Clogher Lough just right and recorded a fine catch of 18 sea trout and numerous brownies. Special mention must go to Micheal Dillon, Micheal Martin & Sean Bollustrum who over the course of a day and a half fishing landed a very respectable 47 sea trout! Hugh McGuire was rewarded for his efforts on River Beat 1 with a 4lbs grilse. Geoffrey Fitzjohn was back on River Beat 2 when he landed a very fresh 5lbs grilse at the Crooked Pool. Seamus O Neill also landed a 5lbs fish while fishing the Cabbage Pool on Beat 1. Eamon O Brien was also delighted with the 18 sea trout he landed on Glenicmurrin.
Then came the hottest days of the year so far but Peter O’Callaghan & Co still managed to tease 4 nice sea trout from Glenicmurrin, and Kevin Crowley & Andy Bowman landed 5 sea trout up to 1.5lbs for only a few hours on Glenicmurrin. Finally, father & son team, Martin & Rob Byrne spent a day on the upper lakes where they recorded an impressive 16 sea trout and a 5lbs salmon.
For bookings and further information please contact Terry Gallagher at 087 23 999 88 or at the new Costello and Fermoyle email address:gallaghere.terence@gmail.com
