Eileen Carroll from our Macroom office has the roundup of West Work rivers…
ILEN RIVER
30 salmon landed for the week averaging 10lbs each, caught by local anglers on all methods. 1 sea trout weighing 4lbs caught by a syndicate member on worms.
COOMHOLA RIVER
2 salmon landed for the week, best 8lbs by a local angler on worms.
OUVANE RIVER
4 salmon landed for the week best 8lbs by a local angler on worms.
Go fishing…
The River Ilen is a medium size spate river that fishes best on a dropping flood for both salmon and sea trout. Spinning, worm and fly fishing are the methods used and allowed on club water.
The river is beautiful and a joy to fish, pools along club waters are easily accessible with seats, steps and stiles put in place for the anglers comfort. With selective tree pruning done along the river in recent years fly fishing has become a more available option especially on the lower river with numerous pools opened up to suit fly fishermen, night time fly fishing for sea trout is a pleasure with great stocks of trout entering the river from April.
Website: www.riverilenanglersclub.ie
