Spring fishing was patchy this week, with several fish being caught on some days and none on others. Water conditions are perfect for flyfishing, and all the fish caught this week were taken on the fly. Looking over the bridge on Tuesday while going for a lunchtime walk, I spotted 3 nice springers hanging in the current, so they are there alright, it’s just a matter of tempting them!
Among the anglers to score this week were Dublin angler Steve Jones, who landed a nice 9.5lbs fish on fly. Sunday was a good day, with 3 fish caught, including early grilse for Northern Ireland angler Paul Stewart and midlands visitor Padraic Corrigan, who both released their fish caught on fly. Paul O’Malley, also from the midlands, landed a nice 8lbs spring fish, also on the fly.
On Tuesday Jasper and Louis Mathews from Cleggan enjoyed a fine day flyfishing, with Jasper catching and releasing a 6lbs fish, while Louis landed a fine 11lbs springer, which he tried to release but the fish was bleeding too heavily. Finally, Gort angler Colman Counihan had a lovely 13lbs salmon on the fly on Wednesday evening on his first run down the beat.
Fresh fish are in the river, and conditions are excellent for the fly, with one gate open, giving anglers great hope for success in the coming weeks.
