Osgur Grieve reports that after being plagued by low water in recent weeks, a bit of rain last week brought decent fishing conditions to the Erriff, with a flood of 1.86m on the 15th. When the flood did come it was very dirty.
By Wednesday 17th the river had cleared nicely and was reading 1.06m in the morning. Regular visitors Stephen and Philippa Sayer (UK) along with their son Christopher fished the afternoon and Philippa was rewarded with her first ever salmon; the ranched springer weighed 8lbs 1oz and was caught on a Cascade. It gave her a great fight in the Bridge Pool. Interestingly she caught her fish on the same date that her husband Stephen caught a springer last year at the Falls.
By Saturday 20th the river had dropped to 0.76m, visiting angler Jamie McStay fished with us for the day and caught a fresh ranched salmon of 8lbs 12oz on a Conehead Cascade from the Sea Pool.
On Sunday 21st it was visiting angler and ghillie Simon Pont (UK) who was into action, catching a fresh ranched salmon of 7lbs from the Upper Garden Pool on a claret coloured shrimp fly. Well done to all our anglers and we hope to see all our anglers back on the Erriff for a great season during 2017.
Some rain is forecast over the weekend, with heavy thundery showers about which may bring a rise in water level and provide further sport. The Erriff is offering reduced rates for fishing in 2017, with rods available currently for €70 per day (€45 half day) or €350 per week (6 days). For July and August, prime grilse season, the daily rate is just €75. Contact Osgur at Erriff.fishery@fisheriesireland.ie for further details or to book a beat.
