Good water and floods on busy Owenea

Sunday 26^th August 2018 (3 weeks).

The week from the 6^th to the 12^th brought only low to fair water levels and the gauge average read 0.15 metres. The following week brought better levels with big floods at the weekend on the 18^th & 19^th. The gauge average for the week read a high 0.30 metres. The 3^rd week from the 20^th to the 26^th saw the good water levels continue with floods on most days. The gauge average read an impressive 0.36 metres.

Angling was light over the 1^st week from the 6^th to the 12^th with only 11 visiting rods fishing. Alan Watson recorded a 7lb salmon caught & released on a fly from beat 7.

The week from the 13^th to the 19^th was busier with 28 visiting rods fishing and there were good numbers of salmon caught with 18 caught on the Saturday alone! On Monday, Davy Arbuckle recorded a 5lb grilse caught & released on a fly from beat 8. On the Thursday, Anthony Carr reported 3 salmon weighing 5, 5 & 9lb caught & released on fly from beat 4. On Saturday, Joe Early recorded 3 salmon weighing 3, 4 & 8lb caught & released on fly from Beat 5. Alan Watson reported a 9lb salmon caught on a fly from beat 7. John Roy caught & released 2 grilse on fly from beat 5. Anthony Carr had a good day reporting 3 grilse weighing from 3 to 5lb caught & released on fly from beat 3. Brian Robb also had a good day reporting 4 salmon weighing 3, 7, 8 & 10lb caught & released on fly from beat 5 and Sam McMenamin had a wonderful day reporting 5 salmon caught weighing 3, 5, 6, 8 & 14lb caught & released on fly from beats 3, 4 & 6. On the following day, Sunday, Sam recorded another grilse weighing 4lb caught on fly from beat 5.

The 3^rd week from the 20^th to the 26^th was busier still with 34 visiting anglers in attendance. During the higher water periods the river fished fairly well with decent numbers of salmon caught. On Wednesday, Sam McMenamin recorded a 5lb grilse caught & released on fly from beat 4. On Friday, Jim McLean reported 4 salmon weighing 4, 4, 6 & 8lb caught and released on a spinner from beat 8. Billy Blair logged a 3lb grilse caught & released on fly from beat 5 and Davy Arbuckle accounted for a 3lb grilse caught & released on a fly from beat 6. On Saturday, James Compston reported a 10lb salmon caught & released on a fly from beat 3. Alan Watson reported 2 grilse weighing 3lb each caught & released on fly from beat 7 and Brian Robb accounted for 3 salmon weighing 5, 9 & 10lb caught & released on fly from beat 5. On Sunday, Alan Watson reported a 9lb salmon caught & released on fly from beat 9.

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