Nigel Rush reports that after nearly three weeks drought they got rain last week and at the weekend which improved the fishing there…

16 June: The grilse have arrived with some leftover springers and seven fish have been taken over the past few days ranging from 1.5lb to 10.25lb but mainly on the small side. The first of the grilse can be tiny and this year is proving no exception.

We should have water all week given that the forecast has promised sporadic rain all week.

Nigel Rush
Kylemore Abbey Fishery

Go fishing…

To book fishing at Kylemore Abbey, contact Nigel  on 087 9580702, and for latest news check the website at www.kylemorefishery.ie

Hidden away between the mountains of Connemara and the Atlantic ocean, the Kylemore Abbey fishery is a wild and beautiful place. Kylemore Abbey Fishery consists of the Kylemore Middle and Castle lakes, as well as part of the Upper Lough, with the five and a half kilometres of the Dawros river which enters the sea in Ballynakill bay.  Salmon and sea-trout run for a good proportion of the year to provide first class fishing on uncrowded waters.

The open panoramas of the lakes contrast with the intimacy of the river to give a variety of fishing combined with stunning scenery unrivalled anywhere in Ireland. Although offering an excellent chance of a fish for most of the season, you will find the real meaning of “a fish is a bonus” at Kylemore.

For info on rates and beat maps see: www.kylemorefishery.ie/rates