Andrew McGall has sent us in some great videos of his salmon fishing in recent times, but this time he sent us in something a little different – some late season Dollaghan fishing from the Six Mile Water in Antrim.
Dollaghan are Lough Neagh trout that run the rivers in the upper Neagh system to spawn. They behave very much like sea trout, and fishing for them is mostly done at night – unless the rivers are in the right condition for daytime fishing – as they are for Andrew in this late season fishing expedition. The season on the Six Mile Water goes right up until the end of October, so anglers get to target these mighty lough trout as the run to the headwaters to spawn.
Andrew uses either a single handed or double handed rod, depending on the size of the river sections he fishes, and coneheads or small doubles at the business end. Needless to say, Andrew takes great care of the fish he catches and they all swim away strongly.
Andrew has some great clips on his YouTube channel – along with lots of great advice on how to fish and how to tie the flies that he uses – so don’t forget to like and subscribe or ask Andrew any questions you may have yourself!
