Dan O’Neill, fishery manager at Mount Juliet, reports that conditions are coming right for some good fishing on the Nore:
The temperatures dropped last week and the water levels also dipped a bit but I did manage to get out for a few casts at the weekend. Fishing wet flies I slowly made my way down George’s Wall. I did meet some trout along my way which were very welcome, but being in the river and casting was enough for me so the trout were an added bonus.
Plenty of smolts splashed at my fly as it swung across and a couple connected which were carefully handled with wet hands and returned for their journey to the sea and the beginning of their new life.
The river is slowly revealing those seams and curves that I enjoy fishing. Greenwells and spiders were doing the trick with fish taking within a rod length of the bank usually.
Other anglers out last week gave reports of plenty of trout caught on wets and nymphs. George’s Wall fished well and behind the White Bridge was also fishing quite well.
Water Level and Temperature 04 April
Water Level .52 cm
Water Temp @12noon -> 9.2°C
Dan O’Neill
Mount Juliet
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Dan O’Neill, Fishery Manager, Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland
Telephone: +353 85 7652751
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.mountjuliet.ie/fishing-on-the-estate.html
General Information
The river Nore is a beautiful river that meanders it way through counties Laois and Kilkenny before joining with its sister river the Barrow just upstream of New Ross on its way to the sea. The Nore gets a good run of Atlantic salmon and the river which is currently open for angling on a catch and release basis produced 563 salmon in 2015 and 599 salmon in 2016. Salmon fishing is available on a number of stretches including the Mount Juliet Fishery which is located just outside Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, approximately mid-way between Kilkenny City and New Ross.
For further information on the Nore please visit https://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/south/nore.htm
