News just in from our colleagues in Donegal is that the first salmon of the season was just caught on the River Drowes. The Drowes, which open on January 1st, regularly produced the first fish of the year.
This year it was lucky angler John Shields from Derry who took the honours. John was fish a worm in the Mill Pool. The fish gave a good account of itself and after landing was found to be 10lb.
Shane Gallagher tells us that water levels had risen following storm Eowyn which caused extensive damage locally.
Power and phone lines were restored at the fishery only yesterday. Many trees were uprooted during the storm, including along the river bank. Care should be taken by anglers as work continues to remove the very many downed trees, especially as high winds are forecast at times over the bank holiday weekend.
