Larry Kelly and long time fishing partner John Jack had a great 6 Days on Lough Corrib with 27 fish between them averaging nearly 2lbs. The best fish was a fine trout of 5lbs, with another fish of similar size lost at the net the following day.
The mainly cloudy, windy weather which built up from late mornings was ideal for wet fly fishing and that’s how most of the fish were caught, barring three fish which were caught on small, dry sedges in the mornings. The previous week had fished very well to the dry mayfly, but unfortunately the conditions weren’t ideal for the guys to do the same.
Hatches were very sparse, with a few sedges and occasional mayfly on the water. Most fish were caught on size 12 Green Peter Muddlers, Red Tailed Green Peters and Fuschia Dabblers in wavy conditions. The Inchiquinn shore fished well in southwestery winds, as did Oughterard Bay out over the shallows and the Urkauns between the Islands. All of the fish without exception were caught over 3 to 4 foot of water.
There were a few boats here and there on the usual drifts, but the lough was mainlyΒ quiet. Larry described the fishing as tough, with virtually no fish seen rising, but really enjoyable all the same, fishing wets in the shallows.
