Fishery manager Felix Sproll was in touch from Screebe Fishery to report on a great early season there for trout anglers.
Fishing for brown trout opened in the Screebe on the 1st Feb. Water levels were low to start off but have rising to winter highs in the last week with all the rain. It has been reasonably mild which has helped the fishing apart from a cold spell we got end of Feb/start of March. The fishing in the lower Screebe system is normally very good at the start of the year as it is influenced by sea water that is slightly warmer than the freshwater so the fish are feeding sooner than in the loughs.
The first trout of the season went to Trevor Down, the Head Chef at Screebe House with a lovely 2.5lbs fish on a Silver Dabbler. Since then, he has caught several nice fish over 3lbs with the biggest being caught on St. Patrick’s Day on a Rusty Rut fly pattern weighing 7.5lbs! There have also been 1 or 2 sea trout caught up to 1.5lbs. Other flies that are working well are Minkies, Humungus and Alexandra.
Felix was in touch again to say that Trevor had just exceeded the season best trout with another fish of 8lbs!
Go Fishing
Screebe Fishery provides fly fishing for trout, sea trout and some salmon in beautiful Connemara. Day tickets can be bought from Screebe House Hotel (091 574 110) or by contacting the fisheries Manager Felix at [email protected] . Early season day tickets for trout are €30 for half day and €50 for full day. Salmon season in Screebe starts on the 1st of May -30th Sept.
For more information visit Screebe » Outdoor pursuits. Screebe House also does lunch, dinner and cold and hot drinks.
