High water temperatures again resulted in the Galway Fishery being closed on the 21st June. This time it was just a 4 day closure, as water temperatures dropped sufficiently by the 24th to allow reopening the following day. Before the closure water levels remained at 2 gates, with a good drop of water coming over the top, but the level on Lough Corrib dropped away in the last week and we are down to 1 gate on the weir now – perfect for wading and flyfishing.
The last week before closing saw nice fish caught; John Ryan had 2 grilse on fly to 5lbs. UK angler Simon White had a 6.75lbs grilse on fly. There were more grilse for Fergal Cormican, Eoin Cosgrove, Brian O’Rourke and Garrett Byrne (2 fish) all on fly, while Sean O’Toole had a 9.5lbs salmon on shrimp, and Daniel Donoghue had an 8lbs fish on fly. The last day open on the 20th saw 6 fish landed, including another 2 for John Ryan on very small flies, and fish also for Coleman Counihan, Jon Menzies and Paul McCabe.
Fishing was described as ok when the fishery reopened, with 6 fish on each of the first 2 days back, including grilse for Kevin Mitchell, Niall Lynch, Damien Lawless, Billy Moylan and Tony Kavanagh, among others. While more grilse have been seen, the number of fish in the river is nothing like normal for the time of year, and anglers are praying the grilse run is just delayed this year.
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