Adam Skoneczny had a day to remember last Saturday 24 May. Adam was in Co. Tipperary and decided to visit Andrew Ryan’s shop in Clonanav. Initally he had just inteded to do some shopping but having bought a few bits and pieces hei decided to go fishing on the local River Nire. The weather was very bad, and in the beginning there was lots of rain and a cold wind. The temperature was no higher than 8C and the fishing was slow. But after midday the temperature rose and few fish start rising. The river was a little bit coloured after all the rain but not too much – it was still fishable.
During the day there was plenty of anglers on the river but Adam was on his own on beat no. 4. He was fishing with nymphs up stream and had caught a few trout, a half dozen or so, and lost maybe another four. After few hours of this Adam decided on a change of tactics. He tied on a streamer pattern and started fishing down and across. As he worked his way along the beat he noticed quick water and a pool at the end of rapid. He had already decided that this was a likely looking spot when he cast to the pool. On this first cast he hooked what he knew was a nice fish and fight began. Little did how know how “nice” this fish was.
It took Adam around 20 minutes before he got the fish to the net. It had been a great fight and Adam reckons it was the most beautiful fish he had ever seen. He called to a hiker at the bridge and managed to get a portrait of himself with his quarry and after few seconds the trout was safely returned in to water.
Go fishing…
The River Suir and its tributaries are a paradise for both the trout and the angler. Unlike most rivers, it cannot easily be divided into distinct ecological zones. Almost its entire channel from Templemore down to the estuary at Carrick-on-Suir is a continuous series of shallow and deep (< 2.0m) glides interrupted occasionally by shallow riffles. It simply increases in width as one proceeds downstream, remaining relatively shallow and maintaining its very good trout carrying capacity over practically its entire length. It has many tributaries, which drain large areas of limestone and these give to the river as a whole, most of the best characteristics of a chalk stream… Find out more about fishing on the River Suir and its Tributaries
