Galway Fishery starts to produce as floods recede

After 3 weeks of heavy water, the OPW finally closed 10 sluice gates on the weir, and with 4 gates open the river came...

Water levels suit the fly at Galway Weir, salmon to 13.5lb landed

Kevin Crowley reports on the salmon angling at the The Galway Salmon Weir Fishery... Water levels have been at one gate for the last week,...
Michael Leonard with his 21lbs specimen salmon taken at the Galway Fishery on March 28th, 2012

Michael lands a specimen off Galway Weir

The long dry spell means that water levels have finally dropped in Galway, with 2 sluice gates open on the weir. Even this is...

Galway Fishery Off the Mark!

The first salmon of 2013 from the Galway Fishery was landed today by local angler Eoin Trill, from the Claddagh in Galway City. After weeks...

Bank Holiday grilse for local angler at Galway Weir

Galway Weir Water levels remained high during the last week with 8 sluice gates open on the Weir and as a consequence angling effort was...

Heavy water in Galway

Water levels are rising fast in Galway, with 10 gates now open on the weir, an incredible sight in July, when water levels are...

Good salmon fishing in Galway

Water levels were at 2 gates all week on the weir, and fishing picked up considerably over the previous weeks, when high water levels...

Galway Fishery starts to produce salmon as water levels drop

Water levels were very high all week in Galway, with 6 sluice gates open on the weir, only dropping on Tuesday afternoon when 4...

Grilse fishing picking up at the Galway Fishery

Some drier weather last week resulted in a drop in water levels, with 2 gates open since last Friday. Grilse are starting to enter...

17lbs springer the pick of the bunch in Galway

Well despite optimism that rainfall would not result in much increased water levels, the OPW who control the weir in Galway opened 6 gates...