Spring salmon fishing continuing at Galway Fishery

Strong northerly winds kept water levels slightly higher than usual, with a bit of colour in the water also caused by the wind on...
Sean McManmon, with a cracking 16lbs spring salmon, taken on spinner

Salmon to 16lb on spinner at the Galway Fishery, perfect fly water now

In a reversal of usual weather patterns, the west of the country has seen the driest weather lately, while Dublin and the east have...
David McMurtry with 2 spring salmon landed in 2 days at the Galway Weir, one of 11lbs and the other 7lbs.

Good spring salmon fishing in Galway

Spring salmon are running the river in Galway in increasing numbers all the time now, and fishing has provided good sport over the last...
Brendan Doyle with his 7lb fish caught at Galway Weir

Fishing prospects good for the coming weeks at Galway Weir

Fishing has picked up in Galway, with good numbers of spring salmon coming into the river now, and 13 fish were landed over the...

Spring has sprung in Galway and water levels are perfect

Spring has sprung in Galway, and water levels are now perfect for all methods, with 2 sluice gates open on the weir. More fish...
Brian O’Rourke with a nice spring salmon of 8.5lbs

Another salmon off the Galway Weir

Angling does not seem as important this week, when spring was overshadowed by news of the death of angler Michael Ruane from Salthill, Galway,...

First Salmon in Galway

The first salmon of the 2012 season has finally been landed in Galway. After 5 weeks of very high water, the OPW finally closed...