Better salmon and sonaghan trout fishing reported from the Lough Melvin.
Lindsey Clarke reports from the IFI Ballyshannon Office:
LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 11th to Sunday 17th June 2012.
Lough Melvin fished well this week for...
Lough Melvin fishing is slow with a 5lb and 4lb grilse caught.
The salmon fishing on Lough Melvin seemed quieter and I have only heard of a couple of salmon caught to date. On Saturday, Noel...
A slow start to Lough Melvin but fishing picked up after Tuesday
LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 14th to Sunday 20th May 2012.
The cold conditions continued this week with temperatures struggling to rise above 10°C until Sunday...
Not many salmon anglers on Melvin, few fish landed
There were only a limited number of rods out for salmon over the week with a few more fishing at the weekend. To...
Trout fishing poor but salmon anglers faired better on Lough Melvin
LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 9th to Sunday 15th April 2012.
Conditions were not particularly favourable on Lough Melvin this week with cold bright sunny days...
Cold affair in a boat on Lough Melvin
Conditions were very variable this week on Melvin. The first four days of the week brought bright sunlight, very mild conditions (up to 22°C!)...
Start of Summertime at Drowes Salmon Fishery
The fishing has been quite patchy in recent weeks, with blank days interspersed with days of multiple catches. Fish sizes have varied too from...
Cold and wintry on Melvin only one salmon for the week
There were varying conditions over the week on Lough Melvin though it was a drier week overall. The weekend was fairly miserable however giving...
Lough Melvin angling report
LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February 2012.
Lough Melvin was not particularly busy over the week probably due in great part...
Black and gold minnow takes Melvin salmon
Monday 6th to Sunday 12th February 2012.
Lough Melvin was fairly quiet overall with a limited number of boats out fishing. We do have the...













