Salmon fishing reports

Salmon fishing reports

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...
James Keogh with his 9lbs fish, the first of 2012

First salmon on Erriff – then a second, and a third!

The wait for the first salmon of the season is over. On Saturday James Keogh from Dublin landed the first fish of 2012, a...

Perfect water on the Owenmore in Kerry for sea trout

22/04/12 Water levels perfect for fishing at the moment. There were 5 seatrout caught ranging from 3/4 lb to 2 lbs weight. River...
The Munster Blackwater at Ballyduff this morning

Munster Blackwater in flood, but salmon fishing to pick up

The latest news from Ian Powell of Blackwater Lodge is that the river at Ballyduff  is high  and dirty. Though the upper river is...
Local angler, Mr. Jim Sayers caught the first specimen sea trout from Lough Currane this year

Lough Currane gets its first specimen sea trout of the year

Lough Currane's first specimen sea trout of the year was caught yesterday on the troll, by renowned local angler Mr. Jim Sayers. The...

Kylemore Abbey Fishery reports its first salmon of the season

Fishery manager Nigel Rush reports from Kylemore Abbey Fishery that the first salmon of the season was landed yesterday, a nice fresh fish...

11lb 3oz salmon caught on Sunray Shadow off Finlough in difficult conditions

Fishing picked up at Delphi last week, as rain on Easter Sunday brought an end to the long dry spell. The first to capitalise...
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...

East Mayo anglers enjoy great sport on the River Moy

A much better week on the River Moy, with twenty-five salmon reported, the majority of which were taken in the mid Moy fisheries. Downstream...

Over 25 salmon for the Ballisodare Fishery in the past week

Once again the Ballisodare Fishery enjoyed a good week, with over twenty-five salmon caught, ten of which were released. Early in the week Trevor...