St Patricks Day salmon for J. Adamson and N. Barber

4 salmon from the Drowes last week

River Drowes report - 13 March to 19 March Water levels on the Drowes dropped nicely as the week progressed and by Thursday the gauge...
Brian McEvoy’s salmon caught on Melvin last week.

Three salmon from Lough Melvin last week

Lough Melvin was fairly quiet with only a few boats venturing forth each day but the first two Melvin salmon of the season were...
Julian Ciconte with his fish from the Wash Stones on Tuesday. Pic courtesy J. Ciconte

A few more springers from the Drowes

Water levels on the Drowes were a little high this week with the river slowly dropping from around 0.85m on the gauge. The weather...
Joe Broderick had a 10½lb salmon on a Black Flying ‘C’ lure

Seven salmon from Drowes last week, Melvin quiet

River Drowes Water levels continued to rise on the Drowes and at present there are good water levels with the gauge reading 0.85 metres. Rods...
Martin McCarron recorded a 10lb salmon

Better water on the Drowes and a few salmon landed

A two week report from the Drowes... River Drowes Water levels fell steadily on the Drowes until the 23rd when the river started to slowly rise...
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Salmon drought over on Drowes, water drought continues

Shane Gallagher reports on the capture of the Drowes's first salmon of 2017,  the water levels and angling conditions... The first salmon from the river...

First Ever Fishless January in Ireland

Shane Gallagher from the Drowes Fishery reports on a very disappointing start to the salmon season... The first month of the 2017 salmon season in Ireland...

Salmon watch – 9 days and counting

Shane Gallagher from the Drowes Fishery reports that anglers are doing their part but despite good conditions the first salmon is yet to be...
Gareth Mc Ateer in action on the Mill Pool on New Years Day 2017

The start of a new season on the Drowes

Fishery manager Shane Gallagher reports from the Drowes as we start a new season: The first days of the 2017 salmon season has ended without...

All over at the Drowes for another year

RIVER DROWES – Monday 19th  to Sunday 30th Sept 2016. Water levels were fair for the last 12 days of the season with the gauge...