Tony Mc Cabe with his fish from the Upper Mill this morning.

Two more fish from the Drowes on both fly and lure

Shane Gallagher, fishery manager at the Drowes Salmon Fishery is pleased that the fishing has improved on the Drowes and reports: Two more fish were...
Marty King with his fish from the Money Hole yesterday

Two 10 lbers for the Drowes as things improve

Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher reports from the river Drowes There has been a slight improvement in fishing in the last few days....
Waiting for the take.

Conditions ideal on the Drowes at the moment but no fish caught

Fishery manager Shane Gallagher describes the glum picture on the Drowes so far this year: Almost midway through February and the 2015 season has already...
1st Melvin salmon 2015 - Niall Sweeny

First Melvin salmon of 2015 goes to Niall Sweeney

Lindsey Clarke reports from LOUGH MELVIN – Sunday 1st to Sunday 8th February 2015. Lough Melvin opened for salmon fishing on Sunday 1st February. Conditions were...

No salmon recorded for the Drowes but one hooked and lost on Sunday

Lindsey Clarke reports from the RIVER DROWES – Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th February 2015. The Drowes ran at nice levels over the week. The...
Brian Mc Clintock with first salmon of 2015 from the Drowes

Brian lands the first salmon of 2015 on the Drowes

And we're off, the first fish of the Drowes is caught and Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher tells us all: The long wait...

First snow but no first salmon on the Drowes

Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher might not have the salmon yet but he has some stunning photography of the River Drowes, he...

The waiting game continues on the Drowes

Angling guide and Fishery manager Shane Gallagher reports from the waiting banks of the river Drowes: 07/01 One week into the new season and the...
Island Pool

Salmon anglers waiting to catch first of the season

Shane Gallagher of Drowes Salmon Fishery reports that the first salmon of the season has so far eluded anglers on the Drowes... 01 January: Day one of the...
The river flowing through the stile at the Otter Pool on Christmas Eve

Lots of rain on the Drowes as opening day looms

Shane Gallagher reports on how things are on the River Drowes: After 36 hours of rain over last Sunday and Monday the river reached record...