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A good week on the Drowes and prospect remain positive

The river dropped this week, Monday 19th  to Sunday 25th March, and is now at low levels but the good fishing continued. The gauge read 0.50m...

A great week on the Drowes, 20 springers landed

Monday 12th  to Sunday 18th March 2018. Water levels were nice all week with the gauge averaging around 0.52m. The gauge read 0.51m at the...
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Sunny weather brings out the salmon on the Drowes

Water levels were constant over the week on the Drowes with the gauge reading a nice level of around 0.51 metres. The week brought...
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Emma leaves little mark on the Drowes, 1 salmon caught

Water levels were lovely over the week. The gauge read 0.62m at the start of Monday and the river gradually fell to read 0.52m...

Good water on Drowes not but no salmon last week

Water levels were far better this week with the drier weather leading to the river dropping over the week. On Monday the gauge read 0.79m...
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Another salmon from the Drowse, level dropping nicely

Water levels remained high all week once again. The river was very high on Monday reading 0.92 metres on the gauge but the river...
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High water on the Drowes but another springer landed

12/02: Water levels remained very high all week once again. The river was very high on Monday reading 0.83 metres on the gauge and...

Bundoran charity event next Friday to mark first salmon catch of 2018

It's a long-standing tradition that the first salmon of the year is prepared for a tasting event to benefit local charities. With the first salmon being caught...
Bill Likely with the first Irish salmon of the year

First Irish salmon of 2018 landed on the Drowes

News has reached us of the first salmon of the year! The fish was landed on the River Drowes, Co. Leitrim yesterday, and was...
Salmon fishing on the River Drowes

First week of the season on the Drowes – 1 springer lost

About 50 anglers fished the New Year's Day salmon opener on the Drowes. As the week progressed conditions deteriorated with stormy weather and plenty...