Aasleagh Falls, Courtesy Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark

IFI announces Erriff Fishery closure due to high water temperatures

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) is notifying anglers of the closure of the Erriff Fishery due to high water temperatures. The fishery in Co. Mayo is closed...

River Erriff permits available to buy online

Permits for the famous River Erriff Fishery are available to buy online at https://permits.fishinginireland.info/product-category/galway/erriff/ The River Erriff is one of the premier salmon fishing rivers...

Ireland on the Fly – latest podcast: From Greenland to the Erriff – the...

You may have seen the report recently about a tagged salmon that was detected in the Erriff and was subsequently discovered to have travelled...

Good fishing on Erriff for August

Donavin Brinklow reports from the Erriff on a good month of fishing in August. River levels were good for most of the month, with...
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Low water on Erriff made fishing difficult in July

Donavin Brinklow reports that July was another tough month of fishing with low water condition and high temperatures. Conor O’Leary kicked off catches for the month...
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A few spates saw good June fishing on the Erriff

May was a slow month with only 1 salmon caught by Urs Leibundgut on Beat 9 in the Gauge Pool on a Cascade weighing...

May Day joy for Urs gets Erriff going for 2024

The Erriff Fishery opened in April, with very light angling pressure for most of the month. Several big floods early in the month brought...

Good fishing in September rounds off 2023 season on Erriff

While the first week of September saw dry and very warm weather, the rest of the month featured more broken weather, with the last...

August report from the Erriff Fishery

Donavin Brinklow reports from the Erriff Fishery on angling during August, which saw plenty of water, and fish landed almost every day during the...

Wet July produced good salmon fishing on Erriff

Donavin Brinklow reports on fishing on the Erriff during July. A wet month, in contrast to the previous two, saw frequent spates and plenty...