Excellent grilse fishing to the fly in Galway

James Quinn reports another good week in Galway, with perfect water levels at one gate open and a great run of grilse through the...
Tommy Quinlivan (12) with a lovely 4lbs grilse he caught on his first visit to the Galway Fishery. The fish was sportingly released after the photo. Well done Tommy!

Excellent grilse fishing on the Weir as Tommy enjoys his first visit to Galway

James Quinn reports another good week in Galway, with perfect water levels and a great run of grilse through the fishery giving anglers great...
Leen Verhoeven from Belgium with her first Galway salmon, May 2016

Salmon fishing improves further in Galway with grilse moving in

Water levels have remained at one gate this week, with Mediterranean0like conditions prevailing, and the bright sunshine has not made things easy for anglers,...

Better conditions for fly fishers on Galway weir with more grilse appearing

Water levels finally dropped to one gate this week on the weir in Galway, with much better conditions for fly fishers and grilse appearing...

Grilse appearing in Galway to boost catches for anglers

Water levels remained inexplicably high in Galway over the last week, despite the lake being relatively low, as the OPW kept 4 sluice gates...

Higher water levels hamper anglers in Galway

A quieter week this week, as rain forecast for Saturday resulted in the OPW opening 4 sluice gates on the weir on Friday, and...

Spring salmon fishing par excellence in Galway

I was called out yesterday by an angler who shall remain nameless (ahem, Colm) for being overly optimistic in recent reports about the prospects...

Springers running in Galway as water levels improve further

Water levels have dropped further in Galway, with 2 sluice gates now open on the weir. Spring salmon are starting to show in better...

Spring salmon running in Galway as water levels improve

Water levels are finally receding a bit in Galway, with just 4 sluice gates now open on the weir. There appears to be a...
First Salmon on the Galway Weir

First Salmon from the Galway Weir Fishery

Seamus Hartigan, manager at the Galway Fishery reports: The first salmon of the season was grassed today on Galway Weir by local angler Dave Lenihan....