Jackie Mc Erlean catches a bar of silver on the Drowes

Shane Gallagher reports from the Drowes Fishery office... 05 February: The first salmon of the 2019 season from the river Drowes was landed today shortly after...
John Gallagher with his 10lb fish from the Crooked Hole

10lbs fish on black and orange devon minnow for Drowes angler

Shane Gallagher reports on another fine salmon from the Drowes: Water levels have dropped slightly to 0.879 metres following drier, frostier conditions over the past couple of...

Lough Melvin Report – Monday 24th to Sunday 30th June 2019

Trout fishing was somewhat slower this week, probably due to the very bright and hot conditions, although there were decent winds. A few grilse...

Levels low but anglers beat the odds as grilse run the Drowes

RIVER DROWES – Monday 1st  to Sunday 7th June 2019. Water levels continued to fall still further over the week as the dearth of rain...
Fergal Hanley Had This Lovely Deep 16.5lbs Fish On Copper Toby From Peter’s Reeds on St Patricks Day

Some good salmon from the Drowes in recent days but rain needed

17/03/13 The water level has dipped below 0.5 metres on the gauge, a low spring level, especially this early in the season. ...

Drowes gets a late run of fresh grilse

Monday 3rd  to Sunday 9th September 2018. Water levels were fair but fell over the week on the Drowes. On Monday the gauge read 0.51m...
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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...

Another good week on the Drowes

  RIVER DROWES – Monday 18th  to Sunday 24th January 2019.   Water levels on the Drowes remained good all week. On Monday the gauge at the Four...
David Reid with his 18lbs 4oz fish from the Wash Stones on prawn on Thursday.

A Super 18lbs 4oz fish from the Wash Stones on the Drowes

Drowes Fishery manager Shane Gallagher reports on the last few days on the River… The water level has dropped to 0.54 metres on the gauge...

Water temperatures at 17◦ make fishing difficult but not impossible on the Drowes

The weather has been the main talking point on the river over the past week. Temperatures since the weekend have reached up to...