Higher water levels on the River Drowes brings good sport for salmon anglers.
Lindsey Clarke
Angling & Development Fishery Officer, IFI Ballyshannon reports
01/03 The water level has dropped slightly to just under 0.7 metres on the gauge....
Things are starting to liven up on the Drowes
Lindsey Clarke reports from RIVER DROWES – Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th February 2016.
The Drowes continued to fall over the week and by the...
Drowes fishes well with good salmon up to 13lbs in weight
The Drowes fished well during the week and Shane Gallagher reports on all the catches:
20/03/2015 Multiple fish have been reported each day since Wednesday....
Melvin reports its first fly caught salmon of the season
Lindsey Clake reports that with the warming weather, Melvin fished fairly well last week for trout with hatches of fly increasing. There were also...
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...
Eoin lands his fish on Rapalla from the Drowes last Sunday
28 February 2013 The last 2 weeks have been completely dry, with frosty mornings and bright clear days. The water level has dropped...
Drowes report a fine 12lb salmon for Swiss angler on the Blackwater
Shane Gallagher reports from the River Drowes...
18/04 Jonny Ciconte had an 11.5lbs salmonfrom the Grazings on Rapala today. A further fish was...
3 Salmon caught on the Drowes despite very high water
Lindsey Clarke reports from the RIVER DROWES – Monday 10th to Sunday 16th February 2014.
There was no let up to the precipitation this week...
Black and gold minnow takes Melvin salmon
Monday 6th to Sunday 12th February 2012.
Lough Melvin was fairly quiet overall with a limited number of boats out fishing. We do have the...
Fair water on the Drowes, river fished well
Monday 15th to Sunday 21st May 2017.
Water levels were fair on the Drowes at the beginning of the week but with the sunny, warm...





















