Davey Elliott With His 9.5lbs Salmon From Briney’s On Wednesday.

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....
8.5lb fish for Johnny B

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...
Paul Magowan with his fish from the Blackwater on Thursday

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 salmon

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...
spring salmon

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 Mc Manus Releasing a Fish Estimated at 8 to 9lbs from The Mill Pool On Sunday Evening. Pictures courtesy of Joe Broderick

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...
Swiss Angler Paddy Zahnd With His 12lbs Fish From The Blackwater This Morning.

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...
Our ‘Catch of the week winner’ Joe Broderick releasing his second Drowes springer in huge water at the Crooked Hole.

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...
1st Melvin salmon caught by Niall Sweeney

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...
On Saturday, Julian Ciconte reported an 8lb salmon caught on a spinner from Corry

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...