Catch and release

Water brings fresh fish to the Erriff

I was at Aasleagh Lodge on the River Erriff on Monday, which is looking well at the moment under new management, who are very...
10.5lb salmon

Water brings some grilse and salmon to the Erriff

Aasleagh Lodge reports that David Hawley had 3.25lb grilse last Thursday morning on the fly. This is the first grilse of the year on the river. Water...
Philip Harte with a nice sea trout of approx. 3lbs from the Erriff Fishery.

Rain brings good sport on the Erriff

Fishery manager Jim Stafford reports on fishing over the last 2 weeks. The weather was rather mixed during the 1st week with high clouds, bright...

Low water at the Erriff but good sea trout in Tawnyard

Fishery manager Jim Stafford reports that water levels were low at the beginning of the week.  Overnight rain increased levels to 1.3m on the...

Dry and low water conditions on the Erriff hamper good salmon fishing

Erriff Fishery Fishery Manager, Jim Stafford, reports from the Erriff: It was another very dry week on the Erriff and angling conditions were far from...

Some nice grilse at Erriff Fishery

Fishery Manager Jim Stafford reports from the Erriff: The hot summer weather continued throughout the week.  The rain that was forecast never came and...
mushrooms

High water temperatures and unusual rain patterns keep catches low on Erriff

Jin Stafford at the Erriff Fishery reports that water levels were low on July21st with temperatures reaching 20.5C.  Rains increased levels to 1.2 meters...

Small spates get fish moving on the Erriff

Fishery manager Jim Stafford reports that water levels were reasonably good during the early part of the week with a spate of 1.6 meters...

Huge sea trout run on Erriff as rain improves conditions

Fishery manager Jim Stafford reports that the early part of the week was mainly dry with low water conditions. However the excellent run of...

Rain stirs the pot nicely on the Erriff as sea trout and grilse start...

Fishery manager Jim Stafford reports that last week was a mixed week with bright sunshine and some very heavy thundery showers. Water levels were...