IFI opens new draw for anglers to apply for brown fish tags for Cork’s...

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has today opened a new draw for anglers who wish to catch and keep wild salmon and sea trout greater than...
Salmon

Fish of a lifetime, 22 lb. salmon for Lee angler

Paul Lawton from the Lee Salmon Anglers reports on a fish of a lifetime caught at the weekend... Niall Byrne was fishing River Lee on Saturday...
Inniscarra Dam

Low water on the Lee, few salmon caught

Inniscarra Fishery Just 1 wild salmon weighing 8.5lbs was caught and returned in the last week. The fish was taken by a local angler on...
Inniscarra Dam

Some good salmonlanded on the Lee, grilse showing too

A few salmon a day being caught mostly on club waters near the graveyard on the Lee,  some fish into double figures with an...
Inniscarra Dam

A few salmon reported on the Lee in the last week

5 salmon landed on club waters, all coloured, best was 9lbs caught on a fly. Go fishing… The River Lee drains a catchment of 484 square...

High water on the Lee but a few salmon caught

Eileen Carroll Murphy from the Macroom office reports: There were 6 salmon landed for the week ending 22 April on club waters. The best fish...
River Lee

Steady fishing for salmon anglers on the Lee

Angling on the River Lee remained steady for the week with high water producing some decent results. Most salmon were caught on club waters...
brown tags

Did you apply for a River Lee brown tag? Round 3 Draw results here

On Monday morning, 13 June 2022, a third virtual draw took place to allocate 38 River Lee Brown Tags to prequalified salmon licence holders. ...

Lee extremely low but a few salmon landed

The River Lee was running extremely low last week. There were a few anglers out and 10 salmon were reported caught, best was 7lb...
The River Lee in Cork.

Salmon fishing quiet in Cork despite some notable fish on Lee and Bandon

Salmon fishing effort remained relatively low across the County Cork rivers for the week ending Sunday, 17th May 2026, although some fish were reported. On...