Water levels fell steadily on the Drowes until the 23rd when the river started to slowly rise again due to decent rainfall in the catchment. As February ended the river was in fine fettle reading just over 0.6 metres on the gauge at the Four Masters Bridge.
Four salmon were caught over the fortnight with another hooked and lost and rods reported seeing a number of fresh fish running the river.
On the 17th, Paul McDonagher recorded a 6lb salmon caught and released on a fly from the Eel Weir.
Prospects are distinctly brighter for next week than they have been all season and present rainfall will ensure good water levels for the coming week
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The Drowes Fishery is one of Ireland’s premier spring salmon and grilse fisheries. The river is some 5 miles in length, with over 70 named pools, flowing from Lough Melvin at Lareen Bay and entering the sea at Tullaghan, just outside Bundoran. The Drowes has a wide variety of water suitable for all fishing methods, including several miles of good fly water and deeper slower moving pools suitable for spinning and bait fishing.
For information and bookings on the Drowes Fishery & Lough Melvin see http://www.drowessalmonfishery.com
Tel.: +353 (0)71 – 9841 055 (8 am to 12 noon).
Mob.: +353 (0)87 – 8050 806
Lough Melvin
Lough Melvin was very quiet over the fortnight due in great part to unfavourable weather conditions but also maybe, due to a lack of fish reported from the Drowes. As such, we have no reports of the first salmon of the season caught on Lough Melvin. When news filters down of the salmon caught on the Drowes, I think we will see a few boats venturing out this coming week (weather permitting!).
Go fishing…
For info/boat hire/bookings etc on Lough Melvin see http://www.drowessalmonfishery.com/ or tel: +353 (0)71 – 9841 055.
For info/guides/boat hire on Lough Melvin contact Sean Maguire’s Tackle Shop, Main Street, Garrison. Tel: +44 7871443304.
For bookings/guides etc on the Rossinver Fishery contact Bill McNeary, tel.: +353 (0)71 – 9854 930 or Jim Hoye, tel.: +353 (0)83 – 1197 428.
For info see http://www.rossinverfishery.com/
By Lindsey Clarke
Source: www.fishinginireland.info.