Declan Gibbons has all the new from Lough Corrib from the middle of September… In the Cornamona area on Thursday last John Somerville enjoyed a days fishing on Thursday last landing three trout with his best being a pound and a half all daphnia feeders and all sportingly released. In the Inishmacateer area on […]
Two new members have been voted onto the Board of Directors of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) after the largest-ever turn-out of voters. Tom Melvin, Director of Sales for Bozeman, Montana-based Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, and Tag Kleiner, Vice President of Marketing at Far Bank Enterprises, owner of Sage Manufacturing, RIO Products and […]
Billy Thornton in the IFI Ballina office told us that the Moy recorded the best week of the season so far with 268 salmon reported caught. This put the total figure so far at approx. 300 more salmon caught as the same period last year. On the Ridge Pool Quentin Condo from Quebec Canada […]
Mayfly starting on Melvin, trout fishing to pick up Lough Melvin remained fairly quiet again this week from the 15th until the 21st of May with few boats out after salmon. The Mayfly have started to hatch with fly reported in Kinlough Bay and rods reported good sport with Sonaghan pursuing hatching mayfly. The trout […]
Good sea trout fishing on Moy Estuary continues The great sea trout fishing continued on the Moy Estuary this week. Guests of Judd Ruane enjoyed excellent fishing with Bernard Pelle, France, catching 12 fish (9 released), best at 3 lbs.+. On Wednesday, Jerome and Alexander Schramm from France had 14 sea trout (all returned), best […]
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 […]