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From Castlebar - County Mayo - Angling News With water levels dropping rapidly, and some fresh salmon running the system, prospects look quite good for the Moy over the coming weeks. On Saturday, 3 February 2007, well know musician, Chris De Margary, from the band, Simply Red, together with friends, Jules Evans and Simeon Hay, enjoyed an exciting day’s fishing in Ballina. They had travelled from Donegal to try their luck on the Ridge Pool and the Moy Fishery Fresh Water Beat, where Chris caught a fine 2 lbs. trout on the fly. Later, a well mended kelt also took a fly and was duly released. The anglers also reported a couple of fresh spring salmon running up river and at least one springer was also observed in the Canal stretch just upstream of Ballina. As usual, the Fisheries Board is offering free fishing on the Ridge Pool up until the first salmon is caught there. Further up river, fishing conditions on the Cloongee Fishery and on the East Mayo water are perfect at present and there are high hopes that the first salmon of the season will be landed soon. Both fisheries are upstream of the outflow from Lough Conn and water levels are lower than on the downstream fisheries. Prospects for Carrowmore Lake, another prolific spring salmon fishery in the region, are also looking good with water levels dropping and calm weather conditions expected to continue over the coming week.
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