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NW Angling News - 18 Apr 2010
By Bryan Ward
23, Apr 2010 - 07:39

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River Moy

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Jorg Benecke, Germany, with a fine 10lbs spring salmon caught on East Mayo Anglers Association water 16-04-2010.
Angling on the River Moy remained slow but steady over the past week, with a total of  eight salmon being reported for the river. Water levels remained high throughout the week, however, affecting angling on some beats. Ballina Salmon Anglers water reported one salmon for the week while the Cloongee Fishery reported two, both taken on the spinner. Joe Mc Cann, Ballina, had a salmon of 7lbs from the Cloongee Fishery while Jack McCann, also of Ballina, caught a 5lbs salmon. Upstream, the East Mayo Anglers Association water continued to fish well with four salmon being reported for the week. P.J. Loftus, Killasser, caught a 6lbs salmon on the spinner while Mixi Clarke, Bohola
, had a 7lbs salmon also on the spinner. Eddie Thornton, Ballyhaunis, also had success with the spinner landing an 8.5lbs salmon while the catch of the week on the River Moy was taken by visiting angler Jorg Benecke, Germany, who landed a fine 11lbs Spring Salmon on the Fly.

Lough Conn

Lough Conn remains unusually high despite the lack of substantial rainfall over the past week. Bright weather and a cold North Easterly airflow did not improve conditions for anglers. However those who fished had some success. Gerard and Joseph Gallagher, Turlough, fishing out of Pontoon, had three trout for a total weight of 4.5lbs. Harry Godard, Dublin, also had success with a mixed bag for his day, catching a 1lbs trout to the Claret Mallard, a 10lbs pike and an 8lbs salmon both taken on a silver spoon.

Fishing out of Cloghans Bay, Stephen Browne and Joe Ferguson, Cloghans, had a total of four trout averaging 1.5lbs each taken on the Duckfly and Bibio while Neil Rooney, Dublin, had one trout for 1.1lbs.

Lough Cullin

Fishing from Pontoon on Lough Cullin was Robert and Michael Butler, Clare, who had 3 trout on the dry Duckfly weighing in at 1 lb each.

Carrowmore Lough

Carrowmore produced five salmon for the week in total. Larry Mitchell, Belmullet, had one salmon at 8lbs while Michael Mc Donnell, Glenamoy, had one weighing 6lbs. Michael Quirke caught one salmon at 7lbs and Michael Naughton, Bangor had great success catching two salmon at 6lbs and 8lbs.

Lough Beltra

Lough Beltra produced a total of three salmon for the week, with James O’Hora, Glenhest, landing one at 9lbs. Jackie Deffley, Glenisland, Castlebar, also had a salmon for 9lbs while Eamon Kennedy, Newport had a fine salmon of 12lbs.

Ballin Lough

Despite the bright conditions over the past week Ballin Lough continues to improve with a total of 18 anglers fishing during the week, catching a staggering 114 Rainbow trout of which 79 were released. Jimmy Gibson, Westport had a total catch of 30 Rainbow trout with the best fish weighing in at 4lbs. Gerry Madden and James McStay, both from Co. Kildare, had a total catch of 18 Rainbow trout with their best at 3.5lbs. Tommy Brennan and John Shaughnessy landed 20 Rainbow trout, with their best at 3lbs and George McLoughlin and friend had 17 Rainbow trout, the best weighing 3.5lbs. The most successful flies for the week were Buzzers, Cats-whiskers, the Whiskey fly and the Montana Nymph.

Ballisodare Fishery

Ballisodare Fishery continues to yield impressive catches with a total of twenty salmon reported for the week and, of these, 8 were released. Thomas O’Donovan Junior had a 9lbs salmon on the prawn while Trevor Goulding, Garyderg, had a salmon for 9.5lbs. Dermott Glennon also had an impressive catch, landing a fine 14lbs salmon which took the fly.

Lough Doon

Lough Doon has proved successful for those who have ventured out with Dereck and Tom King releasing three trout, with their best weighing 1.3lbs. Simon Beamet and Koln Kiskings, Belgium, had ten trout for their day, releasing nine with their best at 1lbs. Stephen and Lieben Dierick also of Belgium had five for their day, releasing four with their best measuring 32cm in length and weighing 1.2lbs. Dillon Henry, Co. Leitrim, caught and released five trout with his best 1lb while Gerry Bird had three trout with his best at 0.75lbs. Finally, Jarleth Devanny, Dromahair, caught and released two trout. Flies which proved successful through out the week included the Nymph Emerger, Claret Bumble, Black Pennel, Olives, Bibios and Duckflies.



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