Angling News
Angling News - Mayo/Sligo- 25 Sep 2011
By Bryan Ward
29, Sep 2011 - 08:16

Salmon Angling
River Moy

As the season draws quickly to a close, the River Moy is continuing to provide great sport for many anglers, with locals and international visitor's alike reporting success. Once again it was the mid and upper fisheries which reported better catch returns, with the weekly total for the system at 389 salmon.
Water levels remained high for much of the week, impacting on angling effort and catch reports from the Moy Fishery. Just two salmon were reported for the week in the Ballina town fisheries, with Jonathan Sykes, England, landing one on the Ridge Pool with a spinner, and Peadar Duffy, Monaghan, also having success on spinner on the Fresh Water beat. The Ballina Salmon Angler's water produced a lot of fish, particularly on their upper beats, including one of 5lbs for Colin Rea, N.Ireland.

Mount Falcon also enjoyed a successful week, with many fish caught, the majority of those being released. Byrne's, Armstrong's and Gannon's fisheries also produced their share, as did the Foxford Fishery. Rinanney once again yielded many salmon, and at Cloongee a total of 22 were reported, with the spinner proving very productive. Jonathan Sykes once again had good fortune while spinning, banking and releasing two fish, with Clare Macinnes, England, enjoying similar success. Eric Pondarre, France, Michael Rozychi, Poland, and Jaceh Scawomir Kolaszwski, also Poland, all had good sport while spinning, accounting for one salmon each.

The East Mayo Anglers Association waters' was suitable for fly fishing for periods over the past week, with many anglers having good sport on the fly. Rene Koenigs, Germany, landed one of 5lbs to the fly, while Matthais Engles, Germany, had one of 7lbs to the fly. The fly also yielded good catches for fellow German anglers Domenick Weber and Dietmar Jansen, who both had 10lbs salmon on the E.M.A.A. water.

Owenmore River
The system rose and fell several times throughout last week, giving a limited window of opportunity for anglers. Despite this, 24 salmon were recorded for the week on the club waters, with a large proportion of those released. Connor O'Sullivan, Co. Offaly, landed two salmon while Alan Morrow and Jim Clelland of N.Ireland, both had a fish each. Bill Ashton, Ballinrobe released a nice fish of 8lbs, Edward McCarthy, England, also had success with two salmon, one of which was released. Bangor Angling Club will mark the closing of the season with their annual ‘Last Cast' Charity angling event on Friday 30th, which is a catch and release event. Fishing for the day costs €30, commences at 10am and includes food and entertainment afterwards. For further details please contact Seamus Henry on +353 (0)97 83487.

Glenamoy River
River conditions on the Glenamoy system were great for most of the week due to heavy rainfall. Many anglers took advantage of the spates, resulting in some good sea trout and salmon fishing. Liam Lawler, Co. Dublin, caught 7 sea trout, while Tony Gibbons, Westport, and Trevor Morrow, Ballina, were among those to land salmon. A total of 8 salmon were released for the week.

Trout Angling
Lough Arrow
Lough Arrow Fish Preservation Society hosted their end of season competition recently. First place was won by Pat Eyres, with a trout of 3.19lbs, second went to Eddie Harte with his catch of 2.84lbs and Ken Murray claimed third, his catch weighing 2.53lbs.