THE NORTH WESTERN REGIONAL FISHERIES BOARD
THE NORTH WESTERN REGIONAL FISHERIES BOARD
Angling Report - Week ending 7 June, 1998
River Moy
There was a slight improvement in the fishing during the week but it is still very poor compared to this time last year. We had a fairly good run of small grilse at the weekend. Most of the fish were caught in the Ballina area and it seems that most of the fish running upstream ran straight into Lough Conn. Also, there are some fresh grilse being caught in the River Deel.
351 salmon reported.
- Norman Marshall, England, had 6 fish weighing 43.75 lbs. This bag included 2 fish weighing 12.75 lbs and 12.5 lbs.
- Fred Morris, England, had 5 fish weighing 21.75 lbs.
- Norman Large, England, had 4 fish weighing 19 lbs.
- Mr. & Mrs. D. Barter, England, had 10 fish weighing 32.5 lbs.
- Mike Lunn, England, a famous man on the River Test, had 3 salmon.
- Most of the fish caught during the week were either on worm or spinner.
Lough Conn
Mayfly hatches were very sparse all week and some anglers think that it is all over. However, they should start appearing again when the weather calms down and it becomes milder and we will have Mayflies up until the end of June with good spent fishing the evenings. Again, this week, there were plenty salmon moving all over the lake.
49 salmon and 205 trout were reported.
Heaviest trout, approximately 7 lbs, by Mr. White, London. He caught the fish on a Black Suspended Buzzer in the evening and he sportingly photographed the fish and released it. Another good fish was caught by John Binley, Foxford, weighing 4.5 lbs on a wet Green Mayfly.
Jack Mellett, Castlebar, also had a good fish of 5 lbs on a Grey Wullf.
Dr. Bill O'Connell, Wicklow, had 6 grilse and 22 trout - best 2.5 lbs - for the week.
Peter Gnehn, Switzerland, had 1 salmon - 10.5 lbs, 1 grilse - 3.5 lbs and 5 trout - best 2.5 lbs.
Cormac Dunleavy, Wexford and Martin Russell, Dundalk had 5 grilse.
Michael Tolan, Crossmolina, had 4 fish - best 2.5 lbs - for a few hours in the evening.
John Whitelaw, Knockmore, had 4 fish weighing 12 lbs on wet flies in Brackwansha.
Lough Muck
This is a small lake situated about 3 miles outside Foxford and it holds a big stock of trout averaging 3/4 lb. One can have good sport there on days when it is too rough to go out on the bigger waters. Martin Parker, London, fishing with Gary Binley of Flysport Ltd, had 15 trout over 2 days - all fish returned.
Lough Arrow
Fishing is very poor on this water at the moment and very few anglers bothering to go out. 12 trout were reported mainly caught in the evening.
Ballisodare River
150 salmon caught over the last three weeks.
Lough Beltra & Newport River
3 fish caught on the lake.
1 fish on the river.
Christopher Ingoldsby, England, had 1 fish, 7 lbs, on the river.
Sean Downes had 1 fish weighing 8.5 lbs on the lake.
Jim Walker, England, had 1 fish weighing 4 lbs on the lake.
Jackie Deffley had 1 fish weighing 3 lbs on the lake.
Ballin Lough
Good weather all week and low water resulted in good fishing.
183 rainbow trout weighing 270 lbs were taken in 48 rod days.
Best fish 5 lbs by Oisin O'Sullivan. David Cazabon, Westport, also had a good fish weighing 4 lbs.
Peter McCarthy and friends had 35 fish for a day.
Joe Connolly, Tullamore, had 13 fish in one day.