In article , W. D. Grey
wrote:
In article , Derek.Moody
writes

I was chatting to a mate only yesterday who had recently returned from a
disastrous trip to Ireland . He was unable to find any salmon or sea
trout fishing anywhere.

That's hard to believe, though the weather dictates at this time of year.

Here is the link I mentioned in my earlier posting:

No salmon in Ireland...

http://www.anglingnews.net/rep_detail.asp?ID=3774

It's all relative ;-)

From the same site:

http://www.anglingnews.net/rep_detail.asp?ID=3773
(Galway wierpool, 16 salmon for last week)

Or

http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/
(Blackwater Lodge, not the best place to fish the Blackwater but -
'2005 Season, Catch so far - 245 Salmon to Aug 6'
of which 14 on July 29th )

and

http://www.northwestfisheries.ie/news.htm
( Week ending 7th August:
With the Moy at its lowest level since 1995, angling proved very difficult
over the past week. Of the 211 salmon reported for the week, 114 were
caught on the Moy Fishery tidal beats where small size 14 flies were the
order of the day. This weeks returns bring the total catch this year on
the Moy system to 5,115 salmon, 1,202 of which were taken on the Moy
Fishery and the balance of 3,913 salmon were caught on the upstream
fisheries including 259 from Loughs Conn & Cullin.)



Want some pictures?

http://www.screebehouse.ie/page.asp?menu=81&page=178

http://www.loughcurrane.com/springpics/



All from a hasty look, a proper search would show plenty more. These are
mostly the commercial waters who want the publicity btw, most returns will
not be in 'til the end of theseason.


It may be poor -for Ireland- but it's a long way from no fish.

Cheerio,

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