Fishery Report » Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery
[ September 2009 ]
Jim Stafford reports that the Erriff was in a high spate of 2.1 metres on the first day of the month. There were further spates of 1.65m on the 4th, 1.7m on the 6th and 2.5m on the 8th, thereafter levels fell slowly to 0.8m by the 14th of the month.
The best fish of the month, a fresh run fish of 9 lbs was taken by Mr. G. Pratchett, London on an Alley Shrimp in the Bridge Pool beat 9 on September 3. Graham also returned another fish of 6lbs the same day on Beat 6. Mr. N. Chambers, Bristol, had five fish for the week from beats 7, 8 and 9 mainly to shrimp patterns. Mr. S. Knox, also from Bristol, had two fish from the Falls Pool and the Holly Pool on beats 8 & 9. Mr. A. Mathews, Ireland, returned a grilse caught in the Sand Hill on beat 5 on an Orange Shrimp Fly. Mr. C. Jeanguillaume, France, had a grilse on a Stoats Tail on beat 7. Mr. F. Hompesch, Germany, caught two fish on a Cascade in the Guage Pool on beat 9 and the Coronation Pool on beat 8 on the 16th and 18th of the month. A few other good fish were hooked and lost.
There was a further spate of 1.35m on the 22nd. thereafter water levels fell to 0.65m by the end of the month. There was relatively little angling pressure on the river during this period and the catch was disappointing for the few anglers who did fish the river. Sea trout and brown trout fishing on Tawnyard was more productive with some 83 sea trout and numerous numbers of brown trout to half a pound recorded on Tawnyard. The best bag was 14 sea trout in an afternoon to Mr. G. Westropp, UK. Derrintin Lough produced 72 brown trout during the month – the Daddy Long Legs being the most productive fly. Total catch for the month was 15 salmon and 83 sea trout.
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