The Great Fishing Houses of Ireland Fishery news & reports

Aug 2010 report for Healys Restaurant & Fishing Lodge

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At the start of the month angling efforts were good. Fishing out of Gortnorabbey, Ian Wise had one trout just under 2lbs taken on a dry fly, while Padraig Traynor had two trout totalling 3lbs. Fishing out of Kelly�s of Cloghans, Peter Rooney and daughter, had four trout over two days, their best 1.5lbs, while Gerry Fox, Sligo had two ... more

Aug 2010 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A total of 82 salmon were caught at Delphi in August - 22 of them wild and 61 tagged fish of hatchery origin. This brings the total for the season to 260 salmon (65 of them wild). The river produced 38, Finlough 35 and Doolough 10. Top rod was Urs Leibundgut with 16 salmon in 13 days. Hugh Brennan ... more

Aug 2010 report for Rock House

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Things are, we are glad to say, are improving as the season goes on, in no small way making up for the dry May and June we endured. Sean Lysagh and Chris Huxley were first across the line for August with 3 salmon. Tim Murray followed up a few days later with a nice salmon, while Sean and Chris made ... more

Aug 2010 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Angling pressure was light on the Fishery during the 1st. week of August. Water levels had dropped from the previous week but still remained very good for angling. Levels were recorded at 1.1 metres on the Aasleagh Guage on the1st. of the month. Rains increased levels to 1.2 meters on the 3rd falling to 0.9 metres on the 7th. ... more

Jul 2010 report for Ballyvolane House & Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By far the best month so far. The long awaited rain arrived causing floods on 11, 16 & 19 July. The river rose and large numbers of summer salmon and grilse ran and continued to run strongly for the remainder of the month. The highlights were Bob Pullcini from Prague grassed four grilse up to 5lb in three days ... more

Jul 2010 report for Healys Restaurant & Fishing Lodge

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Changeable and blustery winds over the month led to mixed conditions on Lough Conn. However some anglers took advantage of breaks in the weather and did venture out to fish. Ken Oliver, had success on dry flies, boating two trout for 5lbs while Colm Corbett, had three to the Golden Olive. From Kelly�s boat hire, Cloghans, Patrick Kelly and Sean ... more

Jul 2010 report for Rock House

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In marked contrast to the previous two months July was very wet indeed, characterised by localised heavy thunder falls, in the early part of the month. The first fish were caught on July first, Gavin and Daniel O�Connell landing 2 red salmon {released} and 2 sea trout. Next entry was the Ryan party, who stayed for the week and caught ... more

Jul 2010 report for Mount Falcon Country House Hotel

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

July saw a tremendous run of salmon on the Moy. Our total catch for the month was 414 fish. While the majority of fish were grilse in the 3-7lb class a few larger salmon up to 12lb were caught. Anglers that had success in the early part of the month included Garry Perks who caught 6 on the fly (5 released), ... more

Jul 2010 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Great news on the sea trout front with sea trout in excellent condition to 2.5lbs returning to the Erriff in great numbers. A total of just over 2,700 sea trout have passed through the fish counter since early June. The best run was on a spate on 30th. June when 491 fish through the counter in one day. ... more

Jul 2010 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

July was a pretty good month for fishing at Delphi. A total of 107 salmon were caught, bringing the total for the season to 175. Conditions for much of the month were favourable, with good water levels. But the last week was disappointing as the atmosphere turned sultry and the wind dropped. Anglers reported that the undoubtedly good run of ... more

Jun 2010 report for Rock House

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Well we "and every other fishery in the country" have had the driest June in over 40 years. One thing we could always rely on in this remote and wild landscape was that rain was never far away. The catchment is influenced by the warm waters of the gulf stream, and is exposed to frontal systems coming in from the ... more

Jun 2010 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Great news on the sea trout front with sea trout in excellent condition to 2.5lbs returning to the Erriff in great numbers. A total of just over 1,500 sea trout have passed through the fish counter since early June. The best run was on a spate on 30th June with 491 fish through the counter in one ... more

Jun 2010 report for Healys Restaurant & Fishing Lodge

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Fishing was slow but steady over the past few week on the Loughs, with Dry Mays and Spent Gnats still tempting fish to the surface, despite the reduction in fly hatch and low water levels. In north Conn, Joe Moffatt and John Warren had two trout on dry flies in Victoria Bay, with their best fish weighing 2lbs. Angling out of ... more

Jun 2010 report for Camillaun Lodge

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As with everyone else in the country that is not an angler, June sunshine was welcomed by me. It has been a long time since I can remember such beautiful summer evenings with light still in the sky after 11pm. Our boats were used to explore the many islands on Lough Corrib and lazy picnics were the order of the ... more

Jun 2010 report for Ballyvolane House & Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With the driest June in years the river was down to it�s bones. The water temperature was also high. Significant numbers of grilse and summer salmon were coming into the system on the high tide in the lower catchment and this is where we placed our anglers and where they enjoyed some success. The highlight of the month was regular ... more

Jun 2010 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The drought has finally broken. Nearly two inches of rain fell overnight, ending a run of almost three months without significant rainfall. We now hope for some serious salmon fishing over coming days. And there are lots of sea trout around, too. The last flood was on Easter Monday (April 5th). We have never seen the river anywhere near as low ... more

Jun 2010 report for Pontoon Bridge Hotel

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Water levels on Lough Conn and Lough Cullin as expected have remained very low which has had a visible impact on the fishing over the past four weeks. However on the 3rd of June a cloudy and Breezy day on Lough Cullin, James McWalter and Pat Fleming, using Octupus and Extractor Flies managed to hook 10 Brown Trout, the best ... more

May 2010 report for Rock House

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Report for Rock House Fishery, May 2010. The dry spell continues and continues, large numbers of fish have built up in coastal waters, but the fresh water refuses to greet the Ocean visitors. Fish already in the river system, will by this time be suffering some stress with the low water conditions in some of the shallower pools. By now ... more

May 2010 report for Aasleagh Lodge & River Erriff Fishery

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The season has opened again after one of the coldest winters for many years. Repairs have been carried out to many of the stiles and footbridges that needed attention along the main river. The Sea Trout research continued on the river with the downstream trap on Tawnyard Lough put into operation during the months of March, April and ... more

May 2010 report for Delphi Lodge and Fishery

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Despite being the second driest May since our records began 25 years ago, the salmon catch at Delphi moved forward by 25 fish during the month � a slightly surprising advance, given the awful drought conditions. The total for the season now stands at 58 fish. We would normally hope to have taken 100 springers by now � and last ... more