Fishery News & Reports

ROCK HOUSE - Posted in Sep 2015

It is very hard to believe we have once more come to the end of another fishing season, the fly rod again consigned to the corner of the room, the anticipation last spring of great fish yet to be caught in perfect water yet to… Read Full Report

MOUNT FALCON COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL - Posted in Sep 2015

Fishing was slow during the first week of the month with 11 salmon caught. Angling journalist and tv presenter Nick Fisher managed to catch 2 fish (5lb & 7lb) during his short visit. The next week saw a slight improvement with 13 fish taken. The Gifford party enjoyed… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Sep 2015

I suppose you could say September 2015 was September like, in that the weather was all over the place and the salmon fishing varied greatly as well, depending on the weather. As September’s go the weather was quite normal, with some stunning weather and… Read Full Report

MOUNT FALCON COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL - Posted in Aug 2015

High water levels during the first week of August saw excellent grilse fishing at Mount Falcon with a total of 76 fish (32 released). The Roger Morris party of four was particularly successful landing 17 salmon over 4 days fishing. During the second week, as the water dropped… Read Full Report

LOUGH INAGH LODGE HOTEL AND FISHERY - Posted in Aug 2015

August was a frustrating month weather wise, with mostly high winds, excessive rain and very cold air temperatures. However, the trout fishing on Inagh was fairly decent. In total there were 163 Sea Trout and 200 Brown Trout recorded. There were some exceptional fish landed including William… Read Full Report

ROCK HOUSE - Posted in Jul 2015

So July has come and gone, somehow it seems like we are looking forward to what the next month will bring and next thing it’s over... Perhaps at times the rain came heavy, and the river jumped from a stream to a graceful… Read Full Report

MOUNT FALCON COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL - Posted in Jul 2015

The first week of the month was quiet with just 2 fish recorded. On Monday the 6th we saw a much needed rise in water and over the course of the week 19 salmon were taken, these were mainly small grilse (on the Moy the early grilse… Read Full Report

LOUGH INAGH LODGE HOTEL AND FISHERY - Posted in Jul 2015

July has been wet. It has rained almost every day which has provided us with a great level of water in the river beats and a good height in the lake. The water temperature in the lake is well below average for this time of… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Jul 2015

July saw some excellent salmon fishing at Delphi. Catches for the month were the highest since 2007, with a total of 127 fish landed. Conditions throughout the month were excellent for salmon fishing with a total of 170.5mms (6.71”) of rain which made it the wettest July… Read Full Report

BALLYNAHINCH CASTLE & FISHERY - Posted in Jul 2015

The week ending July 25th was the most prolific of the month, producing 11 fish in the seven days of fishing. A notable day being the 21st of the month, in which Jack Meredith managed to land 3 fine fish, the best weighing somewhere in the region… Read Full Report

ROCK HOUSE - Posted in Jun 2015

After a successful May things looked promising in early June: it was cool, wet and windy on occasions from June 1st. Having cool wet and windy weather is one thing, but having good fishing conditions is something else. Sean May from Sligo found such conditions… Read Full Report

MOUNT FALCON COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL - Posted in Jun 2015

Early June saw the beginning if the grilse run on the Moy. However on leaving the tidal waters these fish were running hard to the upper Moy and the lake, with very few resting in the middle Moy pools. On June the 6TH Trevor Le… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Jun 2015

All in all June was a relatively successful for salmon angling here at Delphi especially when one takes into account the weather conditions. We only had 102.4 mms (4.03”) of rain, which for here is low. Almost 50% of this fell on the 1st and the 26th,… Read Full Report

CAMILLAUN LODGE - Posted in Jun 2015

As usual, June came quickly upon us after a hectic few weeks of Mayfly fishing. The first week in June saw some good catches of trout. John Mc Gee had great action catching 5 trout and returning four. Greg had a nice afternoon fishing off Cusafora,… Read Full Report

LOUGH INAGH LODGE HOTEL AND FISHERY - Posted in May 2015

The first salmon of the season was taken at The Derryclare Butts on May 30 by visiting lady angler Alice Swiderski from the USA. The fish weighed 4.5lbs and took a size 10 Silver Badger. The Salmon run has just started and the water levels are perfect… Read Full Report

CAMILLAUN LODGE - Posted in May 2015

Lough Corrib and Mayfly fishing go hand in glove, the pinnacle of the trout season is traditionally May time, certainly that is when it is fished the most heavily by visitors but with many a canny local angler venturing out to dap the Mayfly in… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in May 2015

May Delivers Again Once again May has proven to be an excellent month for spring salmon here at Delphi, with a total of sixty fish landed and of course there was also Tony Barrett-Jolley’s cracking fish of 20lbs11ozs. As I have mentioned… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Apr 2015

Catches for April were down slightly on our 10 year average but we still managed to land 21 fish for the month. Weather conditions had as usual a huge part to play in this with water levels for the most part being relatively low with only 121.65mms (4.79… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Mar 2015

Our total catch for the month was 13, which is actually the same as last year. It is slightly below the 10 year average, but in my opinion there were plenty of fish entering the system but unusually for springers they were proving hard to get. The… Read Full Report

DELPHI LODGE AND FISHERY - Posted in Feb 2015

Best February Since 2001 February 2015 was an excellent month for salmon fishing here at Delphi, with a total of twelve fish landed for the month. This makes it the most successful February since 2001. You could say it started with a blast, excuse the pun, as we… Read Full Report