27th June 2011
Water levels were good at the start of the week at 1.2 meters on the Aasleagh Guage. Mr. David Kirk, Dublin caught 2 fresh run grilse on the 17th. in the Garden Pool and Sea Pool on Beat 9 on a Blue Charm & Cascade and also returned a good sea trout. Mr. Jean Louis Istasse, Belgium has a grilse from the Garden Pool and returned a sea trout. A Gold Cascade & Claret Shrimp were successful flies for brothers Ken and Niall Wickham, Co. Louth who caught 3 fish two of 7 lbs and one of 6.25lbs from Glenanane Stones and Twin Rocks on Beat 7. Mr. Michel Winthrop Party, France had 9 salmon and several sea trout - best salmon 9.25lbs to Mr. Patrick Devilder from Beat 6 – Michel also had a fish of 8.25lbs from the Sea Pool on Beat 9.
James Stafford had 2 - best 10lbs from the Falls Pool on an Erriff Green & Gold.
Mr. David Jourdan, France fishing the Erriff for the first time had 2 on the 18th. - best 8lbs on a Cascade from the School House Pool on Beat 3 – and then had another from Deadman’s Pool on Beat 2 a few days later on returning from a successful pike and trout fishing trip to L. Mask.
Water levels were recorded at 1.3 meters on the 19th. Mr. H. Jamison, N. Ireland took a fresh run grilse from the Middle Garden on a Black & Silver Cascade.
Mr. Selby Knox, UK. caught 2 best 9.25lbs taken on a Silver Stoat from the Black Banks on Beat 6. A Red Shrimp was successful for Mr. Michael Parry who caught a sea liced grilse in the Colonel's Pool on Beat 6. Joyce’s Sand Hill produced a fish of 5.25lbs for Mr. B. Marshall UK. Mr. Conor O’Leary, Dublin released a 6lbs fish taken on a s12 Shrimp Fly in King’s Pool on Beat 4. Fishing the School House Pool two days later Conor released a fish of 12lbs taken on a Cascade – Conor also had good sport fishing small wet flies for Brown Trout (catching 12) on Derrintin Lough .
Michel Winthrop (Fr) with a nice grilse this week
Water levels were recorded at 1.6 meters on the 25th. Mr. Paul O’Meara, Dublin fishing the Erriff for the first time caught a fish of 11lbs in Kelly’s Bend Beat 4 on a Yellow Flame-thrower.
Sunday 26th, with water levels at 1.35 meters, local anglers Peter Coyne & Stuart Fleming caught fish of 6.5lbs and 9.5lbs on a Shrimp Fly & Willie Gunn tube from Altamont’s Dam and the Colonel’s Pool on Beat 6. Mr. C Whitton, UK fishing the Erriff for the first time took 2 fish best 6.25lbs from Glenanane Stones and the Sally Pool Beat 7 on a Stoat’s Tail and Cascade.
Overall there is a vast improvement in the number of Salmon and Sea Trout entering the river. Sea liced springers up to 12lbs in addition to good quality grilse are still passing through the fish counter above Aasleagh Falls. Sea trout are not being caught in numbers on the river, which would suggest that many ran straight up to Tawnyard lough which would be well worth fishing.