Fishing Reports

FOR WEEKENDING 05^th August 2007.

Salmon and trout reports

RIVER BLACKWATER KENMARE

Good water levels at the weekend produced good fishing, 19 fish were caught, with a best fish on Saturday by Mattie Collins, Cork weighing 9 ½ lbs. Best fish on Sunday by Keith O’Connell, Cork 13 ½ lbs. Kirsty Moore, Sneem caught her first ever salmon weighing 6 ½ lbs. which she sportingly returned.

ESB WATERS RIVER LEE

Monday 30^th July 1 fish on a fly weighing 5 lbs. and 3 on shrimp by Adam Condon and Paul Hanley.

Tuesday 31^st 3 Salmon on shrimp weighing 4 lbs., 5 lbs. and 6 ½ lbs. by Sean Higgins, John O’Brien and John McSweeny all from Cork.

Wednesday 1^st 2 fish on the fly weighing 3 ½ lbs and 4 lbs by Kieran Condon and Adam Condon. 3 on shrimp by Thomas Murragh weighing 3 lbs. and 4 lbs.

Thursday 2^nd 1 on the fly weighing 6 ½ lbs by Paul Hanley and 2 on the fly weighing 5 lbs each by Adam Condon. Tom Higgins from Newross caught 5 on the fly and Sharon Higgins caught on weighing 4 ½ lbs on the fly.

A total of 24 fish were caught for the week and all were hatchery fish and released

RIVER LAUNE BEATS 1 AND 2

A total of 8 salmon averaging between 6 to 8 lbs. and 1 sea trout weighing 3 lbs were caught for the week. Also on beat 2, a specimen Salmon of 23 lbs. fish was caught on a black flying C by Dick Coffee.

RIVER FLESK

3 fish caught on the Flesk weighing between 3 and 4 lbs.

KILLARNEY LAKES

2 fish were caught on the lakes.

RIVER ILEN

2 Salmon caught on Sunday with one weighing 12 lbs., and 1 sea trout weighing 2 ½ lbs also landed for the week.

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