One for our Irish cousins over the water.
Am coming over to fish Moy end of June, ridge pool and cathedral, have heard that improvement works on weir at head of ridge pool is causing reduced catches due to dirty water.
Anyone authenticate these rumours?
regards
bert

Well Bert, I don't see any work going on at the weirs in Ballina at the moment but they are cleaning the wall on the cathedral beat on the Emmet road side. Passed by it this morning and they are about a 1/3rd of the way down should be well finished by june. Water is dirty due to small flood, thight lines to you in june

joe

YEP, CLEANING IS ONGOING ON THE WALLS AND THE WEIR BY THE FISHERY BOARDS,

2 GREAT PATTERNS FISHED WELL LAST YEAR AND WILL BE IN DEMAND THIS YEAR,


SEE GOLDENOLIVE FOR DETAILS OF THE FLY,

Must get a look at them flies. I have fished the cathederal beat many times, but not snobby enough to fish the ridge.. :P

Weclome back Hobble. Everyone was getting worried about u...


JJ

Jesus Hobble your back! I thought you'd been on a press mision in Irac and been kidnapped for a ransom of a 2 pound and 2 pence that the Irish goverment were not willing to pay!

Go on JJ your'e only jealous.

I spent many many years looking over the wall jealous at those anglers fishing for the "trapped" salmon whilst upstream the boxes took most of the fish. Jealousy turned to anger, anger to hate and I swore that I would never fish the ridge and I never will - its all so artificial. I'd swap a week of slaughter on the ridge for a fishless day at ballylaghan or down at bartra for the sea trout.

I have fished the Cathredal beat only once since they destroyed it, never again. When that much work is done it makes it akin to fishing in a swimming pool for stocked fish. Might be attractive for the tourists and revenue etc.. but for the serious salmon angler its a joke.

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An la ag iascaireacht is an la go brea.

Yeah i know,
but it is still on the list for most salmon anglers, to be done before they get put down!
thanks for updates people, flies will be copied, but doubt they will beat my sparkle dog!
regards
bert

one other point, i may have one spare day for trout fishing. where would be best? bearing in mind i may have to make it for last larne ferry!
regards
bert