GRILSE & SEATROUT RUNS WELL UNDERWAY · 10 July 2010
The run of grilse (smaller salmon that have spent just a year at sea) is now well underway and some 30 fish have been caught since the rains finally came on June 30.
It is a little early to gauge the size of the run – the catches are only moderate, which might imply a modest run. But anglers are reporting plenty of fish, albeit “with a poor take on them”.
Top rod for the week was Urs Leibundgut from Switzerland with four fish (7, 5, 4.5 & 4 pounds). Hans Majeron from Germany had three salmon (4.5, 3 & 2.5), as did Raoul de Waha from Luxembourg (5.5, 5 & 3).
Martin Devlin from Northern Ireland (6.5 & 3), Paul Smith from County Offaly (5.5 & 3.5), Trevor Tyler from Scotland (6 & 5) and Ben Watson (4 & 2) all had two fish each, in the latter case his first ever salmon. Giovanni Ghersina also lost his salmon fishing virginity with a 3.5-pounder from Finlough.
Finlough was the hot spot, accounting for 18 of the 30 salmon caught. The size if the fish ranged from a paltry 1lb 14oz up to a lovely sea-liced specimen of 7lb 3oz.
Lots of healthy sea trout up to 3lbs were taken in the week and the trout season looks likely to be the best for 20 years.
— Peter Mantle
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