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Post by reddie on Feb 8, 2013 22:18:27 GMT
Well I'll get the ball rolling for my own local river. Season opens on February 15th this year for salmon. Its status is open so trebles allowed and you may take a fish. Spring fish this early are very rare although there is every chance as last year a fresh fish was taken on opening day. With a couple of fish already taken off the neighboring Lee, confidence is a little higher. I'll update with reports on here and hope to see some of you on its banks this coming season.
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 11, 2013 20:29:11 GMT
the buddy got this nice salmon off the bandon last year on spinner  |
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Post by reddie on Feb 12, 2013 0:52:24 GMT
Is that kilcoleman YP? Lovely fresh fish
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 12, 2013 18:58:25 GMT
its the other side of the river reddie
we parked by a forest and walked down through the forest and then 2 fields down its a fair bit down but was a lovely pool and it was full of salmon,its up by the first bridge outside the town, sorry not familiar with the pools yet lol
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Post by reddie on Feb 12, 2013 20:09:52 GMT
Have you now, that pool is called Jackson's, lovely spot
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 12, 2013 20:15:20 GMT
we hooked a lovely big fish half way down the field there is a deep hole there and it was full of fish
the buddy hooked one first then i hooked one straight after but he got off after a short fight lol we reckon it was 17 or 18lbs and we saw a bigger one in the pool with him
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Post by reddie on Feb 12, 2013 20:23:03 GMT
Was there a'V'at the head of it and bushy trees far side? There's also a high bank you can look down from.Thats called the floodgates. They're good big fish ye came across.
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 12, 2013 20:25:09 GMT
yep thats it u know every inch haha we were on the steep bank looking down into the river and you could see the salmon take the lure it was mad
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Post by reddie on Feb 12, 2013 20:32:35 GMT
Sounds like great sport, pity ye didn't get the big lad on the bank! If yer down again over the summer ill get ye a map, help ye get to know the place a bit better!
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 12, 2013 20:44:42 GMT
ya great stuff jason its a lovely river but can be fairly bad with the weed whenever i was there
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Post by reddie on Feb 15, 2013 22:44:46 GMT
River opened today and we were lucky to have perfect water for it, around 0.3m on the gauge in Bandon. Nothing fresh to report, still plenty of old fish around. Caught 3 myself and lost one this afternoon, plenty caught by others also throughout the day. Hope they go back to sea soon as there's plenty water there now, and has been for ages, to take them back. The condition of the kelts was brilliant, probably late running fish just after spawning like what has happened on the Blackwater.
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Post by reddie on Feb 18, 2013 18:00:00 GMT
1st fresh spring fish was caught on Saturday the 16th at the weir in Bandon on fly around 6lb weight. Brilliant to see and hopefully we can build on it over the coming weeks. River is at a lovely height and dropping very slowly which should be a sign of dry weather to come.
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 18, 2013 18:04:57 GMT
Great news reddie and on the fly too
Who was the lucky angler do u know?
Any photos?
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Post by reddie on Feb 18, 2013 19:49:22 GMT
Roy Lee caught it. Not sure about photos yet, would be nice to see alright!
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Post by yellowperil on Feb 18, 2013 19:57:06 GMT
Good stuff well I say he isn't the only fish around so there might be a few more around
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