Christmas is commonly a time to look again and reflection the 12 months simply gone. And as is customary, Delphi fishery supervisor David McEvoy has produced one other gem to get us fascinated by salmon once more. The Delphi Fishery annual publication is now accessible on their web site right here, a must-read for a lot of salmon anglers who’ve fished this little gem of a fishery, or those that are contemplating it.
Wonderful Grilse Run Follows Gradual Spring
Fishery supervisor David McEvoy stories on a gradual spring run, with simply 4 fish landed for February, together with a cracking opening fish of 15llbs for Thomas Ryan. Davud himself had a few fish from the Stream in Finlough, together with a beautiful fish of 11.5lbs.
March was additionally a troublesome month for fishing, with 5 fish landed, however April proved considerably higher, with some positive fish landed, together with one in every of 17lbs for Mark Corps, and a fish of just about 18lbs for former baseball pitcher Rick Porcello.
Might proved a really dry month, with low water ranges not conducive to fishing, and introduced a decidedly gradual spring to an in depth, however not earlier than former Delphi proprietor Peter Mantle’s daughter Lucy landed her first salmon.
Summer season
June noticed an enchancment in catches with grilse arriving, however July was an excellent month, with 132 salmon landed! Danny Irvine and Will Parkes had a visit to recollect, taking 12 fish on Finlough in 2 periods, all on a Delphi Collie. In all probability the spotlight was a improbable sea trout estimated at 10-11lbs for Hughie Clarke, however there was additionally the not insignificant achievement of Urs Liebundgut touchdown his five hundredth Delphi salmon!
August was additionally a wonderful month, with 79 salmon landed, helped by loads of rain, certainly it was the second wettest August at Delphi since 1941!
September could have proved quieter for salmon, however the sea trout fishing was wonderful, with 214 landed for the month.
However we don’t wish to give all of it away right here! The publication is stuffed with extra particulars and nice photographs, and as ever excellently written by David.
For the total run-down, test it out right here.
Go fishing…
At Delphi Lodge, with a few years of expertise with the timing of one of the best runs of fish, we’ve in place a worth system that gives each nice worth fishing and lets our anglers know once they have one of the best likelihood to catch a contemporary run spring salmon or a summer season grilse or Delphi sea trout.
Delphi Fishery
Delphi Lodge, Leenane, Co. Galway.
Tel: +353 (0)95-42222 Fax +353-95-42296
Internet: www.delphilodge.ie
