Ireland Salmon Fishing

We are pleased to announce our association with the Lower River Caragh fishery in County Kerry, Ireland. Having just spent the past three days there I think that this 3 mile stretch of water will produce some fine catches for our clients over the coming years. Having arrived on 1st of April to very low water conditions we thought that the river may make fools of us!! However there was enough fish moving in the dozen or so fishable pools to think we were at least a chance.



Our first morning on the water we concentrated on the lower pools where the tide still has some influence. Mark Nicoll jumped of a small fish, probably a kelt or sea trout. It wasn't until the Friday afternoon that the fish really started to get excited with an onset of some rain. Several pulls but no solid connections kept us interested and with a day to go confidence spread through the camp.



Our last morning our arrival was meet with little action through the first few hours. We supposed the large fish that were moving the previous evening had moved on up to Lough Caragh. But, a slight change in the weather as the wind picked up had fish rolling over the surface again. Before long I picked up a kelt on a Ally's shrimp and then an hour later Mark Nicoll managed a superb spring salmon of an estimated 14lb. An absolute cracker of a fish.



We will be heading back in July to check out the grilse fishing and then we will be hosting 2 groups next April for those big spring salmon. For those interested in fishing the Lower Caragh fishery please contact us for details of pricing and travel logistics.