Mourne/Derg report week ending 8 July 2010
Posted by admin on July 8th, 2010 - Comments Off on Mourne/Derg report week ending 8 July 2010
Mourne
Heavy rain and showers over last weekend brought relief to the system. On Sunday the Derg rose slowly all morning then three feet or more in an hour; this coinciding with extra water in the Strule put about four foot on the Mourne. By Mon/Tue levels had dropped back and cleaned up to allow fishing.
I watched the weir at Sion on Sunday as soon as the rise came and saw approx 20 fish in 20 minutes, other reports confirmed this run continued on and off for most of the week.
Reports of catches are plentiful in the Mourne with the bulk being caught around Sion Mills, but fish have been landed at Victoria Bridge and above. On one or two regular stretches fish are strangely scarce. There is a mixture of fish being landed, fresh grilse, slightly coloured late springers and a small number of very good summer salmon weighing 12/15lb
With the possibility of more rain forecast for the coming weekend it is hoped this run will continue to move fish throughout the system.
Derg
I have only witnessed one fish landed and two lost at Ardstraw.
Mark Gough @ NM Tackle, Sion Mills