Mourne/Derg Report w/e 17th July
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Mourne A small rise on the 11th but low water the rest of the week made for a poor week on the Mourne. To date there is little evidence of any serious run of grilse into the river. Occasionally a small pod or two have entered the river off a tide, the best chance of contacting these are on the lower beats from Strabane up to the Back of the Mill at Sion Mills, otherwise it is a case of trying for a few of the residents that occupy most pools, most of these are either caught and released or pricked. There are one or two juvenile sea trout in the river but unfortunately the days when they were in plague numbers are now just a memory. Heavy showers on Saturday rose the Mourne up to 11 inches on the gauge at Victoria Bridge (or the rotten rock just covered in old money) on Sunday the 17th which was a bit coloured for fly. At Sion Mills I counted a dozen grilse take the weir in an hour. These should provide a bit of sport in the coming week.
Derg Not much is happening on the Derg due to the low water. The small rise on Saturday 17th brought some relief for anglers but fish were scarce. John Yanni and his father, Paul, from England, fishing on a day ticket, had a grilse (returned) on their first day here and saw another caught. Both fished hard all day but saw nothing else.
Outlook The forecast for the week looks unsettled but no major rain until next weekend which should keep the Mourne in good nick.
Mark at NM Tackle
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