Abercorn Estate report, September 2011
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Thirty-three fish were caught in September up to 28 September on the Abercorn Estate’s beat on the Upper Mourne.
Thursday 1 Water 4″ and clean.
Friday 2 John Beveridge, GB, caught three salmon on the Snaa, 4lb, 6lb and 10lb, low water 4″ with heavy rain that evening.
Saturday 3 Water 11″ and rising, up to 1’10” at 12.30pm; Mourne dirty.
Sunday 4 Brendan Garland, Belfast, caught two salmon, 4lb and 6lb, at the Snaa. Local angler Ronnie Hill caught a 5lb on the Snaa and Richard Kingston, London, landed a 9lb on Carney. Joe Hutton caught two salmon of 4lb each on the Snaa.
Monday 5 to 7 In flood and water dirty.
Thursday 8 Joe Hutton caught two on the Snaa, 7lb and 5lb, Robin Gibson caught a 9lb on the Snaa; water over 4’6″ high: Mourne dirty, the Derg clean.
Friday 9 Water 3′ high and clean.
Saturday 10 2’4″ and clean.
Sunday 11 4′ and rising.
Monday 12 Water 5’6″ and dirty.
Tuesday 13 Lord Farnham, Oxfordshire, caught a 10½ lb on the Snaa, Michael Dawnay, Perth, caught three on the Snaa, 7.5 lb, 9lb and 7lb. The water was 4ft 6″ high: the Derg was clean and the Mourne coloured.
Wednesday 14 Joe Hutton caught a 10lb on the Snaa, 3’10” high and clean.
Thursday 15 Anthony Snow, London, caught a 10lb on the Snaa, 3’8″ high; the Mourne was coloured and the Derg clean.
Friday 16 2’4″ high and clean.
Saturday 17 6′ high and coloured.
Sunday 18 Not known.
Monday 19 3’6″ high and clean. Richard Kingston, London, caught two salmon each around 4lb in the Derg Hole and Mark Johansen, London, caught a 9lb in the Derg Hole.
Tuesday 20 4’6″ high and the Mourne was coloured and the Derg slightly coloured.
Wednesday 21 2’10” high and clean at 8am; by 5pm it was 4’6″ and coloured.
Thursday 22 4′ high and Mourne dirty and Derg clean. Only pool fishable is Snaa and Sid Murkin, Midlands, caught a 4lb on the pool.
Friday 23 Bumper day with seven fish caught and several others lost. Sid Murkin, Midlands, caught a 7.5lb on the Snaa; his friend Ray Jenkins caught a 3lb on the Snaa. Local angler Robin Gibson caught a 6lb and 8lb on Carney, as did Ian Caldwell landing 7lb and 4lb with Joe Hutton also catching a 9lb on the same pool. The water was 2’6″ high and clean.
Saturday 24 Well-known photographer from Dublin, Crispin Rodwell, caught a 6.5lb on Carney; the water was 2’4″ high and clean.
Sunday 25 Local angler Ronnie Hill caught a 5lb on Carney; water was 1’11” high and clean.
Monday 26 Michael Stewart-Moore caught an 8lb on Carney; water remained 1’11” high and clean.
Tuesday 27 Ian Gordon, Dungiven, caught a 5lb on the Snaa.
Wednesday 28 Water 1’9″ and clean.