Mourne/Derg Report week ending Sunday 9 October 2011
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Conditions Virtually impossible to wet a line on most of the Mourne this past week and only in the top end of the Derg! Monday saw both rivers high with a bit of colour and suitable for spinning only. By Tuesday the Mourne’s high water throws started to fish but it was evident that the heavy rain around all morning was going to push the river up again. By lunchtime on Wednesday a large flood poured down all the tributaries of the Foyle rendering all rivers out of play. With the flood water being relatively clean, Friday and Saturday saw a bit of action for spinners. More rain on Saturday brought another rise and a very big flood quickly came down putting the whole river out again.
Mourne Virtually unfishable all week with only a few catches to report. Desi Patton from Sion Mills proved why he is regarded by many as being a top class angler as he managed to land a fish of 13lb on Monday from the Gravenue despite the poor fishing conditions. There were one or two other fish landed in brief spells of high water around Victoria Bridge and above in the private beats, mostly to spinning but one man did land two on the fly.
Derg Like the Mourne, the Derg was very high all week with the top end the only real chance of sport.
Outlook More rain forecast this week and a massive flood in the river now (Sunday). Very few fresh fish seen entering the river recently but that’s not surprising given the state of the river.
Mark Gough
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