Upper Mourne End of Season Report October 2011
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The water levels in October on the Upper Mourne were not kind to the fisherman. The river was in flood for most of the month. We received a constant deluge of rain during the whole month. Thirteen salmon were landed for the month which was very disappointing for the fishery. Joe Hutton landed a 7lb fish on the Snaa on 2 October. 4 October Colin Maybin caught a 4.5lb fish using an orange shrimp in the Half Water. Ian Caldwell, using a cone head, hooked a fine 7lb fish on the Snaa. 13 October Russell Whiteman caught four fish from 3–9lbs in the Derg Hole and Snaa; all fish returned. Richard Kingston, London, caught three fish all at the 5lb mark using a park shrimp in the Derg Hole. The next day he landed another fish at 6lb in the same pool. 17 October Ken Lawrence netted a 3lb fish in the Snaa using a red cone head. The season closed on 20 October with the final fish netted by Ian Caldwell who caught and released a 6lb salmon using a yellow cone in the Snaa pool. The fishery yielded a total of 112 fish which was a big disappointment. We all look forward to next season in 2012. We have new images on our updated website: http://barons-court.com/salmon-fishing/