Mourne/Derg reports week ending 21 July 2012
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The Mourne was in great condition until a flood arrived on Wednesday/Thursday pushing the river up and out of action for a couple of days. Fresh fish were evident on all beats and during the flood there were good numbers taking the weir at Sion Mills with ease. By now every beat in the system is well stocked with fresh fish! There were numerous fish landed during the week with the private beats above Victoria Bridge doing very well. A good source informed me that once again the Elliot brothers did particularly well on the Feddons. Of course, Sion Mills was not to be left out with many fish landed and high numbers returned. Many anglers are nearing their bag limit of 25 fish for the season and are by now reserving their last few tags for the best fish. It is noticeable that on a daily basis different classes of fish are entering the river, off one tide comes good quality big fish, the next tide comes three and four pound sharpening stones, all welcome none the less.
Below is a small sample of fish landed, many, many more were jagged, hooked and lost or returned safely.
Sunday 15 Shane McAleer 2 fish (returned), Behind Mill; T Farrell 2 fish (returned), Bigh; M Morrow 2 fish, Bigh
Monday 16 J Connors 6lb, Gravenue
Tuesday 17 Shane McAleer 2 fish (returned), Behind Mill; G Robinson 3 fish (returned), Behind Mill; C Black 2 fish, Behind Mill
Friday 20 Gary Brown 4lb, Blackstone; A Norby 4 fish (returned), Gravenue; Matt Mullan 1 fish, Gravenue; B Finlay 1 fish, Sion; N Gough 2 fish, Blackstone; T Gough 1 fish, Higgins Stream; C Black 1 fish, Behind Mill
Saturday 21 C Nesbitt 4lb. Blackstone; G Brown 3lb. Blackstone; T Farrell 5lb. Paddy’s stream; T Hamilton 6lb. Blackstone; S Quinn 4lb. Paddy’s Stream; J McLoughlin 3 fish (1 returned). Purgatory; P Connolly 8 & 12lb. (both returned) Sion; Paul Monaghan 6 & 16lb. Sion; J Crawford 3 & 12lb. (both returned) Sion
The Derg remained low for most of the week. The rise in water mid-week had only a small impact on the river and it fell away quickly with few fish landed. I have unconfirmed reports of a couple of large sea trout taken from high up the Derg which if true would be a surprise!
As I write this report (Sunday) it has been raining persistently for the last 2–3 hours, enough to bring the river up, possibly. There is rain in the forecast for the whole week. What a lovely summer!
Mark Gough, NM Tackle, Sion Mills Tel: +44 (0)28 8165 9501
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