Mourne/Derg Report, week ending Saturday, 25th August 2012
Posted by admin on August 28th, 2012 - Comments Off on Mourne/Derg Report, week ending Saturday, 25th August 2012
It was another challenging week on both Mourne and Derg. Flood water as a result of heavy overnight rains in the Sperrins came down both rivers on Monday 20, Wednesday, 22 and Saturday, 25 August, rendering 90% of both rivers unfishable. By my count that’s about a dozen floods since the start of June. Great for running fish but difficult for angling.
Unsurprisingly, catches were low on most beats. Sion’s Gravenue still produces fish even in the highest of floods as the turbines take water off the weir leaving the pool lower than most others. The Brookeborough beat, Feddens and Snaa are all capable of high water angling on certain pools and there are reports of fish being landed from all these beats. Fish continue to enter the river off the tides, which is fantastic to see and bodes well for the future.
The upper reaches of the Derg have been producing odd fish but most are now well past their best.
Here is a sample of catches for the past week:
Sunday 19 August: Nigel Gough 5lb, 5lb, 10lb & 11lb, Blackstone
Monday, 20 August: Gary Wolfe 8lb, Gravenue; Glen Quinn 7lb and 8lb, Gravenue
Tuesday, 21 August: Glen Quinn, 12lb Gravenue; John Campbell 4lb, Blackstone
More rain on the forecast. By now the river is well washed out so do not be put off by heavy water. True “backenders” will hopefully put in an appearance in the not to distant future so there’s a lot to look forward to. The Derg historically gets a late run of good quality fish, so keep an ear to the ground.
Mark Gough, NM Tackle, Sion Mills Tel: +44 (0)28 8165 9501
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