Briggs nets first salmon of season
Declan Briggs landed the 8½lb. bar of silver at 9.50am at Islandbridge, upriver from Heuston Railway Station. The salmon was taken on a yellow devon minnow with a single barbless hook. The catch was witnessed by Joe Delaney, Inland Fisheries Ireland Fishery Officer.
Declan is a member of the Dublin Salmon Anglers, a club that has existed on the Liffey since the mid 1950’s. He played his part in research being carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) on the River Liffey by taking scales from this multi sea wintered salmon before releasing the fish to continue its journey upriver.
