Patient Peter finally gets reward

God loves a trier and on the salmon season’s opening day last Wednesday Peter Wolstenholme hooked the first salmon of the 2012 season on the Bandon Salmon & Trout Anglers club waters.

The Courtmacsherry angler has been out on the opening day on the River Bandon since the 1970s and had to wait until 2012 to catch a spring salmon on opening day. He was fishing with club member, Michael Browne, who had two fresh salmon on opening day in 1994.

Peter was fishing below Bandon town when he hooked a 6/7lb spring salmon on a 10 gram Toby spinner with a single hook. After playing the fish he guided him to a stream from the main river to release the hook and set it free. All salmon caught between opening day February 15 and May 11 are released.