Salmon season rated best for 40 years

Renowned angler John O’Connell, believes this year’s salmon season has been the best in the province for 40 years.

The incessant rain has ensured ideal angling water for the province’s salmon anglers. Over the past two weeks, 80 salmon averaging 7lbs each have been landed on the River Lee. Down the road, 37 salmon, averaging 7½lbs, were landed over the same period on West Cork’s River Bandon.

On the Lakes of Killarney, four salmon were landed, three weighed 5lbs. and one 13½lbs, all caught trolling. Five salmon landed for the week ranging from 3lbs to 5lbs. each, on the River Flesk and 11 salmon, averaging 4lbs, caught on worms by local anglers, on the previous week.