Shannonbridge Fishing Report … Dated 10^th July 2006.

Generally weather was good and fine and without rain until Saturday.

The river level at Shannonbridge was 2.24 metres on Tuesday, 2.17 metres on Friday and 2.30 metres on Sunday.

Tony Murphy from Ballinasloe fished two short periods on the River Shannon at Shannonbridge and used leger and red maggot to catch a mixed catch of roach, hybrids, bream and perch.

Heinrich Nissen fished from a cruiser and used spoon lures to catch three pike.

Mick Wright from Leicester fished on the River Suck on Sunday 3^rd July and used pole float and caster to catch 20 lbs of roach and hybrid.

Next day he fished the Boathouse stretch on the Suck and used the same tactics to catch 25 lbs of mostly roach and hybrids. Weather was very hot on both days.

On Tuesday he also fished on the Suck and caught 10 lbs of roach and hybrid with pole float and caster.

On Wednesday Mick fished at Devenish Island and had a poor day at an unfed peg and perhaps his float and caster tactics were wrong.

On Thursday he fished the River Brosna and caught fifteen mixed fish using pole float and caster.

Lou Brummitt from Boston fished alongside Mick Wright on those five days.

On Sunday Lou used a pole hemp and tares and caught roach and hybrids.

On Monday he caught 20 lbs of roach and hybrids at The Boathouse stretch.

Back on their favoured swims on the River Suck on Tuesday Lou used pole hemp and tares to catch 25 lbs of roach hybrid and perch.

On Wednesday at Devenish Island in overcast conditions he used the same methods and caught 25 small fish.

On Thursday on the River Brosna Lou had 25 small fish for a poor days fishing.

Yesterday Sunday 9^th July two of our local anglers fished from a drifting row boat at various points on the four mile stretch between Shannonbridge and Clonmacnois. They fished with light tackle and caught 15 pike and over a dozen good perch. The heaviest perch weighed over 1.5 lbs. A very enjoyable days fishing.

The Shannonbridge Power Plant is in production but I have heard no reports of catches from there.