Shannonbridge Fishing Report Dated 28^th May 2007

Windy weather was again in favour this week.

-Gerrie Brands from The Netherlands party were pike fishing from a cruiser for three days on the River Suck. On May 24^th they caught 21 pike while using Rapala plugs.

Next day they caught 13 pike to 75 Cm, and on their last day they caught 14 pike to 70 Cm. All fish were returned alive.

- George Stokes from Walsall fished at Shannonharbour on 22^nd May in the sunshine and had an 18 lbs mixed bag using caster and maggot. Next day he fished the Shannon at Meelick and struggled to catch 10 lbs on worm and caster. Back to his swim on the canal the next day on a windy day, using black caster and worm George had a 35 lbs bag that included 12 tench to 4 lbs and six eels. He lost 11 other tench. On his last day he fished at Clonmacnois in rough windy weather and used maggot and caster to catch a fair bag of good roach. He was getting home sick but has already booked for next year when he will be celebrating his 40^th visit to Shannonbridge and his 70^th birthday on May 22^nd.

- Steve Norton from Dudley fished a Backwater on May 20^th on a fine and windy day using maggot caster and worm to catch roach and perch. Hard going he says.

- Dave Willetts from Dudley fished six different locations in the week and used maggot caster and worm to record a best bag of 55 lbs of perch and roach.

- Peter Howes party of twelve from Basingstoke fished in wind for the most part.

Nick Hillier used worm in a Backwater on May 23rd to catch 96 lbs of bream with two bream over 6 lbs. Next day on a Backwater he used worm and red maggot to catch 52 roach and hybrids weighing 40 lbs.

- Richard Burford fished a Backwater on the same days and used worm and caster to catch seven tench each day with three fish over the 6 lbs mark

- .Trevor Tarrant from Basingstoke fished a Shannon Backwater on May 23^rd and used worm and caster to catch 15 bream and 3 tench for a bag weighing 81 lbs. On May 26^th on the Shannon he caught over 25 lbs of roach. His tally for the week was 175 lbs.

- Graham Shadwell from Basingstoke also fished and had a 25 lbs bag of roach from the Shannon River and 35 lbs of hybrids from a Shannon Backwater.

- Dave Fenning chose to fish on the River Suck in fast water and used caster to catch 50 lbs of hybrids and roach for a great days sport.

- Jim Broadbent from Basingstoke fished the Cloghan lake with fly and caught 15 trout.

Then he fished on Pallas Lake and caught four trout on fly. He tried coarse fishing at Devenish Island and used maggot to catch 18 lbs of bits. On his last day he tried the fast water on the River Suck with his pal Dave and caught 16 lbs of bits using maggot and caster.

- Local angler Darren Finn fished on the Shannon on 25^th May and used maggot on a Size 14 hook to catch 40 roach and perch and two small pike.

- George Mackley from Nottingham fished on the River Suck on May 27^th and used red maggot and a feeder for a 10 lbs mixed bag.