Shannonbridge Fishing Report dated 30^th August 2007

Level of the River Shannon on gauge near the village bridge was 2.73 metres

on 30^th August. Still no hot water from power plant.

- On 16^th August Tony Murphy from Ballinasloe fished the power station on a

mixed day weatherwise and using maggots on the leger caught 30 lbs of mixed.

No bream or tench caught.

- Luke Wood from England fished the Shannon at the mouth of Lough Ree

on a windy 18^th August and had a 10.5 lbs pike using a lure.

- Thomas Moran from Abbeytown visited and told us that while fishing a lake near

Boyle he caught two pike on dead bait and six good perch. The pike weighed

16 lbs and 18 lbs. All fish were returned alive.

-Will Mulhern also from Abbeytown fished alongside Thomas and used a spinner

to catch 12 perch all over one pound.

- John Simmons from Belfast fished with dead bait at Shannonbridge on an overcast

20^th August and caught two pike – 15 lbs and 16 lbs. Both returned alive.

- Brian Mc Glory from Belfast fished at Shannonbridge on 20^th August and caught

a 2 lbs 4 oz perch on a spinner.

John Gleeson from Birdhill fished at Shannonbridge on 21^st August and used a jerkbait

to catch 7 pike and 2 perch. Nothing big and hard going was his comment.

Next day John fished a backwater swim which he had prebaited for two days.

He caught 80 lbs of skimmers, roach, hybrids and one tench that weighed 5.5 lbs.

Starting at 6.00 AM he had a fish a chuck for three hours. Then it slowed and

it improved again towards evening. John used maggot and sweetcorn.

- Ken Smith from Midleton Cork fished from the village marina on 27^th August

which was calm and warm. Using a feeder and red maggot Ken caught 25 lbs

of hybrids, bream and roach in four hours. Good sport says Ken.

-Young Sean White from Dalkey also fished the floating marina on 28^th August

and used maggot and float to catch 8 fine roach. A big pike attacked and upset

the sport.