Shannonbridge Fishing Report. 14^th August 2007

The river level at Shannonbridge on 9^th August was 3.18 metres and today the reading

Was 3.2 metres. Some very heavy rain fell in the area this evening.

- John Somers from Eindhoven Holland fished at Meelick with a spinner on 31^st July

in the sun, and caught a pike of 55 cm. Good fight was his comment.

- Brad Bannon from North Wales fished on the River Suck on 31^st Julyin the sunshine

and had a 4 lb pike using a lure. Fish returned alive.

Hugh Bannon from London also fished the Suck on 31^st July and had a 5 lb pike

When using a lure. Fish was returned alive.

- Bernard Joyce from Navan fished the Brosna on 5^th August and used spoon baits

in overcast conditions to catch three pike in the 5 lb range.

- Young Shane O Rourke from Correen fished the Suck on a cloudy 1^st August and

used the pole and red maggot to catch and release 25 good sized perch.

- Dave Panton from Yorkshire fished the Shannon on a sunny 7th August and used

red maggot tto catch 15 lbs of bream roach and hybrids. All returned alive.

Next day Dave used the same approach and ended with 8 lbs of roach and bream.

- John Senior from Yorkshire fished alongside Dave Panton. On 7^th August he caught

4 lbs of roach, using red maggot and caster. Next day John had 10 lbs of roach, bream

and hybrids. All fish were returned alive.

- Katrin Ginsig Rueff from Switzerland fished the Shannon on a sunny 8^th August and

used a lure to catch a 60cm pike and three perch. Exciting was her comment.

- Ciaran Joyce from Malahide, Dublin used a silver lure on an overcast 10^th August

to catch a perch that measured 20 cm. Fish was returned alive and well.

- Peter Watson from Drum fished at Shannonbridge on a sunny 3^rd August and used

dead mackerel to catch 3 pike in the 4 to 5 lbs range. All returned alive.

- Mr O Bocklay from Athlone fished Shannonbridge harbour on a windy 4^th August

using maggot to catch 50 fish averaging 0.5 lbs. Returned all fish alive.

Gerry Morgan from Dublin fished at Dromod with his son Harry on 5^th August and

Used a silver Mepps 3 to catch 22 perch to 1.5 lbs and four pike in the 3 to 5 lbs range.

This all took 90 minutes.

At Shannonbridge they moored opposite the Old Fort Restaurant and caught two good

Tench while using red and white maggots. A pike attacked one of the tench while it was

Being landed and the pike came out of the water after the tench. Sadly they saw blood

in the river so the tench met a sad end.

- Oliver Calfey from Ballinasloe fished Lough Accalla on a dull 28^th July and used a

yellow wet fly to catch a 2 lb brown trout which he returned alive.