Fishing Report ....dated 2nd July 2009.
Some river level readings at Shannonbridge since last report include -
2.42 metres on 10/6/09, 2.38 metres on 11th June, 2.34 metres 0n 12th June, 2.37 metres on 13th June
2.24 metres on 23rd June, and 2.28 metres on 1st July 2009.

- Thomas Carty, Dublin caught 12 good sized perch on 21st June float fishing with worms. Best 1.75lbs.
-Gerry Casey, Moore fished the River Shannon on 21st Juneon a dry clear day catching four tench all over
4lbs each and two small trout.Gerry reckons that the tench were spawning. Is there a spawning order size ?
- Shane Kenny, Moystown fished a backwater off the Shannon on 19th June using a Condom lure to catch
30 perch and 14 pike.Some pike were attacked by larger pike while being played by Shane.
- Bill Speakman, Leigh, Lancashire, fished the Shannon on a sunny25th June using maggot to catch
nine bream and two tench for a weight of 26lbs total.
- Mario Barbagua from Milan, Italy fished in the rain on 30th June for pike using a Jig.
Mario caught 7 pike which he returned alive. The best fish measured 1.04metres. Five pike were lost.
- John Cliff and Nick Brierley from York were fishing in Shannonbridge this week.
On 28th June they fished Correen Ford in the rain using maggot and corn to catch 100 lbs of roach and
hybrids between the the three.
On 30 June the Brierleys fished a Shannon Backwater on a warm showery day using maggot and sweetcorn
to catch a 70lbs total bag that included three tench (2 x 5lbs and 1 x 4lbs.) a good days fishing.
- On 1st July the trio returned to Correen Ford on a warm rainy day and used maggot and corn to catch
30lbs of roach and hybrids. They found that the cocktail with the single corn was not as effective in
catching hybrids as on their previous visit. Casters were popular.
They noticed some sores on the roach.
- James Kelly, Moore fished the River Suck on 27th June trolling a Big 'S' from his boat in overcast conditions.
James caught two pike (1 x 12lbs and 1 x 14lbs) which he described as big fighting fish.

Enquiring from Paddy Kelly, Moore, how his favourite large drain was fishing for trout it was sad to hear him say
that it is badly silted and in a poor state of health. This was a drain that Paddy often caught brown trout
in the two to four pounds range over the years. The size of the drain protected them from pike attacks.