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Beat 1 - Ballygally

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Section 1

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Description:
            From the farm entrance off the road, drive down the long farm drive & pass the farm house, garage and the barn on your right.  If you do not wish to risk the descent in your car, park unobtrusively by the farm buildings (Parking 1), & walk down the track which leads down the steep hill & into the first field.   
            If the ground is exceptionally wet, or your car has a very low ground clearance, it is advisable to park the car at Parking 1, unless you have four wheel drive.  The track down to the river is rather rough, but usually easily accessible in a normal car.  About 30 metres down the track is the first electric fence, just before the farmyard gate on your right.  Unhook the fence on the left, & replace it when you have gone through.  There is sometimes a second wire across the track 20 yards further on.  Continue down to the gate at the bottom of the hill.  If the field is very wet, park on the left (Parking 2), so that the farmer still has access through the gate into the field.  Once parked,  go through the gate & follow the track across the fields heading towards the large tree slightly to your left as you go towards the river.  In dry conditions, you can drive through the gate & out to the river bank, passing through electric fence Œ then into Paddock A through electric fence �‚ & drive out to the hut (Parking 3).  Park right in the corner & close off the car with the rope provided. Otherwise, if there are cattle in Paddock A, go through electric fences Ž & �,  into Paddock B (Parking 3).
            The upstream limit is marked by the line of trees & bushes which are on the left of Paddock B.  There is a croy just below the limit which you can go out onto and fish the Glenbeg Flat with spinner worm or shrimp. In low water & with chest waders,  you can enter the river below the croy, & wade all the way down Glenbeg Flat to the Top Croy.  From the top boundary,  the river passes in a steady flowing flat, best fished later in the season with the fly or the floated shrimp in low water, or spinner in high water.  In low water, the fish lie from the middle to the far side, especially just under the opposite bank.
            The vee & glide outside the Top Croy, & the broken water below it fish superbly with the fly in lower water.  There is excellent water from the middle to the far side all the way down to the Hut Croy.  It also fishes beautifully with spun shrimp or light spinner in low water, or heavier spinners in higher water.
            When you approach the Hut Croy, fish well the areas just around the tip of the croy, & especially around the rocks which are opposite.  The slack water downstream of these rocks & the croy are both excellent holding spots.  Be careful at the croy as there is a deep hole on the downstream side.  The water here is flat, but with a consistent flow.  The croy speeds up the current to improve the fishing, especially with the fly & spun or floated shrimp in low water, but also for spinner in medium/high water.  The flat below the croy is excellent holding water, right down to just above the tail, with fish lying tight under the far bank.  It is easily waded, with a smooth gravel bottom, enabling the whole flat to be fished, either with fly or shrimp in low water, or with spinner or worm in medium to high water. The Hut is situated just downstream of the middle (Hut) croy - an excellent vantage point to observe if there is any  movement of fish.
            At the Tail of the Hut Pool, you will see the Stakes on the opposite bank, just above a little grassy beach. From the middle to the far side here is an excellent holding spot for fish which have just run through the Boulder Stream below.  This glide fishes superbly with the fly (care for skating!), spinner & spun shrimp.