July 13th, 2010

Best Catch from One Beat in One Day:

Two rods caught eight fish today at Bridgetown Abbey.

 - mostly grilse around the 3lb. mark.
Six were caught on fly & two on spinner.
All eight fish were released alive.
Mick Kennedy caught 5 (best ~6lb.) & Billy Jewitt caught three. 
Seven of the fish were caught in a 2 hour "moment of madness".

Best Day of the Season so far:

A total of 20 fish were caught for 11 rod days today.

Beat 3:    4 caught. 1 on fly.  Best 9.7 & 11lb.
Beat 7:    4 caught. All on fly. Best 6.5lb.
Beat 8:    1 caught.  4lb.
Beat 9:    8 caught. 6 on fly & all released. Best 6lb.
Beat 16:  3 caught. 1 on fly. Best 6lb. 
                Including a First Ever salmon for John-Paul O'Brien