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Running Salmon In a Small Offaly River

  • 30-11-2012 11:21PM
    #1
    JustRoss23
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    Hey guys its been just over two days since i first saw these salmon i have been fishing my local river for years and have never seen any:(..but two days ago while out walking the river bank i saw 4 salmon in couple of feet of water as the river has dropped and they must of got trapped.:D this river is in offaly miles from the sea its a tributary of the shannon. so iam just wondering what has brought them so far up the river?:D and has anyone else witnessed salmon so far up a river catchement?:D


Comments

  • #2
    dvae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭dvae


    id say its up spawning. this is about the time of year for spawning salmon.
    just before a hen salmon spans it usually turns red. what color were the salmon.

    Ive seen salmon up as far as the castlegar river galway.
    sea, Shannon, suck, shiven, castlegar.


  • #3
    JustRoss23
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    They were coloured heavy brown tint which makes me think they were in it a while the colour that i do see the prawners catch on the moy in the low water.:D its mad i do travel to laune in kerry and here salmon are on my doorstep i just hope a spate comes soon i fear they could get poached:(


  • #4
    tin79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭tin79


    JustRoss23 wrote: »
    They were coloured heavy brown tint which makes me think they were in it a while the colour that i do see the prawners catch on the moy in the low water.:D its mad i do travel to laune in kerry and here salmon are on my doorstep i just hope a spate comes soon i fear they could get poached:(

    Let IFI know so they are aware of it. They will appreciate the info.


  • #5
    JustRoss23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭JustRoss23


    Email Sent Earlier:D


  • #6
    dodderangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    I wouldn't be tellin everyone about this mate


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  • #7
    JustRoss23
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    Dont worry mate i wont:D hence y i said offaly its full of rivers:D its a great thing to see checked on them today and still there swiming up and falling back such a great sight to see:D


  • #8
    EireIceMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭EireIceMan


    I know of a river in offaly that salmon were released into about 7 yr ago. Havnt seen them since. Then again I havnt been fishing said river in a long time.


  • #9
    danbrosnan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭danbrosnan


    Great to hear this, it really is...


  • #10
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Great to see they made it this far up the Shannon .


  • #11
    Bizzum
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    I was just thinking about this. A salmon spawning in Offaly could have came from the East, South (ish), or West coast.
    The Boyne system, the Shannon system or the Barrow system!


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