River Drowes Salmon Fly Fishing Weekend Course

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Venue: Drowes Salmon Fishery (http://www.drowessalmonfishery.com/)

River Drowes

River Drowes

Date:  Saturday April 5th & Sunday April 6th 2014 (includes overnight stay on Saturday night!)

Price: Only €180 per person which includes accomodation at the Drowes Salmon Fishery on Saturday night. (Special course rate of €160 per person for groups of 3 or more!) Deposit of €80 per person applies.

Course Details:

Salmon fly fishing tuition on Saturday with pro guides – casting, demos and instruction.   Fly tying demos and advice from a pro team tyer.  Overnight stay on Saturday night included in the course fee.  Free fishing for all course participants on Sunday.  Places are limited so book early.

Course Instructors:

Jason O’Riordan (Pro Guide, IFFF Casting Instructor).

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Jason O’Riordan

Jason is a pro guide with Premier Angling Supplies and guides on the Munster Blackwater and River Suir for salmon.  He is a qualified IFFF Casting instructor and regularly gives talks on salmon fishing at Ireland’s leading angling shows.   His website is: https://gamefishingireland.ie/

Maurice Cahill (Mackenzie Pro Team)

Maurice Cahill

Maurice Cahill

Maurice is a well respected guide on the Munster Blackwater River where he guides at the Ballyduff Bridge Fishery.  This year Maurice was appointed to the Mackenzie Pro Team for Ireland.  Maurice will have several Mackenzie demo outfits with him for the weekend including shooting head and switch rods.

Denis O’Toole ( Fly Tying Ace)

Denis O Toole with some of his templedog style salmon tubes

Denis O Toole

Denis recently joined the AM Angling “Ace” Team of pro tyers.  He is a superb tyer and is well known for his excellent salmon tube flies.  You may have seen Denis tying on the Drowes stand at various angling shows in Ireland such as the Irish Fly Fair (Galway) and Ireland Angling Expo (Dublin).

Contact/Booking:

Shane (Drowes Fishery)

Mail: drowesfishery@gmail.com

Tel: +353 (0) 71 98 41055
Mob: +353 (0) 87 80 50806

Spring Salmon Flies

Here are a few salmon flies for the Spring.  Some Irish rivers will be open very soon and of course the Munster Blackwater will open on February 1st.  Experience says the best fishing will be between Ballyduff and Fermoy.  Some cold weather with low clear water would be ideal.

Black & Green Double

Black & Green Double

Black and green can be a good combination in the spring.  It is worth noting that when the water is low and clear you don’t always have to fish really big heavy flies.  I also like flies with some yellow in them in the spring.

Yellow&Orange

Yellow&Orange

Of course any combination of yellow, orange and black is great for salmon.  The profile of flies tied with arctic fox always looks good.

Arctic Fox Profile

Arctic Fox Profile

If you are faced with high coloured water then some big bright tube flies are worth a go.

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So if the river is good order it will surely be worth a try.  However, always be mindful of kelts and baggots at this time of year!