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  • 25-01-2016 8:03pm
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    weatherbyfoxer
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    Hi lads im looking for some advice..im looking to try my hand at salmon this year..will pick up licence in the next few weeks..looking to fish the barrow,nore or slaney with lures, prawn/shrimp and worms (which ever is permited)...have exsperience bouncing worms for trout and fishing lures and bait for pike,perch and trout..my understanding is an 10 or 11ft rod casting up to 50 grams with a 4000 or 5000 reel loaded with 10-15lb mono is whats needed??..any info on salmon fishing the above rivers would be appreicated..cheers!


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    mountai
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    Do you really expect any help from Anglers that fish these rivers? Contact Inland Fisheries for information on rivers you might like to try . Anglers are notorious for protecting their own little patches. Tight Lines.


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    SeaFields
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    I don't know the rivers at all OP. Your set up sounds about right though. You could go for the lower end of breaking strain if you are intending summer fishing / grilse.

    mountai wrote: »
    Do you really expect any help from Anglers that fish these rivers? Contact Inland Fisheries for information on rivers you might like to try . Anglers are notorious for protecting their own little patches. Tight Lines.

    I think you ill find the regulars of the angling forum are very helpful when they can be.


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    weatherbyfoxer
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    mountai wrote: »
    Do you really expect any help from Anglers that fish these rivers? Contact Inland Fisheries for information on rivers you might like to try . Anglers are notorious for protecting their own little patches. Tight Lines.

    Not looking for exact beats or spots..just dont want to break any rules..ifi just say some streaches are run by clubs and some streaches are free..i dont want to go just wandering around hoping im not fishing club waters without a permit or private beats..even a name of a tackle shop near the rivers that would tell me where you can and cant go?..or sell day tickets?


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    thefisherbuy
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    weatherbyfoxer wrote: »
    Hi lads im looking for some advice..im looking to try my hand at salmon this year..will pick up licence in the next few weeks..looking to fish the barrow,nore or slaney with lures, prawn/shrimp and worms (which ever is permited)...have exsperience bouncing worms for trout and fishing lures and bait for pike,perch and trout..my understanding is an 10 or 11ft rod casting up to 50 grams with a 4000 or 5000 reel loaded with 10-15lb mono is whats needed??..any info on salmon fishing the above rivers would be appreicated..cheers!

    Nore and slaney are c&r fly only I'm pretty sure, I'm not sure about barrow but I'm pretty sure it's open and is to worm, I don't know much about worming but I have done a good lot of salmon fishing, On the fly it took me a few months to get my first salmon,
    All the best


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    Zzippy
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    See the current regulations here. All three rivers are catch-and-release only, which means the following:
    On rivers where catch and release is permitted (Table 2):

    anglers may not use worms,
    anglers must use single, barbless hooks,
    the fish must be handled carefully and should not be removed from the water prior to release.


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    Zzippy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    See the current regulations here. All three rivers are catch-and-release only, which means the following:
    On rivers where catch and release is permitted (Table 2):

    anglers may not use worms,
    anglers must use single, barbless hooks,
    the fish must be handled carefully and should not be removed from the water prior to release.


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    con___manx1
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    thefisherbuy wrote: »
    Nore and slaney are c&r fly only I'm pretty sure, I'm not sure about barrow but I'm pretty sure it's open and is to worm, I don't know much about worming but I have done a good lot of salmon fishing, On the fly it took me a few months to get my first salmon,
    All the best
    I was informed below the bridge in enniscorthy you are allowed to spin. Anywhere above the old bridge is fly only. I have never fished the slaney but that is what I was told and it is a catch and release fishery. I'm going to fish it early in the season this year hopefully on the fly.


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    Zzippy
    Registered Users Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    con___manx1 wrote: »
    I was informed below the bridge in enniscorthy you are allowed to spin. Anywhere above the old bridge is fly only. I have never fished the slaney but that is what I was told and it is a catch and release fishery. I'm going to fish it early in the season this year hopefully on the fly.

    I'm not familiar with the Slaney. If you are allowed to spin, be aware that in any C&R river spinning is only permitted with a single barbless hook, so take off those trebles!


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    thefisherbuy
    Registered Users Posts: 730 ✭✭✭thefisherbuy


    Zzippy wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with the Slaney. If you are allowed to spin, be aware that in any C&R river spinning is only permitted with a single barbless hook, so take off those trebles!

    Yes that would be right Zzippy, as stated I thought it was fly only... My mistake.


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