Reminds me of of my days on my local smaller rivers hard to net a fish like that always tried to get them upstream of the net and let it fall back into the net.
I fished it good few years ago but it was the days when didn't know much about salmon fishing, water level etc. Fished in the park wich was free stretch from what people told me but I want to go back to the river some day. That place what you fishing looks like nice stretch. Good film by the way.
Nice video and great control of the fish in what looks like heavy current. Lovely water, can it be fished with IFI state licence or do you need NI licence?
Thanks Stephen it was a tough battle with the second fish. The water was big that day and went up again about 6 “ about half an hour after that and was out of order til the following day!! To fish the Roe you need a Loughs Agency license.
@@stephensmyth9730 cheers for that, I'm from Dublin but have holiday home in Donegal. Drive via Strabane and the rivers around there look impressive. Hope to get on it one day
Suppose it depends partly on personal choice and how well you can cast. I use to mainly use a 13’ double hander with maybe an 8 or 9 # line and maybe a 10’ single handed trout rod with a 7# line for low water and sea trout. Now mostly use a 11’6” switch rod with a 7# scandi line with a short head. You can fish it double or single handed. It covers most situations although I wouldn’t want to hook a big fresh fish in heavy water on this rod! No need for a big rod as the Roe is not a wide river.
@@stephensmyth9730one of the key differences is your catching fish. Keep at it, it will get better, I promise you, look at some of my early videos. Tightlines
Yes Simon the netting was quite tricky as the water was high that day. First fish was a size 6 Bann special and the second took a size 8 green butt cascade.
Ah,yes it looked tricky in that current. Bann Special is one of the very attractive and useful Irish Shrimp patterns I understand .I enjoy tying them and have had results with Faughan Shrimp
