My First Salmon of the 2019 Salmon Season Ireland.

Catching my first salmon of the 2019 Salmon season on a black/silver flying C in high water. Fished and edited by Paul Hanley. Filmed by Dean and Paul. All rights reserved 2019. Salmon Fishing Ireland 2019.

[@WeeManSham]

Great to see Irish Salmon going back! Good stuff! 👍🏻

[@MrKingfisher3]

Thanks for the comment.

[@RGK147]

Congrats Keep them coming and you catching one or two fish from the river bride would be nice to see

[@MrKingfisher3]

Can do but the Bride is such a small and overgrown river that it makes it harder to fly fish than most rivers, in my head once they get above the dam or into the Bride I normally leave them in peace...

[@garrydogireland5961]

Hello Paul, Lovely Springer and a great fight from him, I'm hoping this is a good year, I landed nothing last year, the worst year I ever seen for salmon, tight lines for 2019 and I look forward to seeing all your new catches soon, all the best, Keith in Carlow 🎣👍

[@MrKingfisher3]

Hi Keith best case scenario fish early this season just in case we get a hot summer again because if we do you won't be getting any salmon again.

[@brandonhealy243]

@@MrKingfisher3 Where did you catch him?

[@MrKingfisher3]

Hi Brandon, the salmon was caught at the Inniscarra Dam Salmon fishery Cork.

[@jonathanjones2835]

Cracking fish, had a few there myself many moons ago on my travels back to the ferry 😁

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Congratulations Mr Fisher. Great video.

[@MrKingfisher3]

Thanks Vincent.

[@danthemancheffo]

Good work, that sky at the end WOW

[@MrKingfisher3]

Yes it is an amazing colour.

[@martincorcoran8263]

Well done Paul tight lines for 2019 "Foxy boy"

[@MrKingfisher3]

Thanks Martin, see you on the bank.

[@spinfish99]

Nice fish! Glad your new season is off to a good start. To fish the Flying C, do you cast it up and across, and reel it back downstream just faster than the water speed? Cheers from Switzerland

[@MrKingfisher3]

Thanks for the comment, I cast upstream and get the flying c down under the heavy current at that stage I begin to slow down the retrieve and this helps me cover the salmon lies better. Bigger blades work better maintaining a nice even speed.

[@michaelward9126]

Nice fish.. a net and forceps would help an easier landing and quicker release though!!

[@MrKingfisher3]

I have been catching and releasing salmon for over 30 years far longer than most people have fished for them and far longer than it became trendy to do so. A net does more damage and a forceps will tear a fishes mouth that's why I do it by hand I can feel the hooks and manipulate them better.Oh and by the way that fish was in and out in under 3 minutes.

[@funiskey5549]

What county is this in

[@MrKingfisher3]

Ireland.

[@corkman8594]

Lovely bar of silver

[@MrKingfisher3]

Thanks for the comment.

[@paulkennedy667]

Where is the location the fish was caught..?..around Black Water I presume...?

[@MrKingfisher3]

The River Lee Cork.

[@maxroche242]

Where do u fish for sea trout on the fly thanks

[@niall441]

Do you need a ESB permit for there?

[@MrKingfisher3]

Yes. and a valid salmon licence.