Fly-Fishing for Sea Run Trout and Salmon in Ireland | S16 E8

On The Water goes abroad as Chris Megan travels to the Emerald Isle in search of sea-run trout and Atlantic Salmon. Fishing among the breathtaking scenery of County Kerry, Chris ties into some Sea Run Brown trout and Atlantic Salmon with help from a variety of skilled ghillies.
On The Water's Angling Adventures airs Sundays at 10AM on NBC Sports Boston.
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☘️ Special thanks to the Angling Advisors at Inland Fisheries Ireland for their hospitality and expertise throughout our adventure. ☘️

[@jonathanjones2835]

Great video, it's brought back some fond memories for me when I wrote an article for trout and salmon magazine many moons ago, such a beautiful place 👍

[@mauricecahill3385]

Yes you did Jonathan!!!! And your fleas were on my casts regularly too!!! Don't know if you remember or not, but we met at a stretch of the Towy one night when we used to fish it in the early 00's……. you showed me how to fish the tail of a certain pool with a small pumphouse by a weir and how a ticket from the land owner was "Much bloody cheaper"!!!!!!!! So many metres of fly line out etc etc...… We had a discussion about how some of your native tagged sewin showed up in my home river and how you were to head over to investigate. Lot of water under the bridge now eh!!!!!!!!! Take care boyo!!! And I remember you once say that a good flea had to have a "BIT OF YELLO"!!!!!!!

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Any link available to the article @ Jonathan Jones? Would love to check it out.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Beauty scenery🍀

[@johnlyons4836]

Stunning beautiful country

[@josephronan5049]

Lovely views but there is better fishing else where in Ireland thanks to all the hard work people have done to save our sea throut 2019 was one of the best years in the last 15

[@thebuzz2010]

Nice to see a river being looked after well, not many of them left in Ireland

[@rod_things4591]

You have to try hell river in Clare its the Best looking river ever and it holds a beutiful head of wild Brown trout, salmon and some times sea trout! Its beutiful and you wont regret it. Im only 13 so you dont have to take my Word but its fab

[@colinfolan]

Well done making a nice film in Ireland. As a fishery manager and guide all my life, you need water to get migratory fish. Pity it didn't rain for you.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks @Colin what a year for us to visit but we had a great time regardless

[@michaelfogarty6772]

Tough fishing with the rivers so low

[@mauricecahill3385]

Fantastic advertisement for Fly fishing in Ireland!!!! You were fortunate to meet the guys you did but unlucky with the weather!!!!!! Tight lines and come visit us again in the future! Give us a call too!!!!

[@EasterlyWind]

Really enjoyed the video, I am from cork just an hour or so from where you spent your time in this video. You fished some famous local spots in sheen falls and currane but if you are after alternative spots for salmon try the river Blackwater in cork, it fishes great on the lure and the fly I hope you enjoyed the irish craic and hospitality(and the guinness of course)

[@roberttownsend9223]

This is a beautifully shot video. The first river Cloghane is an early river for sea trout (white trout) and the run of bigger fish is over by mid-May. After that you can expect sea trout averaging half a pound and grilse (peel) of 3lb to 4lb

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thank you for the comment @Tim McCaffrey . Good to know the fishing in May can be so great!

[@bogbay]

@@OnTheWaterMedia Just a clarification! The river is the Owenmore. It's in the village of Cloghane and like most Irish rivers, fish run in and out all year round. Big fish run early on most Irish rivers but not exclusively. I've had big, fresh sea trout from Lough Currane in August and smaller but not finnock on most Kerry rivers. Good fish travel in with the finnock as do salmon. Not unusual to stand on the bridge which splits the two pools fished in this excellent video and watch 100 sea trout and a dozen salmon waiting to run. Owenmore is much more than a grilse river in salmon terms. Double figure summer fish not uncommon. Fantastic place. There's an even smaller river on the road in which carries very big salmon. Fortunately, the Owenmore is difficult to fish (and poach) which is why it's still so good. I reckon, the best small river system in Ireland. Frank watches it like a hawk. As good a fishery manager as there is in Ireland.

[@WarrenBotes]

Oh man. Frank is great 😂

[@fradrake11]

Lovely video am in county Down but wanting to see and fish county Kerry this summer if lockdown is ever over. Great to see rivers getting the protection they deserve.

[@pescaconJesús]

What good video friend

[@eoinmcmahon1323]

Awesome

[@jrfishingbd166]

Nice fishing brother ❤️👍🙏🤝

[@YaacoubKari]

nice video👍

[@robbiebanks9182]

Used to dig great lugworm behind hotel skellig for the once prolific bass now sadly all but gone

[@user-ib3yx3fg2q]

Beautiful fishing location my wives relatives live Down in dingle I haven’t been lucky enough to get down there fishing You should come up North and fish for are dallagan similar to sea trout Thanks for a great video 🍀🇮🇪

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching! We are hoping to get back hopefully in the next year or two to try our luck again, will have to research dallagan.

[@ivarsmatisons]

Forši

[@liamsheehan8767]

Do you need a permit and is there many fish in April and what should I fish for salmon or sea trout at this time of year and what fly great video

[@squeesmyth9025]

that fish is wrecked hahah

[@markkelly4804]

What's the reason to avoid the false cast at 15:03?

[@bogbay]

It's a small pool and a line flying back and forth will spook the fish. I've fished it a bit and one wrong move kills the fishing.

[@niall441]

1 inch sea trout does't do it for me, sorry! i will just go Steelhead fishing and fish were ever you want with no snot Private waters. Million times better!!

[@TheBdylan23]

While I enjoyed the video, it does not represent fishing in Ireland accurately, there is tons of free fishing, any method, all across the country and it is possible to land sea trout of 10 /12 pounds, and some even bigger, the same for brown trout.

[@anthonygervin3660]

You sound like the voice over guy from the Matilda movie

[@C0nstance1]

For God's sake, please, please, before handling any of these fish, do wet your hands before touching them !!!!

[@OGFN0]

yes i know its so annoying

[@brenw3064]

@@markdeer952 if You don't your dry skin will take more scales off the fish, allowing infection or parasites in easier, trout have delicate scales, best practice in catch and release is to remember this when handling

[@Dougtroutfisher.4046]

TBH my hands are never dry when fly fishing. It's a constant struggle to try and get a roll up made.

[@liamsheehan8767]

Can you coars fish there

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Not sure, we didn't do any coarse fishing while there, though we did give pike a try, without any luck.

[@MrKveite1]

Horrible fish handling when its C/R:(

[@markcoffey5066]

Fly fishing only my ass I know that river fairly well and it's fly by day and net by night

[@robbiebanks9182]

Yes you are correct bass seatrout an salmon heavily poached in brandon bay

[@atlantic_fishing_pursuits]

"Id say take him" and then you go on saying that theres tough fishing conditions....ya mate thats cause all you americans come here think you can pay youre way around and then take our fish that you say is so tough to fish for......that year only a few fish where caught on the sheen and you came along and killed one of that few....well done...

[@balor7]

Catch and release is way more prevalent in the USA than Ireland. The paddies should take a queue.

[@MrBrysie]

Nice vid. Looks a great place! However, from my point of view, I am a bit disappointed to see fish being lifted out of the water on the end of the line and lobbed back in. Is that your normal practice?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We appreciate the concern @MrBrysie. As someone who also works at a trout hatchery I can attest that during trout stockings it's necessary to toss trout in particular up a bit so they slap the water. This aerates them and snaps them back to life and they tend to take off rapidly afterwards. If you don't, they tend to roll over belly up and die unless you right them. Some people even stock trout via airplane with minimal loss of life: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHuTpp-gZayVfZY .

[@MrBrysie]

@@OnTheWaterMedia ok appreciate your professional viewpoint but chucking them back is not something that I would not do . And what about lifting them out of the water on the end of the line?

[@YaacoubKari]

nice video👍

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thank you!