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Guided Salmon Fishing
Salmon have
been migrating back to the Bandon River for hundreds of years.
Every year these amazing fish make their returning journey from
the North Atlantic Sea back to the river. They start arriving in
early spring. The summer see's another big run of fish and
finally the bigger run of autumn fish make there journey to
spawn.
The best time
for fishing the river for salmon is after rain fall, when the
river has risen. Fish can be caught by fly on a rising or
falling water level; this is when salmon are in a taking mood.
Most of the popular salmon flies work well like Hairy Mary,
Silver Doctor, Irish Shrimp Patterns, Collie Dog and black
silver etc..
If fishing for
salmon you will need a state salmon licence. These can be bought
from most local tackle shops.
The river will be fishable for salmon on a catch & release basis
using single barbless hooks from February 15th until May 12th
2012. After this date the normal state bag and tag limits will
apply if you intend keeping a fish.
Spinner,
shrimp, worm and fly are permitted after May 12th only on
certain parts of the Bandon River depending on which club water
you fish.
Guides
Available for Salmon
Our local fishing
guides can show you the best salmon pools, flys/lures and offer
their local knowledge that will help you catch that Irish
Atlantic Salmon. Bandon Angling Association have the best of
river with over 8 miles of prime salmon fishing in some of
Ireland's most scenic locations.
Read the 2012 Salmon & Sea
Trout Regulations
 pdf
format
Facts About Atlantic Salmon
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can attain swimming speeds of up to 20 miles
per hour.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can hurdle 12 foot (3.8 m) waterfalls.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can live to be 15 years old.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can survive for up to 22 months without
eating when they return from the ocean to their birth rivers
to spawn.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can swim more than 2,500 miles (4,000 km) to
feeding grounds near Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon can weigh up to 83 pounds (38 kg).
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Wild
Atlantic salmon females choose nest sites where the
concentration of fine silt is low and dissolved oxygen high.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon have spawned up to seven times.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon were one of the earliest known art subjects.
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Wild
Atlantic salmon will return to the almost exact spot where
they hatched to spawn.
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Atlantic
salmon, in Celtic lore, were believed to be endowed with
secret
knowledge.
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Atlantic
salmon use their sense of smell to guide them near shore and
as they ascend a river.
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No one is
certain how salmon navigate at sea, but they may use the
earth's magnetic field.
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