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Photos 2017

Tom Ward Fish B 3

Schedule 2 of 2017 Tagging Regulations Various Rivers for last 4 years

Paddy Ginnifer and Paddy Franklin Fish 28th May

Laune Setting

Noel Hickey 12 lbs Johnston's

Eileen At Heffernans

Laune at 0.66 May 29th 2017

John Hussey Seal Teeth marks

Brian Colbert Fish Johnstons 28th May

French Visitor April Johnston's

High Water in March

Richard Lubrant USA

Salmon Smolt Clive O'Driscoll

Trout or Salmon Smolt by Clive O'Driscoll

Sea Trout by K Walker on Salmon Fly

Richard Lubrant 18 inch Sea Trout

Laune 21st April Waiting for a Pull

Mike Fisher 8 lbs on Fly Beat 3 Cropped

Fly Formally known as Prince

Kevin Walker Sea Trout

Bernard Doyle

Kieran Conlon Dazzling Fish Sunday 100%

Philip and Ann from Canada

Mike Fisher 13 lbs

Kieran Conlon Dazzling Fish Sunday Cropped to Fish

Kevin Collins Successful fly Cropped

Bernard Doyle Good Sea Trout

Herve with nice brown trout returned 1

Kevin Collins Sea Liced Rock Pool

Kevin Collins Rock Pool Fish

Laune at Dusk

Photo by Stewart Stephens

Kevin Walker

Kevin's first fish from the Laune as an Association member.

Danny Joy

Danny playing a nice fish on the fly. Another spent fish but still nice on the fly.

Danny Joy

A nice 2016 still in good condition safely returned.

A fine Laune salmon

Estimated to be 25 lbs minimum when it entered the river.

Tom Ward Fish B 3

Schedule 2 of 2017 Tagging Regulations Various Rivers for last 4 years

Paddy Ginnifer and Paddy Franklin Fish 28th May

Laune Setting

Noel Hickey 12 lbs Johnston's

Eileen At Heffernans

Laune at 0.66 May 29th 2017

John Hussey Seal Teeth marks

Brian Colbert Fish Johnstons 28th May

French Visitor April Johnston's

High Water in March

Richard Lubrant USA

Salmon Smolt Clive O'Driscoll

Trout or Salmon Smolt by Clive O'Driscoll

Sea Trout by K Walker on Salmon Fly

Richard Lubrant 18 inch Sea Trout

Laune 21st April Waiting for a Pull

Mike Fisher 8 lbs on Fly Beat 3 Cropped

Fly Formally known as Prince

Kevin Walker Sea Trout

Bernard Doyle

Kieran Conlon Dazzling Fish Sunday 100%

Philip and Ann from Canada

Mike Fisher 13 lbs

Kieran Conlon Dazzling Fish Sunday Cropped to Fish

Kevin Collins Successful fly Cropped

Bernard Doyle Good Sea Trout

Herve with nice brown trout returned 1

Kevin Collins Sea Liced Rock Pool

Kevin Collins Rock Pool Fish

Laune at Dusk

Photo by Stewart Stephens

Kevin Walker

Kevin's first fish from the Laune as an Association member.

Danny Joy

Danny playing a nice fish on the fly. Another spent fish but still nice on the fly.

Danny Joy

A nice 2016 still in good condition safely returned.

A fine Laune salmon

Estimated to be 25 lbs minimum when it entered the river.

Photos 2016

Matt Standed

After meeting several fish over the last few weeks Matt managed to land a nice one on the fly of 5 lbs

Danny Joy

Now there is a Laune fish for you. A bar of silver on the fly 11.5 lbs.

John Scanlan

4 lbs sea Trout from Paul Connors on the fly.

Another fine Beat 3 fish.

Troy and Mike Francis

These Wicklow men enjoyed their trip to Beat 3. 7 ls bar of silver

Beat 3 Bank Clearance

All obstructions removed. Easy to travel and fish

Patrick Richard

Fish of 12 lbs from Rock Pool on Saturday 2nd July

Noel Hickey

Fine fish of 12 lbs landed by Noel on Fly.

Tom Ward

Two beauties on the fly from Beat 3. 9 lbs and 7 lbs.

Brown Trout

Mostly ignored by members of Laune Anglers - after bigger prize.

Japanese Knotweed Latest

Important for all Anglers to know about J Knotweed

Colm Heffernan

10lbs from O'Connor's spinning. Colm's first Laune fish of 2016

35 cm

Nice trout from Laune

Michel Allonsius France Bigger

9 lb Springer from Laune

Bale Wrap

One Tonne of bale wrap collected by members

DOB 5

DOB 2

Damien O'Brien

Swan looks very happy on Laune

Colm Heffernan

Lovely evening on the Laune

Sean Oakes

Landed on the fly , Heffernan's on a Willie Gunn

Otter Tracks

Otter regularly seen at Johnston's fishing. Must not be disturbed.

French Anglers

Patrick, Alain, Eric, Jean-Pierre, Jean-Marie,Michel and Joel.

Sean Oakes and Michael Bowe

The happiest anglers in Ireland. A springer each on the same day how fair is that.

Lovely Sea Trout

Note Cormorant attach on tail.

Tim O'Sullivan

Another nice sea trout

New Ladder/Stile

Breen's dyke at Gortnascarry

Trout on the Fly

Early season Sea trout and nice Brown trout.

One lb.

Fresh run sea trout late March

Tim O'Sullivan

First Laune seatrout caught at Rock Pool 31st March.

Sean O' Sullivan Brown Trout Heffernan's

Sean O' Sullivan Brown Trout Heffernan's

Small sea trout or salmon?

Foul hooked on a size 14 trout fly 22nd March - returned.

Matt Standed

After meeting several fish over the last few weeks Matt managed to land a nice one on the fly of 5 lbs

Danny Joy

Now there is a Laune fish for you. A bar of silver on the fly 11.5 lbs.

John Scanlan

4 lbs sea Trout from Paul Connors on the fly.

Another fine Beat 3 fish.

Troy and Mike Francis

These Wicklow men enjoyed their trip to Beat 3. 7 ls bar of silver

Beat 3 Bank Clearance

All obstructions removed. Easy to travel and fish

Patrick Richard

Fish of 12 lbs from Rock Pool on Saturday 2nd July

Noel Hickey

Fine fish of 12 lbs landed by Noel on Fly.

Tom Ward

Two beauties on the fly from Beat 3. 9 lbs and 7 lbs.

Brown Trout

Mostly ignored by members of Laune Anglers - after bigger prize.

Japanese Knotweed Latest

Important for all Anglers to know about J Knotweed

Colm Heffernan

10lbs from O'Connor's spinning. Colm's first Laune fish of 2016

35 cm

Nice trout from Laune

Michel Allonsius France Bigger

9 lb Springer from Laune

Bale Wrap

One Tonne of bale wrap collected by members

DOB 5

DOB 2

Damien O'Brien

Swan looks very happy on Laune

Colm Heffernan

Lovely evening on the Laune

Sean Oakes

Landed on the fly , Heffernan's on a Willie Gunn

Otter Tracks

Otter regularly seen at Johnston's fishing. Must not be disturbed.

French Anglers

Patrick, Alain, Eric, Jean-Pierre, Jean-Marie,Michel and Joel.

Sean Oakes and Michael Bowe

The happiest anglers in Ireland. A springer each on the same day how fair is that.

Lovely Sea Trout

Note Cormorant attach on tail.

Tim O'Sullivan

Another nice sea trout

New Ladder/Stile

Breen's dyke at Gortnascarry

Trout on the Fly

Early season Sea trout and nice Brown trout.

One lb.

Fresh run sea trout late March

Tim O'Sullivan

First Laune seatrout caught at Rock Pool 31st March.

Sean O' Sullivan Brown Trout Heffernan's

Sean O' Sullivan Brown Trout Heffernan's

Small sea trout or salmon?

Foul hooked on a size 14 trout fly 22nd March - returned.

Photos 2015

Garry Fernane

Garry lands a lovely fish of 9.5 lbs on Closing Day

Sean O'Sulivan

A smiling fish returned by Sean on the 29th September.

Richard Barry

First fish in two years better late than never.

Kieran Conlon

Demonstration of Casting at Flavour of Killorglin

Fishing at Johnston's

With the Reeks as a backdrop

Billy Cotter Stewart Stephens

A few relaxing casts on Beat 3.

Peter Muller

Peter managed to catch this lovely 6 lb sea liced fish on the fly at the Rock Pool on Saturday evening 5th of September.

Sinead Downes

About to return a nice grilse 4 lbs Johnston's 3rd September

Billy Downes

First fish of September a beautiful bar of silver 8lbs Rock Pool

Photo Shoot Wild Atlantic Way

Stewart Stephens Billy Cotter Lukasz Warzecha (Photographer)

Kieran Conlon

Beautifully coloured fish returned at John Breen's

Billy Cotter

Only fish landed among seven anglers at afternoon session at Johnston's on Sunday 16th August.

Kieran Conlon

On Saturday 8th August Kieran had a good day's fishing - lost a fish landed a 3 lbs sea trout and this lovely sea liced grilse of about 5 lbs All Returned.

Tony Murphy

Lovely sea liced grilse by Tony one of three fish he met at Johnston's / Heffernan's

Dermot Hegarty

Lovely fish of 12 lbs plus at Tullig House 5th August.

Billy Downes

Beautiful Stocky 8 salmon Johnston's

Recovering 3 lb Grilse

First Fish

Lovely Sea Trout landed by young visiting angler.

Stewart Stephens

Lovely grilse of 5 lbs returned at Paul O'Connor's.

Colm Heffernan

6.5 lbs landed at Connor's on worm Colm met four fish on the fly the same day.

Kieran Conlon

Landed and returned at the Rock Pool estimated 18 lbs (37 inches) Saturday 27th June.

Billy Downes

5 lbs on the fly from Beat 3

John Hussey

8 lbs from Heffernan's

Tomasz Ekert

Lovely 'springer' from Beat 3

Fly in Lip

Try not to catch your fishing buddy!

Clive and Paul Murphy Cork

Paul landed a second salmon of 13 lbs. Both fish caught at Rock Pool on worm.

13 lbs and 8 lbs Rock Pool

Clive Murphy

Clive a lovely 8 lb salmon caught by his uncle Paul Rock pool 26th May 2015.

The Laune 19th March.jpg

Beautiful for all methods

The Laune 19th March

January at the Laune Bridge

Thomas Ward

Beautiful 8 lb fish spinning on Beat 3 1st May

Garry Fernane

Garry lands a lovely fish of 9.5 lbs on Closing Day

Sean O'Sulivan

A smiling fish returned by Sean on the 29th September.

Richard Barry

First fish in two years better late than never.

Kieran Conlon

Demonstration of Casting at Flavour of Killorglin

Fishing at Johnston's

With the Reeks as a backdrop

Billy Cotter Stewart Stephens

A few relaxing casts on Beat 3.

Peter Muller

Peter managed to catch this lovely 6 lb sea liced fish on the fly at the Rock Pool on Saturday evening 5th of September.

Sinead Downes

About to return a nice grilse 4 lbs Johnston's 3rd September

Billy Downes

First fish of September a beautiful bar of silver 8lbs Rock Pool

Photo Shoot Wild Atlantic Way

Stewart Stephens Billy Cotter Lukasz Warzecha (Photographer)

Kieran Conlon

Beautifully coloured fish returned at John Breen's

Billy Cotter

Only fish landed among seven anglers at afternoon session at Johnston's on Sunday 16th August.

Kieran Conlon

On Saturday 8th August Kieran had a good day's fishing - lost a fish landed a 3 lbs sea trout and this lovely sea liced grilse of about 5 lbs All Returned.

Tony Murphy

Lovely sea liced grilse by Tony one of three fish he met at Johnston's / Heffernan's

Dermot Hegarty

Lovely fish of 12 lbs plus at Tullig House 5th August.

Billy Downes

Beautiful Stocky 8 salmon Johnston's

Recovering 3 lb Grilse

First Fish

Lovely Sea Trout landed by young visiting angler.

Stewart Stephens

Lovely grilse of 5 lbs returned at Paul O'Connor's.

Colm Heffernan

6.5 lbs landed at Connor's on worm Colm met four fish on the fly the same day.

Kieran Conlon

Landed and returned at the Rock Pool estimated 18 lbs (37 inches) Saturday 27th June.

Billy Downes

5 lbs on the fly from Beat 3

John Hussey

8 lbs from Heffernan's

Tomasz Ekert

Lovely 'springer' from Beat 3

Fly in Lip

Try not to catch your fishing buddy!

Clive and Paul Murphy Cork

Paul landed a second salmon of 13 lbs. Both fish caught at Rock Pool on worm.

13 lbs and 8 lbs Rock Pool

Clive Murphy

Clive a lovely 8 lb salmon caught by his uncle Paul Rock pool 26th May 2015.

The Laune 19th March.jpg

Beautiful for all methods

The Laune 19th March

January at the Laune Bridge

Thomas Ward

Beautiful 8 lb fish spinning on Beat 3 1st May

Photos 2014

Josef Hubbauer

Josef managed to land 2 fish during the last week in hopeless conditions. he returned another hen fish.

Out on Closing Day

Out on Closing Day

Billy Cotter and Garry Fernane.

Out on Closing Day

Willie Conway, Stewart Stephens and Johnny Sullivan

One of the last for 2014

Sinead Downes prepares to release a lovely hen of 5 lbs caught on a sparsely tied Stoat's tail in hopelessly low water.

Kevin Lynch

10 lb sea trout from Rock Pool 29 th August. Returned after photo in the dark.

Sinead Downes

1.5 lb fresh sea trout returned on the worm Johnston's Pulpit on 8th September.

Tom Ward

16 lbs caught on the fly at Paul Connors this evening 3rd September.

Sinead Downes

Sinead with her first fish of the year. Mind you it was only her 3rd trip to the river - good strike rate.

Noel Hickey

A bar of silver with sea lice caught at Johnston's on the fly.

Con Whelan

The Rock Pool again and Con Whelan's fishing. A lovely fish on the fly of about 8 lbs Monday 1st September.

Kieran Conlon

9 Lb Cock Sunday 31st Aug Returned to Rock Pool by Kieran Conlon (APGAI Ireland)

Kieran Conlon APGAI Ireland

Kieran Conlon returns a beautiful fresh fish of 12 lbs to the Rock Pool on Friday 29th August.

Gavin O'Shea

Gavin returns a beautiful cock also to the Rock Pool on 29th August.

John Barry Daragh Galagher

First salmon for Daragh caught on the worm at Johnston's Pulpit supported by Grandfather John Barry

Daragh Gallagher

First sea trout 1.25 lbs caught at Tom Johnston's.

Billy Downes

Lovely slightly stale cock of 9 lbs on the fly Tom Johnston's

Kieran Conlon

Kieran is an advanced Double Handed Casting Instructor with APGAI Ireland. He caught and released this 7 pounder on a cascade variant at Johnston's on 3rd August.

Lamprey Eel

Biodiversity in the Laune

Billy Downes at Ferris's

A beautiful cock of 9lbs on the fly. Laune really low.

Billy Downes

Sea Liced Sea Trout 1.5 lbs.

5th July Low

The Laune is in need of water. But a few grilse and sea trout running when nets are off.

Martina Murphy

A beauty of 14lbs caught at Johnston's on Saturday 14th June.

Clive Richards

An 11 lb beauty caught at Johnston's on Monday evening 9 th June.

Tom Curtayne

A beauty of 14 lbs caught by Tom on the fly at Gorry on Sunday morning 1st of June. Now there's a good start to June.

John Hussey

Estimated at 20 lbs to be confirmed. Caught by John Hussey at The High Bank in Johnston's on a Black Flying 'C'. (Tagged on return to car.)

Danny Joy

9 lbs Spinning at Coffey's

Spring Clean 2014

Photo shows some of the members who cleaned up our fisheries 12th April 2014

Bale Wrap and Briars

Mike Collins comes to grips with bale wrap

Josef Hubbauer

Josef managed to land 2 fish during the last week in hopeless conditions. he returned another hen fish.

Out on Closing Day

Out on Closing Day

Billy Cotter and Garry Fernane.

Out on Closing Day

Willie Conway, Stewart Stephens and Johnny Sullivan

One of the last for 2014

Sinead Downes prepares to release a lovely hen of 5 lbs caught on a sparsely tied Stoat's tail in hopelessly low water.

Kevin Lynch

10 lb sea trout from Rock Pool 29 th August. Returned after photo in the dark.

Sinead Downes

1.5 lb fresh sea trout returned on the worm Johnston's Pulpit on 8th September.

Tom Ward

16 lbs caught on the fly at Paul Connors this evening 3rd September.

Sinead Downes

Sinead with her first fish of the year. Mind you it was only her 3rd trip to the river - good strike rate.

Noel Hickey

A bar of silver with sea lice caught at Johnston's on the fly.

Con Whelan

The Rock Pool again and Con Whelan's fishing. A lovely fish on the fly of about 8 lbs Monday 1st September.

Kieran Conlon

9 Lb Cock Sunday 31st Aug Returned to Rock Pool by Kieran Conlon (APGAI Ireland)

Kieran Conlon APGAI Ireland

Kieran Conlon returns a beautiful fresh fish of 12 lbs to the Rock Pool on Friday 29th August.

Gavin O'Shea

Gavin returns a beautiful cock also to the Rock Pool on 29th August.

John Barry Daragh Galagher

First salmon for Daragh caught on the worm at Johnston's Pulpit supported by Grandfather John Barry

Daragh Gallagher

First sea trout 1.25 lbs caught at Tom Johnston's.

Billy Downes

Lovely slightly stale cock of 9 lbs on the fly Tom Johnston's

Kieran Conlon

Kieran is an advanced Double Handed Casting Instructor with APGAI Ireland. He caught and released this 7 pounder on a cascade variant at Johnston's on 3rd August.

Lamprey Eel

Biodiversity in the Laune

Billy Downes at Ferris's

A beautiful cock of 9lbs on the fly. Laune really low.

Billy Downes

Sea Liced Sea Trout 1.5 lbs.

5th July Low

The Laune is in need of water. But a few grilse and sea trout running when nets are off.

Martina Murphy

A beauty of 14lbs caught at Johnston's on Saturday 14th June.

Clive Richards

An 11 lb beauty caught at Johnston's on Monday evening 9 th June.

Tom Curtayne

A beauty of 14 lbs caught by Tom on the fly at Gorry on Sunday morning 1st of June. Now there's a good start to June.

John Hussey

Estimated at 20 lbs to be confirmed. Caught by John Hussey at The High Bank in Johnston's on a Black Flying 'C'. (Tagged on return to car.)

Danny Joy

9 lbs Spinning at Coffey's

Spring Clean 2014

Photo shows some of the members who cleaned up our fisheries 12th April 2014

Bale Wrap and Briars

Mike Collins comes to grips with bale wrap

Photos 2013

Billy Cotter

Billy with a 14.5 lb beauty on the fly from Johnston's on June bank holiday Monday.

Eileen Richards

Eileen Richards with a beautiful salmon of 8lbs caught at Heffernan's. This was the one that did not get away of three fish Eileen met during her holiday.

Michael Burke Tralee

A beauty heading for 13 lbs caught on the fly at Johnston's Strand

Billy Downes

18th September 11lbs Beat 3 on a Cascade.

Heidi Weickum

Heidi with her first Laune fish of 2013 caught spinning at Paul Connor's. The fish was sea liced, 4 lbs.

Patrick Richard

8.5 lbs Fresh Fish from Rock Pool 11th September

Broderick's Ladder

This ladder is for getting out of run.

Bernard Lyot

Fish 5 lbs caught between Breens stream and Gorry 10th September.

Michel Bertrand

Michel's first fish of his September visit to the Laune. The fish 6.25lbs caught on the fly at Johnston's on Thursday 5th September.

Richard Barry

Nice small grilse from Breen's (Returned)

Billy Downes

Grilse of about 4 lbs from Broderick's (Released)

Conor Cunnane

Conor's first fish of 2013 a beauty of 6 lbs caught on a cascade shrimp fly.

Patrick Murphy

Patrick's firs fish in the last two years caught on the fly a Blue Charm.

Billy Downes

Nice brace of 6 pounders on the Fly from Upper Johnston's. Monday 5th August

Richard Barry

First fish of the year 6 lbs Strand johnston's (See Detail photo)

Richard Barry Fish

Note net damage to Dorsal Fin

Billy Downes

Reviving a little one at Johnston' 3rd August

Gauge at Johnston's

This is what just under 3 feet looks like.

Billy Downes

6.5 lbs bar of Silver from Beat 3 on a Cascade.

Patrick Richard

7 lbs fresh fish from Paul Connors spinning.

Martin Hurley

Beautiful July fish from Johnston's caught as Martin said on the 'Garden Fly'

Garry Fernane

Good Sea Trout from Johnston's in June.

Rural Social Scheme

Mike Crowley maintenance coordinator (Right) with RSS scheme workers who strimmed all the banks on Monday and Tuesday June 24th and 25th.

Brown Trout

Some excellent brown trout fishing on Laune Anglers waters. best time last hour before sunset.

Paddy Ginnifer

15 lbs and 16 lbs. Best brace of fish from the Laune so far this year. Possibly the best brace from any river. Caught at Johnston's Pulpit on Tuesday 25th June. One spinning one on the worm.

Michel

First trip to the Laune by visitor from France Michel. Fish caught at Johnston's on 13rd May.

Nicolas lheritier

Nicolas with his first salmon caught on the fly at Johnston's on 3rd June.

Tony Murphy

Tony caught this beauty at Johnston's on Saturday 12.5 lbs fresh run fish.

LProtest Carrigaline December 2012

Laune Anglers members at Protest

Heffernan's April 13th 2013

Gerard McCarthy and David Donnelly from Cork enjoyed some good sea trout fishing and lost a nice grilse.

Patrick Doucet

Patrick and his friend Jean-Francois from France, fished the middle week of April and met a few sea trout. Their fishing was hampered by extremely high water and winds. The commented that the Laune and its members were good.

Jean-Francois Petiot

Jean-Francois fishing Beat 3 in extremely high water.

What Fly

A question that is often asked!!! What fly for the Laune. The cascade Shrimp Fly seems to work well. Any shrimp fly with a bit of sparkle. Size depends on water height. Flies above tied on Partridge size 10 Big Mouth Doubles. (Yellow Hackle left off, shank too short)

Spring Clean 2013

Mike Collins, Garry Fernane, Paul Murphy and Billy Cotter at taking a break at Johnston's.

Glenda Powell

Glenda Powell addressing the crowd at the Carrigaline Protest

Laune January 2013

A view of the Laune from Charlie Johnston's house January 2013

Michael Bowe

First Laune Anglers Salmon of 2013. A 7lb red cock caught and released at Crowley's on opening day.

Salmon Farm protest Galway 2nd March

Speakers at the protest against the salmon farm in Galway Bay.

Protest march Galway 2nd March 2013

Michael Collins Vice Chairman, Stewart Stephens Chairman and Billy Cotter Committee member at the Galway protest.

Lawrence Fitzpatrick

5 lbs fish Good Friday covered in sea lice.

Lawrence Fitzpatrick

Lawrence Fitzpatrick from Cork returning his Good Friday fish at Heffernan's. It was Laurences first time fishing Laune Angler's waters.

Gerald McCarthy

One of five sea trout to 1.5 lbs caught by Gerald on his first visit to Laune Angler's waters. All trout returned.

Sean O'Sullivan

Top Salmon (6lbs) caught by Sean O'Sullivan. Bottom Sea Trout (1.5 lbs) caught by Billy Cotter at Johnston's on Easter Monday.

Sean O'Sullivan

Sean O'Sullivan with his first salmon (6lbs) of 2013 at Johnston's on the 30th March.

Billy Cotter

Billy with a 14.5 lb beauty on the fly from Johnston's on June bank holiday Monday.

Eileen Richards

Eileen Richards with a beautiful salmon of 8lbs caught at Heffernan's. This was the one that did not get away of three fish Eileen met during her holiday.

Michael Burke Tralee

A beauty heading for 13 lbs caught on the fly at Johnston's Strand

Billy Downes

18th September 11lbs Beat 3 on a Cascade.

Heidi Weickum

Heidi with her first Laune fish of 2013 caught spinning at Paul Connor's. The fish was sea liced, 4 lbs.

Patrick Richard

8.5 lbs Fresh Fish from Rock Pool 11th September

Broderick's Ladder

This ladder is for getting out of run.

Bernard Lyot

Fish 5 lbs caught between Breens stream and Gorry 10th September.

Michel Bertrand

Michel's first fish of his September visit to the Laune. The fish 6.25lbs caught on the fly at Johnston's on Thursday 5th September.

Richard Barry

Nice small grilse from Breen's (Returned)

Billy Downes

Grilse of about 4 lbs from Broderick's (Released)

Conor Cunnane

Conor's first fish of 2013 a beauty of 6 lbs caught on a cascade shrimp fly.

Patrick Murphy

Patrick's firs fish in the last two years caught on the fly a Blue Charm.

Billy Downes

Nice brace of 6 pounders on the Fly from Upper Johnston's. Monday 5th August

Richard Barry

First fish of the year 6 lbs Strand johnston's (See Detail photo)

Richard Barry Fish

Note net damage to Dorsal Fin

Billy Downes

Reviving a little one at Johnston' 3rd August

Gauge at Johnston's

This is what just under 3 feet looks like.

Billy Downes

6.5 lbs bar of Silver from Beat 3 on a Cascade.

Patrick Richard

7 lbs fresh fish from Paul Connors spinning.

Martin Hurley

Beautiful July fish from Johnston's caught as Martin said on the 'Garden Fly'

Garry Fernane

Good Sea Trout from Johnston's in June.

Rural Social Scheme

Mike Crowley maintenance coordinator (Right) with RSS scheme workers who strimmed all the banks on Monday and Tuesday June 24th and 25th.

Brown Trout

Some excellent brown trout fishing on Laune Anglers waters. best time last hour before sunset.

Paddy Ginnifer

15 lbs and 16 lbs. Best brace of fish from the Laune so far this year. Possibly the best brace from any river. Caught at Johnston's Pulpit on Tuesday 25th June. One spinning one on the worm.

Michel

First trip to the Laune by visitor from France Michel. Fish caught at Johnston's on 13rd May.

Nicolas lheritier

Nicolas with his first salmon caught on the fly at Johnston's on 3rd June.

Tony Murphy

Tony caught this beauty at Johnston's on Saturday 12.5 lbs fresh run fish.

LProtest Carrigaline December 2012

Laune Anglers members at Protest

Heffernan's April 13th 2013

Gerard McCarthy and David Donnelly from Cork enjoyed some good sea trout fishing and lost a nice grilse.

Patrick Doucet

Patrick and his friend Jean-Francois from France, fished the middle week of April and met a few sea trout. Their fishing was hampered by extremely high water and winds. The commented that the Laune and its members were good.

Jean-Francois Petiot

Jean-Francois fishing Beat 3 in extremely high water.

What Fly

A question that is often asked!!! What fly for the Laune. The cascade Shrimp Fly seems to work well. Any shrimp fly with a bit of sparkle. Size depends on water height. Flies above tied on Partridge size 10 Big Mouth Doubles. (Yellow Hackle left off, shank too short)

Spring Clean 2013

Mike Collins, Garry Fernane, Paul Murphy and Billy Cotter at taking a break at Johnston's.

Glenda Powell

Glenda Powell addressing the crowd at the Carrigaline Protest

Laune January 2013

A view of the Laune from Charlie Johnston's house January 2013

Michael Bowe

First Laune Anglers Salmon of 2013. A 7lb red cock caught and released at Crowley's on opening day.

Salmon Farm protest Galway 2nd March

Speakers at the protest against the salmon farm in Galway Bay.

Protest march Galway 2nd March 2013

Michael Collins Vice Chairman, Stewart Stephens Chairman and Billy Cotter Committee member at the Galway protest.

Lawrence Fitzpatrick

5 lbs fish Good Friday covered in sea lice.

Lawrence Fitzpatrick

Lawrence Fitzpatrick from Cork returning his Good Friday fish at Heffernan's. It was Laurences first time fishing Laune Angler's waters.

Gerald McCarthy

One of five sea trout to 1.5 lbs caught by Gerald on his first visit to Laune Angler's waters. All trout returned.

Sean O'Sullivan

Top Salmon (6lbs) caught by Sean O'Sullivan. Bottom Sea Trout (1.5 lbs) caught by Billy Cotter at Johnston's on Easter Monday.

Sean O'Sullivan

Sean O'Sullivan with his first salmon (6lbs) of 2013 at Johnston's on the 30th March.