Salmon season on the river Laune opens on January 17 and closes on September 30
 

* Please Note *

Shrimp of Prawn - Natural or Artificial - Shall not be fished on 
Association waters at any time during the season.

Photo: Ted O’Riordan, former Honorary Secretary of the Laune Salmon & Trout Anglers’ Association holding a freshly-run 17lbs. salmon which he caught on Association waters. 

Fishing a 1.5 inch brown and gold minnow, which is displayed on the salmon’s pectoral fin.
(This fish was caught the season prior to the introduction of mandatory tagging of angler-caught salmon).

Permitted Fishing Baits

Recommended Baits:

Uske Grub, Ally Shrimp, Hairy Mary, Garry Dog, Blue Charm are among the popular patterns fished for salmon. Water quality on the river Laune is excellent, therefore smaller sizes  are fished for salmon. Recommended sizes: double 10’s or 8’s depending on water levels.

Popular brands of spoons fished are copper and silver, copper and bronze, silver and bronze, blue and silver. Most well known brand names can be successful on the river Laune.

Fishing tackle stores stock locally-made minnows which are most productive on the Laune. Basic colours are brown/gold and black/gold. Size to fish will depend on water levels, but smaller sizes tend to be more productive.
 

What Fly?

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All the flies in these boxes will catch salmon on the Laune.  Sizes can range from 6 to 14 depending on water level and clarity.  Most of the flies are tied on Treble hooks or Doubles.

This battle-scarred Uske Grub was tied by former association chairman, Killorglin-born Tom O’Reilly.
Tom has a knowledge of his local river which is second to none.

Head: 
Wing: 
Front body: 
Rear body: 
Front Hackle: 
Centre Hackle: 
Rib: 
Tag: 
Tail:

Red
Pair of long Jungle Cock feathers
Black floss
Yellow floss
Orange
White cock with crystal hair
Oval silver tinsel
Silver tinsel
Golden pheasant red breast feathers.