Dingle Peninsula Sea Trout

Anyone Fascinated with Sea Trout..?? 

So its being a good week and with the water levels up all over the county, there was plenty of fishing. The problem with the summer and the freshwater season is that it must end. July, August and September are without doubt my most favorite times of the year. Getting up at five to be on the river or loch at dawn happens without a taught. I just love the way the summer rolls away into autumn and the way the countryside changes from a brightness to a kind of moody feel. The heather flowers and the mountain ash produces red berries that for a bird must be a treat. Even the fish start to change colours as the cocks produces a sharp like beak to both fight of males and hold his mate. Its like the summer gives its final call and lets nature take its final bounty. The summer floods start to wash out the rivers just in time for the main stock of sea trout and salmon to run. Everything seems worthwhile at this time of year but like all things in life, it all must end. Soon the rivers will close and the warmth will fade. The winter will hit us hard and we will only be able to dream and wait till the season opens again.   

Loch Annascual, Dingle Peninsula, Sea Trout, August 2019

With now three rivers open on the peninsula there is no excuse not to get out and give these rivers a try. All these rivers are C&R but get out and fish the rivers get the word out. Its great to see paths and people fishing the rivers and lochs around the peninsula. I truly believe they are a completely undervalued commodity and with the right attitude somebody could form a club that would take on the responsibility to protect and sustain these fine watercourses. Something needs to be done. If you really look at it there is about 8 rivers that have at least good stocks of brown trout, some have salmon and nearly all of them have sea trout. There is county's across the country that would kill for what we have in abundance but we don't seem to see or care for what we have. The county council invested a few million into a wetlands project in Tralee Town a few years ago and ended up renting it out because it was losing money. The reality is that money would have been a lot better off invested in what we have not what we were trying to create. Imagine trying to create a wetland in the middle of a wetland.

Scorid River, Sea Trout, Dingle Peninsula, August 2019

So we spent a few days on the rivers and a few days on the lochs, personally I love fishing wild lochs way up into the mountains. There is countless ones on the peninsula and with at least half of them never fished, why dont you get out there and fish them. There is a loch on the peninsula that still holds a very good amount of arctic char and me and a freind always hit it a few times a year to catch these magnificent fish. They are nearly wiped out across the country but this loch has plenty but that secret will be kept under wraps for now.

Glenahoo River, Sea Trout, Dingle Peninsula 2019

Also my father and myself recorded a podcast last week and that will be live next Wednesday the 28th of this month. Please check out the website TommyOutdoors and you can listen live at 5pm. I will be sharing it as much as possible myself on my Dingle Peninsula Fishing and Hunting Facebook page so please listen. It was a new experience for us but it was very informative for myself. I heard stories for my own father that i didn't know and you can really hear his passion for the conservation of  our salmon. The reason for recording was to try and set the story straight on what actually happened and the violence and stress that out family was under. I have heard the most outrageous made up lies about my father and the facts will be set straight. There is an old Irish saying and it goes like this "You will never like a good guard". My father wasn't liked and for good reason, he brought to light the absolute widespread poaching and what finished him was when he prosecuted a guard in court. Please listen its a blast...