The angling conditions during September could only be described as atrocious. The sun beat down, water levels dropped dramatically and what little breeze that did appear came from the north. Understandably therefore, angling pressure was low as people were reluctant to take on the unfortunate weather conditions.

That said, there were still some remarkable catches. Robert Haughton and friends (Owen Jacob, Charles Jacob, William Haughton, Redmond Cabot and Bob Ludgate) returned for their annual visit and as usual they did not disappoint. They caught 9 sea trout on Clogher Lough and 7 on Glenicmurrin before taking 18 sea trout on Fermoyle and Rusheen Loughs. By way of a slight detour, they ventured out onto the School House lakes, where Robert landed a fine 2lb 8oz sea trout. Finally, they hiked up to Shanawona Lough where they landed 5 more sea trout. Though an enjoyable week was had by all, they did concede that the conditions made the going quite tough. Jean Louis returned to his preferred river beat 3 where he landed 2 fine fish, a salmon of 7 lbs and a 2lbs 12 oz sea trout. Steven Peare also went exploring the School house lakes where he caught an impressive 3 lbs sea trout. Pat Farrelly chose Glenicmurrin for his day out and was rewarded with 6 sea trout. The Carraroe Angling Club held their annual competition and recorded 38 sea trout. Congratulations to Johnny Costello who won the competition and runner up Matt Costello who landed a fine 18 inch sea trout.

Finally, everyone at The Costello & Fermoyle Fishery and Fermoyle Lodge would like to say thank you to all our anglers for making the season so enjoyable. Bookings are now being taken for the 2003 season.