Mourne Camping trip...

[Spud]

Yes that's the one I was referring to! That was in 2004 but I can find no record of the study if it was ever done?

As rumblebum said during the summer shelter stone camp the amount of 'rises' on Ben crom was mighty!

Did u actually see fish jumping mate or just ripples on the surface? I remember seeing loads of ripples, but I thought it was those bloody midges going for a swim ! Lol

[Spud]

I don't know, some of them were massive! Lol I'm gonna have to take a rod up and have a try, it's the only thing for it! Lol

[Hendy]

I don't know, some of them were massive! Lol I'm gonna have to take a rod up and have a try, it's the only thing for it! Lol

Is that a rod to catch midges or fish?

[Spud]

I don't know, some of them were massive! Lol I'm gonna have to take a rod up and have a try, it's the only thing for it! Lol

Is that a rod to catch midges or fish?

[Rumblebum]

I was talking to my mate about this last week, he was telling me that he was up at ben crom resevoir a few years ago with his dad who works for the rivers agency (or something like that) , anyway they had to go out  and carry out a survey on the fish stocks and species. There are definately a good number trout in there, but what they found is that some may be slightly stunted in growth , a 10 year old fish in another lake would be larger due to the lack of nutrition and food in the water, you only really have the kilkeel river that feeds it, there are no trees or shrubs or reeds that would attract the insects which feed the fish, could be why i saw so many rising during the summer cus they were all flipin starvin!!!
You always got the spelga Dam but im gonna take the rod to the shelter stone and try this out, hey if i dont get anything at least il have my wine and steak to keep me happy.
Maybe we can organise a nite out in the brighter nights.

[Mourneman]

I've fished nearly all the Mournes lakes at some point or another,most contain wild brownies,weighting around half a pound at the most,gold head nymph usually works well,or an olive,but there's very little chance of catching any this time of year,it's just too cold for those little trout,summer past I had a good day on blue lough under Lamagan caught around 9 or 10 on a hares ear pattern,all catch & release,although I've heard there's a very boggy taste of them!I'll look for some photo's tomorrow,& as always I've used barbless hooks on wild browns & sea-trout

[Spud]

Cheers for the info lads! boggy tasting or not, would still be pretty cool to catch a trout and fry it up for the dinner in the middle of the mournes! 

[Mourneman]

A few wild Mourne Brownie's,all returned to the water

198131_5593184859_628904859_151019_3265_n by shannaghan, on Flickr

[wee gaz]

returned alive ? they look dead

[WildWesty]

They look wet still - probly just out of a keep net.

[Mourneman]

kept them in a bucket,they all let go