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Mon 07 Jul 2010Ballina 'salmon capital'
ANGLING NOTES:THE eye-catching sign on the approach road to the town caught the moment: “Ballina – the Salmon Capital of Ireland”. True, in every sense of the word. The majestic Moy is the showcase river for Europe and beyond. To pause on Ham Bridge and watch the bars of silver leaping and splashing in the Ridge Pool is a sight to behold.
Catch statistics speak for themselves. Recently, for example, the Moy Fishery recorded 467 salmon to the fly. Over the last six years the river has produced an annual average of 8,382 and accounted for 30 per cent of the national salmon rod catch. Phenomenal, by any standards.
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