Secretary’s Report By all accounts the 2018 season was a hard season for anglers with long spells of hot, dry and sunny weather and a major pollution incident. I have had reports from anglers that the numbers of salmon in September/October weren’t huge but a few anglers who managed to get out were successful. …
Category: Angling Reports and updates
Apr 01
Willy Wans and Coneywarren area of the River Strule April 2019
As Secretary of Omagh Anglers Association I have been asked to make it known that the fishing rights in the area known as the Willy Wans and Coneywarren area , left bank downstream , are OWNED not leased by Omagh Anglers Association. These rights were purchased by the Association along with other rights in that area in …
Sep 23
Catch Returns for 2019 Must be with the club by 15th November 2019
(Click below for extra pages on OAA Catch Return Form) OAA Catch Return Form Catch returns on all species in Omagh Anglers waters are mandatory from the 2019 Season onwards! As an Association we have no figures to combat pollution incidents or how many salmon /trout are being caught in our waters and from this …
May 27
Disaster again for the Drumragh River and its Tributaries
It is with complete horror and sadness that I am writing this report about the Drumragh River. As I am sure many of you are now aware of the huge (100,000 gallons of slurry) pollution incident on the river outside Dromore Co Tyrone on Wednesday 23rd May. This resulted in a massive fish kill of …
Apr 09
Loughs Agency Press Release April 7th 2018
Working with FASTA this is the Loughs Agency press release. This is a very positive statement going forward. We (FASTA) are also liaising with Dawnfresh Ltd to provide dumping points for any rainbows caught that have to be disposed of . We do not want to see the river banks polluted with carcasses which can …
Apr 06
Rainbows, the problems and moving forward.
I attended a meeting with Loughs Agency at Prehen on wednesday 4th April with two other FASTA representatives, David Nelson and Barney Winters. Working with the Loughs Agency we came up with a number of proposals and are at present waiting on a press release from the Loughs Agency. Many thanks to FASTA for continuing …
Apr 06
Dr K Whelan’s report on the escaped rainbow trout on the Strule and Mourne
Click on the Link to access the report released by the Loughs Agency and FASTA 5.11.17 R Mourne Escape O mykiss NRRA_
Sep 20
FASTA and the rainbow Trout infestation below Newtownstewart
There have been several meetings over the last few weeks with the affiliates of FASTA to organise the response and move the issue forward with regards the huge quantities of rainbow trout that are now in the Strule and Mourne RiversRepresentatives from Omagh Anglers Association have been present at the meetings and are giving voice …
Jun 08
Presentation to local Charities
Hi all, just to let you know that the monies raised from our raffle at the Fishing Festival in Strabane over the last few years went to two worthy causes. Two £500 cheques had been presented to Omagh Care for Cancer and also to the Omagh and District Multiple Sclerosis Group. I would like to …
Jun 06
Fishing on the Rivers Camowen and Cloghfin 2nd June 2017
On behalf of Omagh Anglers Association, the Officers and Committee wish it to be known that the fishing rights (formerly known as the Belmore estate, now owned by the Rountree Family and leased to Omagh Anglers Association) have been recognised by a Declaration of Rights in the Fermanagh and Tyrone County Court on 2nd June …
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Weather Forecast
April 23, 2019, 5:30 pm
Mostly sunny
14°C
14°C
real feel: 11°C
current pressure: 1000 mb
humidity: 58%
wind speed: 18 mph ENE
wind gusts: 18 mph
UV-Index: 2
sunrise: 6:09 am
sunset: 8:48 pm
Forecast April 24, 2019
day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
14°C
wind speed: 13 mph E
wind gusts: 20 mph
max. UV-Index: 5
Forecast April 25, 2019
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Showers
13°C
wind speed: 11 mph ESE
wind gusts: 13 mph
max. UV-Index: 1
