It is with some joy that I am able to report that our waters opened on the 18th May 2020 for angling by members. We will be selling visitors permits from the 8th July 2020.Anglers are individually responsible for compliance with their government’s advice and guidance. Anglers should keep up to date with the latest …
Category: Angling Reports and updates
Oct 03
REMEMBER CATCH RETURNS MUST BE IN BEFORE 15TH NOVEMBER
(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 …
Aug 17
New Picnic area and parking at Stonebridge
May 2019 seen the completion of the area near the Stonebridge prepared by the Friends of the Glens group and with a donation from Omagh Anglers Association. A new parking and picnic area at the junction just over the Stonebridge is provided and anglers can take a well earned break at the large stone picnic …
Apr 18
Secretary’s Report for the 2018 season
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. …
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 …
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 …
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Weather Forecast
August 6, 2020, 5:31 pm
Cloudy
20°C
20°C
real feel: 18°C
current pressure: 1020 mb
humidity: 72%
wind speed: 11 mph SSW
wind gusts: 11 mph
UV-Index: 1
sunrise: 5:49 am
sunset: 9:19 pm
Forecast August 7, 2020
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Intermittent clouds
21°C
wind speed: 9 mph SW
wind gusts: 13 mph
max. UV-Index: 4
Forecast August 8, 2020
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Partly sunny
19°C
wind speed: 7 mph NNE
wind gusts: 11 mph
max. UV-Index: 5
