The Salmon Weir Galway
PLACE CACHE BACK AS YOU FIND IT!
Welcome to the salmon weir,
Here in this photo that I have attached for you, you can see two of many anglers who fish this weir hopeing for a fight with a legendary irish salmon. You can also see in the background the hydraulic gates that are used to control the water level.
Just upstream from Galway Cathedral is the Salmon Weir Bridge - and beyond this, the Salmon Weir itself. The River Corrib is one of the primary salmon fisheries in ireland, the 9 km leg that runs through Galway city is teeming with the fish in their seasons.
The Salmon Weir controls the water level on Lough Corrib. It operates 16 hydraulic gates that you see from the bridge. This is a popular place for anglers to ply their trade. In addition to salmon, there are also plenty of trout and coarse fish in these waters. You’ll need to secure a permit to catch game fish (i.e. salmon and trout).
The official fishing season lasts from February to September. The bulk of the fish pass through during the early summer months (May to June), and during this time you can post up on the bridge and catch the sun glittering off the backs of salmon waiting to move up the weir
THE CACHE
My container is a nano so BYOP, always place cache back in it's original position to prevent it being muggled.
TOTT
Team work required for this one and I recommend bringing your litter picker along on every cache it can be helpful to you and the environment.
FTF
Well done to Wa Wa for being first to find 😁
Cache in trash out ♻️🚮😁