Ballynahinch Castle Blog

What our guests might not know about is our hidden gem. We have a wonderful fire-pit located in the Walled Garden where one can enjoy toasting marshmallows and drinking Irish coffees. The perfect way to spend an evening after your meal in the Owenmore Res...

With low water conditions for the best part of April and very low water for all of May, we saw saw no salmon or sea trout but it did open a window to some wonderful dry fly fishing for the resident brown trout with some fish over the 30cm mark. The l...

Conditions for salmon fishing had been difficult prior the 5th of June, with salmon lying in the deep pools and never showing interest in any fly put over them. Thankfully the weather broke and within 24 hours of rain falling a 5lb grilse was landed by Ke...

From the 1st of September, there have been twenty salmon caught, but all were released as we are nearing the end of the fishing season. Fishing club member, Pierre Perret, caught 3 Salmon. He released 10lb salmon on the 14th September and on the 17th...

The recent weather has led to a favourable water level for fishing. A total of 16 salmon were landed between the 24th July to August 16th. They weighed between 4-14lbs in weight, with a 14lb salmon was caught by Tom McManus with a Collie Dog Fly.The ...