Electrofishing report 2007

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^{_{Moyola Angling Association:}} ^{_{Electrofishing report 2007}}

^{_{Sunday, November 4, 2007}}

^{_{Electrofished Moyola river at Casteldawson.}}

^{_{42 Dollaghan taken from river [16 cock dollaghan, 28 hen dollaghan]}}

^{_{Sunday, November 11, 2007}}

^{_{Electrofished Moyola at Castledawson and Seven Arches Bridge}}

^₁^{_{0 Salmon taken for hatchery [6 hen salmon, 4 cock salmon]}}

^{_{Sunday, November 18, 2007}}

^{_{Electrofished Moyola at Draperstown, [Derrynoid]}}

^{_{6 salmon taken for hatchery [4 hen salmon, 2 cock salmon]}}

^{_{Sunday, December 9, 2007}}

^{_{Electrofished Moyola at Straw.}}

^{_{10 salmon taken for hatchery [8 hen salmon, 2 cock salmon]}}

^{_{Sunday, December 16, 2007}}

^{_{Electrofished Moyola at Draperstown}}

^{_{9 salmon taken for hatchery [6 hen salmon, 3 cock salmon]}}

^{_{Total fish taken:}}

^{_{42 Dollaghan trout – 16 cock Dollaghan, 28 hen Dollaghan.}}

^{_{35 Salmon – 24 hen salmon, 11 cock salmon.}}

^{_{Resulting eggs from fish.}}

^{_{Dollaghan: approximately 25,000 dollaghan eggs were collected from the captured brood stock, which once hatched were stocked into the Moyola in early May.}}

^{_{Salmon: approximately 90,000 salmon eggs collected from the captured}}

^{_{brood stock, which once hatched were stocked into the Moyola headwaters and it’s tributaries during the months of May and June.}}

^{_{During the course of the electrofishing good numbers of salmon were seen in small tributaries were salmon fry has been stocked in previous years by the Moyola hatchery committee.}}

^{_{However, a good number of dollaghan and salmon appeared to be unable to scale the Weir in the Moyola estate from early October onwards. A number of damaged fish which were close to spawning were captured at the weir and further downstream.}}

^{_{Michael McGlade}}

^{_{Moyola Angling Association}}

^{_{Email: info@moyolaangling.com}}