No improvement in salmon and grilse numbers at barriers
The numbers of salmon and grilse that have landed at the Northwest and Dungarvon Barriers are still down in comparison to the same time last year.
The Northwest Barrier has seen only 216 salmon and grilse compared to 710 the same time last year. Brook trout numbers are down as well. Totals as of July 29th are shown below.
| Grilse (to 63 cm) | Small Salmon (64-84 cm) | Large Salmon (>84 cm) | Total Small & Large | All Atlantic Salmon | Brook Trout | |
| 2012 Total to Date | 100 | 63 | 53 | 116 | 216 | 742 |
| Previous Year | 521 | 127 | 62 | 189 | 710 | 1164 |
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Grilse and salmon numbers are both low at the Dungarvon Barrier with only 220 in total arriving at the barrier as of July 29th compared to 679 the same time last year. Brook trout numbers are up compared to last year with 56 arriving to date compared to 25 in 2011.
| Grilse (to 63 cm) | Small Salmon (64-84 cm) | Large Salmon (>84 cm) | Total Small & Large | All Atlantic Salmon | Brook Trout | |
| 2012 Total to Date |
121 | 31 | 68 | 99 | 220 | 56 |
| Previous Year | 479 | 63 | 137 | 200 | 679 | 25 |
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