Something Fishy! The children from Ballaghameehan National School participated the Something Fishy Project. Classes were divided up and had to do research based on the different lessons provided by the Inland Fisheries. Two highlights of the project included the day
Derryquay N.S.
Something Fishy The senior class took part in the Something Fishy Programme during the year. They have learned about the lifecycle of the salmon and life in the river. The culmination of this project was a field trip to Derryquay
Turas go dtí an Abhainn
Freshwater Eel Life Cycle
Adventures of a brown trout…and other freshwater creatures.
Some of our fifth and sixth class students did research projects on some of the other freshwater fish which we found when we did the field trip. They researched the life cycles of brown trout, freshwater eels and mayfly. We
Our Salmon of Knowledge
We created these ‘salmon of knowledge’ to show what we had learned about this fascinating sea creature.
Today’s River Visit with Michael and Martin to the River Deenagh
We had an exciting visit to the River Deenagh this afternoon when we got to catch and release some salmon, brown trout, Gudgeon, eel and stickleback! We found fry and some even smaller species. We also saw some invertebrates and
Fishing Safety
Types of Angling
River Visit
We had an unbelievable day at the river with Declan Cullagh, Noel Power & Padraig O’ Neill. The pictures tell the story but it was excellent to see so much life in the river and catch some fish. We tried