Tullow Fishing Club was formed in the 1960’s to put angling on a formal basis and help curb illegal poaching of salmon. In those early years salmon were very plentiful in the River Slaney and of large size, 20 to 30 pounds being common, but today salmon stocks are much depleted and the average catch size has dropped to 10 pounds or less.
Tullow has the largest club on the Slaney with 70 in the salmon section and about 200 in the trout section of whom 80 are juveniles. Trout membership comprises locals, holiday-makers and immigrant workers from many corners of the globe.
