What Flies Are Used on the Agivey River, and What Are the Club's Record Catches?

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Agivey Anglers lists a Flies section on its website for fly patterns used on the Agivey River, and it publishes two club record catches: a 22lb 8oz salmon caught by Mervyn Norris in 2002, and a 9lb 2oz trout caught by Oisin O'Neill in 2025. The site presents these as the heaviest catches for each species; the Flies page itself is the place to go for the actual patterns, and the Galleries section holds related images.

Where to Find Fly Information

The club's site navigation includes a dedicated Flies page alongside About Us, The River, River Map, River Rules, River Level, Galleries, Permits & Licencing, Travel & Links, and Contact Us. If you want to know which patterns are associated with the river, that page is the starting point — the site's own menu treats flies as a distinct topic rather than folding it into general river information.

A practical way to use the site before a trip:

  1. Open the Flies page to see the patterns the club highlights.
  2. Check River Level and River Map to judge conditions and access.
  3. Read River Rules and Permits & Licencing before fishing — these are separate pages, so don't assume one covers the other.
  4. Browse Galleries for images that may show flies, catches, or stretches of the river.

The Record Catches

Species Angler Year Weight
Salmon Mervyn Norris 2002 22lb 8oz
Trout Oisin O'Neill 2025 9lb 2oz

These are presented on the club's homepage as its heaviest catches, so they work as a benchmark for what the river has produced rather than as typical sizes. The trout record is recent (2025), while the salmon record has stood since 2002.

What the Site Also Offers

Beyond flies and records, the homepage credits John Johnston and his friend John Montgomery as "two legends of the Agivey River," and thanks the late Robin Paul for years of work creating and maintaining the club's original website. The site also carries a Clubmate Login for members and a tagline, "Life is better when you fish."

If your goal is matching flies to current conditions, treat the Flies page as a reference list and combine it with the River Level page — the site separates these, so neither alone tells you what to fish on a given day.