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Throughout the world, there are a huge number of different brown trout strains that fly anglers fish for. Many new strains are created regularly in order to suit local conditions in rivers and lakes where there is a desire to plant brown trout.

In Northern Ireland, there is a strain of brown trout native to Lough Neagh that scientists agree has remained genetically pure, and are named Dollaghan trout. “Dollaghan” is a word formed from the Gaelic dulach which means “swift running.”

Dollaghan, which are sometimes also referred to as Breddach (another Gaelic word, which means “big fat fellow”) spend most of their life in the largest body of freshwater in the United Kingdom – Lough Neagh, where they can grow upwards of 15 to 20 pounds. At spawning time, they will enter several of the rivers that flow into the huge lough.

These rivers include the Six Mile Water River, Bann River, the Mayola and the Ballinderry. Like other trout and salmon, Dollaghan will return to the same river where they were hatched and spent the first part of their life in. Trout that were hatched in the Ballinderry River will return to that same river when they are ready to spawn.

These big fat fellows are prized by anglers from around the world that travel to Northern Ireland in the hope of catching one of the few truly wild trout that are available today. The fish may be in the rivers anytime between August and October, and Irish salmon fly patterns such as the Bann Special, Yellow Shrimp and the Fox Fly can be very effective. Because of their similarity to sea trout in that they are sensitive to light, night time fishing is often the best way to target Dollaghan for the best chance of success.

These Lough Neagh natives are a valuable resource to Ireland and today, efforts are being made to ensure that Dollaghan trout are conserved for generations to come.

Check out Stevie Munn’s article on Dollaghan trout.

I received a sad email from a friend of mine, Brian Vickery.  Brian writes that a fly tier is forced to sell his fly tying supplies and materials as he has come down with the dreadful disease of MS.  It is only by the grace of God that we don’t have to suffer like others do.

I’ve agreed to publish what is available for sale.  If you’d like to help this former fly tier out and get some tying supplies for your self, please read on. Contact information is below:

Tools: Vices, Scissors, Bobbins, Hackle Pliers, Threader,

Hair Stacker, Wing Cutters, Sundry other tools.

Threads: Spools of thread, wool, wire and other stuff.

Hooks: Popper hooks & cork bodies, Streamer, Dry, Wet,

Midge, Salmon & Huge Pike Hooks.

Dubbing: Antron, Polywiggle, Seal Fur, Kopak, & Dubbing

Waxes.

Capes: Dyed and Natural, India and Chinese Necks.

Pheasants: Lady Amherst, Golden, Silver, & Reeves Skins.

Tails:

Specialty Materials: Wood Duck, Jungle cock.

Many items are in their original package, we’ll deduct 25% for the sales price.

All other item are to be priced according to an old catalogue and deduct 25%.

Tp see or purchase, contact Brian at 905-936-3428 or bvickery@primus.ca,

I can email pictures for the serious buyer.

The other day, I wrote about my purchase of a 2006 Jeep Liberty.  I wrote about the fact that I had a problem with the front driver’s side window not working – the window regulator apparently needing replacement.

I also wrote that I had discovered that this was a common problem apparently with Jeep Liberty vehicles.

Well, guess what? The rear driver’s side window now seems to have suffered from the same defective design – and it is now useless.  The front passenger side is showing signs of degradation – the window seems to have a bit of a jump when it is down and then when it is being closed.  It seems to go off it’s track and needs a good whack to close it properly.

So that’s three windows that probably need a new window regulator, at $350 a pop.  Not including labour.

That’s nuts.  I wonder if the person(s) responsible for the design and approval of the Jeep Liberty window regulator are proud of the design.

And why the heck does a power window motor along with a few other parts that guide a vehicle window open and shut cost so much?  Three hundred and fifty dollars??  To open and close a car window?

Something is wrong with that  picture.  Especially when apparently, I need to replace the entire unit – including the motor, even though the motor works fine.  It’s just the design of the other working parts that are defective.

Three hundred and fifty bucks because a piece of plastic broke.

Chrysler, that’s insane.