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"The
Trouts" Croneen:
The fish are similar to a sea trout in their appearance (silver with black spots) and in their behaviour (shoaling and night feeding). The best time to fish for them is at dusk or at night with a small dark seatrout fly. Although these trout have never been genetically tested for comparison with brown trout, Gillaroo and the like, it is likely based on their unique characteristics that they could have genetic qualities that distinguish them from the other brown trout species. We refer the reader to the recent summary of Prof. Andy Ferguson's talk on the conservation and genetics of brown trout in Ireland, presented at the Pontoon Conference on April 26th. The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board, together with the Little Brosna and Camcor Fishing Club, are collecting tissue samples for genetic analysis by Prof. Andy Ferguson and Niall McKeown, and the biology of the fish will also be examined by a number of interested parties. This is a group effort, which the ICCG fully supports and we invite anybody with anecdotal stories about the Croneen or who would like to collect tissue samples, particularly from the Nenagh or Ballyfinboy area to contact us. We are grateful to John Smyth, Little Brosna and Camcor Fishing Club, for information on the Croneen and pictures.  Copyright
2003. ICCG ©2003 |
Certainly
worthy of our web site section devoted to our native brown trout species.
The Croneen is a famous migratory brown trout, which run from Lough
Derg, up through the little Brosna and into the Camcor River, near
Birr, Co. Offaly. Croneen runs also occur on the Ballyfinboy (Borrisokane),
the Nenagh River (Nenagh), and the Cappagh River (near Portumna).
Simlar migratory freshwater trout are reported from the Owenriff River,
Oughterard which come from Lough Corrib and the Finny River which
connects Lough Mask to Lough Nafooey. However, the name Croneen originated
in the Lough Derg area.