The salmon fishing rights at Dromana date back to the times of King John and were consolidated in an Act of Parliament of 1880. The fish are caught using a traditional method whereby they are encompassed in a drag net, alternatively called a seine or draft net. This can be seen in the slide sequence below. The small amount of wild salmon that can now be caught in Ireland are strictly controlled by scientifically based quotas, to ensure sustainability and also plenty for the upstream anglers. The Atlantic salmon, spawns in it’s river of origin, the young at two years of age migrating to the rich feeding grounds of the North Atlantic. After a year or two at sea they return once more to where they were born, thus completing the cycle. Their long time at sea and the vast distances of their free range travel, ensures a quality of flesh unequalled in the artificially farmed alternative and thus a must for every gourmet’s table.