#Angling - The fishing season opens tomorrow (Wednesday 1 April) at the upgraded Mellon Beat in Co Tyrone, with angling opportunities for salmon and wild brown trout amid one of the most relaxing and picturesque spots in the island of Ireland.

Close to Omagh, the Mellon Beat enhancement project is one of several Loughs Agency marine tourism and angling development schemes funded through a £4 million programme of investment derived from the European Union's INTERREG IVA programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. 

The in-stream works include groynes and revetment placed in the River Strule as habitat enhancement for fish and other river life.

Angler access improvement works include a car park, timber steps to the river, signage, stock-proof fencing, gates and stiles, angler shelters, bench seating and a water depth gauge.

The fishing season opens on Wednesday 1 April and day tickets can be purchased from CA Andersons at 64 Market Street, Omagh (Tel: 028 8224 2311) and D Campbell, 12 Killymore Road, Newtownstewart, Omagh (Tel: 028 8166 1543).