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Post by bwlodge on Jan 20, 2011 14:24:41 GMT
Only 12 Days to Opening Day!This is the graph of the height of the river up to this morning. Dropping off steadily after a 2 metre flood on the 16th.,which has given it a good flush out. The forecast is for mostly dry weather right up to the Opening Day on February 1st., so it looks as if it could even be in fly order by then. With temperatures falling again - as low as -5C at night - and the lower water levels, the best chance of a fish at the start will be on the lower beats below Clondulane weir. For the Latest Info: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fishing Report/fishingreport.htm
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Post by bwlodge on Jan 27, 2011 23:28:54 GMT
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...........................CastYes - it's now only 5 days to go to Opening Day! This is the Cork Blackwater river today - 27th. There was a 20cm rise on the river yesterday (26th.) following rain in the upper catchment. This brought the lower river up about 10cm, but it has already started to fall back. The forecast is then dry from now until the 1st., and the river is in excellent fly-fishable order with great clarity even after the slight rise. It should be perfect for the start of the season. Here's the rainfall and river height at Ballyduff to this evening. And here's the gauge heights for the last 5 days on the upper & lower river. For the very Latest Info: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htm
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Post by bwlodge on Feb 3, 2011 22:52:38 GMT
The First Spring Salmon is Landed on February 3rd.!Derek O'Keeffe, from Thomastown, Kilkenny came to the Lodge for a casting lesson with Glenda this afternoon. After the lesson, Glenda invited him to fish on for the rest of the afternoon on Upper Kilmurry. He hooked and landed a lovely fresh fish of about 8lb. on a fly he tied himself. It was a colour variation of the PoshTosh as seen in "Trout and Salmon", February 2010. The fish was hooked at the head of the Hut Pool on Upper Kilmurry and took about 15 mins to land, having jumped half a dozen times. Derek - a firm believer in catch and release - carefully returned the fish alive. Not wanting to harm the fish in any way, it was quickly released without even taking a photo as he was fishing on his own - the only rod out on the fishery in fact today. Current SituationThis was the river below the Lodge today. This is the gauge height & rainfall for the last month. The river is at a perfect height and clarity for the fly. ProspectsThe forecast is dry until Sunday when 27mm rain is forecast with 8mm more on Monday then 16mm on Wednesday and 21mm Thursday (Source: www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Waterford/Ballyduff/ - which gives an excellent forecast for Ballyduff ! ) If this is correct, then we will probably see a bit of a flood next week. For all the latest info, see also: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Feb 5, 2011 0:28:05 GMT
Well............. they got the weather forecast wrong! There was obviously a reasonable amount of rain in the upper catchment last night as the upper river rose overnight & the lower river is peaking late evening. Here's the latest graph of river heights above & below. This was the river below the Lodge this afternoon with the gauge on 0.90m. A couple of rods ventured out for a short while, but there were gale-force winds. A couple of very fresh looking fish seen jumping on Beat 4. None caught. Not in fly order today - may fall and clear enough during the day to give it a shot. For all the latest info, see also: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Feb 6, 2011 12:46:19 GMT
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Post by bwlodge on Feb 25, 2011 19:10:37 GMT
This is the Blackwater below the Lodge today. This morning the upper river rose 5cm but is already back 2cm by 6.00pm. There is little or no rain forecast for the weekend. The river is now at its lowest level since February 5th. It's a good spinning height though still about 30cm above fly-fishable height. The clarity is quite good at about 3 feet & should improve over the weekend. Prospects for the weekend are reasonably good and certainly the conditions are the best they have been for the last 3 weeks. There were just a couple of rods fishing today & they caught a number of kelts. They did report sighting one fine fresh springer estimated between 15-20lb. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Feb 27, 2011 13:36:40 GMT
The Second Salmon of the Season is caught on Blackwater Lodge Salmon FisheryOnly 2 rods out on the river yesterday. Tony O'Keeffe from Mallow was fishing at Kilmurry with his father Dan and caught this 6.6lb. fish on Flying C on the Island Stream on Lower Kilmurry. Sea-lice can be seen in the picture - two on the top of the tail and one below the adipose. There were more on the back & the head of the fish. They also caught a few kelts. There was a couple of rods out on Friday that also caught a few kelts, but also saw a fresh springer show that they estimated at 15-20lb. - also on Lower Kilmurry. The upper river had a slight (5cm) rise yesterday. Occasional light rain in the upper catchment had been responsible, and this has meant that the lower river has held it's level at 0.85m. The level is currently too high for good flyfishing, needing to be below about 0.6m to be able to wade and fish comfortably. The weather forecast now looks as if we can expect a dry spell of at least a week. This should ensure that the level will come down to fly order. When it will be very interesting to see how the upper beats from Ballyhooly to Mallow will fish. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 2, 2011 13:19:29 GMT
A third springer weighing 9.7lb was caught on spinner on the upper river (20 miles upstream from the Lodge) on Monday, making our total 3 for February. This was the first fish of the season on the Lodge's 9 beats between Ballyhooly & Mallow. There was a confirmed report (from Fisheries Officer) of another caught upstream from a beat at Lombardstown, which is well above Mallow. The river is continuing to drop & is just coming into fly fishing order from today. Clarity is a good 3 feet. With dry weather forecast for the coming week, the prospects for the coming days are superb. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 13, 2011 23:59:08 GMT
Best Fish and Best Day of the Season so far!Yesterday (Saturday) turned out to be a very good day indeed with six springers met in the day, and two landed and released. Michael Sheridan (Dungarvan) caught and released the Best Fish of the Season to date - a 12¾ pounder on spinner on Kents. He also lost another fresh fish of about 7lb. Lawrence Fitzpatrick (Cork) caught and released one about 7lb. on Ballinaroone and his fishing partner Ger McCarthy also lost a fresh fish on spinner. Another fresh fish of about the same size was lost on fly on Kilmurry and a large fish was lost on fly at Ballyhooly after taking nearly 100m of backing off the angler's reel. This makes a total of six springers recorded on the Lodge fishery so far this season. There was heavy rain in the upper catchment on Friday night and the flood was hitting Ballyhooly by late afternoon. The upper river @ Millstreet (90km up) peaked @ 11.30 on Saturday having risen 90cm to 1.25m. It is back down to 0.51m @ 18.30 today (Sunday). At Kanturk (70km up) it peaked @ 1.05m at 13.30 on Saturday and has dropped to 0.39m @ 18.30 this evening. The lower river peaked @ 0.97m @ midday today (Sunday) and had dropped to 0.86m by 18.00. The clarity is very poor but should improve quickly as the water drops. With quite a lot of fresh fish being seen in recent days and the number of fish met on Saturday the prospects look very good indeed once this latest flood subsides. There is some more rain forecast for tomorrow (Monday) so we'll have to see what that does to the river. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 14, 2011 23:45:23 GMT
Current ConditionsThere was some quite heavy rain in the upper catchment on Friday. The upper river peaked on Saturday and the lower river peaked Sunday morning. Conditions were very good on Saturday up as far as Ballyhooly, and the number of fish hooked shows that there is a good head of spring fish already in the river, even to the upper beats. The lower river was completely out of order yesterday (Sunday) - quite high & very coloured. It has fallen back to a flyfishable level during today, & the colour has improved. The clarity in the late afternoon was about 1 - 1½ feet - well spinnable but no rods fishing. The clarity should be even better tomorrow & so it should be in quite good fly order. The forecast is looking quite good - little rain, light winds & air temperatures of 7-10°C. This is the river at 09.30 today with the gauge reading 0.60m. It has fallen to 0.55m by 17.30 this evening. ProspectsExcellent for the coming days. The river should be in flyfishing order and there is a good head of spring fish present. Availability There is no problem for availability of rods for the coming week. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 24, 2011 23:17:41 GMT
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 29, 2011 8:04:30 GMT
John Burch from Armagh with a sea-liced fish taken on spinner on Upper Kilmurry on Saturday. This was the fifth for March & the eighth for the season to date. Fishing are being seen in good numbers on the lower beats - there was one put at #30lb. seen several times today on Lower Kilmurry. Fish seem to be holding in the beats below Clondulane, which may explain why so many are being seen but not hooked as springers go off the take quite quickly once they've been in the river a week or two. Currently summer level with superb clarity. We'll have to see what the rain later in the week may do.........................
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Post by bwlodge on Mar 29, 2011 16:05:50 GMT
Just had this picture sent through by phone. A thirteen pounder caught on the upper river at Castletownroche This is the sixth for March & the ninth for the season so far.
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Post by bwlodge on Apr 5, 2011 13:41:41 GMT
Martin Kiely (Co. Clare) caught & released this ~7lb. springer on Saturday - the first for April & the 10th. for the season. The river was already rising Saturday afternoon & peaked Sunday morning having risen ~30cm. It was coloured on Sunday & yesterday (more so upriver), but is back down at Ballyduff this morning to 0.42 with clarity ~ 2-3 feet with a nice beery colour. Perfect for spinning & excellent height for fly albeit a bit coloured. The upper river rose again by ~20cm during the night, but has already peaked and started to drop. The forecast is for dry weather for the rest of the week. Looks promising!
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Post by bwlodge on Apr 9, 2011 12:13:47 GMT
The upper & lower river are both falling steadily. The Ballyduff gauge is on 0.32m this morning. Clarity throughout is ~3 feet. Water temp. 10C. In the last few days there have been very few fish seen on the lower river. There are good numbers of fish showing on the upper river, but they are very reluctant to take. This one was caught and released by Mick Kennedy on fly on the middle of the upper river on Thursday (sorry - phone picture!). Springer number eleven for the fishery. The forecast is now looking mainly dry for the coming week and with the river approaching summer level, flyfishing conditions are ideal. For all the latest info, see also: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htmwww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579or follow us on twitter.com/blackwaterlodge
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