BLACKWATER LODGE SALMON FISHERY

29/05 The daytime water temperature increased from 10 to 16.5°C between the 20th. & 27th. May, but has now dropped back by a degree.

The Ballyduff gauge is steady on 0.25m More fish were being seen every day up to the 28th. , and they are taking more freely, but often short as a good number have been met & lost.

Benoit Perros (France) caught his Second Ever on the 23rd. with a 4.3 pounder on spinner on the lower river. His father André lost a fine double figure fish on fly which would have been his First Ever salmon too! We then had a couple of very hot bright days  which made fishing difficult. Then on the 26th., Kieran McClements (N. Ireland) caught his first ever – a sea-liced 4 pounder.

The 27th was the Second Best Day of the Season with 3 fish to 7.8lb caught – all on the lower river. There was another from the lower river on the 28th., & one from the upper river on the 29th.

The total for the month now stands at 19 for 152 rod days & the season to date is 46 for 330 rod days.

Ian & Glenda Powell
Blackwater Lodge & Salmon Fishery

 

FORT WILLIAM

29/5/12 Water levels are in perfect order and at a summer time low. Ideal conditions for the fishery but we are finding it a bit difficult at the moment. Fish are been seen but seem to be on a mission with there heads down and running the beats.
Check out this site on how water levels are doing upstream:
Blackwater Web-cam at Fermoy Bridge
http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/ireland/

Click on Killavullen
http://waterlevel.ie/realtime/list/
Gauge: .18m
Fort William Estate, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
| Tel: (00353) 87 8292077

FISH HUNT PHILIP MAHER

Philip informs us that the Blackwater is fishing well for this time of the year.  Fishhunt are offering anglers a chance to fish any one of their 19 beats on the Blackwater. For just €40 per day for more info contact Philip Maher 087 8399345.

Fishhunt

New webcam at Fermoy

Salmon anglers will be delighted to see that Farson Digital Water cams has installed on the Munster Blackwater at Fermoy – you can check out the live feed here:

http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/ireland/Blackwater/Fermoy/