Thursday 21st June and we catch up with what the Powells have been up to on the Munster Blackwater. Glenda decides to put the kettle on !!!! …….Judging by the photo I think it might be safer to drink cold milk instead………
GAME, SET AND MATCH……to GLENDA!!!
Now back to the fishy business: 21 st June: We had 19mm rain at Ballyduff overnight. The gauge was down to 0.98m @ 09.00 but up again to 1.08m @ 11.00 & still rising. Clarity is still good however. There is a flood on the river Funcheon this morning.
Fishing has been very good. We have had 18 fish to 13lb. for 16 rod days in the last 4 days. Fish are being taken mainly with spinner at the moment but being caught even in very high (& sometimes pretty coloured) water which indicates that there must be a very good head of fish in the river. There have even been 2 fish on fly in the last 2 days up at Ballyhooly notwithstanding the high level.
The heavy rain fell mainly in the middle to lower catchment & didn’t hit the upper catchment much, though there has been some rain there this morning. The upper river is up 5cm at Killavullen at 12.15.
Friday 22nd June:15.15 The upper river has peaked at 1.78m – just 6cm of a rise. The lower river is rising slowly. It is now at 1.14m – up just 6cm since 11.00am. There is no dirty flood on the Araglen so the lower river should hold it’s clarity which is very good at 2-3 feet. There are no rods out on the river which is a shame as there would undoubtedly be fish caught today.
Dennis O’Donnell caught a 12.1lb fish from Ballyhooly on Sunday and David Walsh a 12.3 pounder from Killavullen yesterday. Both were taken on spinner.
We now have 46 fish to 13lb. for 64 rod days for June to the 20th.
Total for the Season is now 103
Ian & Glenda Powell
Blackwater Lodge & Salmon Fishery
Upper Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.
Tel: 00 353 58 60235 From UK: 0871 474 0135 (10p/min any time!)
Mobile: 00 353 87 235 21 20
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net
