23/02 The First Fish of the Season for Blackwater Lodge was caught on the Lodge beats yesterday. It was taken by Gary Byrne from Dungarvan on spinner, weighed 9.65lb & was sea-liced. It was his First Ever Salmon and his first visit to the Lodge.

Ian Powell had been passing in a car at the time and witnessed the drama unfold… Gary was on the high bank at the tail of the Inches with an obviously fresh springer played out. Unable to tail it out, he nervously waited for his angling buddy Mark to reappear, having raced to the Hut Pool some 400 yards away to get the net. Ian arrived on the scene just in time to land the fish when the net arrived.
Outlook
The river is now fining off nicely, and it is only now that we can really fish with confidence as there is already a good head of spring fish through the system even to the upper river. The forecast is for continuing dry cool weather, so the river will be coming into excellent condition & the chances of catching a springer must be very good in the coming days. There are good numbers of springers showing on Kilmurry.
Ian Powell
Blackwater Lodge
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