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Neill Campbell With His 6lbs Fish From The Mill Pool On Friday Evening And His 9.5lbs From The Blackwater On Saturday Morning. Both Fish Were Taken On A Cascade.

Water rising as Grilse arrive at Drowes

May 14, 2013

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Shane Gallagher tells us:

Just over twenty fish have been reported since my last report, with an almost 50/50 split between grilse and spring fish. Among the fish reported since Tuesday were H. Herve’s 5lbs fish from the Mill Pool on flying c and P. Mc Causland’s 6lbs fish from the Red Roof, both on Tuesday, S. Carty had a 10.5lbs fish from Corry and D. Jermyn had a 12lbs fish on prawn from the Mill Pool, both on Wednesday, P. O’ Malley had an 8lbs fish from Briney’s on flying c, S. Mc Neice had a 7lbs fish on prawn from the Blackwater and Carlos Marco had a 6lbs fish on a Cascade Tube from the Mill Pool, all on Thursday, On Friday E. Mc Maus had a 9lbs fish on Rapala from the Crooked Hole, C. Gardiner had a 4.5lbs fish on flying c from the Soft Hole and released another estimated at 4 to 5lbs, J. Laffin had a 9lbs fish on a Bann Special from the Cascades, M. Hobson had a 4lbs fish from the Mill Pool on Prawn and N. Campbell had a 6lbs fish on Cascade also from the Mill Pool, on Saturday N. Campbell had a 9.5lbs fish on Cascade from the Blackwater and today Sunday, N. Abrahams had a 5lbs fish on worm from the Blackhole, M. Mc Iver had a 4lbs fish on worm from the Mill Pool and T. Parker released a fish estimated at 5lbs from the Island Pool on spinner.

Nigel Abrahams With His 5lbs Fish On Worm From The Blackhole

The water level has risen to 0.65 metres amid heavy showers. The forecast for the week ahead is for further spells of heavy rain, strong winds and unseasonably low temperatures. Water conditions are currently at a good spring level but much more of a rise in levels would see fish running hard to the lake.