Well the Munster Blackwater opened at the weekend, but the heavens opened too and the result that a river already high became quite a bit higher. Some anglers visiting the area on the first were decidedly unsure of their location in the country having arrived at what seemed to be a lake rather than a salmon river.
At Blackwater Lodge they had feared the worst and despite their prayers, got it. On Saturday morning at 09.30the gauge hit 2.95m at Ballyduff. A few people turned up for a chat and two even ventured upriver to see if it was worth a cast but went away without even taking the rods out. Even the spots that fish well in really high water were out of order.
During the afternoon the river dropped a good bit but more rain on Sturday night brought the levels right back up to 30.5m at 10am. The river continued to rise until 7pm when it was at its highest, 3.18m and then again began to drop. Unfortunately more rain last night will see the river remain in flood, and with more rain forecast that is how it is likely to stay for the next few days and over the weekend…
Find out more about the conditions on the river…
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
Paul Hanely has an interesting write up of his mroning on the Blackwater with plenty of photos at salmonfishingireland2012.blogspot.ie
