Michael Fanning from our Macroom office has news from the Munster Blackwater where the first reported salmon from the river was caught at the weekend…

The 1st Salmon from the Munster Blackwater of 2018 was caught on the Clondulane club water by 10 year old Darragh Bransfield from Kilbarry, Fermoy, Co. Cork at 0820 hours on Sunday the 4th of February.

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Darragh with the Munster Blackwater’s first salmon of the year

Darragh was fishing a yellow “flying C”. River conditions are reported to have been high and coloured. The salmon weighed in at 8lb and the details were recorded in Darragh’s logbook.  Darragh was 10 years old on the day of the capture, and turned 11 the following day. He is delighted with his catch and early present.

Conditions on the river are improving as the water levels continue to drop.

The Munster Blackwater…

For more information about salmon fishing on the Munster Blackwater please see the following page with a list of all the fisheries