Blackwater Lodge
25 May: The river is in magnificent order – perfect fly-fishable height and clarity throughout. Conditions for the start of this week are perfect. Fish are starting to show in good numbers on the upper river. We had two fish today, one was a very fresh salmon and the other a grilse with long-tail sealice. That makes 8 fish in the last 5 days for just 39 rod days.
Dave McDowell (N. Ireland) caught our first grilse of the season last Thursday – a sea-liced 5 pounder on fly from our very top beat just below Mallow.
The forecast is still for dry weather for tomorrow with rain Wednesday/Thursday & continuing unsettled into the weekend.
The upper river at Millstreet & Killavullen continue to fall only very slowly. The Killavullen gauge is down to 1.37m this evening. Clarity on the upper river is now over 4 feet. The lower river at Ballyduff is falling steadily & is at 0.45m this evening. Clarity this evening is 4 feet. Water temperature at Ballyduff: 10.1ºC / 50.6ºF & steady.
Ian Powell
Blackwater Lodge
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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
Fortwilliam Fishery
Our first salmon of the season on fly was caught on 22 May. Ken Walsh was the lucky angler and with this fish he also landed his first ever salmon on Fly. The salmon came off the Abbey pool on the Glenmore beat.
Ken, is New to Salmon fish fishing. He had just purchased his rod, a Guideline Exceed 14’ft 8, from Andrew Ryan, Clonanav fly fishing centr, went out to see how he’ get on with it and what a result!
Spey casting course
Fortwilliam Estate was the venue for a Spey casting course on 17 of May. With a great group over very enthusiastic participants we had a great day. It was great to see some new and familiar faces keep to learn the art of Spey casting.
The course is very comprehensive covering modern techniques and casts for the spey caster. There is an emphasis on learning the fundamentals of correct spey casting using sustained anchor casts including circle C and snake roll. Also participate had the opportunity to test and evaluate some of the latest rods and lines on the market from leading brands including Loop, Hardy, Rio, Guideline and lots more!
Clonanav runs a host of courses throughout the season for more details see their fly fishing school section.
Paul Whelan
Fortwilliam Fishery
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Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: [email protected]
Tel: (00353) 87 8292077 or 058 75299
More about 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
