Students watch as Glenda casts

A couple of salmon from Blackwater Salmon Fishery

Glenda Powell from from the Blackwater Salmon Fishery where celebrity angler Keith Barry had one lovely salmon on Monday 27 March and reported 2 other anglers losing...
Glenda had a second fish, safely released

Munster Blackwater catches improve following floods

The Munster Blackwater had a lot of water after all the rain at the start of the month. The river is in good order...
Ballyduff Bridge Fishery

Ballyduff Bridge Fishery on Blackwater sees its first springer landed

Jason Corcoran struck silver earlier in the week at the Ballyduff Bridge Fishery on the Munster Blackwater... On Tuesday (21 Feb) Jason caught and released a lovely...
spring salmon

Another springer on the Munster Blackwater

First Spring Fish For Blackwater Salmon Fishery Well done to Noel Fitzmaurice who has just landed the first spring fish of the year on Glenda...
first salmon 2017

First salmon 2017 caught at Careysville on Munster Blackwater

News reached IFI yesterday of a possible spring salmon caught at Careysville Fishery on the Munster Blackwater. The fish had been landed on the...
Glenda Powell and her band of merry anglers on opening day

Munster Blackwater opens – high hopes drowned by high water

Early last week all looked in order for a good opening day on the Munster Blackwater. Unfortunately the rains that fell over the weekend...
The Munster Blackwater at Fortwilliam Fishery Fort

All set on Munster Blackwater as anglers look to start of salmon season there

Reports in from the various fisheries on the Munster Blackwater are that water levels are currently good. Heavy rain forecast for Kerry may bring the...
Caught and released on September 26th

A first ever for young angler on last day of season on Munster Blackwater

As the season ends we check in with the guides on the Munster Blackwater.... FORT WILLIAM Paul Whelan of Fort William reports: Another end to a...
Tim Keane from Dublin with guide Chris Coady and super 23lb C&R salmon

Super 23lb salmon on the fly caught and released on the Munster Blackwater

Paul Whelan of Fort William Estate is delighted to report that a record was been broken on Friday 16th September on the fishery with the heaviest fish ever...

Difficult fishing conditions on the Munster Blackwater

Difficult conditions for anglers on the Munster Blackwater with the river in flood.  It's at times like these anglers might do better if they...