Jump to content

Salmon Fishing Reports from Ireland's Cork Blackwater river


Recommended Posts

11-04-01martinkiely.jpg

Martin Kiely (Co. Clare) caught & released this ~7lb. springer on Saturday - the first for April & the 10th. for the season.

The river was already rising Saturday afternoon & peaked Sunday morning having risen ~30cm.

gc11-4-1.jpg

It was coloured on Sunday & yesterday (more so upriver), but is back down at Ballyduff this morning to 0.42 with clarity ~ 2-3 feet with a nice beery colour. Perfect for spinning & excellent height for fly albeit a bit coloured.

The upper river rose again by ~20cm during the night, but has already peaked and started to drop.

The forecast is for dry weather for the rest of the week. Looks promising!

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

gc11-4-2.jpg

The upper & lower river are both falling steadily. The Ballyduff gauge is on 0.32m this morning.

Clarity throughout is ~3 feet. Water temp. 10C.

In the last few days there have been very few fish seen on the lower river. There are good numbers of fish showing on the upper river, but they are very reluctant to take.

This one was caught and released by Mick Kennedy on fly on the middle of the upper river on Thursday (sorry - phone picture!). Springer number eleven for the fishery.

11-04-07mickkennedy.jpg

The forecast is now looking mainly dry for the coming week and with the river approaching summer level, flyfishing conditions are ideal.

 

For all the latest info, see also:

http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579

or follow us on

http://twitter.com/blackwaterlodge

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Lodge Opening - Egging you on for Easter!

Due to the good run of fish & increasing demand, we will now be opening the Lodge full-time

for B&B accommodation from Easter weekend right through until the end of September.

 

Current Conditions

 

Moderate amounts of rain fell on Tuesday night & Wednesday .

There is just about 1mm forecast for Friday and it is then dry for at least a week

with temperatures in the range 12-15°C rising to 17-18°C early next week.

 

gcall-27.jpg

 

The upper river rose about 13cm & peaked at Millstreet @ 01.00 this morning

& @ Kanturk @ 05.00am.

At Ballyduff, it peaked around 14.00 @ 0.42m (also up 13cm) & was back down to 0.41m by 19.00.

The clarity is down a little bit, but is still quite good @ 2½-3 feet. Water temperature is 13°C.

 

There were a few fish moving through Cappoquin this morning,

though up-river seems to be rather quieter at the moment.

There's a very good early run of bigger seatrout reported in the tidal reaches - fish of 4-5lb.

 

Prospects

Looking excellent for the coming days & probably right up to Easter.

We have high tides peaking Monday/Tuesday next week which should help encourage fish to run.

Air pressures will also be rising through the weekend which should put fish more in a taking mood.

 

Availability

There is no problem for availability of rods & accommodation for the coming weeks.

 

Glenda will be demonstrating & giving free tuition & we will have a stand

at the following Irish fair in a fortnight.

 

Ballywalter Game & Country Living Fair:

Ballywalter Estate, Co. Down on April 30 & May 1. http://www.ballywaltergamefair.com

Glenda will also be hosting a Ladies Introduction to Fly-fishing Day in aid of Action Breast Cancer

in conjunction with IFI. This will be held at Rathcon Trout Fishery, Co. Wicklow on Sunday, May 15. Contact IFI or Glenda to book a place.

 

 

And Finally - An Air Travel Funny

Those of you that come to Ireland by air will especially love this one!

You might think its come to the end, but just keep looking . It's absolutely feckin' hilarious.

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

11-05-04jimtomcrop.jpg

These two very fresh fish were taken today (Wednesday) from one of our 8 beats on the upper river. Two rods fished & each had one - both on spinner & both 7lb. They saw a few fish moving thru' during the day. There were a couple of fish seen moving on the lower river as well.

 

 

gc11-5.jpg

A band of quite heavy rain came across the catchment from the south in the early hours of this morning, but didn't really get as far as Ballyduff where we only had 1.5mm on the gauge this morning at 09.00. Later in the day we had 10mm but it seems to have been mainly confined to the lower catchment.

By this evening the lower tributaries from Ballyduff to Lismore were well in dirty spate but should run off quite quickly as rain stopped late afternoon.

The lower river at Ballyduff Bridge peaked @ 0.50m @ 15.00 on Tuesday & was down to 0.30m this morning (Wednesday). By evening it had only risen 2cm but still with quite good clarity.

 

gcall-28.jpg

There was a small rise on the upper river this morning. Some heavier rain is due in the upper catchment tonight. The weather will continue broken into the early part of next week.

 

The upper river peaked Monday evening with a rise of 43cm & was dirty.

It fell back 33cm by this morning (Wednesday) but rose 11cm again by lunchtime and then stabilised. Clarity reasonably good.

 

It looks as if there is a fair amount of rain still to come over the weekend.

This would be very welcome as it will encourage the fish waiting in Youghal Bay to run into the main river.

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

now6fullLargeWebview.jpg

This is the Blackwater just peaking this morning at 09.00 at 0.74m on the gauge.

 

A band of heavy showers came across the middle to lower catchment from the south during last (Thursday) night. 10mm fell here but less in the upper catchment

 

gc11-5-1.jpg

There is some more rain forecast for the next 3 nights.

The weather will continue broken over the weekend through into the early part of next week.

 

gcall-30.jpg

The upper river peaked in the early hours of this morning & is starting to drop.

The lower river also peaked at 9.00am @ 0.74m & is down 2cm by 11.00.

Clarity is poor but looks to be improving slightly.

It has a sedimenty colour which usually drops out quickly.

 

Apart from the big run of large fish seen going through the upper river & the lost fish of ~14lb.,

there was a 9.2 pounder taken on spinner on one of our lower beats yesterday afternoon.

 

The prospects for the coming days are moderate as the river is just starting to fine off.

Too high for fly at the moment but moderate spin/worm conditions.

All depends on how much rain falls! May could turn out to be a very good month!

 

See Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://bit.ly/fzavCh

See Ian Powell page: http://on.fb.me/dYddlZ

Follow our Tweets. http://twitter.com/#!/blackwaterlodge

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well - we did say we wanted rain!

now9bfull.jpg

This is the river at 19.00 this evening - 1.90m & still rising.

 

gcall-31.jpg

There was very heavy rain in the upper catchment (more towards Mallow than Killarney).

The river peaked at Millstreet @ 07.30 (up 1.00m) & at Kanturk @ 13.30 (up 1.40m).

 

gc11-5-2.jpg

At Ballyduff, it is still rising @ 19.00 (up 1.30m).

 

It looks as if there is going to be yet more rain tonight in the upper catchment

which could push it even higher.

It'll probably be a couple of days before the upper river comes into fishable order.

Prospects must be superb once the flood fines off with the runs of fish

we saw going through the upper river late last week.

 

Yous'e can all stop the rain dance now please!

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

now11med.jpg

This the river below the Lodge @20.00 this evening. Ballyduff gauge 0.87m.

 

gcall-32.jpg

The level is dropping steadily on the upper & lower river. Clarity 1-2 feet throughout. The lower river is down to 0.87m @ 20.00. (see picture)

 

Prospects for the coming days should be superb. Thursday/Friday will be spinning/worming & it should be into fly order for Saturday.

No reports of fish moving yet, but I would expect the upper river to fish from tomorrow. Should be in fly order for Saturday.

 

The forecast is mainly dry for the remainder of the week.

 

For all the latest info, see also:

http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579

or follow us on

http://twitter.com/blackwaterlodge

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The level is dropping steadily but slowly on both the upper & lower river. Clarity on the upper river this morning is ~2 feet. Perhaps a bit less on the lower river where the level is down to 0.76m @ 09.30.

 

I had reliable reports of 3 fish hooked (1 landed) in 3/4 hour 15km above Mallow yesterday evening & 3 more caught 10km below Mallow by 10.30 this morning. All were very fresh double-figure fish. The May run is coming.

 

With the forecast dry thru' the weekend, prospects are excellent for the coming days.

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The Best Day of the Season so Far - By a long way!

 

The river is fining down well after the big flood and there is a great run

of large fish going through the upper & lower river now!

Just two beats have both produced a total of 5 fish today.

 

Conor Arnold from Killavullen - who had caught a 10.3 pounder

on our beat up there yesterday - returned to the scene again

this afternoon and caught three fish in about 3 hours fishing.

The first was a sea-liced 6 pounder and he then released

another two very fresh fish each of about 10lb.

The first two were caught on spinner, & the third on fly.

 

11-05-13kevincollins.jpg

Taken on fly at Ballyhooly (photo courtesy Glenmore)

 

Due to the conditions downriver, Glenmore from Fortwilliam brought a party

to fish on our upper river beats and it was a gamble that worked.

They only got to the river at 12.30 and within an hour Kevin Collins

had caught a beautiful sea-liced fish of 8lb. on fly.

A little later Michael Conway had a very fresh 10 pounder on spinner.

 

gcall-33.jpg

The level is dropping steadily but slowly on both the upper & lower river.

The clarity is ~4 feet on the upper river & ~3 feet downriver.

The lower river is down to 0.60m @ 18.00.

 

gc11-5-3.jpg

It's great to see the river holding the water well & only dropping off slowly

which is giving the fish a good chance to run.

 

now13med.jpg

This was the river at 13.30 this afternoon when the level was 0.63m.

 

Prospects for the weekend and into next week look absolutely superb.

The water is still a touch high especially for fly, but with the forecast remaining dry,

even the lower river should start to fish with fly from tomorrow.

 

For all the latest info, see also:

http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000222088579

or follow us on

http://twitter.com/blackwaterlodge

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Great Weekend's Fishing. The First Grilse is Caught !

 

With the upper river already coming into fine fishable order late last week and the lower river in fly order by Saturday, we had some excellent fishing over the weekend, catching more fish for the weekend than we had had caught for the whole season to date.

Grilse are running with a few caught & a lot more of these soft-mouthed fish lost, and sea-liced May fish being caught through even to the upper river.

 

gc11-5-4.jpg

This is the river levels currently. Now fined off to a beautiful height.

 

Things already started to happen last Thursday (12th.), when a fine 10.3 pounder

was caught on the upper river on our beat at Killavullen by Conor Arnold.

 

11-05-13conorarnold.jpg

He fished the same beat the next day (Friday) and caught this sea-liced 6 pounder

and released another very fresh 10 pounder.

 

11-05-13kevincollins-1.jpg

Taken on spinner at Ballyhooly (photo courtesy Glenmore)

Due to the conditions downriver, Glenmore from Fortwilliam brought a party

to fish on our upper river beats on Friday the 13th., and it was a gamble that worked.

They only got to the river at 12.30 and within an hour Kevin Collins

had caught a beautiful sea-liced fish of 8lb. on fly at Ballyhooly

A little later Michael Conway had this very fresh 10 pounder on spinner.

 

11-05-14anthonybuckley.jpg

We hosted a group from Bandon A.C. on Saturday 14th.,

and Anthony Buckley had this fine 8 pounder on fly on Lower Kilmurry.

 

The First Grilse!

11-05-14robsmith.jpg

Rob Smith from the same group then had the honour of catching (& releasing)

the first grilse of the 2011 seas - on fly at the Hut Pool on Upper Kilmurry.

 

11-05-14mikesheridan.jpg

This fine 9 pounder was also caught on Saturday by Mike Sheridan from our very top beat just below Mallow.

 

11-05-15billyjewitt.jpg

On Sunday (15th.), Billy Jewitt released this fine 11 pounder caught on fly at Castletownroche.

Stephen Casey from Kerry had a 10½ pounder on Rapala from Kents (lower river) and Terry O'Keeffe had the best fish of the day with a 12½ pounder from Ballincurrig (upper river) - also on spinner.

 

11-05-16garryoshea.jpg

Yesterday (Monday), Garry O'Shea from Dungarvan caught this fine brace of 9 pounders also from Ballincurrig, and released a 5lb grilse. All taken on spinner.

he's the first angler to catch 3 in one day this year.

 

11-05-16bargwilfirst.jpg

This sea-liced 4lb. grilse was caught by Philippe Bargwil from Britanny yesterday. It was his first day ever salmon fishing.

It was taken on spinner at the Hut Pool on Upper Kilmurry, and on the BBQ within 10 mins!

 

bandonfirstgrilse033cropLargeWebview.jpg

Edited by Ian Powell - Blackwater Lodge

Proprietor of Blackwater Lodge - Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge - with his wife Glenda. The Lodge is situated 35 miles from Cork in a beautiful location overlooking the Blackwater river. 15 miles of private fishing. B&B/cottage accommodation, smokery, guides. Fly-casting & Fishing Tuition with Glenda (APGAI-IRL Salmon & Trout) – Europe’s highest qualified female fly-casting instructor & Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Casting Champion.

 

Blackwater Lodge Fishing Report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/Fish...shingreport.htm

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We and our partners use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences, repeat visits and to show you personalised advertisements. By clicking “I Agree”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit Cookie Settings to provide a controlled consent.