An overcast rainy day at 08.00. Overnight I had just 1.5mm rain on my gauge. A band of showers swept through the catchment from the east yesterday. There is some heavier rain coming into the upper catchment a bit later today.
The graph below shows the height of the river at Millstreet today at 07.00 today.
Millstreet: The upper river rose a centimeter or so @ 18.00 at Millstreet
– falling then by 4cm overnight. Down to 0.66m @ 07.00 & falling slowly.
Killavullen: Down to 1.1.39m at 07.00.
Ballyduff: Down to 0.51m @ 07.00 & holding. The level held on the lower river
at Ballyduff late yesterday morning & then fell 3cm overnight.
Colour/Clarity:
It was about 2½ feet on the upper river at Killavullen late - improving steadily throughout the day.
It improved during the day from 1 to 1½ feet on the lower river.
Temperatures:
Water @ Ballyduff: 10.8ºC 51.4ºF.
Water @ Killavullen: 11.9 - 11.0ºC.
Air @ Ballyduff: 9ºC @ 08.00 today.
Run of Fish:
Very few fish seen yesterday.
Catches:
Best March since 2006 with nine fish to 12lb. caught.
April 14: Best Day of Season so far.
4 fish to 14lb. caught - 3 on fly.
Two released on fly on the 14th. May on the upper river & several lost.
One good fish lost after 10 minutes Thursday 15th.
A 9 pounder released on prawn on the top beat on the 18th.
Methods:
Should be just OK for fly on the upper beats today.
Spin/bait fishable on the lower river.
Prospects:
Looks like more rain for this afternoon in the upper catchment. We will probably have slightly higher water tomorrow
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