Lower river is in excellent fly order & still fining off nicely ………..

The river below the Lodge at 14.00 on Wednesday 18th.

Conditions.
It was a mild overcast afternoon with the air temperature up to 10°C even at 18.00. There may be moderate rain overnight with a band of heavier rain coming in early Friday morning. Tomorrow will continue mild due to prevailing south-westerly winds, with cooler weather again from Friday through until early next week.
 
Spring Tides
Spring tides will peak at 4.2m at Youghal on Friday & Saturday this coming weekend which should encourage fresh fish to move into the main river.

The upper river is holding steady since 14.00 today which will ensure 
that the lower river continues to fine off.

 
The lower river is falling slowly but steadily.  It is at 0.54m at 23.30.
The clarity on the lower river this afternoon was 3+ feet at Ballyduff.
 
Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 8.3ºC / 46.9ºF @ 23.00.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 7.3ºC / 45.1ºF @ 23.00.


Prospects.
The river will be in excellent fly and spinning order tomorrow.
It remains to be seen how Friday’s rain might affect it.

Lower river is in good fly order & fining off nicely ………..

Conditions.
It was a mild overcast afternoon with the air temperature up to 9°C at 18.00. Tomorrow will continue mild due to prevailing south-westerly winds & the forecast is dry for tomorrow.
Through until early next week will be mainly overcast with
some occasional light rain probably heaviest tomorrow.

Spring Tides
Spring tides will peak at 4.2m at Youghal on Friday & Saturday this coming weekend which should encourage fresh fish to move into the main river.
 
The upper river is dropping away steadily again from it last small peak at midnight last night. This will ensure that the lower river continues to fine off.



The lower river is falling very slowly from 07.00 this morning.
It is at 0.61m at 21.45.
The clarity on the lower river this afternoon is ~3 feet at Ballyduff.
 

Water temperature at   Ballyduff: 8.0ºC / 46.4ºF @ 22.00.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 5.8ºC / 42.4ºF @ 22.00.


Prospects.
The river will be in good fly and spinning order tomorrow.
It should continue to improve up to and over the coming weekend.

Lower river is in fair fly order & now fining off ………..

The river below the Lodge at 08.30 today. Gauge height:  0.66m

Conditions.
It is a bright frosty morning this morning with the air temperature down to 0°C at 08.00. Today & tomorrow will be much milder due to south-westerly winds & the forecast is dry for today. The rest of the week will be mainly overcast with some occasional light rain probably heaviest tomorrow.
  The upper river is dropping away steadily again from it last small peak
  at midnight last night.


The lower river held at 0.67m overnight but is starting to fall very slowly
from 07.00 this morning.
The clarity on the lower river this morning is 2½-3 feet at Ballyduff.
 
Water temperature at   Ballyduff: 8.2ºC / 46.8ºF @ 09.00.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 5.4ºC / 41.7F @ 09.00.


Prospects.
The river is in quite good fly order today & good spinning order.
It should continue to improve over the next couple of days.

Lower river peaks up just 12cm this evening………..

Conditions.
It was dry today & temperatures are due to fall to -1°C tonight.
The next two days will be much milder due to south-westerly winds
& Tuesday will be mainly dry.

On Wednesday there will be some more rain followed by
rather broken weather next weekend.



Surprisingly, the upper river at Millstreet rose just 17cm during the night peaking at 07.00 this morning. It then fell 4cm until 13.00 & held steady
until 21.00 when it was up again by just 1cm.


The lower river has risen just 12cm overnight and is peaking 
at 0.67m at 21.00 this evening.
The clarity on the lower river this evening is 2-2½ feet at Ballyduff.
 
Water temperature at   Ballyduff: 8.4ºC / 47.2ºF @ 20.30 & steady.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 6.3ºC / 43.3ºF @ 21.00.


Prospects.
The lower river should be in moderate fly order tomorrow & good spinning order.  It should improve over the next couple of days.

Last night’s rain had little effect on the river………..

Conditions.
What was looking like heavy rain in the upper catchment didn’t affect the river much at all. Now it’s a bright clear morning with air temperature   +2°C at 08.00 with a cool north-easterly wind.

High pressure will build again over Ireland from until Wednesday when there will be some more rain followed by rather broken weather next weekend.

 

 Surprisingly, the upper river at Millstreet rose just 17cm during the night peaking at 06.00 this morning.

At Killavullen it is up just 4 cm at 08.00 & rising slowly.


The lower river also rose just 4 cm overnight from 0.55m at 23.00 last night to 0.59m this morning.
The clarity on the lower river this morning is 2 - 2½ feet at Ballyduff.
 
Water temperature at Ballyduff: 8.4ºC / 47.2ºF @ 08.30.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 6.5ºC / 43.7F @ 08.30.


Prospects.
The lower river is in moderate fly order today & good spinning order.
It should improve in the next couple of days.
Very well-mended kelts are still being caught but the second springer is still proving elusive!