First fish caught for May.....

As expected, the river has fined off well. The Ballyduff gauge was down 6cm overnight to 0.58m this morning with clarity a good 3 feet. The upper river is also falling slowly & clarity is excellent at ~4 feet.
At 10.45 today, Garry O'Shea (Dungarvan) reported a 6lb. fish released on spinner on our top beat just below Mallow & I have also heard of a similar fish landed around Killavullen this morning.
This weekend we have the highest spring tides of the year, so this should also  encourage fresh fish to move in.
Looks as if we'll get yet more rain for Sunday night & Monday.