The river drops & fish are starting to take.............

The rain has finally stopped & the weather is starting to get warmer.

The upper river peaked in the very early hours of yesterday morning @ 2.18m and has been falling steadily since.

It was down to 1.59m this evening, and the clarity on the upper river was 2 feet or more by evening.

The lower river peaked @ 1.50m in the early hours of yesterday & has fallen steadily since.

It is down to 0.80m by 20.00 this evening & the clarity here is also improving rapidly.

This was the river below the Lodge at noon today with the level already down to 0.85m & clarity improving.

Now the rain has stopped & the water level is falling, fish are being met more frequently.










There were only 2 rods fishing yesterday & one 5 pounder was released on an upper beat.

Today, there were 4 rods fish & one pair had 3 fish of 5 (released), 6 & 9lb. all on spinner on our upper beats. Another fish was lost on an upper beat & a double figure fish lost on a lower beat.

Plenty of fish were seen on the upper river especially in the morning, & fish were starting to show on the lower river too.



Prospects.
The Irish 5 day forecast & YR.no forecast for next week are giving dry weather right through to the end of next week, so the river should come rapidly into excellent condition.
The prospects of sport for the coming week are superb.