Current Situation & Prospects: Sunday, May 18

Weather: 

Overcast drizzly day with light winds.
The forecast band of rain is moving east across the catchment, but it is quite narrow & it looks as if the heavier rain is more north of the catchment.

Had a report from one of the upper beats at 09.50. Rain is only quite light so looks as if it won't have much effect on the river.

The depression settling over Ireland will have bands of rain circulating around with more likely for Tuesday. Winds will switch to the east in the second half of the week.
8 Day Magic Seaweed forecast gives a very good impression of how it will be.

River Height:    

The graph below shows the height of the river at Ballyduff this morning.


Millstreet:  0.61m @07.30. Just starting to rise. Up 1cm.

Killavullen:  1.32m @ 06.45. Holding.

  Ballyduff:   0.42m @ 07.00. Falling very slowly. 

Colour/Clarity:  

About 4 feet on both the lower & upper river.

 
Temperatures:  

Water @    Ballyduff:    10.6ºC    51.1ºF.
 Water @ Killavullen:    14.3 -  12.8ºC.
     Air @    Ballyduff:    12ºC  @ 08.00  today.

Run of Fish: 

Quiet yesterday, The few rods out didn't report any fish seen or met.
                        
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 14^th. May on the upper river & several lost.
One good fish lost after 10 minutes Thursday 16^th.

Methods:   

In absolutely superb fly order.  Good for all methods with medium summer level.

Prospects: 

Will depend very much on the rain which is forecast.