River in Superb Condition!

Conditions.

                     The river below the Lodge at 14.30. Gauge height:  0.76m

It was a beautiful bright day here today after the early morning fog burnt off.  Air temperature +11ºC at 18.00.
The forecast continues to be for high pressure building over Ireland. It should be dry from this evening right through this week with some cool nights.

 

The middle river at Killavullen (37km upstream of the Lodge) is also dropping slowly but steadily. It is down to 1.55m at 22.30 this evening.
Clarity is about 5 feet.


The lower river at Ballyduff is still falling quite quickly. It is down to 0.74m at 22.30 this evening. Clarity is ~5 feet.


Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 8.4ºC / 47.2ºF @ 22.00.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 7.6ºC / 45.7ºF @ 22.00.

High Tides
We have spring tides at the end of the week which will peak on Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 4.1m in Youghal.


Prospects.
The river was in excellent order for spinning throughout today. It was still a bit high for the fly today on the lower river but should be OK from tomorrow. The upper river is now in fly order.
With the dry weather continuing, the river will continue to improve steadily, and the next seven days look very promising indeed! The river is settling down and fish are starting to come on the take.