The upper river is coming to fly order!

Conditions.

It was an overcast day with a biting easterly breeze here today.  
Air temperature +6ºC at 19.30.
The forecast continues to be for high pressure building over Ireland.
It should be dry from this evening right through this week
and until the following Tuesday with some frosty nights.
Just some light rain forecast for next Sunday night at the moment.

The upper river at Millstreet (80km upstream of the Lodge)
has dropped considerably & is still falling quite slowly but steadily.
 

The middle river at Killavullen (37km upstream of the Lodge)
is showing the same pattern - dropping more slowly overnight.
It is down to 1.67m at 21.30 this evening.   Clarity is 3½ - 4 feet.

The lower river at Ballyduff is still falling quite quickly.
It is down to 0.87m at 21.15 this evening. Clarity is 3 - 3½ feet.


Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 8.3ºC / 47.0ºF @ 19.00.
Water temperature at Killavullen: 6.5ºC / 43.7ºF @ 19.00.

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 today.
It is still a bit high for the fly today but the clarity is well good enough. 
The upper beats should be in fly order tomorrow Tuesday.
I had reports of fish moving through Fermoy yesterday.
With the dry weather continuing, the river will continue to improve steadily,
and the next seven days look very promising indeed!