Things are livening up………………………………

Conditions.

It was a sunny day today with air temperatures up to 14ºC. The forecast is now for broken weather right through the weekend from tomorrow until Tuesday with a likelihood of some heavier rain on Saturday & Sunday. Temperatures will also be on the increase from today. From Wednesday next week high pressure is forecast to build over Ireland.


The upper river at Millstreet peaked at 10.00 yesterday morning up 15cm & peaked again at midnight last night up another 5cm. It then had another small peak at 1.00 today.

The upper river at Killavullen is holding more or less steady around the 1.30m mark since 22.00 last night. Excellent clarity.

The lower river at Ballyduff Has just peaked up 7cm to 0.38m at 07.00. It then dropped slightly & has risen again at nightfall this evening. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.3ºC / 49.0ºF @ 20.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:  9.1 – 10.6 ºC / 48.4 – 51.1ºF.

Prospects.

Conditions remain perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river.
There was a significant increase in activity today. Kieran Conlon met 2 fish on fly on the upper river at Killavullen but neither took properly. One crushed the hook on his #11 fly. Kevin Collins (Cork) had a savage take on the Island Stream on Lower Kilmurry (but didn’t connect) & saw a couple more fish running. Dave Walsh met a fish on fly on Bbridgetown & just after had a fish of ~15lb. follow the spinner right into the bank twice! It certainly looks as if the rise has livened up the fish a bit on the upper river. All the fish met on fly were on intermediate tips and comparatively small flies.

Small flood livens the fish up on the upper river...........

         The river below the Lodge at 07.30 today. Gauge height:  0.38m

Report at 08.00 today Thursday

Conditions.

Yet another bright slightly frosty morning today. Air temperature 4ºC at 07.30.  Frequent showers topped up the upper river over the last couple of days. The forecast for today & tomorrow is mainly dry, but quite a lot more rain is forecast for Saturday & Sunday. Temperatures will also be on the rise from today.


The upper river at Millstreet peaked at 10.00 yesterday morning up 15cm & peaked again at midnight last night up another 5cm. Excellent clarity.

The upper river at Killavullen is up 11cm to 1.31mat 07.00.

The lower river at Ballyduff Has just peaked up 7cm to 0.38m at 07.00. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.3ºC / 49.0ºF @ 07.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:   10.6 – 9.2ºC / 51.2 – 48.6ºF.

Prospects.

Conditions remain perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river.
Still challenging fishing for now, but hopefully between the recent rise & the rain due on the weekend, there will be enough water in the river to start the run of the Blackwater’s May fish.
High tides are 3.4m today, but increase to 3.8m by next Monday, which might also help to push fish into the system.
 
Report at 12.30 today Thursday

Just had a report from the only rod out today. He met 2 fish on fly on the upper river but neither took properly. One crushed the hook on his #11 fly. It looks as if the rise has livened up the fish a bit on the upper river.

The upper river is up 10cm after some overnight rain……

Report for 08.00 today April 29

The upper river is up 10cm after some overnight rain……

Conditions.
It’s another bright slightly frosty morning today. The rain band seems to have barely skirted the catchment giving a 10cm rise at Millstreet which is still rising . I had 2mm rain on my gauge here at the Lodge.
The weather forecast is now for some (heavy?) rain on Saturday & some Sunday.
The upper river at Millstreet was up 10cm at 07.30.

The upper river at Killavullen was up 2cm at 07.30.

The lower river at Ballyduff is up just 1cm to 0.32m at 07.00. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.1ºC / 48.6ºF @ 07.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:   10.2 – 9.0ºC / 50.4 – 48.2ºF.

Prospects.
Conditions are still perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river.
Challenging fishing for now, but hopefully there will be enough rain to give a reasonable rise in the river to start the run of the Blackwater’s May fish.
High tides are only 3.2m today, but increase to 3.8m by next Monday, which might also help to push fish into the system.

Forecast is now for a likelihood of some persistent rain tomorrow night!

The cherry trees on the Lodge drive are blossoming.
Hopefully they won’t be knocked off by the hail showers!

Conditions.

The weather was very changeable today – sometimes sunny,
sometimes showers & hail! 2mm rain fell in total.
Staying very cool with winds from the North.
The heavy rain on Wednesday has disappeared from the forecast,
but there may be quite persistent rain tomorrow night.

The upper river is up a centimeter or so at Millstreet,
but still falling at Killavullen where the gauge is at 1.20m this evening. Clarity on the upper river is 5-6 feet.

The lower river at Ballyduff is also falling only very slowly & is at 0.31m at 20.00. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.


Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.3ºC / 49.0ºF @ 20.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:  10.1 – 11.0 ºC / 50.2 – 51.8ºF.

Prospects.

Conditions are still perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river.
Challenging fishing for now, but hopefully there will be enough rain to give a reasonable rise in the river to start the run of the Blackwater’s double-figure May fish.

Some rain on the way today & tomorrow……..

The river below the Lodge at 08.50 today 24th. Gauge height:  0.32m

 Conditions.
                 The rainfall radar picture at 08.15 this morning 24th.

It’s a cloudy overcast day here. Air temperature was 12ºC at 08.00 this morning.
The forecast is now for broken weather from this morning through until next Wednesday. Rain is forecast for this morning & tomorrow afternoon with the most likelihood of heavier rain early/mid next week. High pressure is forecast to build again from Thursday next week.

The upper river is falling only very slowly & the Killavullen gauge is steady at 1.22m. Clarity on the upper river is 5-6 feet.

The lower river at Ballyduff is also falling only very slowly & is at 0.32m at 08.00. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.3ºC / 48.8ºF @ 08.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:   13.4 – 12.0ºC / 56.1 – 53.6ºF.

Prospects.

Conditions are remain absolutely perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river. Fishing has been challenging, but hopefully the break in the weather will improve this with overcast weather & hopefully a rise in the river.
 

Catches.

Just one fish for us in the last week & a half with very few anglers fishing – nobody was out at all in the last 2 days! Just the odd report of fish moving on both the upper & lower river.

The river still remains in absolutely cracking fly order……..

 

The Cork Blackwater river below Blackwater Lodge at 08.20 today
with the gauge at 0.34m

Conditions.

It’s a bright sunny day today. Air temperature was 4ºC at 08.00 this morning. Yesterday was a glorious sunny day – the warmest in Ireland this year. Air temperature was 16ºC at 19.30 but the nights are still cool when we have clear skies.
The forecast is now for broken weather from tomorrow night through until next Wednesday.

The upper river is falling slowly & steadily & the Killavullen gauge is at 1.23m at 08.00 this morning. Clarity on the upper river is 5-6 feet.

The lower river at Ballyduff is also falling only very slowly & is at 0.34m at 08.00. Clarity is about 5-6 feet.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.2ºC / 48.6ºF @ 08.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:  13 – 11 ºC / 55.4– 51.8ºF.

Prospects.

Conditions are absolutely perfect for fly on both the lower & upper river today.

Catches.
Just one fish for us in the last week with very few anglers fishing. Just the odd report of fish moving on both the upper & lower river including a couple of double figure fish at Ballyhooly!