A 45cm flood on the upper river this afternoon should liven up the fish!

The river below the Lodge at 17.00 today. Gauge height 0.47m

Conditions.

It was a dry bright sunny day here today but another band of rain passed through the catchment late last night. I only had 1.5mm rain on my gauge this morning, but there must have been more in the upper catchment. There is no more rain forecast for the next 8 days with high pressure building again from mid-week on

The Millstreet gauge has risen 45cm in the last 48 hours peaking at 16.00 this afternoon.

The Killavullen gauge up 8cm over the last 48 hours & is at 1.42m at 19.45 this evening & rising.

The lower river at Ballyduff has risen 3 cm since late Friday night peaking at mid-day today at 0.47m & is currently steady at 0.46m at 20.00. It should rise somewhat overnight, but not by much & the lower river should be in good fly order tomorrow.

Water temperature at    Ballyduff: 9.1ºC / 48.4ºF @ 20.00 today.
Water temperature at Killavullen:  11.5 – 10.3ºC / 52.7 – 50.5ºF.
Water temperature at Millstreet:  9.5 – 10.0 ºC / 49.1 – 50.0ºF @ 20.00.


Prospects.

Conditions have been challenging over the last week due to very bright sunshine & clear water. There should be some improvement with the small flood coming down from the upper river.
 
Catches.
There have been no more fish reported in the last few days since the three we caught over last weekend.