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!