The upper river has risen 70cm (2 feet) since this morning.……

 Arthur Goonan with his First Ever Salmon. 

A tide-bright grilse of 4lb. - he caught & released it with worms 

on Woodstream on the upper river.

Conditions.

There was more rain the catchment overnight. I had 8mm on my gauge at the lodge by morning. Heavy showers continued all day in the upper catchment. The forecast is now dry right through until Sunday.
 
The upper river at Millstreet started to rise at 07.30 this morning & is up 70cm by 22.00 tonight & still rising. The clarity is getting very poor up at Millstreet this evening.

At Killavullen it was falling until midday but has since risen over 30cm by 22.00 to 1.70m. Clarity was ~ 1 foot & peaty through the day.

Ballyduff gauge is up to 0.62m by 22.00 this evening & still rising. Clarity is about 1-1½ feet – very peaty with a slight sediment colour. 

 Water temperature at Ballyduff: 12.8ºC / 55.0ºF.

Catches.

Even with very coloured water & only 8 rods for the day, three fish were caught including a First Ever Salmon for Arthur Goonan on Woodstream on the upper river. A lot of fish were moving through the upper beats during the day.

Prospects.

With very dirty water coming down from above Millstreet, the river will be out of fly order tomorrow, but may barely be fishable with spinner or worms. The rise is bringing the large numbers of fish that were waiting in the tidal reaches into the main river. Plenty of fish are moving especially on our upper beats.
Fishing should be superb in the coming days once this latest flood drops and the river fines off.

Availability.

No problem for rods & accommodation at the moment.

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