The upper river is fining off & fish are running & being caught.……

Conditions.

It was dry throughout the catchment for the last 24 hours. The forecast is now dry right through until Wednesday apart from some light rain Saturday night.

The upper river at Millstreet is back down to the same level as it was before the last flood. Clarity 1½ feet & well spinnable.

At Killavullen the river is down to 1.40m at 10.00 today.
Perfect spinning height & clarity & should be in fly order this afternoon.

The Ballyduff gauge is down to 0.57 at 10.00.
Clarity is about 1-1½ feet & very peaty with a slight sediment colour.

Water temperature at Ballyduff: 12.8ºC / 55.0ºF.

Catches.By 11.00 I am hearing of plenty of fish running & a couple caught in the Killavullen area. We already have one released on our top-but-one beat below Mallow.

Prospects.Superb for the coming days as this latest flood drops and the river fines off.. It is very well spinnable from Lombardstown down to Killavullen already by lunchtime, It should be fly-fishable this afternoon and fish are being caught today. The water is peat stained throughout but with clarity on the upper river about 1½ feet.

Availability.No problem for rods & accommodation at the moment.

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