Conditions.
The weather continued
showery yesterday afternoon. A band of rain cut across the NW corner of the
catchment in the night. The forecast is for some more rain tomorrow & then
dry right through until Sunday.
The upper river at Millstreet peaked yesterday morning at 08.30 up 47cm. It then fell 37cm until 03.00 this morning & is now up again 26cm after the overnight rain & still rising rather quickly.
Killavullen rose 37cm to 1.51m by 17.00 yesterday & is falling steadily. It is at 1.35m at 06.00 today. Clarity was poor on the upper river yesterday at less than a foot & muddy brown. Today it is ~ 1½ feet & peaty but with little or no sediment. Spinnable but very borderline for fly.
Ballyduff gauge peaked yesterday morning at 04.30 at 0.51m then fell to 0.46m by 10.30 & rose steadily for the rest of yesterday peaking at 0.60m at midnight. This morning at 07.30 it is down to 0.52. Clarity is about 1½ feet – peaty with a slight sediment colour.
Water temperature at Ballyduff: 12.8ºC / 55.0ºF.
The upper river at Millstreet peaked yesterday morning at 08.30 up 47cm. It then fell 37cm until 03.00 this morning & is now up again 26cm after the overnight rain & still rising rather quickly.
Killavullen rose 37cm to 1.51m by 17.00 yesterday & is falling steadily. It is at 1.35m at 06.00 today. Clarity was poor on the upper river yesterday at less than a foot & muddy brown. Today it is ~ 1½ feet & peaty but with little or no sediment. Spinnable but very borderline for fly.
Ballyduff gauge peaked yesterday morning at 04.30 at 0.51m then fell to 0.46m by 10.30 & rose steadily for the rest of yesterday peaking at 0.60m at midnight. This morning at 07.30 it is down to 0.52. Clarity is about 1½ feet – peaty with a slight sediment colour.
Water temperature at Ballyduff: 12.8ºC / 55.0ºF.
Catches.
There was just one very fresh grilse from one of our lower beats yesterday. Very few rods fishing & the water very coloured especially on the upper river. Good numbers of fish were seen moving through our top beats just below Mallow & also going over the weir at Fermoy yesterday.
Prospects.
The river is in moderate
spinning order. It is barely flyfishable throughout. Hopefully the rise will
pull the multitude of fish waiting in the tidal reaches into the main river. If
so, fishing should be excellent in the coming days when the river fines off
after this latest flood.
Availability.
Availability.
No problem for rods
& accommodation at the moment.
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