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The Fishery

The Blackwater Lodge has totally exclusive fishing rights on an enviable selection of 16 of the best beats on this superb salmon river. Our beats have been carefully chosen to offer anglers a variety of fast water, flats & deep pools to suit all fishing methods.
The beats are rotated on a daily basis. You fish a different beat every day. 
The number of rods is normally limited to two per beat (fly-only) or four per beat (all methods).

The huge extent of our fishery means that we can follow the runs of salmon from the lower beats in low water conditions to the upper river when they run through in high water.
A car is essential due to the extent of the river covered by our fishery.
Alternatively, we can arrange transport to the Lodge and a gillie to take you to the beats.

Beat 7 - Lower Kilmurry
Looking from the Jole to the Island Stream

• Wading is very easy, mostly over an even gravel bottom.

• Sunday Fishing is allowed (unlike Scotland).

• No over-crowding.
  We seldom allow more than two rods per beat (fly-only) or four rods (all methods).

• Fishery Size & Extent
  16 beats averaging approx. ¾ mile each in length.
  The top beat is 28 miles (45 km) upstream from the Lodge.
  The bottom beat is 3 miles (5 km) downstream (within 3 miles of the tidal limit at Lismore).

• Daily beat rotation
  You fish a different beat each day. Your beat is selected from the best beats available given the prevailing river and weather conditions, and the number of rods fishing.
  In peak weeks, your allocated beat alternates between the upper & lower half of the river in order to ensure that all guests enjoy an equal variety of sport.
  You are allocated your beat in the evening at Dinner time for the following day.
  Detailed route and beat maps, together with a beat description (all laminated in plastic) are provided to take to the river.
  A folder of aerial photos is also available for study in the Lodge.