Fishing the fly on the Island Stream on Lower Kilmurry - Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery Beat 6.
Salmon Fishing on Ireland's Cork Blackwater river

 

Daily Updated Salmon Fishing Report
Up-to-date News from the Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery beats.

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Extension to the Salmon Season on the Blackwater to October 12th., 2012
 The extension to the salmon angling season has now been confirmed. 
It will be fly only, single barbless hooks - Catch & release.
 

The First Springer of the 2012 Season

The honour of catching the
first springer on the Lodge beats
fell this year to
proprietor Ian Powell
who caught this very fresh 6.2 pounder
at the Jole on Lower Kilmurry
at 13.40 on February 3rd.

The fish didn't have sea-lice so had
been in the river a couple of days.
This could mean that there is a good
head of springers in the river already.

It could well be the first springer to be caught on the river this season.

The river is coming into cracking order.
The Gauge Height was 0.78m
on the evening of the 3rd.


 

2012 Fish


lb
Best
of Season 		                   

Click on photos to go to 2012 Gallery pages for larger images

Current Situation & Prospects

This report is usually updated every day during the season, so if you are interested
in a fishing trip, keep logging on to the site to be informed on the latest prospects.

Click here for: Real-time & reference photos of the river below the Lodge
 

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Millstreet & Kanturk gauge heights are arbitrary relative to Ballyduff
but show the trend of the river height on the upper reaches of the river.
Floods which peak at Kanturk peak at Ballyduff ~15 hours later.

Please note that there are no upstream gauge
readings available since 09.15am on January 4.

Current Situation & Prospects
Weather: Warming up again slightly after a couple of frosty nights.
River:  
Temperatures:      Air:       8°C at 16.00
Water:       °C
Run of Fish:  
Catches: The First Springer was caught on February 3rd.
Methods: Spinning at the moment but should be in fly order in a day or two if there's no more appreciable rain!
Prospects: Looking very good as it would appear as if there may be reasonable numbers of springers present.


Daily Diary

 

2012 Salmon Catch by Lure

Method

 Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Total
Fly                  
Spinner 1                
Worm                  
Shrimp                  
Total 1                
Released -                

The Top Six Best Days of 2011

  Date Number
Caught		 Biggest
Fish		 Number caught with:
Fly Spin Worm Prawn
1. February 3 1 6.2 - 1 - -
2.              
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1997 - 2011 Salmon Catch Statistics

Year Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. TOTAL
1997 1 13 8 24 184 140 138 326    834
1998 1 3 10 25 160 296 268 352 1,115
1999 3 15 17 41 129 79 173 266    723
2000 1 3 12 51 216 263 130 283    959
2001 2 Closed F&M 31 160 118 208 254    774
2002 2 4 6 9 132 137 197 282    769
2003 3 13 9 49 80 162 94 143    553
2004 14 8 22 23 49   86 353 524 1,079
2005 5 6 6 29 70 114 108 309    647
2006 1 17 38 39 50   61 47 407    660
2007 1 5 12 8 44 115 273 330    802

2008

 5 4 14 22 21 117 422 421 1,025

2009

 1 5 11 53 51   87 197 209    614

2010

 - 4 2 11 24 169 106 336    652

2011

 3 6 3 45 61  71  93 249    529

2012

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The Top Ten Fish of 2011
* = Returned alive

  Date Angler Beat Lure Weight
(lb.)
           
 1. February 3 Ian Powell Lower Kilmurry S 6.2
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Click here to see the Monthly Reports for the 2010 Season

Month Catch for

Date
February

Number
Caught

 Number Released Fresh Fish Best
Fish		 Taken on
Fly Spin Worm Shrimp
3. 1 - 1 6.2 - 1 - -
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Date

Number
Caught

 Number Released Fresh Fish Best
Fish		 Taken on
Fly Spin Worm Shrimp
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

Photo Galleries

Reports for Previous Years
2012  February

2011  February    March    April    May    June    July   August
         First Ever Salmon   

2010  March    April    May    June    July     August    September
2010  First Ever Salmon
 
2009  February   March  April  May   June  July   August  September
2009  First Ever Salmon

2008  February   March  April  May   June  July  August  September
 2008  First Ever Salmon

2007  February   March  April  May   June  July   August
2007  First Salmon
2006  February  March  April  May  June  July
2006  First Ever Salmon

2005  First Ever Salmon
2005  February   March    April   May   June   July   August   September 
 


2010:  End of Season Report

2009:  End of Season Report


2008: End of Season Report
2008: Reports by Month

2007:  End of Season Report
2007:  Reports by Month

2006:   Reports by Month

2005:   End of Season Report
2005:   Reports by month

 

Temperature converter.
 Enter the temperature in either °F or °C
& click convert.
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 Tide Times at Youghal (mouth of the Blackwater)
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Weather Forecast
If you are thinking of visiting and fishing with us, & wish to check on the current weather situation, we have established the following links which you will find useful:-

Met Eireann - Latest Rainfall: Radar


YR.no

Met Office UK
BBC.co.uk 
                                        Metcheck.com
                                  AccuWeather.com
Weather Channel
Munster Forecast from Breaking News.ie 
                                           Met Éireann 
                                           Met Eireann 
      Online Weather - Ireland Overview
 OnlineWeather - Cork direct 
Yahoo Weather - Cork
                                    Infosite Weather
                  CNN Europe Forecast Map
       CNN Cork Ireland 4 day Forecast
           bbc.co.uk - Cork 5 day Forecast

Click on VIEW THIS MAP AS AN ANIMATION
to get the rainfall radar for the last 3 hours.

Superb forecast for Ballyduff

Radar sequence for British Isles for previous 6 hours.
Superb 5 day forward simulation.
2 & 7 day forecast. Type in location as CORK & select forecast.
Link direct to their Cork page.
Direct Link for Cork.
Covers the Blackwater catchment (Cork & Kerry).
The Irish Meteorological Service forecast for Munster.
Yesterdays Weather .
 Excellent forecast by region or by city. Works for Fermoy, Mallow, Cork
Absolutely superb 4 day forecast for the Cork area- very concise.
Satellite pictures and 4 day summary for Dublin.

Sunrise & Sunset Times (Dublin)

Very useful for seeing how long the fishing day can be. We have no time restrictions.

             

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