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Best Fish of the Season yet again!
Gavin Wishart (N. Ireland) caught a fish estimated (by gillie Connie Corcoran)
at 14-15lb. on fly at the Lug Pool on Lower Kilmurry on August 7th.
It was a May fish which was slightly coloured & was released.

The 2010 Season so far
On the 19th. August, we caught our 300th. salmon of the Season!

  Season Total:  304 for 820 rod days to August 23.
   August Total:    94 for 207 rod days to the 23rd.     
     July Total:  168 for 183 rod days                       
(the best July total since 2000 when 263 were caught for 750 rod days)

July 18th, 2010    

July 25th, 2010    

New Best Catch from One Beat
in One Day:

Three rods caught nine fish
at Woodstream.

 - mostly grilse around the 4-6lb. mark.
All were caught on spinner and all nine fish were released alive.

Best Day of the Season so far:

A total of 23 fish were caught
for 15 rod days.

Beat   1:    1 caught.
Beat   2:    3 caught.
Beat   4:    1 caught. 
Beat 11:    9 caught. All spinner, all released.
Beat 12:  4 caught
Beat 16:  5 caught.


Second Best of Season!

Mossy McElligott - 12.4lb.
Tim Quinlivan - 11,9 & 9.1lb.
All on fly on Beat 3 - Ballinaroone.

 

July 13th, 2010    

July 12th, 2010    

Best Catch from One Beat
in One Day:

Two rods caught eight fish
at Bridgetown Abbey.

 - mostly grilse around the 3lb. mark.
Six were caught on fly & two on spinner.
All eight fish were released alive.
Mick Kennedy caught 5 (best ~6lb.)
& Billy Jewitt caught three. 
Seven of the fish were caught in a 2 hour "moment of madness".

Best Day of the Season so far:

A total of 20 fish were caught
for 11 rod days.

Beat 3:    4 caught. 1 on fly.  Best 9.7 & 11lb.
Beat 7:    4 caught. All on fly. Best 6.5lb.
Beat 8:    1 caught.  4lb.
Beat 9:    8 caught. 6 on fly & all released.
                Best 6lb.
Beat 16:  3 caught. 1 on fly. Best 6lb. 
 


On July 12,
Otis Ferry from the UK caught this
sea-liced 11.7 pounder
on fly on the
Island Stream
on Lower Kilmurry
- and it was only
his second ever salmon!

 


Took this picture just below the Lodge at 08.00 this morning, July 22.
Looks as if this will be the last of the wet weather for a while
& that the river will come into cracking order now there are big runs of fish !


Take me home, Mum!
Ian Jnr. after a good day on the river!

 

Highlights of the 2009 Season             
Best Fish of the Season on September 15 - ~25lb.
Second Best Fish of the Season on September 18 - 19.1lb.
                              

                                    Best Day of the Season on August 23 - 25 fish to 12.2lb.
Second Best Day of the Season on August   9 - 17 fish to 11.9lb.
  Third Best Day of the Season on August   7 - 16 fish to 13.1lb.

Third Best Ever Month of May and Best since 1996 - 53 fish caught.
More than double the number of fish caught for June (51) compared to June last year (21) !

The graph of gauge height now includes figures from 70 & 90km upstream so it is now much easier
to predict what will happen on the lower river based on rainfall in the upper catchment

2008 Season's Total Catch - 1,025   (528 released alive).   This is the second best total recorded in the last 10 years.

All-time Records beaten in 2008

Catch for One Day:
September 13th. - 55 Salmon & Grilse to 12lb. taken for 41 rods.
                       (of which 26 were released alive).
This beat the previous record of 52 held since August 15, 1992.
One 6 rod novice party all caught their first salmon during the day.
(guided by Glenda.)
August Catch:
422 - which beat the previous record of 377 established in 1992.
First Salmon:
61 first ever salmon caught, beating the previous record of 52 in 1998.
The number of first salmon as a %age of the rod days was also the
highest ever recorded at 3.25, beating the previous record of 2.9 in 1992

Other Interesting facts in 2008

Third Best ever September catch:
420 - (of which 227 were released alive)
Second Highest Catch per Rod Day for Season
0.53 - which was only beaten by 0.89 in 1992
Biggest Fish of the Season: 
September 11th. Taken on spinner on Lower Kilmurry - 15.8lb.
Purple Patch!
301 caught in the 13 days from Aug. 15-27 for 237 rod days.
Huge Number of First Ever Salmon Caught!
No less than 62 anglers caught their first ever salmon with us in 2008.

 

 

           2010 Recent Catches
                 Not so many pictures as many fish are now released alive!
July 25

12.4lb
Best on fly!
Second Best
of Season!
 		 July 23
 Aug. 6

First!		 Aug. 9

Firsts!		 Aug. 9

11lb.		 Aug. 10

12lb.		 Aug.11

First!
 		 Aug. 16

First!		 Aug. 18

First!		 Aug. 29

First!		 Aug. 31

First!
For more info like this, 
see our Fishing Report page

Click on photos to go to 2010 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.

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Current Situation & Prospects
Weather: Mainly overcast day. Quite dry for the next week.
River: The river is falling very slowly.
The lower river is @ 0.07m @ 8.30am.    Clarity 5-6 feet.
Temperatures:      Air:     15°C        59°F 
Water:     19 °C       66°F
Run of Fish: Moderate runs of fish going right through the lower beats.
Catches: The Best Total for July since 2000 with far less rod days.
Four very large fish (15-20lb.) hooked & lost on the
18th, 23rd, 24th. & 26th. of July.
94 fish for 207 rod days so far for August to the 23rd., including a new Best Fish of the Season of ~14lb. taken on fly on the 7th. and released as it was a slightly coloured May fish. 
Methods: Mainly worm & fly. No interest in shrimp/prawn.
Prospects: Moderate for the coming week.



Highlights
March 6: First Fish of the Season is caught.
May 2: The First on Fly is caught - a sea-liced 8.4 pounder & two more lost on fly.
July 13:  Best Day of the Season So Far. Best Catch for One Beat in One Day! 
              20 fish to 11lb. for 11 rod days including 12 on the fly.
July 18:  New Best Day & Best Catch off One Beat on Sunday, July 18th.
            Both records for this season that were set on July 13th. were beaten.
            23 fish to 9.6lb. were caught - 18 on spinner & 5 on worms.
            One beat produced 9 fish for 3 rods - all released alive.
               18 came from the upper beats & just 5 from the lower river.

Daily Diary
July 18:  Best Day of the Season So Far. Best Catch for One Beat in One Day!
               23 fish caught.  Nine fish caught from one beat on the middle of the upper river.

July 27:  5 grilse caught for 5 rod days.
July 29:  1 grilse on fly.
July 30:  One double figure fish lost on fly.               
July 31:  7 fish caught.
Aug.  1:  1 grilse
Aug.  2:  8 fish to 7lb.
Aug.  3:  2 grilse
Aug.  4:  3 grilse
Aug.  5:  4 fish to 7lb.
Aug.  6:  A first ever salmon of 7.3lb. for Mike Dooling (Limerick) on spinner.
Aug.  7:  Best Fish of Season on Fly! Gavin Wishart (N. Ireland) caught a fish estimated
               (by gillie Connie Corcoran) at 14-15lb. on fly at the Lug Pool on Lower Kilmurry.
                It was a May fish which was slightly coloured & was released.
Aug.   8:  4 grilse caught
Aug.   9:  4 fish including an 11lb. on fly
Aug. 10:  4 fish including a 12lb. on shrimp
Aug. 11:  3 grilse.
Aug. 12:  5 grilse - 4 on fly.
Aug. 13:  5 grilse caught.
Aug. 14:  1 grilse
Aug. 15:  8 fish to 6.5lb.
Aug. 16:  2 grilse.
Aug. 17:  12 grilse, including a First Ever for 15 year old Digby Dymock (UK).
Aug. 18:  6 grilse. A First Ever for 14 year old Jeremy Okorn-Schmidt (Austria).
Aug. 19:  4 grilse. A First Ever for father Harald Okorn-Schmidt (Austria), also on fly.
Aug. 20:  1 grilse caught.
Aug. 21:  1 grilse caught.
Aug. 22:  1 grilse caught.
Aug. 23:  1 grilse caught.
Aug. 26:  2 grilse & one fish of 7.5lb (sea-liced) caught by one evening ticket on Beat 3.
Aug. 27:  3 grilse caught.
Aug. 29:  1 grilse caught on fly - a first ever salmon for John Lambourn (UK).
Aug. 31:  5 grilse caught for 3 rod days.
 

 

2010 Salmon Catch by Lure

Method

 Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Total
Fly       8 15 46  23     92
Spinner   4 1 2 4 95   8   114
Worm           25  53     78
Shrimp     1 1 5 3  22     31
Total   4 2 11 24 169 106   316
Released   2 - 2 17 83 39   143

The Top Ten Best Days of 2010

  Date Number
Caught		 Rods
Fishing		 Biggest
Fish		 Number caught with:
Fly Spin Worm Prawn
1. July 18 23 12 9.6 - 18 5 -
2. July 13 20 11 11.0 12 7 1 -
3. July 24 16 11 ~12* 5 11 - -
4. July 21 14 8 6.1 1 12 1 -
5. August 17 12 15 3.7 - 1 11 -
6. July 23 11 5 10.7 - 11 - -
July 25 6 12.4 7 3 - 1
August 7 10 ~14* 3 1 7 -
7. July 20 10 5 5.4 - 9 1 -
8. July 26 9 5 5.3 5 - 3 1
9. July 14 8 7 6.5 4 3 1 -
August 2 10 8.2 4 3 1 -
August 15 12 6.5 - - 6 2
10. July 17 7 12 ~11* - 5 2 -
July 31 12 6.2 3 3 - 1

1997 - 2008 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 ClosedF&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      316

The Top Ten Fish of 2010
* = Returned alive

  Date Angler Beat Lure Weight
(lb.)
           
1. August 7 Gavin Wishart Lower Kilmurry Fly ~14*
2. July 25 Mossy McElligott Ballinaroone Fly 12.4
3. August 10 Bob Shepley Kents P 12.0
March 14 Larry Sheridan Kents S ~12*
June 12 Ray Burns Upper Kilmurry S
July 9 Dave Connon Kents S
July 24 Gavin Wishart Lower Kilmurry S
4. July 25 Tim Quinlivan Ballinaroone Fly 11.9
5. July 12 Otis Ferry Lower Kilmurry Fly 11.7
6. May 13 David Moore Lower Kilmurry Fly 11.2
7. July 13 Tom Lonergan Ballinaroone S 11.0
August 10 Jacob Banon Lower Kilmurry Fly
July 17 Doug Wright Ballygarrett S ~11*
8. July 24 Karen Murphy Blackstone S 10.8
9. July 23 Martin Ceillier Lower Kilmurry S 10.7
10. June 7 Joe Lonergan Ballinaroone S 10.3

Click here to see the previous months reports for the 2010 Season

August Catch
 F = Fly    S = Spinner    W = Worms    P = Prawn/shrimp  * = Returned alive    S/L = Sea Lice
Season:  Best Day in blue / Best Fish in Yellow

Date
Aug.

Number
Caught

 Number Released Fresh Fish Best
Fish		 Taken on
Fly Spin Worm Shrimp
1. 1 1 1 2.5 1 - - -
2. 8 4 7 8.2 4 1 3 -
3. 2 - 2 5.5 - - 2 -
4. 3 2 3 3.5 2 - 1 -
5. 5 3 4 7.3 - - 4 1
6. 1 - 1 7.3 - 1 - -
7. 11 7 9 ~14* 3 1 6 -
8. 4 1 3 4.9 2 - 2 -
9. 4 - 4 11.0 1 - 2 1
10. 4 1 4 12.0 - - 1 3
11. 3 1 3 3.4 1 1 1 -
12. 5 - 5 5.2 4 - - 1
13. 5 1 5 4.8 1 - - 1
14. 1 - 1 4.5 - - 1 -
15. 8 1 8 6.5 - - 6 2
16. 3 - 3 4.7 - - 2 1
Date

Number
Caught

 Number Released Fresh Fish Best
Fish		 Taken on
Fly Spin Worm Shrimp
17. 12 5 11 3.7 - 1 11 -
18. 6 2 6 3.0 1 1 4 -
19. 3 - 3 4.4 1 - 2 -
20. 1 - 1 3.9 - - 1 -
21. 1 - 1 3.0 - 1 - -
22. 1 - 1 4.2 - - 1 -
23. 1 1 1 ~2.5* 1 - - -
26. 3 2 1 7.5 - - - 3
27. 3 2 3 ~4* - - 1 2
29. 1 - 1 4.1 1 - - -
31. 5 1 2 4.3 - - 2 3

 

 

 

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Reports for Previous Years

2010  March    April    May    June    July
 
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 
 

 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

 

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