Blackwater Lodge Newsletter - June 20, 2011
Best Day of the Season & Third Best Fish - June 19th.
On Sunday, June
19, we yet again recorded the Best Day of the Season so far.
It was remarkable as the river had only just come back into
order after the last small dirty flood.
Even more
remarkable was the fact that all the fish fell to just three rods on one
beat on the upper river.
Mick Kennedy & Billy Jewitt fished Beat 8 -
Bridgetown Priory & landed four fish in the
morning & another in the early afternoon.
Billy had 2 grilse on spinner to 6lb. and Mick had two on
spinner & one on fly - best 13.3lb (see left)
which was the Third Best Fish so far this Season.
They were joined in the evening by Kieran Conlon
who had a magic half hour that evening. He landed three fish - all with long-tailed
sea-lice - a grilse of 4lb. & two 10 pounders - all on
the fly.
He went to the Lodge's top beat 28 miles
upriver today & released two more fish of 6 & 7lb. on fly
Mick was fishing Beat 9 a little further upriver
today. He lost the biggest fish he'd ever hooked - reckoned to be well into the
twenties of pounds - on spinner.
A band of heavy showers swept across the middle to lower catchment
today (20th.).
6mm rain fell in Ballyduff. Some more rain tomorrow & then dry 'til
Friday.
The upper & lower river were both falling steadily yesterday & for
most of today.
The upper river came into good order on Sunday with clarity 2-3 feet.
Late on Monday evening it rose a few centimetres.
The lower river was very peaty with visibility only about 1 foot on Sunday but
improved to 2-2½ feet on Monday.
Superb Prospects!
The river should be in perfect order for
the rest of the week, as there is little or no rain forecast
and the rise is only small & clear.
It is extremely encouraging to see such
good quality sea-liced fish running right through to the upper beats.
Latest News
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Availability
Rods & accommodation are available for the coming weeks.
Bookings for 2011
Now is the time to ensure your place for this season. Prime weeks
(especially in the backend) are now filling up.
Where to meet Us
Glenda will be demonstrating & giving free tuition & we will have a
stand at the following Irish fairs this year.
Irish Game Fair & Country Lifestyle Festival:
Shanes Castle, Co. Antrim June 25 &
26. www.irishgamefair.com
Irish Game & Country Fair: Birr
Castle, Co.
Offaly
August 27 & 28. www.irishgameandcountryfair.com
Irish Fly Fair: Galway
November 19 & 20 www.irishflyfair.com
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Best Regards
Ian &
Glenda
Blackwater Lodge & Salmon Fishery
Upper Ballyduff
County Waterford
Ireland
Email:
Website: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net
Website Fishing report page (direct): www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htm
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Ian:
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Ireland
Phone: 058 60235 (main Lodge number)
Mobile: 087 235 21 20 (Ian)
087 235 12 60 (Glenda)
From UK
Phone: 0844 202 33 33
(Lodge)
or +353 58 60235
Mobile: 0701 116 33 33 (Ian)
or 0701 116 44 44 (Glenda)
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Mobile: +353 87 235 21 20 (Ian)
+353 87 235 12 60 (Glenda)