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Ian Powell (Bwlodge)
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, January 09, 2012 - 11:50 am: | |
23, 22, 21, 20, 19 .............. Countdown to Opening Day
This was the Blackwater at 10.30 this morning.
Down to 1.04m on the Ballyduff gauge & clearing beautifully.
The upstream gauge readings have still not been updated since the 4th.
Our Opening Day celebration is now fully subscribed only a couple of days after it was announced in our December 30th. newsletter. We offered free fishing & casting clinic throughout the day with Glenda, ending with a bowl of hot stew for everybody at the fishing hut on Upper Kilmurry at 4.00pm.
Hopefully, we'll have a springer or two to report.
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Ian Powell (Bwlodge)
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Post Number: 4
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 9:42 am: | |
[B][U]The Second Salmon of the Season is caught on Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery[/U][/B]
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Only 2 rods out on the river yesterday.
Tony O'Keeffe from Mallow was fishing at Kilmurry with his father Dan
and caught this 6.6lb. fish on Flying C on the Island Stream on Lower Kilmurry.
Sea-lice can be seen in the picture - two on the top of the tail and one below the adipose.
There were more on the back & the head of the fish. They also caught a few kelts.
There was a couple of rods out on Friday that also caught a few kelts,
but also saw a fresh springer show that they estimated at 15-20lb. - also on Lower Kilmurry.
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The upper river had a slight (5cm) rise yesterday.
Occasional light rain in the upper catchment had been responsible,
and this has meant that the lower river has held it's level at 0.85m.
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The level is currently too high for good flyfishing,
needing to be below about 0.6m to be able to wade and fish comfortably.
The weather forecast now looks as if we can expect a dry spell of at least a week.
This should ensure that the level will come down to fly order.
When it will be very interesting to see how the upper beats from Ballyhooly to Mallow will fish.
For all the latest info, see also:
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Ian Powell (Bwlodge)
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Post Number: 3
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2011 - 2:57 pm: | |
The First Spring Salmon is Landed on February 3rd.!
Derek O'Keeffe, from Thomastown, Kilkenny came to the Lodge for a casting lesson
with Glenda on Thursday afternoon.
After the lesson, Glenda invited him to fish on for the rest of the afternoon on Upper Kilmurry.
He hooked and landed a lovely fresh fish of about 8lb. on a fly he tied himself.
It was a colour variation of the PoshTosh as seen in "Trout and Salmon", February 2010.
The fish was hooked at the head of the Hut Pool on Upper Kilmurry and took about 15 mins
to land, having jumped half a dozen times.
Derek - a firm believer in catch and release - carefully returned the fish alive.
Not wanting to harm the fish in any way, it was quickly released without even taking a photo
as he was fishing on his own - the only rod out on the fishery in fact today.
Current Situation
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This was the river below the Lodge today.
[IMG]http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww313/salmonfella/gcall-21.jpg[/IMG]
This is the gauge height on the upper & lower river for the last five days.
Prospects
On the 3rd., the river was at a perfect height and clarity for the fly.
On the 4th., the lower river was up approximately half a metre but peaked late evening.
There was very little fishing effort and gales, but a couple of fresh silver fish were seen jumping amongst the kelts.
Certainly spinnable for the 5th. Fly is doubtful.
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Ian Powell (Bwlodge)
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Post Number: 2
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 2:09 am: | |
2010 Salmon Season Report from Blackwater Lodge.
Finally, I have completed a report on the 2010 Season on Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery. This can be found on:
www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/Old/2010/2010season.htm
For more detailed reports by Month please go to:
www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/Old/2010/2010monthly.htm
2010 Season Highlights
............................... Season Total: 652 for 1,342 rod days (0.49 fish/rod day).
.................................... July Total: 168 for 183 rod days.
........................................................(The Best July since 2000 when 263 were caught for 750 rod days)
............... Best Day of the Season: September 26 - 26 fish to 16lb.
............... Best Catch for One Rod: Eleven fish on September 21st.
...... Number of First Ever Salmon: Thirty-five in total for the season.
Proportion of Fish Caught on Fly: Second Highest Ever for the Total 2011 Season.
........................................................Highest Ever for the months of May & June.
........................................................Second Highest for the month of September.
........................................................Fifth Highest for August.
........................................................Eighth Highest for July.
The Draft Proposals for the Wild Salmon & Seatrout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2011 Season
were issued on Friday, November 19.
The quota for the Blackwater has been raised to 5,859 from the 2010 quota which was 5,054.
The number of tags for the spring (February 1 to May 11) has not been confirmed yet.
Last year, it was one tag for the Blackwater but this was only announced in a Byelaw issued on December 17, 2009
so we are still waiting to hear if it will be one or three tags.
The Huge Run of Fish continues.
I was talking to Fishery Board staff at the excellent Irish Fly Fair in Galway last weekend
& got the latest on the runs of fish into the Blackwater.
There were reports of 7,500 fish that had run into the river in the 8 days from October 27.
Just before the Fair on the weekend of November 13/14, this figure had jumped to over 15,000....................!
This bodes well for our future stocks of salmon. |
Ian Powell (Bwlodge)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 7:50 am: | |
Spring Salmon Fishing on the Cork Blackwater
Expectation was very high on the Blackwater for the opening of the season on February 1st. The river was in perfect condition in terms of height & clarity & spring salmon were already moving into the river. Unfortunately the rain came, and we were fishing a rising flood on the Opening Day.
The river was out of order for the first 10 days.
The Blackwater Lodge had a special offer on this spring of free fishing for the month of February. This gave many Irish anglers the opportunity to fish a river which they would not normally have expected to be able to. The response was excellent, and a great many Irish rods were able to enjoy the fishing and the facilities at the Lodge.
The river came into order in the middle of the second week, and we started off with a great day on the 11th., when five springers were caught. Fish were taken from the bottom beat (2½ miles downstream of the Lodge & only 3 miles above the tidal limit) right up to the top but one beat which is 28 miles upstream of the Lodge. By the end of the second week, eleven springers had been taken.
During the rest of the month, the river has dropped steadily – falling to summer level by the end of the month. The very cold weather (night temperatures dropping to -4°C) brought the water temperature down to below 40°F - 4°C, which slowed up the running fish & made them more difficult to take as they were less enthusiastic to move to take a spinner or fly.
During the last week of February, three lovely sea-liced fish were taken, and one party had half a dozen offers on the fly, hooking two & losing both.
As the month ends, the river is at summer level with superb clarity – visibility being 7-8 feet.
Fish are still moving through, and will be taken in greater numbers as soon as the water temperature rises. The improvement in the spring run has continued, with the impression being that it has even surpassed the run of 2003. The total number of springers taken for the month on the Lodge beats was 14 to 10 lb. compared to the average for the last 5 years of only 2.
Due to the response to the free fishing in February, the Blackwater Lodge has another special offer for the Irish angler for March. Fishing normally costs €50/day for the month, but Irish anglers can avail of the fishing at only €20/day and a mere €10/day for each night that they stay B&B at the Lodge. Subject to availability and the interest shown in this offer, the Lodge may well make a further offer available to the Irish anglers for April. Contact Ian Powell at the Lodge for all the latest information on the fishing and the bargains that are available.
Fact File
Blackwater Lodge Tel: 00 353 58 60235 From UK: 0871 474 0135 (10p/min any time!)
Upper Ballyduff Fax: 00 353 58 60162 From UK: 0871 474 0136 (10p/min any time!)
Co. Waterford
Email: info@ireland-salmon-fishing.net
Web: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net
Fishing report page: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/fisreport.htm
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Ian Powell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 17, 2003 - 5:40 am: | |
Subject: Spring Salmon Fishing on the Cork Blackwater
Spring Atlantic Salmon are in. A number have been taken already. See our Daily updated Fishing report page for info: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/fisreport.htm
or our website for info on the Lodge & Fishery:
http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/fisreport.htm |
Ian Powell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 28, 2002 - 10:05 am: | |
Subject: Change of URL for Blackwater Lodge link
You have a link to my site under
Freshwater: Ireland: Cork Blackwater: Local Links
to our Fishing report page.
Important Changes: New Blackwater Lodge Domain
We now have a high-speed 24/7 broadband satellite Internet connection & a new domain name.
Consequently, we now have:-
New Website address: www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net
New Title: Atlantic Salmon Fishing on Ireland's Cork Blackwater.
New Fishing Report Page address:
www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/fisreport.htm
New Email address: info@ireland-salmon-fishing.net
Please update your address book for this.
The old bwlodge@indigo.ie email address is also still available at the moment, but will be phased out as well.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me here at the Lodge.
- Tight Lines.
Ian Powell
Blackwater Lodge
Upper Ballyduff
Co. Waterford
Ireland
Tel: 00 353 58 60235
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Ian Powell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 9:20 am: | |
Subject: Superb salmon fishing on the Blackwater
A timely summer flood on August 9th., 2002 has encouraged an excellent run of grilse & early autumn fish into the river.
The prospects for salmon fish are excellent in the coming weeks. See the Blackwater Lodge daily updated river report page on
http://indigo.ie/~bwlodge/fisreport.htm for details. |
Ian Powell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2001 - 10:03 am: | |
Subject: Irish Autumn Salmon Run gets under way !
Following a very wet week, the river has risen sufficiently to get the autumn run of salmon coming into the river. In the last 2 days, large numbers of fresh autumn fish of 8-12 lb. are moving in.
For the latest info, see our daily updated river report page on
http://indigo.ie/~bwlodge/fisreport.htm
Ian Powell - Proprietor
Blackwater Lodge (Cork Blackwater river)
Upper Ballyduff
Co. Waterford
Ireland
Tel: (353) 58 60235
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Ian Powell
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 5:12 pm: | |
Subject: Atlantic Salmon Fishing about to take off
The Cork Blackwater is very low at the moment & fishing is moderate. However, the tidal reaches of the river are alive with salmon just waiting for a rise in the water to enter the main river. The weather is broken & we are getting some rain every day. It is only a matter of time until the river rises enough to get the fish moving. When it does we'll have a bonanza. One Italian angler has already taken 14 salmon in the last 5 days.
For the latest news, look at the Lodge's website on the Daily Updated River Report page on
http://indigo.ie/~bwlodge/fisreport.htm |
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