Good Runs of SALMON & GRILSE
Water conditions: Perfect Water conditons on most rivers
Weather: mix of overcast and sunshime with a strong northwesterly
"...Plenty of water in all of our systems here in the south..."
With Plenty of water in all of our systems here in the south most rivers are now enjoying good runs of fish both Grilse and larger summer fish. Rivers well worth a cast at the moment are the Munster ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2007/06/28 at 00:07:04Some Rain at Last
Water conditions: A slight rise after a few days rain, though should see something more significant over the next few days
Weather: Heavy rain at times with winds from east/southeast, generally overcast, avg temp 14 -15 degrees
"...heavy rain at times over the last week ..."
With heavy rain at times over the last week and more forecast for this week, we should finallly start to see good water levels on all our rivers here in the south. With the river lee already starti ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2007/06/18 at 09:06:12Water levels March 7th
Water conditions: High Water conditons on most rivers. temps around the 6 - 7.5 degrees celcius.
Weather: Mix of heavy prolonged showers/sunshine, temp 7 - 12 degrees celcius = cold at night
"... too high for heavy spinning even...."
Water levels on the Lee & Munster Blackwater are currently un-fishable due to more heavy rain.The river Lee is currently one meter above normal highwater levels which makes it too high for heavy spinn ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2007/03/07 at 17:43:08Good water levels on the Lee
Water conditions: High Floodwater & Coloured
Weather: Mix of heavy prolonged showers/sunshine, temp 15 -17 degrees celcius
"...sealiced fish of 12lbs this morning..."
With high water on the Lee for the last three days, fishing is now excellent and should give great sport for the last week of the season. The water level is about two foot above normal full generatin ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/09/23 at 22:59:39Excellent Salmon Fishing
Water conditions: Spates on most of our Rivers
Weather: Mixed weather with heavy rain, heavy showers, high winds, Sun & Cloud, The weather has been very unsettled for the last fortnight.
"...There are reports of Plenty of fish being caught..."
With plenty of rain about, most of our rivers here in the south are now providing excellent Salmon Fishing. There are reports of Plenty of fish being caught on the Munster Blackwater, River Laune, Ke ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/09/14 at 20:30:12Floods at Last
Water conditions: high Floodwater & Coloured
Weather: Mix of drizzle and heavy rain with day temps 16 -18 celcius.
"...fish are being caught on spinning methods..."
We have finally had a few days of decent rainfall, giving us floods in most of the rivers in the south. The River Laune has a good run of fish going through at the moment, with fish being caught t ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/09/04 at 21:38:03One to Watch
Water conditions: Spate
Weather: Heavy Showers
"...heavy showers forecast..."
With some heavy showers forecast over the next few days, the Kerry Blackwater is the river to watch. Heavy showers in the Kerry region , particularly around Kenmare should ensure a spate or two over ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/08/23 at 14:16:27Big May Floods
Water conditions: High Floodwater & Coloured
Weather: Strong southwesterlies with extended periods of heavy rain
"...Great Sport will be had when the levels start to drop..."
Heavy rain being driven by extremely high winds from the Atlantic has given the biggest flood of the Season on nearly all waters in the south. This is particularly true of the Munster Blackwater & the ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/05/19 at 22:25:06Floods a Plenty
Water conditions: high Water
Weather: mild though with high westerlies bringing plenty of rain.
"...Good catches can be expected of the backs of these floods..."
With lots of rain over the last 10 days, most of our rivers here in the south are bank high and brown, though should be in fine order by the second half of this week if we don't get more rain. The Ri ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/03/27 at 22:38:40Rain at Last
Water conditions: High Water
Weather: Mix of high winds(SSW/NNW) and rain
"...2- 3 springers being taken everyday..."
As I write this it is pouring rain here in Cork,which will give rise to good water levels in the Lee & Blackwater over the coming week if not full blown floods ! Here in Cork you will often hear it ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2006/03/13 at 11:24:15August starts with a good Spate
Water conditions: High Spate
Weather: persistent rain on Thursday 4th August
"...45 fish were counted in the lower section of the sportfield alone, 20 meter stretch of water..."
Persistent rain on Thursday resulted in a good spate by 7pm on the same day. Two fish were taken as the water started to rise, after which the water became very dirty with alot of debris making it unf ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2005/08/06 at 19:40:46Heavy Rain at Last !
Water conditions: Very High Spate
Weather: Torrential rain on 23rd July
"...Last night approx 112 fish entered the river !..."
Very Heavy rain on the Saturday, running into Sunday morning resulted in high Spates on most of the spate rivers in Kerry, such as the Kerry Blackwater & the Sneem River. This resulted in approx 8 fi ...
in Water conditions by kieran the 2005/07/26 at 17:56:00
