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 this 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
This was the river below the Lodge today.
This is the gauge height & rainfall for the last month. The river is at a perfect height and clarity for the fly.
Prospects
The forecast is dry until Sunday when 27mm rain is forecast with 8mm more on Monday then 16mm
on Wednesday and 21mm Thursday (Source:
Weather forecast for Ballyduff in Waterford (Ireland), 64 m. - which gives an excellent forecast for Ballyduff ! )
If this is correct, then we will probably see a bit of a flood next week.
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