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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!

 

2009 Season Highlights
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) !

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

Ireland's Premier Salmon Fishing Lodge Stay in a specialised fishing lodge dedicated to salmon angling. Fish for wild Atlantic Salmon  in the heart of the South of Ireland on exclusive private beats  on the world-renowned Cork Blackwater, Ireland's most prolific salmon river.

Located in beautiful country!

Your one-stop shop for Irish salmon fishing. Everything in the one centre  - Guesthouse & self-catering accommodation, tackle shop, smokery, guides, superb beat information  And above all - 16 beats (14 miles/22km)  of private, exclusive & uncrowded fishing rights  on the most prolific sections of the river!

Glenda (L) & Nikki Thompson Sept. '08

 

2008 Season's Total Catch - 1,025       (of which 527 were released alive) This is the second best total recorded in the last 10 years. Report on the 2008 Season (click here to view - password required as per Fishing Report page)

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.

 

Fly-Fishing. Superb water for fly fishing.  Learn flycasting with our instructors - from beginner to advanced spey casting.  Fly-only anglers don't share beats with spin/bait anglers.  No beat over-crowding.  Normal limit: Two fly anglers per beat. Spin / Bait fishing. Superb water for spinning or bait fishing.  Shrimp & worm also allowed.  Tuition in all methods of fishing available.  Normal limit: Four anglers per beat.	Click image for Tuition Page Salmon Fly-casting Tuition With Glenda Powell (APGAI-Ireland:   both Single & Double hand). Emerald World Masters Ladies Salmon Distance Champion.  Glenda is the Lodge proprietress & resident instructor.  She is one of the highest qualified female salmon instructors  in the world, & teaches all levels from beginner to the  most advanced forms of spey-casting.   Glenda is a Loop Instructor. Click here to visit her page on the Loop site.
"Just wanted to say thank you very much for a hugely enjoyable day yesterday. Everything about it was run so professionally and to such a high standard that I couldn't recommend it highly enough.  And, Glenda, my thanks to you for decoding what seemed to me to be a complicated and mystical process into something that I have understanding and confidence in. I can't wait now to get back out onto the river to start catching fish!" Daire Whelan - February, 2008
The Lodge offers gillie/guide service and has its own tackle shop and smokery.  It has its own guesthouse and self-catering accommodation and also arranges cottage accommodation in the surrounding area.

 

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