All the news from the Munster Blackwater point to good fishing…
30 June: Esbern Joensen from the Faroe Islands had a cracking salmon estimated at 15lbs on the fly at the Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery. The fish took a good 30mins to land and was safely released.
03 July: The Fortwilliam Fishery reports a great start to the month. Already today Mark Dempsey has had a fish of 12lbs, Peter Moore with three and one of 10lbs, Martin Lilly is well on the score sheet also too John Cooper. One family of anglers had a good day with five salmon caught and the Bell family had four. Billy Fagan and Matthew Fagan caught and released three salmon on the fly today at Ballincurrig on Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery. The biggest was around 10lbs and all fell to the charms of the CCK Partridge fly.
04 July: Fortwilliam Fishery is doing very well today with four fish landed and another three lost. Peter Moore landed two fish off the Ellis beat one of 5lbs and another 9lbs. Another angler guided by Bob Woodside also had a fine fish off the Ellis beat. Eugene Woodbyrne had a salmon of 10lbs off the Castle beat, guided by Chris Coady.
05 July: Glenda Powell on Blackwater Salmon Fishery also reports a great end to June and a strong start to July with 24 fish caught and many lost for the week. Yesterday her anglers landed just one salmon out of fish hooked. One was lost after a 40 minute struggle.
Go Fishing…
Fortwilliam Fishery & Self-Catering Cottages
The Fortwilliam Fishery offers three and a half miles of double bank salmon and trout fishing on the Blackwater river and includes the infamous Lismore Castle beat. Our salmon include – Springers, May Salmon, Grilse, Back End Salmon, and in Summer sea trout. Our beats provide a wide variety of water, suitable for both beginners and the more experienced fishermen.
Fortwilliam Fishery, Glencairn, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Web: www.fortwilliamfishing.ie Email: info@fortwilliamfishing.ie
Tel: +353 (0)87 – 8292 077 or +353 (0)58 – 75299
Blackwater Salmon Fishery
Blackwater Salmon Fishery has 3 beats downstream of the weir and 2 upstream of the weir. Blackwater Salmon Fishery offers fishing on approximately 5 miles of the river Blackwater. The fishing is spread throughout the middle section of the river to offer good sport throughout the fishing season. Due to the location of the beats, fishing can still usually be offered in low or high water.
Contact Glenda Powell: Lismore, Co Waterford,
Email: info@blackwatersalmonfishery.com
Mobile: +353 (0)87 – 2351 260 Telephone: +353 (0)58 – 53929
Web: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com
Ballyduff Bridge Salmon Fishery
Ballyduff Bridge fisheries control a number of beats of the Munster Blackwater. The Ballyduff Bridge beat is almost a mile long offering a huge variety of water and is particularly suited to fly fishing. Upstream near the village of Ballyhooley (a few miles outside the town of Fermoy, Cork) we have two beats. The Ballincurrig Beat is one of the most beautiful locations along the river and has an excellent piece of fly water flowing into a deep pool. Just downstream on the opposite bank we have a short but productive beat, called Magners. This beat fishes also well in high water.
Contact Conie Corcoran:
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford.
Tel: +353 (0)586 0146
Mobile: +353 (0)87 – 720 5690
Web: www.blackwatersalmon.ie
The Munster Blackwater…
For more information about salmon fishing on the Munster Blackwater please see the following page with a list of all the fisheries