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Fishing Reports by Guide Ian Powell

Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery (Ireland). May/June Report (7/03/2009)
[Blackwater River,CW] Report on the salmon fishing for the month of May & June
Superb Spring Salmon Fishing in Ireland (4/05/2009)
[Blackwater River,CW] Spring Atlantic Salmon Fishing on Ireland's Cork Blackwater.
First Salmon of the Season on Fly! (3/27/2009)
[Blackwater River,CW] On March 25th., the first salmon to be caught on the fly on the Blackwater Lodge Fishery this season was taken.
The First Spring Salmon of 2009 is Caught! (2/22/2009)
[Blackwater River,CW] At 17.30pm on the 19th. February, local angler Bill McNamara caught this superb fresh-run salmon - the first springer of the season on the Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery.
Count-down to Salmon Opening Day on February 1st on the Cork Blackwater (1/31/2009)
[Blackwater River,CW] The Cork Blackwater river was running very low for the time of year up until the 11th. January, when the first rain came. Since then the weather has been very wet & the level has stayed very high.
2008 Season. Blackwater Lodge Salmon Fishery Ireland (11/14/2008)
[Blackwater River,CW] Adapting a line from George Gershwin’s famous song, Lodge proprietor Ian Powell looks at the catch statistics and explains how changing tactics helped to ensure great catches.
The 2007 Salmon Season on the Cork Blackwater (11/21/2007)
[Blackwater River,CW] Blackwater Lodge Fishery - The Net Result The Drift Nets are Gone! Larger Grilse & Summer Salmon finally return!