A Good Start to June

The last week of May has seen good runs of fish entering both the Lee and Blackwater.
There have been good reports of fish being caught of the Blackwater over the last week with Fresh fish being caught from Mallow down to Ballyduff.
The run of fish in the Lee is really picking up with a large pod of up to 50 fish coming of the tide on Monday evening and similar numbers entering daily all week.
There has been water released most days from the dam sometime levels are going up a down twice in one day which is pulling the fish right through to the inniscarra beats and up into the lakes.
Good numbers of fish both Grilse and Salmon are being caught spinning in the high water and again on fly and shrimp when levels fall back though again it's unfortunate that once generating stops levels are being maintained at extremely low levels.
Still there are plenty of fish about and providing good sport. I even managed a sealiced 6lbs fish late yesterday evening which was good fun on a 9' 5 weight single handed rod.
Though in the low levels try floating lines, tapered fluoro leaders and small flies, The fish I caught last night was on a size 15 cascade.