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Kells Blackwater

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  • 26-08-2011 6:14pm
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    rtc
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭


    Hi all.Does anyone know how the kells blackwater is fishing at the moment?


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    bitemybanger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    rtc wrote: »
    Hi all.Does anyone know how the kells blackwater is fishing at the moment?

    It gets alot of pressure around Maudlin bridge but still some sport on light fly gear. Same around Mabes bridge up as far as Loyds bridge but the low water trough the season made it difficult. Had my biggest brownie this year on the Blackwater.


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    rtc
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭rtc


    bitemybanger wrote: »
    It gets alot of pressure around Maudlin bridge but still some sport on light fly gear. Same around Mabes bridge up as far as Loyds bridge but the low water trough the season made it difficult. Had my biggest brownie this year on the Blackwater.
    when,what weight,what were you using and how.(sentence full of questions)!Sorry but interested cos I'm gonna give it a go in a couple of weeks time.


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    bitemybanger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    rtc wrote: »
    when,what weight,what were you using and how.(sentence full of questions)!Sorry but interested cos I'm gonna give it a go in a couple of weeks time.

    It was over 2lb, not sure exatly as i didnt have a scales.
    Got it on an Iron Blue Dun. saw him rising upstream so walked up quietly and casted to that area, took first time and barley noticed the take.


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    rtc
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭rtc


    A 2lb wild fish.Lovely.Well done!!


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    ironbluedun
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    i fish it a fair bit and the water has been very low all year and conditions difficult.
    Hopefully some rain to freshen it before the end of the season.


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    smokiebeverage
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭smokiebeverage


    I fish the blackwater most weeks of the season, and as Ironblue has said it hase been really low and the fishing has been difficult. The last two weeks have been good and I've have a number of 1lb - 2lb trout particularly last week (all catch and release!). Fingers crossed the last of the season will be good.


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    nc13
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    Do you need a permit for up there? Is it fly or course fishing? I live in navan so that would handy.


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    Bizzum
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    nc13 wrote: »
    Do you need a permit for up there? Is it fly or course fishing? I live in navan so that would handy.


    There are a few clubs on the Kells Blackwater. Generally a permit is required.
    It's a game fishery with some good areas of coarse fishing.


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    ironbluedun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭ironbluedun


    there is no coarse fishing from carnacross to kells. water more suited to trout fishing.


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