Salmon Fishing on the Cork Blackwater
Bwlodge
in a magnificent location overlooking the world-famous Munster
Blackwater - one of Europe’s most spectacular salmon rivers.
It’s a no-nonsense, friendly place, where the comfort and enjoyment of
salmon anglers is the top priority - truly a specialist sporting
lodge. For years, the Blackwater Lodge has been the hideaway of salmon
anglers from all over Europe and North America.
They return again and again because of our relaxed atmosphere and
beautiful location.Historically the Lodge was formerly the railway
station for the village of Ballyduff. It was built in 1882 & the line
eventually closed in 1967. Construction of the Lodge
as we know it now began in 1971 around the old station buildings.
The Lodge is Ireland's premier salmon fishing lodge. It has
approximately 14 miles of private and exclusive salmon fishing on the
Cork Blackwater. This is a very High record fishery with approx. 1,000
salmon caught per season in recent years, but up to 1,500 per season
in the last 20 years.
With the banning of the Irish drift net fishery from 2007 on, the
benefits are already being seen. Far more fish are running the river
in the summer, & the average weight is much higher than when the nets
operated. Already, there has been a dramatic improvement in catches
and the greater number of fish in the river has also meant that the
percentage of fish caught on fly has been also considerably increased.
All methods are currently allowed, but daily beat rota caters
especially for fly fishers.
The Lodge’s website is unique in that it has a daily updated river
report page which gives details of the river conditions & the fish
being caught at least once per day & often more.
The Website Fishing report page can be accessed directly on:
http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net/FishingReport/fishingreport.htm
The Lodge controls 15 beats (approximately 14 miles of fishing) on the
best reaches of the river between Lismore to Mallow. This covers some
40 river miles, starting only 3 miles above the tidal limit. The Lodge
offers both guesthouse and self-catering cottage accommodation. It has
a lovely lounge with a panoramic view over the Blackwater river. It
has its own tackle shop, smokery & provides guides & tuition in all
forms of salmon fishing.
The Lodge is owned & run by salmon fishing fanatics Ian Powell and his
wife Glenda Powell.
Fly casting tuition is the Lodge speciality, from beginner right up to
the most advanced spey casting with Glenda. She is one of the most
highly qualified female instructors in the world, having both Salmon &
Trout qualifications with Association of Professional Game Angling
Instructors - Ireland. She was also crowned Emerald World Masters
Ladies Salmon Distance Champion in September, 2006.
The Lodge is very accessible as it is situated only one hour from
Cork, 2 hours from Shannon & Rosslare and 4 hours from Dublin.
Ian can also be contacted on Skype at: bwlodge
Lodge Website: http://www.ireland-salmon-fishing.net