Lodge tops British magazine poll of fly fishing destinations

A FISHING lodge near Fermoy has been voted as the number one destination by readers of a well-known British angling publication.

Blackwater Lodge, in upper Ballyduff, scooped top prize with readers of Today’s Flyfisher, who placed it 27% ahead of its nearest rival, a fishing hostel in Devon.

Ian Powell, who, with his wife Glenda, has run the fishing lodge since 1986, said he was surprised by the award.