Ghillie/Guide Vincent Appleby reports on the salmon and sea trout fishing in the past week on the Lough Currane system from his blog at http://wwwsalmonandseatroutphotos.blogspot.com/

05/06/2013: Here is the News, on Lough Currane today, Mr. Michael Smith of the UK, got his hat trick in the Salmon department, when he caught a fine 10 lbs on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com in the Sea Trout department a guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com caught a Sea Trout in the 2lbs class on the drift, Wind SE light to calm then veered NW and veered back into the south, light to fresh with bright sunshine all day. Water temperature deep out from the Mouth of the Commeragh was 17.2 c/62f

Mr. Neil O'Shea and Mr. Michael Smith
Mr. Neil O'Shea and Mr. Michael Smith

06/06/2013: All quiet on the SW front and with bright sunshine all day that is not surprising, so I will give you a back date, yesterday the 5/6/13. Mr. Dannie Wilster of the UK caught a 3 lbs. Grilse on the troll and caught a mixture of Juniors and Brown Trout on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and at [email protected] and I can tell you I got a diplomatic verbal thrashing for failing to report yesterdays catch, all I say is sorry for that, and as Nero the Roman Emperor said, pass me my weeping vase. The photos that you see are from the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com of last weeks catches.

3 lb sea trout
3 lb sea trout

2lb sea trout - Rabbit Island
2lb sea trout - Rabbit Island

07/06/2013: There was bright sunshine all day, wind SE light to calm, come 2 pm the wind veered NW light to fresh and veered again WNW fresh, and alas my Noble Anglers failed in all departments, and in the words of Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com I asked Neil if he caught anything? yea Sun stroke. So on that note, we head for the update department, on the 2/6/13 Mr. Ed Kelly, caught a 8 lbs Salmon on the troll, first thing in the morning.

08/06/2013: All quiet on all fronts, be it fly or troll, and with the sun blazing down all we anglers caught was a suntan. Wind NW light this morning and fresh this afternoon.

09/06/2013: Straight to the Sea Trout department, Mr. Rob Elson of the UK caught 2 Juniors on the drift, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Brod O’Sullivan of Stella Maris Guesthouse Waterville. Wind SE light with bright sunshine all day, so on that note I will head for the backdate department. It was reported to me today, that last Sunday 2/6/13 that an angler fishing on his own caught 2 fine Salmon ranging from 6lbs up to 10 lbs. both were caught on the troll.

10/06/2013: All quiet on the SW front in all departments, or you can say my noble anglers failed miserably in there duties, and if they did catch my noble game fish, they failed to report their catches. On the weather front mad light rain all day and has made a flood and is still raining this evening.

11/06: The Waterville Fishery may have lacked wind, but this didn’t stop some anglers seeing some action. We start on the famous Butler Pool and of www.watervillegolflinks.ie where Mr. James Henchey of the UK caught a fine Salmon on a John Whelan special Shrimp fly. Now we head upstream to Lough Currane and the Specimen Sea Trout department, a Guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan ofwww.vincentsfishing.com caught a magnificent 8bs Sea Trout on the fly in flat calm conditions I might add, sadly I couldn’t take a photo of the Angler himself holding his specimen Sea Trout, so Vincent took center stage on his behalf. Wind SE then veered N and veered again back into the south, overcast with light rain at times in the afternoon and just for the record it made a flood last night and the amount of rainfall was 33.5mm.

Vincent O'Sullivan with that 8lb sea trout
Vincent O'Sullivan with that 8lb sea trout

12/06: Lough Currane was on the quiet side after yesterdays flood, but at least Mr. Rob Elson of the UK, caught 2 fine Sea trout on the drift while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Brod O’Sullivan of Stella Maris Guesthouse Waterville, and staying with Rob, he caught 3 Grilse on the Caragh Fishery, and two Grilse on the Killarney Lakes in the past week. Now we head upstream to the Commeragh river, where Mr. Mike Teahan, the matador of the Bull Ring, Tralee, was in great form this evening after catching a 8 lbs Salmon on the Blackbirds Fancy. Wind SE light and overcast.

Vincent Appleby

Eureka Lodge

Caherdaniel West,

Co. Kerry.

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