Guide Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane where the next generation shows the older ones how it is done…
14/7/16 Lough Currane took a day off in the rod bender department, in other words the manipulating anglers failed in all departments. Wind SW light to fresh and overcast with rain this evening.
15/7/6 There was good manipulating in all departments on the Waterville fishery today so straight to the action. We start at the Bungalow on the North Side of Lough Currane, UK angler Mr. Michael Wright, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught a fine 5 1/2 lbs. Salmon on the troll. Now to the fly department, Kilkenny angler, Mr. Tom Nugent, caught a fine 4 lbs. Grilse on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie. Now for fish of the day and in the anglers own words, Northern Ireland angler, Mr. Andrew Wishart, I caught a 6 ½ lbs. specimen Sea Trout, on the fly on Lough Derriana with my Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com. Wind W and strong and overcast with misty rain.
16/7/16 We start and finish in the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com. Mr. Owen McBride, caught 2 Juniors on the drift to his boat and last but not least, Northern Ireland anglers, Ronnie and Gary, caught 4 Juniors on the drift in their hired out boat also from www.lakelandshouse.com. The rest of my Noble Anglers failed in all departments and the least said about their skills the better. What’s that I hear you say, what about your own skills! Point taken. When will I learn to keep my mouth shut! Wind West fresh and overcast with mist rain at times.
17/7/16 Waterville and Caherdaniel Postmen, Mr. Joe Murphy, puts the post to one side today, so he can deliver the killer Trout fly and that’s exactly what Joe did and within a few casts, his fly rod was bent double into a fine Sea Trout of 1 ¾ lbs. Not bad for his first day out this Season. Northern Ireland Angler Mr. Malcolm Davidson, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com caught one Junior to his rod and sportingly returned his Junior. Wind West light and overcast with light misty rain.
18/7/16 My Noble Anglers were smothering their faces with suntan lotion than changing their flies today and for good reason. There was no wind to talk of and blazing sunshine all day. As you can see by the photo they had little to no chance of enticing a Lough Currane Premier Sea Trout or a Wild Atlantic salmon.
19/7/16 Things were real hot out on Lough Currane today. Sadly it wasn’t the fishing but the weather and in the words of Local Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and I quote, “No good just hot”. Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com tells us it was no good; wind all over the place. There was some relief rom the World famous Butler Pool, www.watervillegolflinks.ie, where UK angler Mr. James Henchey, caught a fine Salmon on the fly in the 5 lbs class.
20/7/16 Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments, as all my Noble lake anglers failed miserably in their duties and with a light gentle breeze from the SW then veered NW one would have thought there would be some action. One can only come to one conclusion that their presentation has a lot to be desired. On that not we head down stream to the world Famous Butler Pool, www.watervillegolflinks.ie, and to an angler that when he presents his fly, there is only one outcome and that is UK angler Mr James Henchey, who caught a fine 6lbs. Salmon and Guided by Mr Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and at [email protected]
That is your ration from the last week on Lough Currane, from your Gillie and the Waterville Fishery, no spin no fly’s just facts.
Vincent Appleby
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The rivers and lakes of Waterville drain a large catchment and are regarded by many as the foremost Salmon and Sea-Trout fishery in the country. The lake system is well developed with access to boats and guides being readily available to the tourist angler. The Sea-Trout caught here are renowned for their size and quantity. For more details see
