Vincent Appleby reports on the fishing and catches on Lough Currane…
23/3/2023 The wild SW wind was still in control of the Currane anglers manipulations and as Brod’s Dad Jack would say, another day for the high stool. Wind as already stated, followed heavy hail showers. Amount of rain fall yesterday was 6.8 mm.
24/3/2023 Another rough day on Lough Currane, rough or not, it did not stop local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy/the flyman of www.fishingwithdom.com from manipulating his skills, when I asked him any good? he replied, Wind SW veered West and very rough and as you would say all quiet on the SW front. Wind as already stated and followed heavy showers. Just for the record the Flyman was the only boat out.
25/3/2023 Great to see six boats manipulating their skills in all departments, but there was only one Currane angler who takes all the headlines and that is Mr. Darragh Cierans, who caught his first 11 lbs. Salmon on the troll while fishing with his good friend Jack, so congratulations to Darragh on catching his first Salmon, may it be the first of many. For the rest of the Currane anglers it was quiet. Wind was all over the place from the SW to SSW the SE in the afternoon and overcast followed by light rain.
26/3/2023 Currane angler Mr. Brent Tall of Germany, while fishing with his gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com caught a 11 lbs. Salmon on the troll and for the rest of the Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments. Wind NNW light with reasonable cloud cover at times.
27/3/2023 It’s the fly and great sportsmanship that takes all the headlines, so straight to the action, Great to see German Currane angler Mr. Benard Rall back in action on Lough Currane after the Covid lockdown and I can tell you it wasn’t long before Rall was in a lockdown with a cracker of a 9lb salmon while flyfishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com
Now we head for sportsmanship at it’s best. So it’s over to our Chairman Mr. Michael Roden and his Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com So the stage is all yours Michael. “9lbs on the fly in the mouth of the river with Tom O Shea. I would like to thank Dominic McGillicuddy and his client because sportingly after netting his salmon he invited us to fish the current and twenty minutes later we struck silver!”. Wind SE veered South fresh and overcast.
28/3/2023 All quiet today after yesterday’s fly manipulations. The Flyman of www.fishingwithdom.com was telling me that and it was rough out there today, followed by fresh to strong SSW wind. Just for the record there were five boats out today and Lough Currane is still on the dirty side after the big floods in the last few days.
29/3/2023 All the Currane anglers be it their flies or lures were all quiet today and as the saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Just for the record there was three boats out today, wind SSW fresh to strong and variable, followed by good cloud cover.
Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
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Sea Trout – Catch and release only
Inland Fisheries Ireland wishes to remind anglers that the Conservation of Sea Trout (No.7 or Kerry District) Waterville Area Bye-Law No. 971 of 2019 remains in effect. This Bye-law prohibits the retention and possession of any sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) taken by any fishing engine or by rod and line in the Waterville area i.e. that part of the sea eastward of a line drawn from the most westerly point of Bolus Head to the most westerly point of Lamb’s Head and to all the waters discharging in to it.
The Bye-Law mainly affects seatrout fishing on :-
- the river Inny (Knockmoyle) and its tributaries
- the waters of the Waterville system, including the Waterville River, Lough Currane, the Cummeragh River and all their tributary rivers and lakes
- the waters of Ballinskelligs Bay
FLEKSI
A new online survey has been developed by IFI for the Currane catchment to gather anglers’ knowledge – the survey method called FLEKSI was developed by IFI to help give an insight into the status of the fishery. Currane Anglers are needed for Citizen Science survey to examine fish stocks
Go fishing…
Find out more about Lough Currane…
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:
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Salmon and Sea-Trout fishing Guide
