Vincent Appleby reports from a storm battered Lough Currane…
31/1/2025 A few boats were trolling their lures along the shores of Lough Currane, but their lines remained slack and their reels silent. The wind was variable, ranging from light to fresh, with good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather recorded 4.3mm of rainfall, 0.1 minutes of sunshine, and a maximum air temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius.
1/2/205 Currane anglers were unable to proceed with their activities due to strong Southerly winds of 44 km/h affecting the North shore, with gusts reaching up to 65 km/h and followed by heavy rain. The previous day’s weather included 0.1 mm of rainfall, 3 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine, and a maximum air temperature of 10.7°C.
2/2/2025 Six Currane boats set out after a day of rest. Reports indicate that there were several instances of catch and release of Kelts while trolling. The weather was variable with gentle to moderate winds from the NW to SSW occasionally gusting between 31 km/h and 33 km/h, and bright sunshine for most of the day. Yesterday’s weather recorded a rainfall amount of 31.5 mm, a maximum air temperature of 12.1°C, and no sunshine. Additionally, a severe wind warning has been issued for tomorrow, Monday, from midnight until 21:59, with South or Southwest winds expected to reach gale force 8.
3/2/2025 Anglers at Lough Currane were stranded today due to wild waves, driven by strong SSW gusts up to 70 km/h and average wind speeds between 44 and 50 km/h. Tomorrow’s forecast is similarly poor. Yesterday’s weather: 4.4mm rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 10.8°C, and 6 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine.
4/2/2025 On 4th February 2025, angling activities at Currane were suspended due to adverse weather conditions. Wind speeds reached up to 61 km/h with an average speed of 44 km/h, initially coming from the West and later shifting to WNW before returning to the West by evening. The day was marked by heavy showers. Weather statistics for the previous day recorded 19.4 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.9°C, and no sunshine.
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
For more information on the daily conditions, all the craic and news be sure to check out Vincent Appleby’s Salmon and Sea Trout blog for regular reports with back dates, petitions, public consultation notices, readers letters and videos and more of what’s happening on Currane.
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