Vincent Appleby reports from Lough Currane where the level was low and the wind blew hard at times…
May 29, 2025. I spoke with an angler from Currane who reported that there was no flood in the Currane system. Additionally, there were no reports of any catch-and-release salmon or sea trout by today’s Currane anglers. Moving on to the weather report for Currane anglers: the wind was fresh from the SSW, veering SW, accompanied by good cloud cover and occasional showers. Yesterday’s weather included 4.6 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.6°C, and 3 hours and 3 minutes of sunshine.
May 30, 2025. Once again, the enthusiasm of the Currane anglers remains low, reflecting the diminished water levels of Currane as they await the Grilse run. Notably, there have been no reported catches or releases of Salmon or Sea Trout today. Regarding today’s weather at Currane, the wind was variable with gentle movements from the southwest veering to South-Southwest. Yesterday’s weather recorded a rainfall amount of 0.5mm, a maximum air temperature of 16.5°C, and a mere three minutes of sunshine.
May 31, 2025. The Currane anglers had a tough day with no reports of catching any Salmon or Sea Trout. One angler humorously remarked,
“You must be joking, my boat is as dry as the lake.”
Today’s weather: variable fresh wind from WSW to W, good cloud cover with occasional showers. Yesterday’s weather included 0.3mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 17.8°C, and 3 hours and 1 minute of sunshine.
June 1st, 2025. No reports of catch and release of Salmon or Sea Trout were noted from the Currane anglers. Today’s weather at Currane featured moderate to fresh winds from the NW to NNW, accompanied by occasional showers. The previous day’s weather recorded 4.3mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.7°C, and 5 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.
June 2, 2025. The Currane Salmon and Sea Trout anglers were unable to fish due to adverse weather conditions. A strong Southwest wind with gusts up to 70 km/h forced the anglers to return to the mainland without any catches. The previous day’s weather included 8.2 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 15.6°C, and 8 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.
On June 3, 2025. The Currane anglers experienced favourable conditions with a light to fresh variable wind blowing from WNW to NW, accompanied by reasonable cloud cover. Despite these good conditions, there were no reports of any catch and release (C&R) wild Salmon or Sea Trout. It is worth noting that anglers might have considered putting on their C&R Inny hats due to the significant rainfall the previous night. The weather data recorded for the previous day included 21.6mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 15.1°C, and 4 hours and 2 minutes of 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
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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