Vincent Appleby is back again this week reporting from Lough Currane…
February 20, 2025. A Currane angler reported extreme weather conditions on the lake. Additionally, he observed that the water level had risen by two feet. Based on my observations at the Butler Pool, I can confirm this. Talking of the rough weather the wind speeds are as follows, Wind SW average speed was 45km/h, gusts speed up to 70km/h, average gusts speeds 65km/h. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 16.4mm, maximum air temperature 12.8°C amount of sunshine none
February 21, 2025. There was significant rainfall early this morning. Detailed information will be provided in tomorrow’s notes. A Currane angler reported that he went down to bail his boat, which concluded his activities for the day. The average wind speed throughout the day was WSW 35 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 50 km/h, accompanied by intermittent showers. Yesterday’s weather included a total rainfall of 5.8 mm, a maximum air temperature of 14.0°C, and 3 hours and 1 minute of sunshine.
February 22, 2025. The Currane Angler’s report:
Hi Vince,
5 boats were out, but the lake was high and dirty.
CA
Wind was moderate from the West, shifting to WSW and SW, with some clouds but mostly bright sunshine. Yesterday’s weather had 14.3mm of rain, a maximum temperature of 13.2°C, and 3 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine.
February 22, 2025. Tthe day’s fishing activities were significantly impacted by weather conditions. There was a strong southwest wind with an average speed of 50 km/h and gusts ranging from 70 to 83 km/h, accompanied by heavy showers. The previous day’s weather included 0.3 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 12.8°C, and 6 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine.
February 24, 2025. There were no reports of any Catch and Release (C&R) incidents. The weather was characterized by strong west-southwest winds veering to the west, with gusts up to 52 km/h and an average wind speed ranging from 35 to 39 km/h. The previous day’s weather included 18.9 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 13.8°C, and 2 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine.
February 25, 2025. There were no notable activities reported by the Currane anglers. Despite this, I am pleased to share some positive news: Mr. Patrick Fogarty of Centra, Waterville, is sponsoring the Ernest Appleby Cup for the Currane angler who catches the largest Salmon during the 2025 Salmon season, along with a €100 voucher for the season. Anglers are reminded to present their catch at Fogarty’s Centra as proof.
The weather today featured fresh winds from the west-northwest, shifting to the west, accompanied by heavy showers at intervals. Yesterday’s weather data recorded a rainfall amount of 2.2mm, a maximum air temperature of 11.2°C, and 6 hours and 7 minutes of sunshine.
February 26, 2025. There were two boats out by all accounts, their lines were slack, and their blood pressure was high, you could say their language was fluent. Wind, NNW fresh veered NW, NNW, yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 6.5mm, maximum air temperature 9.9°C, amount of sunshine 6hours.
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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