Vincent Appleby reports from a storm battered Lough Currane…
22/1/2025 Currane angler reports there was two boat out and no C&R except for a few kelts. Wind light NW and variable followed by showers as you can see by the photo, taken this morning. Now to the wind, Red alert for Kerry and that includes the whole of Ireland so click here for all the facts. So stay safe and sound me hearties.
It has been 12 years since my father, Mr. E.G. Appleby, passed away. He was a great Currane angler in his own right and that’s a fact. He may be gone but He certainly isn’t forgotten, RIP Dad.
23/1/2025 It was clear that the Currane anglers prioritized securing their boats over venturing out, which was a prudent decision given that storm Éowyn is approaching the southwest. As illustrated in the accompanying picture, the outlook for any part of the island of Ireland is not favourable. Stay safe. Just for the record Lough Currane was on the wild side today with WNW gusts up to 72 Km/h. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 1.1mm, maximum air temperature 10.2°C, amount of sunshine 3hrs 7mins. Storm Éowyn chart for Lough Currane.
24/1/2025 The quote of the day comes from the Currane angler. Everything okay Obviously, there is no fishing today. The lake was okay to fish the north shore, but I figured that it would be very dirty after the storm, So I stayed in Didn’t see anyone out. Wind fresh WNW followed by good cloud cover and heavy showers at times. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall, 28.1mm, wind gusts up to 104 km/h. Come 3am this morning Valentia recorded gusts of 137 km/h.
25/1/2025 Thunder and lightning take the headlines this day, and I will quote one anglers opinion. Vince, you must be joking going out fishing 🎣 with carbon fibre rods. Give me a life, so you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that there were no boats out. Wind SW light to fresh and variable followed by heavy showers, yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 2.0mm, amount of sunshine 1h.8 mins maximum air temperature 12.4c. Just for the record, Yellow warning Storm Herminia will hit Kerry from 11pm Sunday until 6am. Monday. Followed by very cold weather.
29/1/2026 On January 26, 2025, Currane anglers had to seek shelter due to wild weather, with wind speeds of up to 56 km/h and gusts reaching 72 km/h. Heavy showers persisted throughout the day. The previous day’s weather included 0.1 mm of rainfall, a maximum temperature of 8.0°C, and 1 hour and 8 minutes of sunshine.
27/1/2025 On January 27, 2025, anglers observed waves hitting Lough Currane’s shoreline, with wind gusts of up to 56 km/h and an average speed of 46 km/h. The previous day’s weather recorded 23.9 mm of rainfall, a maximum temperature of 10.1°C, and 0.1 minutes of sunshine.
28/1/2025 On January 28, 2025, Currane anglers were unable to fish due to high winds. At 10 a.m., the wind speed was 54 km/h with gusts up to 72 km/h from the northwest. By midday, the wind remained north-westerly at 54 km/h with gusts reaching 69 km/h. At 2 p.m., it continued from the northwest and by 4 p.m., the wind reduced to 46 km/h, then further decreased to 37 km/h. By 5 p.m., the wind was northwest at 33 km/h, accompanied by occasional showers.
29/1/2025. There was no notable activity in fly fishing, trolling, or phone lines. The weather included a fresh to strong northeast wind with gusts reaching up to 59 km/h. Yesterday’s weather recorded a rainfall amount of 3.7 mm, a maximum air temperature of 10°C, and 2 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.
30/1/2025. There was no notable activity reported by Currane anglers. Regarding the weather, the wind was from the southwest and fresh throughout the day, with gusts reaching up to 46 km/h and substantial cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather included 0.5 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 8.9°C, and 4 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.
Vincent Appleby
Eureka Lodge, Caherdaniel West, Co. Kerry.
Telephone: +353 (0) 87 207 4882
E-mail:salmonandseatrout@gmail.com
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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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