Vincent Apppleby gives us his latest update from West Kerry, with not a lot of good news to report…
30/6/2026. Six Currane boats out today and no reports of any C&R Salmon or Seatrout. So it’s straight to the Currane weather chart: Wind WSW Gentle, NW Moderate, NNW fresh, followed by light showers and good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 8.2mm, maximum air temperature 16.7°C, amount of sunshine 0.9minutes.
2/7/2026. My apologies for not reporting yesterday’s facts — all I can say is that two Currane boats ventured out, but not a whisper of a C&E for Salmon or Sea Trout came across the wire. Back to today: six boats took to the lake, yet once again no reports of C&R, so we head straight for the Currane weather chart. Wind was a gentle NNW, accompanied by bright sunshine that would make any angler think the fish were sunbathing rather than biting.
Yesterday’s weather: Rainfall amounted to 1.2mm, maximum air temperature reached 17.2°C, and sunshine was recorded at a grand total of 1 minute.
3/7/2026. Currane angler reports that there were six boats out and no reports of any C&R Salmon or Sea Trout, but there was a bit of disappointing news, and I quote: Hi Vincent, I was around the holly looking like it was poached last night, loads of old twigs and weeds floating. Now we will head downstream; just for the record, there is one angler on the Butlers Pool today. As of yet, I have no reports of any C&R. Now for the Currane anglers’ weather chart: wind gentle SW, veered WSW. Followed by heavy low clouds throughout the day. Yesterday’s weather: amount of rainfall 0.5mm, maximum air temperature 16.9°C, amount of sunshine 9 hours and 7 minutes
4/7/2026. No reports from the Currane anglers, but that doesn’t mean that my Noble Salmon or Sea Trout weren’t C&R.
Now we head for the Currane anglers’ weather chart, wind light to moderate West, veering WSW, West, followed by misty rain throughout the day.
Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall, 0.0 mm, maximum air temperature,17.0°C, amount of sunshine, 0.3 minutes.
Now we head straight back to Lough Currane and a very serious point of view, and I quote: Hi Vincent, when I read your report last night, something came back to me. I was on the lake about two weeks ago, and as I was coming off the water I think I may have witnessed some illegal activity. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but after reading your report, the memory sharpened. I remember seeing two lads, and I found myself asking why they were out there so late in the evening.
5/7/2026. With no reports from the Currane anglers this day, we head straight to the weather desk. The wind began in the West, later veering WSW, staying light to gentle throughout. Conditions were dominated by heavy cloud at times, though the sun made several welcome breakthroughs as the day went on. As for yesterday’s weather, the rainfall clocked in at 1.1mm, and the maximum air temperature reached 17.0°C. Another quiet day on the lake, but the weather chart kept us honest.
6/7/2026. The Currane anglers’ binoculars were as blank as their reels today, with not a hint of action to raise the heartbeat or the hopes. As for the weather, the chart tells its own story: a light to gentle SW breeze veering WSW, keeping the lake in a mild, unhurried mood. Low cloud dominated overhead, though the sun did manage to slip through now and again, just enough to remind everyone it still existed. Yesterday’s weather facts, 1.0 hours of sunshine and a maximum air temperature of 18.1°C. hardly tropical, but enough to keep the anglers muttering about “if only”.
7/7/2026. No reports from the Currane anglers today, and as you can see from the photos, they tell their own story. With that, we head straight for the Currane Anglers Weather Chart: light to gentle variable NW, veering WNW, NW, WNW, and back to NW, all under bright sunshine from dawn to dusk. Yesterday’s weather, Rainfall, Trace, Maximum air temperature,18.7°CSunshine, 2 hours 9 minutes. Just for the record that doesn’t mean Salmon and Seatrout weren’t C&R
