31/3/2025

 On March 31, 2025. Six Currane boats were out on the water. Unfortunately, there were no catches to report on this bright and sunny day. As we look ahead, it is worth noting that tomorrow marks the implementation of President Trump's tariffs, coinciding with April Fool's Day. Currane anglers have faced salmon tariffs since January 17, and it is hoped that these tariffs will be lifted tomorrow. The weather conditions included a gentle to moderate SSE variable wind. Yesterday’s weather data indicated no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 13.6°C, and 0.4 minutes of sunshine.  

                 

30/3/2025

March 30, 2025. Seven boats were on Currane Lake, and reports indicated a quiet day for all anglers. The wind was light to gentle and varied from WNW, W, WSW to SW, WSW, accompanied by substantial cloud cover. The previous day's weather recorded 4.8mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 12.2°C, and only 0.1 minutes of sunshine.   

29/3/2025

 On March 29th, 2025. Seven Currane boats were active, though no reports of any catch-and-release salmon were received. Weather conditions included variable winds which were fresh from the SSW, veering to SW, W, and WNW, with overcast skies throughout the day. On the previous day, the recorded rainfall was 0.8mm, the maximum air temperature reached 10.6°C, and there were 7 hours and 9 minutes of sunshine.                    

28/3/2025

 

On March 28th, 2025. Similar patterns were observed with respect to the activities of Currane anglers. If you have been following my reports, it becomes evident why Currane anglers exhibit commendable patience. The wind was fresh from the Northwest, occasionally shifting to the Northeast, accompanied by intermittent showers and reasonable cloud cover. Regarding yesterday's weather, there was 6.7mm of rainfall, the maximum air temperature reached 12.3°C, there was no sunshine recorded, and wind gusts ranged from 35 km/h to 65 km/h.                

27/3/2025

 On March 27, 2025, the Currane anglers experienced no activity in all areas, which aligns with the previous day's observations on water levels. Regarding the weather, there is minimal rainfall predicted, as indicated on the Currane weather chart. Today's weather featured fresh to strong winds from the SSW, shifting to SW and WSW, with an average wind speed of 33km/h and gusts up to 54km/h, along with occasional overcast conditions. Yesterday's weather included 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 12.8°C, and 0.4 minutes of sunshine.          

              

 

     

26/3/2025

 March 26, 2025. The patience of Currane anglers is being tested, influenced by the decreasing water levels. Regarding the weather forecast, the wind is variable, ranging from gentle to moderate SSE, S, SSW, and S. For yesterday's weather data, the recorded rainfall was 0.7mm, the maximum air temperature reached 12.6°C, and there were 3 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.            

25/3/2025

 On 25/3/2025, Currane anglers experienced a bright and sunny day, but unfortunately had little success as their lines remained slack and their reels silent. As the day concluded, one angler acknowledged the conditions with a gesture towards the lake, summarising the day's efforts. The weather for the day included variable light to gentle winds from NNE, shifting to N, NNW, and then N, with significant cloud cover in the morning. Yesterday's weather recorded 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 12.2°C, and 6 hours and 7 minutes of sunshine.              

24/3/2025

 

March 24, 2025. The Currane anglers reported no activity on the phone lines, trolling lines, or fly lines today. The wind varied light to gentle, shifting from NNE to NNW, WNW, W, WSW, W, WSW, W, and WSW, with changes occurring on an hourly basis. Yesterday’s weather included 0.2mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.1°C, and 10 hours and 1 minute of sunshine.        

23/3/2025

23/3/2035. There are no reports from Lough Currane today as we mourn the passing of Mrs. Irene Wharton RIP, wife of Gillie Mr. Terence Wharton Snr, Waterville. Our sincere condolences to Terence Snr, daughters Louise and Suzanne, and son Terence Jnr and all the family.     

Mrs. Irene Wharton RIP

On a personal note, I recently had a wonderful conversation with Mrs. Irene Wharton RIP and her daughter Louise at Fogarty’s. Although we hoped to continue it, I will always cherish that memory. Rest in peace, Irene.

 

     

 

22/3/2025

 On March 22, 2025, The Currane anglers faced challenging conditions while fishing for the Atlantic salmon. The fresh Northerly wind had an average speed of 46 km/h with gusts reaching up to 65 km/h, resulting in an overall average speed of 56 km/h, accompanied by reasonable cloud cover. The previous day's weather included 13.1 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 15.2°C, and 3 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine.      

21/3/2025

 

March 21, 2025: Today was another quiet day for wild Currane Atlantic Salmon anglers across all areas. However, 10.6mm of rainfall is forecasted for Lough Currane. Lough Currane Weather - Met Éireann Forecast for Lough Currane, Ireland  The wind was moderate to gentle and variable, shifting from SSE to ESE, E, NNE, N, and NE, with good cloud cover throughout the day. Yesterday's weather recorded no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 18.5°C, and 8 hours of sunshine.      

20/3/2025

 March 20, 2025: Unfortunately, there was no activity reported in any department at Currane today. The weather conditions likely contributed to this quietness, with a fresh southeast wind accompanied by strong gusts ranging from 54 km/h to 67 km/h. For reference, yesterday's weather recorded no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.8°C, and 8 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.

19/3/2024

 On 19/3/2025. There was no activity reported by the Currane anglers across all areas. The weather was not calm, with moderate to fresh winds varying from ESE to SE and reasonable cloud cover. The previous day's weather included 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 10.5°C, and 2 hours of sunshine.   

18/3/2025

 

March 18, 2025. The Currane anglers were inactive in all respects today, largely due to the inclement weather conditions. Regarding today's weather, the wind was fresh from the ESE, later veering SE with gusts reaching up to 56 km/h. The average wind speed ranged between 33 km/h and 39 km/h. Yesterday's weather recorded a trace amount of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.8°C, and 0.4 minutes of sunshine.

17/3/2025

 On March 17. 2025, Anglers from Wexford demonstrated their fishing skills at Currane by catching a wild salmon on St. Patrick’s Day. Michael MacCormack from Wexford praised his companion for catching a 7 lbs. salmon while trolling, with the assistance of gillie Neil O’Shea from www.oshealoughcurrane.com  The wind was variable ESE, fresh, veering to SE, SSE, and SE, accompanied by good cloud cover. The previous day's weather included no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.2°C, and 3 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine.  

16/3/2025

 On 16th March 2025. There were no reports of activity from the Currane anglers. The weather today featured a variable and gentle wind, shifting between East, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, and W directions, with reasonable cloud cover at times. Yesterday's weather recorded no rainfall, with a maximum air temperature of 11.8°C and a total of 10 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.   

15/3/2025

Moon Shot on the Wild Atlatic Way taken 6.30am this morning 

 

15 March 2025. We commenced this St. Patrick’s Bank holiday weekend with a fleet consisting of 8 boats, 1 dinghy, and 2 canoes. Regarding salmon fishing, no salmon were caught, summarising today's activities.  As for today's weather, conditions were gentle to calm with variable wind directions including ENE, E, N, N, NNE, and NE, accompanied by bright sunshine throughout the day. Yesterday’s weather recorded rainfall of 1.7mm, with a maximum air temperature of 10.3°C, and a total of 4 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine.

 

14/3/2025

 

On March 14th, 2025. There were two boats on Currane, but the fishing results remained unchanged. Today's weather featured moderate winds from the NNE, which later shifted to NE, ENE, and E. Yesterday's weather observed 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.6°C, and 3 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine. For the record, one boat went out yesterday.   

 

13/3/2025

Brod O'Sullivan RIP

March 13, 2025. It has been a quiet day for all the anglers at Currane, with no significant activities reported. On this solemn occasion, we remember the esteemed Gillie, Mr. Brod O’ Sullivan RIP, of Stella Maris Waterville, who passed away two years ago today. Reflecting on Mr. O’ Sullivan's legacy, one might wonder what his thoughts would be on the current state of the Currane Gillies and the decline in salmon catches, as well as the nature of reporting. Weather conditions included a moderate NNE wind, which varied at times, along with good cloud cover and occasional light showers. Yesterday saw 0.9mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 9.3°C, and four hours of sunshine.   

 

12/3/2025

Loher Church on the Wild Atlantic Salmon Way

 On March 12, 2025. It was reported that seven boats were out on Currane, but there were no notable catches. The weather conditions included moderate variable winds from NNE veering to NE, followed by periods of good cloud cover. On the previous day, there was no rainfall recorded, with a maximum air temperature of 11.0°C and 9 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.  

11/3/2025

 

11/3/2025, Currane angler noted five boats were out with no success. Today's weather: moderate ENE wind shifting to NE, with occasional clouds. Yesterday's weather: no rainfall, max temperature 14.1°C, sunshine duration 3 hours 7 minutes.

10/3/2025

 

March 10, 2025. Only two Currane boats were out and it was reported that they had no significant catches. The wind was variable from ENE, veering to E and then back to ENE, with overcast conditions throughout the day. The weather report for the previous day indicated no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.9°C, and six hours of sunshine.

 

9/3/2025

Sunset this evening at the Waterville Monument 

On 9/3/2025 There were 6 Currane boats out but no catches were reported. The weather was gentle to moderate with winds from the East veering to the NE. Yesterday's weather included 2.6mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 14.5°C, and 3 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine.                        

Sunset on the Wild Atlanic Way
Ballinskelligs Bay this evevening.

                      

 

8/3/2025

 On March 8, 2025. There were no reports from Currane anglers in any areas. The weather today included variable winds, with a fresh ESE wind that veered SE and ESE, gusting up to 62 km/h and averaging 55 km/h until 2 pm, then decreasing around 4 pm. Yesterday's weather included 1.0 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 14.3°C, and 3 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine.        

7/3/2025

 

On 7 March 2025. Two boats attempted to capture a wild Atlantic Salmon but were unsuccessful. The weather conditions included a moderate to fresh East-Southeast wind that shifted to Southeast, South-Southeast, and Southeast, with gusts reaching up to 48 km/h. The previous day's weather data indicated a rainfall amount of 9.2 mm, a maximum air temperature of 12.0°C, and minimal sunshine duration of 0.1 minute.              

6/3/2027

 

On 6th March 2025. There was only one boat reported, and all departments remained quiet. The wind varied from fresh to strong, shifting from the South to SSW, SW, SSW, SW, and WSW. Yesterday's weather included a trace amount of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.5°C, and no sunshine.       

5/3/2025

 

On May 5, 2025. There was only one boat operating, the Lonesome Boatman and his client. Unfortunately, their fly lines and trolling lines remained slack throughout the day. The wind was from the South-Southwest, with good cloud cover and gusts reaching up to 52 km/h. The weather report for the previous day indicated no rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 11.4°C, and 0.6 minutes of sunshine.       

4/3/2025

 

On April 4, 2025. An angler at Currane reported that four boats went out, but none caught any salmon, dubbing it a 'Blankety Blank' day. The wind was moderate to fresh from the SW, veering SSW with gusts up to 40 km/h. The previous day's weather saw no rainfall, a maximum temperature of 11.4°C, and 4 hours and 4 minutes of sunshine.    

3/3/2025

 

March 3rd, 2025. The Currane angler's report indicates that five boats were out on the water, but there were no signs of fish activity. Wind conditions were gentle to moderate from the SSW, shifting to SW late in the afternoon. Weather conditions for the previous day included a trace amount of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 10.4°C, and 0.1 minutes of sunshine.   

2/3/2025

 

One Currane angler summed up today's catches: "Five blanks." This reflects the efforts of Currane anglers today. Wind moderate Southwest, veering WSW to SW with good cloud cover. Yesterday: rainfall 3.2mm, maximum temperature 10.4°C, sunshine 0.4 minutes, no wind gusts.    

1/3/2025

 On March 2nd, 2025. Five boats ventured out, but unfortunately, their reels remained silent. As one Currane angler remarked to me, "The Currane anglers were all quiet on the Southwest front. the wind was gentle and variable from south-southwest, southwest, south-southwest, west, northwest, and southwest, followed by showers and substantial cloud cover. Yesterday's weather included 0.2mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 10.8°C, and 4 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine. The total rainfall for February was 192.1mm