August 2, 2025. There were no reports of catch and release Salmon or Seatrout from Currane anglers on this Bank Holiday Saturday. Turning to today's weather, conditions were characterized by a gentle South-Westerly wind and persistent overcast skies, with intermittent misty rain. Regarding yesterday's weather data, the only records available are zero rainfall, eight minutes of sunshine, and a maximum air temperature of 18°C; the official temperature remains unavailable, We now present insights from the perspective of a Currane angler. Mr. Bill Bullick shares his observations of Lough Currane. The floor is yours, Bill.
Thank you, Vincent, for your daily updates. I can only imagine how
disheartening this must be for you, with both you and your late father having
seen Waterville in the good times. I
know conditions aren’t ideal, but Currane is yards from the sea and we should
be seeing trout caught every day, with a handful of grilse thrown in. No angler
can catch what’s not there and Hell roast the shysters that allowed this to
happen to Ireland’s finest seatrout fishery.
Frankly, I’m surprised that anyone is even launching a boat. Back in 2015, we had some great sport. Not
easy fishing I’ll grant you, but I had 4 seatrout and a 7lb salmon for a week.
The best trout was just shy of 5lb. The smallest was 3.5lbs. Every year,
without fail, Waterville produced specimen seatrout. By 2016 and the expansion
of salmon farms, it was all over. I first fished Currane in 1972. It was like
Alaska and people came from across the world to the Butler Arms. Changed days.
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