31/5/12

Mr. Dara Touhy
photo by www.lakelandshouse.com

All the head lines go to the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Luxembourg Anglers caught 3 Sea trout, also in good form was Mr. Paul French and Mr. Pat O’Toole with 2 Sea Trout, ranging from 2.5lbs up to 3lbs, now to my catch of the day and that goes to Sea Trout angler Mr. Dara Touhy, who I might add has bean fishing Lough Currane a good few years and he was telling Mr. Frank Donnelly of www.lakelandshouse.com in all years he has fished Lough Currane he has never caught a Salmon on the drift, well Dara caught his first ever Salmon on the drift today and his Salmon weighed in at 5.5lbs and Dara finished his day off with a Sea Trout of 1.5lbs. Wind SW light and overcast  
           

30/5/12 Update

Mr. Noel Curtain of Co Cork

In the Hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Paul French and Mr. Pat O’Toole, caught 5 Sea trout ranging from 2lbs up to 3.5lbs



Straight to the Sea Trout department, Mr. Mark Knowles of the UK fishing wit his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com  caught 4 Sea Trout on the fly, ranging from 2lbs up to 5lbs, also in good form was Mr. Liam Ellis who caught 3 Sea Trout on the fly ranging from 2lbs up to 3lbs. Now to the C&R department Mr. Michael Smith and his Son Mr. Sean Smith, fishing with their Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com  caught two Sea Trout ranging from 2.5lbs up to 3lbs , staying in the C&R department and my catch and release of the day and that goes too Mr. Noel Curtain of Castlemartyr Co Cork, fishing with his Gillie Mr. Roger Baker and of www.cloghvoola.com who caught a specimen Sea Trout estimated at 8lbs on a size 12 Green Peter, for quote of the day from Roger, Noel is 6 feet tall with hands like shovels and is not holding the fish out to make it look bigger, note the length of the fish across his arms, and just for the record there were a few boats out and sadly they haven’t reported their catches. Wind SW light and overcast.
           

29/5/12

Mr.Dominic McGillicuddy and Mr.Mark Knowles

29/5/12 We will start with the early shift, Mr. Arthur White of the UK caught a 2.5lbs Sea Trout on the fly and finished his fishing Holiday off with two Salmon, a Grilse of 2.5lbs and topped that with a fine 6.5lbs Salmon and both were caught on the troll, with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and @ watervilleboats@gmail.com now to the Salmon fly department, Mr. Mark Knowles of the UK caught a fine 7.5lbs Salmon on the fly fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com Now to the Sea Trout fly department and the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Dara Treacy caught a 3.5lbs Sea Trout on the drift, also in good form was Dr. McGuiness who caught a 2.5lbs Sea Trout on the fly, and staying www.lakelandshouse.com German Angler, Mr. Markus Krusas fishing with his Gillie Mr. Mike O’Dwyer, caught a 2.5lbs Sea trout on the fly, also local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy, reported to me that Cork anglers caught a fine 5lbs Sea Trout on the fly this morning, Now to catch and release of the day and that goes to the one and only the king of the Irish Sea Trout fly, Mr. Sean Smith of the UK, as Sean was casting his fly upon the water a 3lbs Sea trout took his fly and as Sean brought his Sea trout under control his fly reel went berserk and he was down too the backing and the next thing my noble Game fish took a almighty jump it was Salmon on the 8lbs class and a few seconds later my Noble Salmon was gone and all Sean was left with was the 3lbs Sea Trout which he sportingly put back, and as Sean is keen C&R Angler we will give him that Salmon because he would of put my Noble Salmon back too fight another day, and it wasn’t long before Sean caught another Sea Trout of 3.5lbs, Sean and Michael’s Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com was telling me that Sean and Michael rose a few nice Sea Trout also and Neil also reported to me that he saw an Angler catch a Sea Tout in the 3lbs Class. Wind SE light with good cloud cover.                    

28/5/12 Update

Mr. Arthur White and Mr. Michael O'Sullivan

Local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy reported to me that Anglers from cork this evening, caught 3 Sea Trout on the fly ranging from 2lbs up to 4lbs                                                            



UK Angler Mr. Arthur White of Cornwall, caught a 6.5lbs Salmon on the troll and finished his day off with a 4lbs Sea Trout on the fly, fishing with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and @ watervilleboats@gmail.com and staying with the Sea Trout, Mr. Antony O’Sullivan caught a 5lbs Sea Trout on the fly and his good friend Mr. Eugine McCarthy caught a 3lbs Sea trout on the fly, there was a 2lbs Sea Tout caught on the fly by a Guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com and in the C&R Sea Trout department, Mr. Sean Smith of the UK, caught a 2lbs Sea Trout on the drift fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Wind S light and overcast.            

27/5/12

Mr. John Cronin 

Mr. Dara Treacy 

My Noble Fly Anglers saw some reasonable action on Lough Currane today, I will Start in the Hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Dara Treacy, caught 3 fine Sea Trout on the fly, ranging from 3lbs up to 5lbs and Dara was telling me that he also lost two more Sea Trout in the 2lbs class, and staying with www.lakelandshouse.com  Mr. Dave Cronin  caught a fine 3lbs Sea Trout on the drift and I will say one thing, Dave hasn’t had a bad week in the fly department, sadly his son John couldn’t  say the same up until today, when he put the record straight by catching a fine Sea Trout just over 2lbs caught on the fly, and as they say every thing comes to those who wait. Now to the C&R fly department Mr. Michael Smith of the UK and his Son Sean fishing with their Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught and released  two Sea Trout ranging from 2.5lbs up to 3lbs, Mr. Markus Krusas of Germany fishing with his Gillie Mr. Mike O’Dwyer and fishing out of www.lakelandshouse.com caught 1 Sea Trout of just under the 1lbs on the drift and last but not least Mr. Arthur White caught a fine 2lbs Sea Trout on the drift with his Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley. Now to the Salmon Department Local Gillie Mr. Donal O’Shea and of www.curranelodge.com caught a 6.5lbs Salmon on the troll. Wind E light and overcast with the odd light shower.                                          

26/5/12

Lough Currane was on the wild side with a fresh to strong SE wind and veered S at times, but this didn’t stop a few boats manipulating their Flies and Lures, in fly department Mr. Sean Smith of the UK returned a fine Sea Trout around 3.5lbs and his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com was telling me that Sean contacted a fine Sea Trout in the 6 to 7lbs class and the rascal came off after taking two almighty leaps after 20 minutes, in the Sea Trout trolling department a Guest fishing with his Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley, caught 1 Sea Trout, just for the record the air temperature yesterday was 25.9c.                        

25/5/12

Sunset on Lough Currane 24/5/12 courtesy of  Daragh O’Driscoll Photography

All the head lines go to the hired out boat department, Mr. Dave Cronin fishing out www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 4.5lbs Grilse on the drift. And for the rest of we anglers we failed miserably in our duties, so will go the land of photography, I was sent a fantastic photo by Mr. Ivor O’Connor and of www.ivorsfood.com and courtesy of Daragh O’Driscoll Photography, of the sunset on Lough Currane last night.
Wind SE light with bright sunshine and extremely warm.