31/3/13 will have photos soon

It was a wild Easter Sunday on Lough Currane with a strong SE wind blowing down the Lake, but this deter German angler Mr. Bernd  Rall, from manipulating his flies, and I can tell you it wasn’t long before his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan and of www.vincentsfishing.com  and the doyen of the fly department and the Lobster Bar, had Bernd into a fine fresh 9.5 lbs Salmon and they finished their day off with a cracker of a Salmon in the 12 lbs class. Wind as already stated, light showers and overcast.                        

30/3/13/ will have photo tomorrow

 All the head lines go to Mr. Dave Eccelstone of the UK, who caught a fine 10 lbs Salmon on the Fly, while fishing with his supreme Gillie Mr. Dominic Mc Gillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com and for the rest of the Easter Saturday’s anglers the least said the soonest mended, wind SE light to fresh and overcast.            

29/3/13

All quiet on the SW front this good Friday.          

28/3/12

My Noble Salmon have gone back into a lethargic mood, the same couldn’t be said for the Kelt department, Local Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea and of www.oshealoughcurrane.com  reports he and his client have caught a number of Kelts in the past two days. Wind East and still very cold and overcast.        

26/3/13

 Mr. Tommy Duggan and his gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of www.fishingwithdom.com  were in great form again in the trolling department and for good reason they caught a 19 lbs and finished their day with a fresh 8lbs also caught on the troll, now we cut across to watervilleboats@gmail.com  And Mr. Eric Jouen caught a fine 10 lbs also on the troll, wind E and very cold    

Courtesy
of  www.loughcurrane.com 

25/3/13

There was  some good action on Lough Currane with Mr, Tommy Duggan taking all the head lines with two fresh Salmon caught one on the troll and one on the fly, which is the first Salmon caught on the Lake, on a personal note I would like to apologise to Tom and his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy and of  www.fishingwithdom.com  for not taking a photo, the reason being I have a bad bought of flu, Wind SE fresh and very cold.    

24/3/13

 There was a very cold east wind blowing down the lake and my Noble Salmon were in a lethargic mood and my noble anglers didn't fair much better.  

23/3/13

The same results as yesterday in all departments, except there was little rain.

22/3/13

Quote of the day, goes to Young Terence Wharton, the lake was like tomato soup  after the floods and strong ESE winds, so I headed for the watering hole and pints of Guinness, you could say, worth waiting for, the flood I mean !

21/3/13

There was a strong gusty ESE wind blowing down the Lake, with heavy rain at times, but with all that, still my noble anglers failed again.

20/3/13

Lough Currane was on the quiet side in all departments, wind N light and overcast.

19/3/13

No reports of any real rod benders, and yes you have it, again my Noble Anglers failed in all departments, but to be fair it was very cold out there, so cold in fact there was the odd snow flurry, with the a light N wind blowing.

18/3/13

All quiet on the SW front.

17/3/13

All I can say is St. Patrick didn’t fail in the Waterville St Patrick’s parade, the same can’t be said for the St Patrick Anglers on Lough Currane, who failed miserably in their duties, Wind N fresh with heavy cold showers throughout the day.                  

16/3/13

There were a few boats out manipulating on the Lake, so we will go straight to the C&R department, Mr. Anthony Breen, of Wexford, fishing in a hired out boat from Waterville Boats and of watervilleboats@gmail.com   caught a fine 10 lbs Salmon on the troll on the South side, and for the rest of we anglers the least said the soonest mended. Now to the poaching department, of www.loughcurrane.com  
  We are very pleased to report that Ann Curran who runs the LondisStore in Waterville has kindly agreed to take over the handling ofthe sale of Waterville Fisheries Development Group membershiptickets together with permits for the Group's beats on the Inny andCummeragh and boat hire on the Upper Lakes. Ann continues to sellFishing Licences for Inland Fisheries Ireland. Telephone bookings maybe made through the Londis Store on Tel. 0669474253.The boats on the Upper Lakes here are now deployed for the 2013 season!There are two boats available on Lough Derriana and one each on LoughsCloonaghlin and Na Mona. This year we are hoping to also gain access for a boaton Lough Na Huisce. Watch this space!These Upper Lakes have been much underrated as brown trout fisheries in thepast, particularly as the excellent duck fly hatches produce great sport withgood quality brown trout in the spring.This year we are offering special rates for fly fishing for brown trout to membersof the Waterville Fisheries Development Group. Fly fishing only, on Derriana,Na Mona and Cloonaghlin, will cost just €25 a day until the 30th April 2013!Be sure to show your membership card when booking at the Londis Store inWaterville to avail of this special 'Duck Fly Deal'!!
    

15/3/13

All quiet on the SW front in all departments.    

14/3/13

There were nice fishing conditions on Lough Currane today, with a good WNW wind blowing, plus the odd light shower, but alas my noble Anglers couldn’t entice the Wild Atlantic Salmon, or putting it in my simple language they failed miserably in their duties  

13/3/13

All quiet on the SW front in all departments.  

12/3/13

Just a few boats out, and no rod benders, wind NNE light with bright sunshine and just for the record the maximum air temperature yesterday was 2.9 C and if you take the wind chill into account it felt even colder.    

11/3/13

A Freezing cold day, and very few boats ventured out, and the ones that did Failed in all departments. Wind NE fresh with snow showers, now to the poaching department of www.loughcurrane.com  
The boats on the Upper Lakes here are now deployed for the 2013 season!
There are two boats available on Lough Derriana and one each on Loughs
Cloonaghlin and Na Mona. This year we are hoping to also gain access for a boat on Lough Na Huisce. Watch this space!
These Upper Lakes have been much underrated as brown trout fisheries in the past, particularly as the excellent duck fly hatches produce great sport with good quality brown trout in the spring.
This year we are offering special rates for fly fishing for brown trout to members of the Waterville Fisheries Development Group. Fly fishing only,  on Derriana, Na Mona and Cloonaghlin, will cost just €25 a day until the 30th April 2013! Be sure to show your membership card when booking at the Londis Store in Waterville to avail of this special  'Duck Fly Deal'!!

10/3/13

Lough Currane was on the cold side with a fresh Easterly wind blowing up the Lake, and my Noble anglers failed miserably in all departments be it fly or troll.      

12 lbs Caught on the fly
on the Waterville Fishery 

Straight to the action, the first 12lbs Salmon was caught on the fly, on the Waterville Fishery by that renowned Fly Fisherman Mr. Kevin Shea of Been Bane Waterville, and just for the record, Kevin’s late Father, MR. Jack Shea also of Been Bane, was one of Waterville’s great fly fisherman and  Gillie, and was also a Fishery Officer on the Waterville Fishery in the fifties and Sixties. Now for the rest of the fishing news on the Waterville Fishery, in the professional Gillie’s department, the least said the soonest mended, wind ESE fresh and overcast.      

8/3/13

Again my noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties in procuring my Noble Salmon be it on fly or troll. Amount of rainfall yesterday, 7.4 mm.

7/3/13

My Noble Salmon was in a  lethargic mood and my noble anglers were just as bad, here endeth today’s lesson, wind ESE fresh and overcast with light drizzle

6/3/13

 6/3/13 No reports of any real rod benders, wind ESE fresh and overcast, and just for the record there were a few Kelts caught on the troll in the past week.        

5/3/13

Again my Noble Anglers failed in all departments. Wind ESE and overcast with light rain this evening

3/3/13

All quiet on the SW front in all departments.       

2/3/13

Very few boats out manipulating, which was surprising after a 20lbs Salmon caught in the last few days and as they say, come on down and get those reels singing their national anthem. Wind E moderate and variable.      

1/3/13

The same results as yesterday, and just for the record Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville boats and of watervilleboats@gmail.com won the Inland fisheries fish of the week