31/5/16

Lough Currane

31/5/16 Blazing saddles was the order of the day, as the anglers looked up to the heavens and all they could see was a clear blue sky with a raging sun shining down on Lough Currane, they tried and failed in all departments, be it lure or fly and as you can see by the photo the only thing my Noble anglers caught was a suntan. Wind NW light to fresh with little to no cloud cover.

Church Island 

30/5/16

30/5/16 The hot weather takes all the headlines, with bright sunshine and a light wind from the West, so you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that all anglers failed miserably in the catching of a Wild Atlantic Salmon or a Lough Currane wild specimen Sea Trout. Just for the record Co Kerry is officially in a heat wave.  

29/5/16

Mr. Eamon Logue

Mr. Ben Bedore
caught on the 28/5/18

29/5/16 There was some good action on Lough Currane, so straight to the action, we start in the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Michael Debrune, caught a fine 6 lbs. Salmon on the troll. Now we head for the North side and the Bungalow, Northern angler Mr. Eamon Logue from Derry, caught a fine 6 lbs, Salmon/Grilse on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com also in good form was German Angler, Mr. Markus Kruse and for good reason he caught a fine 7 lbs. Salmon while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Dwyer and I must apologise to both anglers for not taking their photo, reason being I missed Mike’s phone call and  yes the paparazzi failed miserably in his duties. Now back to yesterday there was a fine 5 lbs. Salmon, caught by Mr. Ben Bedore from Ohio, while fishing with his gillie and fishing out of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and in the past few days there were 3 Salmon caught by German angler, Dr. Reinhardt Biniek. Now to the Sea Trout department Mr. Kevin O’Sullivan of Waterville caught and released a nice 1 ½ lbs. Sea Trout on the drift. Wind North light to calm all day and bright sunshine all day.  

28/5/16

28/5/16 There were just  a few Sea Trout caught and the facts are  as follows.  Roel haagmans caught a  3lb seatrout trolling, while fishing with his Gillie Mr Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com Mr. Olly Lynch had 1 sea trout on the troll and lost another good one. Now we head for the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com County down party had 3 sea trout  from  6 lbs 5lbs and 3.1/2 all caught on the fly.  Wind this morning calm, West afternoon and bright sunshine all day.

27/5/16

27/5/16 Lough Currane was all quiet on the SW front in all departments and with little to no wind and bright sunshine, what would you expect, so the least said the soonest mended.

Markus with his Sea  Trout

Markus with his Salmon

Scarriff in Draw

26/5/16 There was some great fishing in the fly and drifting and holding department, we start in the drifting department, UK angler Mr. Sean Smith, fishing out of www.watervillegolflinks.ie caught a fine 9 lbs. salmon on the drift, while fishing with his gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and staying in the drifting department, an angler on his own caught a fine Sea Trout in the 5 lbs. class, Now we head for the holding department and catch of the day and that goes to German Angler, Mr. Markus Kruse, and for good reason he caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon and finished his day off with a cracker of a 5 ½ lbs. Sea Trout, all while fishing with his Gillie. Now we head down stream and out to the Wild Atlantic Ocean and the annual Scarriff Inn workers fishing competition and going by the Mackerel caught, it’s a draw. And on behalf of all the Scarriff Inn workers they would like to say a big thanks to skelligtours@gmail.com  Wind West light to calm and sunshine all day with reasonable cloud cover at times.

Margaret, Joan, Elaine,Kathleen,Sheila,Grace,Alan of the Scarriff Inn

Joan and the Captain Paul 

25/5/16

The Race is on for the biggest Sea Trout for 2016
so get on your bike and come on down

25/5/16 There were no reports of any rod benders, so we will head to the backdate department, yesterday on the late shift, local angler, Mr. Martin Lanigan O’Keeffe, caught a 5 lbs. Grilse on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of
www.fishingwithdom.com now back today’s facts, Wind NE light with bright sunshine.

24/5/16

24/5/16 Lough Currane was all quiet on the SW front and if there were any fish caught you can say without any fear of contradiction my Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties to let their fingers do the talking as Mr. Billy Donegan would say every Sunday on Radio Kerry. Wind SE light to fresh with bright sunshine.

23/5/16

Sheerin

23/5/16 There was some good fishing on Lough Curran in all departments. We start in the Salmon department Mr. David Keane caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Junior Scully. Now we head for the Sea Trout department and the hired out boat department of www.lakelandshouse.com Mr. Ian Matchett, caught a cracker of a 5 lbs. Sea Trout on the fly. Now we cut across the lake to the North side, UK Angler Mr. Marcel Guillou, also caught a great 5lbs. Sea Trout on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan of www.vincentsfishing.com Staying in the Sea Trout fly department, Swiss Angler, Mr. Alex Schwab, caught a fine 3 lbs. Sea Trout on the drift, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Michael O’Sullivan of Waterville Boats and at  watervilleboats@gmail.com Now for my fish of the day and that goes to Sheerin Wilde, who caught his first ever 2 ½ lbs, Sea Trout on the Bibio fly, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Terence Wharton Snr. Now back to yesterday, We start on the Commeragh River, an angler caught a fine Salmon. Now we head down stream, an angler who caught 1 Salmon on the world Famous Butler Pool  and of www.watervillegolflinks.ie Wind West light to calm with reasonable cloud cover.    

21/5/16

21/5/16 Lough Currane was on the quiet side after yesterday's fine action but saying that , Dutch Angler Mr. Roel haagmans , caught a fine 2 lbs. Sea Trout on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com and for the rest of the angling community they failed miserably in their duties. Wind NW light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover.

Mr. Roel Haagmans

Mr. Eugene Ferris

21/5/16 There was some cracking fishing on Lough Currane this morning, so lets get to the rod benders, on the salmon front, We start in the hired out boat department of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Mr. Eugene Ferris fishing with his good friend  Mr. Sean Brick caught a 8 lbs. Salmon on the troll. Staying with www.oshealoughcurrane.com UK angler Mr Sean Smith, fishing with Mr . Neil O’Shea caught a fine 7 lbs.  salmon on the fly and finished his day with a fine 3 lbs. Sea Trout, which he sportingly returned and Sean's Fly of the day was a Bibio on a intermediate fly line. Last but not least on the morning  session, Dutch angler Mr. Roel Haagmans, while fishing  with his Gillie Mr . Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com caught a  fine 4 lbs. Grilse  salmon on a Silver Stoat and fishing an intermediate fly line and just for the record this was Roel's first time ever fishing the Waterville fishery, plus he made a bit of history by catching the first Grilse on Lough Currane for 2016 and I'm sure it won't be his last. Wind SW light with reasonable cloud cover.

Neil takes the lime light 

20/5/16

20/5/16 The Lough Currane anglers had a hard time of it and for good reason , it was wild out there with a strong SW wind blowing across the lake, plus there was a good drop  of rain falling and has made a good flood but with all the elements against them they battled on but sadly to no avail.

19/5/16

Dr. Nick Malprli 

19/5/16 Dr.Nick Malpeli of the UK takes fish of the day and for good reason, his first time ever fishing Lough Currane, he caught a fine 7 lbs. Salmon, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Tom O’Shea of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com and the pictures tell the story.
And all I can say is Rex Hunt eat your heart out. Wind SW light and overcast.

The First of Many

18/5/16

18/5/16 US Angler Mr . Donagh Mccarthy takes all the headlines from Lough Currane today and for good reason, while fly fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com caught a 9  lbs. Salmon and for the rest of the angling community they failed miserably in their duties. Wind North  light with resonable cloud cover.

17/5/16

Bart

Arthur

17/5/16 Both departments scored today , so straight to the action and my fish of the day and that goes to US Angler, Mr. Bart Critchfield from Atlanta Georgia, who caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon on the troll  and his wife Linda, finished the day off with a fine 2lbs. Sea Trout, fishing with their Gillie Mr Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com
Now to the fly department and no stranger to Lough Currane, Mr . Arthur white of the UK caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon on the fly, while fishing with his Gillie. Wind West and light with good cloud cover.

16/5/16

16/5/16 sadly the weather takes all the headlines and to be fair to my Noble Anglers all the elements are against the anglers, ie a low lake but that said in their defence, in my book they still  failed miserably in their duties. wind calm this morning, come afternoon there was a light breeze from the West

15/5/16

14/5/16 Lough Currane was on the calm side in all departments, even though there was a light breeze from the West and reasonable cloud cover but still my Noble Anglers  couldn’t produce a Wild Atlantic Salmon or a premier specimen Seatrout, so on that note I will  go to quote of the day, one Gillie sent his report in and he caught  nothing, it's time  for a rain dance or a river dance and I flatly agree.

14/5/16

‎14/‎05/‎16 Again the wather takes the head lines on Lough Currane for the simple reason, my Noble Anglers failed to lure the old gentlemen, you could say Toby or not toby and alas it wasn't Toby or fly so on that note we head for the upper Lakes and Lough Derriana, there was some good Brown Trout fishing  today with a good bag of trout caught up to 1 1/2 lbs. Wind West light with reasonable cloud cover and very warm and just for the record the maximum temperature yesterday was 23 c.

13/5/16

13/5/16 Lough Currane was in bright  sunshine all day with a light breeze  from from the West, so you can say without any fear of contradiction that Friday the 13th kept  it's reputation intact, in other words my Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties.

12/5/16

12/5/16 Lough Currane was on the quiet side and not surprising with a light and variable NE wind, with  reasonable cloud cover and very humid. The only bit of action reported was by UK angler Mr. Dave Eccelstone, Dave reported that he and his Gillie lost one Salmon at the net. I told Dave losses don’t count and won’t be reported?  Well all I can say is writer’s privilege, ha-ha!              

That's what the Anglers thought of the Fishing as they
headed for the Bars this evening. 

11/5/16

11/5/16 I start in the apology department, in two reports of the last few days I have spelt a renowned Anglers name wrong so lets put the record straight, I apologise to Mr. Alistair Dunbar for this clerical error and as Alistair politely told me its not Mr. Alistair Finbar, its Mr. Alistair Dunbar and I stand corrected and forgive the pun, I made myself look like a right Dumbbell. Now for today’s action, all the head lines go to UK angler Mr. Dave Eccelstone, while fly fishing with his Gillie Mr. Vincent O’Sullivan of www.vincentsfishing.com caught a fine 9 ¼ lbs. Salmon, on the photographic front, both anglers seem to be photo shy. On the weather front it made a reasonable flood last night, amount of rainfall 23.7 mm. Lough Currane was on the calm side this morning and come afternoon there was a nice breeze from the NW with good cloud cover at times.            

10/5/16

Mr. Bill Lacey

Mr.. Alistair Finbar 

10/5/16 There was good manipulation on Lough Currane today. We start in the fly department. Mr. Bill Lacey, fly fishing in the hired out boat department of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com caught a cracker of a 10 lbs. Salmon on the fly, on the drift. Now we head down the North Shore to Vincent’s Harbour, renowned Artist, Mr. Harry Feeney and of www.relaxwithwatercolour.com caught a fine 10 lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com Now for the à la carte specimen Sea Trout department, Scottish Angler Mr. Alistair Dubar, fishing in a hired out Boat from Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com caught a fine specimen Sea Trout of 6 ½ lbs. On the fly, while drifting. Wind light to calm East with good cloud cover and very humid with persistent rain this evening.

Alistair Dunbar's

Salmon yesterday

9/5/16

Mr. John Eames

9/5/16 Again Lough Currane produced some great fishing in all departments and we start with my Fish of the day and for good reason and that goes to UK angler, Mr. John Eames, who caught his first ever spring Salmon on the fly, weighing at 7lbs. While fishing with his Gillie MD and staying with the fly, another UK angler who also was in good form with the fly and no stranger to Lough Currane was Mr. Dave Eccelstone, while fishing with his Gillie, caught two Salmon. Now we head for the trolling hired out Boat department, Mr. Paul Hyland, fishing out of www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 8 ½ lbs. Salmon on the troll and now we head for the Hired out boat department  of Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com renowned Scottish Angler Mr. Alistair Dunbar, caught a fine 8 ½ lbs Salmon on the troll and by all accounts Alistair will have to stand the Commander-in-chief  of Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com Mr. Michael O’Sullivan a drink and for good reason, he provided the Rapala that caught his fine fish, or you could say a Scottish fish with an Irish connection. Wind SE fresh with good  cloud cover with light rain this evening

8/5/16

Mr. Wim Woermeijer

8/5/16 All the Head lines go to renowned Dutch Angler Mr. Wim Woermeijer and for good reason, Wim, caught a fine 9 ½ lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of  www.oshealoughcurrane.com and Wim was telling me that he had a great fight with his Salmon, so on that note we go to Neil’s quote of the day, you can say that Mr. Wim Woermeijer is Lough Currane’s Angler of the day and the reason for this is because the rest of my Noble Anglers failed miserably in their duties in all departments. Wind ESE fresh with reasonable cloud cover and with heavy showers at times.      

7/5/16

Mr. Michael Roden 

Mr. Wim Woermeijer

Master Alex Driscoll 

7/5/16 Lough Currane produced some great fishing in all departments and I will leave the best to last. We start at the West End of the Lake and in the trolling department, Mr. Mike Fish of the UK,  fishing with his Gillie Mr. Mike O’Dwyer  caught a fine 7 ½ lbs. Salmon on the troll, so on that note we head down the North Shore to the bungalow, Dutch Angler Mr. Wim Woermeijer, caught a fine 7 lbs. Salmon, while trolling with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com and staying in the trolling department we head across the Lake to the South Side, Mr. Liam Ellis fishing out of Coffees Bay and at www.lakelandshouse.com caught a fine 10 lbs. Salmon on the troll and in the words of Liam himself, I’m camera shy, so I will let young Master Alex Driscoll take the credit while I take the photo and all I can say is download a Timer so you can take photo of yourselves. Now for fish of the day and what a cracker, Mr. Michael Roden, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Junior Scully caught a fine 12 lbs. Salmon on the fly in Copal. Wind ENE light and with good cloud cover with  light rain at times.                        

6/5/16

Mr. Tommy Duggan 

6/5/16 There were two Salmon caught. We start with the early shift and the Trolling department, local Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley, caught a fine 7 ½ lbs. Salmon on the troll. Now we head for the fly department, Kilkenny angler, Mr. Tommy Duggan, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com  caught a 7 ½ lbs. Salmon on a Silver stoat and for the rest of the angling community all quiet on the SW front. Wind Northeast light to fresh with bright sunshine all day.

5/5/16

5/5/16 All the Salmon head lines come from the  Bungalow, Mr, Ross Slater of the UK, caught a fine 8 lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Sadly there is no picture because the Paparazzi were nowhere to be found, in other words I failed miserably in my duties, I apologies to Ross and Neil, but sadly I had to go out of Town. Wind West light with reasonable cloud cover.

4/5/16

Its amazing what you can see after  the Hare of the Dog

4/5/16 Lough Currane was on the wild side with a strong SW wind blowing down the Lake and some boats called it a day after about an hour and headed for the high stool and a hot toddy and talking of the one that got away, but there were a few boats that dogged it out but to no avail. Wind SW strong with misty rain.        

3/5/16

Mr.and Mrs. William Timmermans  

Mr. Michael Shultz and Mr. Neil O'Shea

3/5/16 There was some good fishing in the trolling department, so straight to the action, Mr. and Mrs. William Timmermans of Waterville and Holland, caught a fine 7 ¼ lbs. Salmon on the troll and fishing out of www.flyfishingatloughcurrane.com and staying at the Bungalow, Mr. Michael Shultz of Berlin Germany, caught a fine 11 lbs. Salmon on the troll, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com Wind SW fresh with reasonable cloud cover.    

2/5/16

2/5/16 Lough Currane was on the wild side this Bank Holiday Monday, with a strong NW blowing and what boats ventured out failed to procure a Wild Atlantic Salmon or a Lough Currane specimen Sea Trout and in the  
words of one local angler and I quote, My day has gone, but the Lough Currane anglers will carry on, yes I agree, but going by today’s standards its more like a carry on film!! Now to the back date department, on Saturday  there was a fine Salmon caught on the drift by local Angler Mr. Sion Brain.    

Got this little gem drifting for seatrout

1/5/16

Junior and Angus

8 1/2 lbs. Salmon

1/5/16 All the head lines go to Mr. Angus Sutherland, who caught a fine 8 ½ lbs. Salmon on the fly at the Ledge, while fishing with his Gillie Mr. Junior Scully and for rest of my Noble manipulators they failed miserably in their duties. Wind SW fresh with good cloud cover with misty rain at times.