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| Waterville Lake today |
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| Ballinskelligs Bay and Skellig Michael |
31/3/2022 There were five boats out manipulating their lures on this last day of March, spygate reports there were no takers of the Wild Atlantic Salmon, his quote of day was, I’m not surprised because the lake is on the low side which isn’t surprising considering the lack of rain and followed by Easterly winds and there is no argument to that on that quote. Wind NE light and bright sunshine all day.
30/3/2022 The
Currane Anglers Salmon lines were slack and silent this day. Wind light to calm
and variable NNE and veered NW with reasonable cloud cover.
29/3/2022 All quiet on the Wild Atlantic Front. Wind light to calm and variable from NE to NNW, bright sunshine all day.
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| Sunset this evening |
28/3/2022 The
Currane anglers were all quiet on this bright and sunny and calm day, the same
goes for the evening shift as you can see by the sunset along the Northshore.
26/3/2022 There
were four boats out this day but it’s the Mad fisherman and the shy man that takes
all the C&R headlines as you can see by the video, need I say more. Wind SE
and variable and bright and sunny all day.
25/3/2022 The North Shore and Waterville Boats at watervilleboats@gmail.com take all the Salmon headlines and for good reason, as they say it’s a long way to Tipperary, well it certainly is a long happy trip home this evening for Brown tag and Currane angler Mr.
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24/3/2022 Just 3 boats out and all was quiet on the Salmon front, just for the record there was a good hatch of Duckfly and the Browntrout were taking full advantage of the hatch. Now we head for quote of the day from a Currane angler, Sy Bee who is thankfully recovering from Covid-19, and I quote, it’s much easier catching Covid than Salmon sadly lol. Wind SE and veered SW light and bright and sunny all day.
23/3/2022 Just
one lonesome boat out this day and sadly no taker. Wind variable SSE light to
fresh and very little cloud. On that note we head for the Currane Anglers View
take it away Reg
Hello
Vincent nice to see one salmon caught and released in Waterville over the
weekend, I had booked to be there that weekend but cancelled my trip because I
didn’t come out in the lottery draw the end of February, and I won’t be re
applying for the march draw as I feel I’ve been coming to Waterville for years
and this whole lottery system is a complete joke it’s like your held to ransom
tricked into buying a license and having
to beg for a tag very little respect for anglers I feel I’ve been ripped
off, Reg
22/3/2022 Just two boats out this day and just a few kelts caught for their efforts. Wind SE light to fresh in the morning and fresh to strong in the afternoon. On that note we head for the Currane Anglers view so take it away Michael
Hi Vincent
just a quick message very sad to hear only two visiting anglers came to
Waterville over the St. Patrick’s holiday , and both were barbless anglers I
think this is disgraceful 44 tags given out and these anglers didn’t have a tag
where are the brown tags gone or who got them what is the point of giving brown
tags to anglers who aren’t making an effort to use them, I think IfI now see
what a cock up they have made of the tagging system, surely more thought should
be put into distributing these tags the lottery system is a complete farce,
have a system in place so an angler can come go out fishing with a brown tag
and if he doesn’t use it hand it back and let the next angler try his luck,
there’s no respect for local businesses here some guy inside in an office doing
his sums bringing in the regulations a minister sings it into law but no one
thinks of the loss of income to the small village of Waterville , come on
minister come on IfI show some bit of common sense. Friend of Waterville
Michael.
21/3/2022
Just one boat out and his quote at the end of his day’s manipulations was, no
good. Wind SE and variable light to fresh with reasonable cloud cover.
20/3/2022 There
were five boats out this day and for all their efforts, their lines stayed
slack. Spygate also reports that there was a good hatch of Duckfly. Wind SE light
to fresh with reasonable cloud cover.
19/3/2022 Lough
Currane was on the wild side this day, spygate reports that only one boat did venture
out, sadly for all his efforts in fighting the wild elements he wasn’t rewarded
with that elusive Wild Atlantic Salmon. Wind SE strong with gusts up to 47 mph
with good cloud cover
18/3/2022 There
were three boats out this day and there was one Salmon caught by a Currane visitor.
Wind SSE fresh with reasonable cloud at times.
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| Lough Na Mona and Lough Cloonaughlin |
17/3/2022 Great
News just to let you know that the boats and engines have been launched on the
upper lakes. Tickets are available from Mace Supermarket Waterville. phone Mace
0669474253 so come on down and cast that flie or cast a good yarn after your
day’s fishing on the upper Lakes. Now today’s St. Patrick’s Day manipulations, well
spygate reports that there were four boats out this day, sadly they couldn’t
celebrate St. Patricks day with a brown tagged Salmon or a catch and release. Wind
WSW and veered WNW in the late afternoon with reasonable cloud cover at times.
16/3/2022
The Wild Atlantic Salmon strikes again today on Lough Currane in the C&R
department and the supreme Brown tag Angler who takes all the C&R headlines
is well known local Gillie Mr. Bob Priestley, while out manipulating his Salmon
lures caught a fine 7 lbs Salmon on the troll and of course sportingly released
My Noble Salmon. Wind WNW and veered WSW light and variable followed by the odd
shower.
15/3/2022 It was all quiet in the Wild Atlantic Salmon today but the same couldn’t be said in the Kelt department, there were a few Kelts caught on the troll. Wind SSW with heavy rain throughout the day, come evening veered NW.
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| Mr. Noel Clancy |
14/3/2022 All
the Wild Atlantic Currane Salmon headlines go to Brown tag and Currane Angler
Mr. Noel Clancy of Waterville and Dublin, while manipulating his skills caught
a cracker of a 12 lbs. Salmon while trolling up the North shore on his way home
this evening, expecting a blank day when his reel went berserk and then the
battle began and Noel was telling me that it was at least 15 minutes before he saw
the Salmon, within a couple of minutes later the Salmon was in the net. Today’s
quote goes to Noel and for good reason and I quote, Afternoon Vincent, got him on
the way home up the North shore, great fight for about 15 min before I saw it.
Then in the net. I am a happy Brownless tag holder…. Noel Clancy. Just for the
record on the Brown tags it was brought to my attention out of the 44 Brown
Tags drawn only seven have taken advantage of their Brown Tag so far this 2022 season?
Wind light WNW and variable.
13/3/2022 The
Currane Anglers were all quiet on all fronts this day. Wind NW light to fresh
with reasonable cloud cover. Amount of rainfall yesterday 11.3mm. Now to head
straight for the Currane Anglers view, take it way Stefan.
Yes, this is
very unfair David we come every year but sadly we cancelled this year’s trip to
Waterville. I’m very sad that this has happened but every year we leave a lot
of money in Waterville our accommodation, lunches from the shops boats to go on
lake and our drinks and dinners in the pubs so I can understand how these
businesses are angry, we are very angry to be treated like this by your
government do they not want tourists and fishermen to come to Waterville
anymore. I love Waterville and the people, and I feel so sorry they are in this
situation. Stefan
12/3/2022 The
Currane Anglers were blown off the lake at lunchtime as a strong ESE wind took control
of today’s proceedings. One senior
Gillie was telling me that he just caught a few Kelts before being blown off
the lake and his quote of the day was, 36 kelts in the last few days and they
say very few Salmon came into the system last year?
11/3/2022 Just
a few Kelts caught this day by the Currane Anglers. On the weather, wind WNW
light to fresh followed by the odd shower. On that note we head for the Currane
Anglers View, it’s all yours David.
Hello
Vincent, I hear there are a lot of angry fishermen and businesses in Waterville,
I was told it’s cancellation after cancellation and there hasn’t been one Visiting
angler to Waterville because they can’t get a brown tag, they are cancelling
their yearly spring fishing trip to Waterville, I’m absolutely disgusted to
hear this is happening. Well, I have one question for you and your readers will
IfI reimburse the fishermen and the businesses, or will it be the government
surely these people have to be looked after financially. I feel introducing
these brown tags is another attack on rural Ireland especially during and after
a pandemic. Your friend David.
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9/3/2022
Just for the record there was no boats out yesterday. Now back to the present, there
were two Brown tag boats out and going by the slack action on ones phone you
can take it that their lines were down. Wind North light with good cloud cover.
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| Mr. Peter Huggard RIP |
7/3/2022
Just one Brown Tag boat out on this rough and overcast day with a strong SE wind
blowing across the lake and in the words of Local Gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy
of www.fishingwithdom.com just me out
and very rough and only Kelts
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| Lough Currane Today |
5/3/2022 All
quiet on the SW front this day. On the weather front it was bright and sunny
and not a cloud in site followed by a light to calm East Northeast wind.
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| Waterville In solidarity with Ukraine |
4/2/2022 Just
one Brown tag Angler manipulating the waters of Lough Currane on this calm and
bright sunny day and sadly My Noble Gentlemen the Salmon ignored the lonesome
Brown tag angler. Wind light and variable from the NE to the SW in the early
afternoon and veered again into the NW early this evening. Now to the Currane anglers
view and there are 3 points of view so take it away Ladies and Gentlemen.
Hi Vincent It’s me Robert back to you again, I
see this brown tag fiasco rolls on and a lot of locals still left without brown
tags it’s disgusting ,all I can see is many of the tags being sent back to IfI
like last year some not even used and
some not even making the effort to go out on Waterville lake to try and catch
that elusive spring salmon, it’s like there playing a little game keep the
locals off, catches will stay low so they have the excuse then to bring in
catch and release like they have done to a lot of fisheries all over the
country, also they have done this already to the inny river in Waterville, stopping local anglers from taking a fish and
the night fishermen cleaning the river the same thing will happen on the lake
no anglers the night fishermen will slaughter everything . That’s the future I
see lies ahead for Waterville and feel free anyone out there and contradict me.
your friend Robert.
Hi Vincent
I’m sitting in my house what a beautiful spring day we have here in Waterville,
but the one thing that is bothering me is I only see one boat out on the lake,
every year we have seen many boats out especially on beautiful days like this,
is this because you need one of these special tags to be able to fish that the
lake is so quiet . We miss seeing the fishermen the place reminds me of a
desert no one in sight for miles, very sad. from Heidi
Hello
Vincent, I just can’t believe what I was reading a few days ago 44 brown tags
given out and only 6 of those tags holders have wet a line so far on Currane
this year. I must say I have never seen such a farcical set up in my life, I
bet it’s leaving a sour taste in a lot of tag less anglers, I feel this brown
tag system will finish the spring fishermen coming to Waterville. Mark
3/3/2022 Just one boat out this day and no boat to be seen on today’s video but without any fear of contradiction he was the Brown tag invisible Currane Angler, you could say Angling clients seek him here, they seek him there and they seek him everywhere and the same goes for the Wild Atlantic Salmon.
2/3/2022
Spygate reports that there were two boats out manipulating their skills this
day and only contacted a few Kelts. Wind was all over the place today and
overcast followed by heavy rain at times.
1/3/2022
Just two boats out and spygate reports all quiet on all fronts. Wind light ESE
followed by bright sunshine all day. Now we head for the Currane Anglers View, it’s
all your Simon
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| Somewhere at the Mouth of a rainbow, I thought it was a brown tag, you dirty rat! |
Hi Vincent
phoned a local Waterville angler today and he told me once again many locals left without brown
tags, 44 brown tags given out and he told me that to date only 6 brown tag
anglers have been fishing on Waterville lake that’s unbelievable and disgraceful
carrying on by IfI, surely all the locals should get the January and February tags.
It’s a very sad situation that an angler living next to a lake can’t go out and
enjoy a normal days fishing, please IfI show some bit of respect to local
Waterville anglers. I hope you like the photo Vincent it sums up my frustration
for the Locals and their rights to fish for their living and that includes the
poor Bed and Breakfasts who are also missing out Big time especially after two
years of Covid. Simon
