15/7/2023

 

15/7/2023 Straight to the C&R Sea Trout department, we start at the Bungalow, Mr. John Burton and Mr. Mike Murphy from Co. Clare were in good form again today while fly fishing with their gillie Mr. Neil O’Shea of www.oshealoughcurrane.com caught 6 Sea Trout, ranging from junior class up to 3 ½ lbs. Staying in the Sea Trout department one boat was out from the Southside, caught 4 trout, biggest 4lb between the black point and the rabbit island followed by a few brownies also and just for the record the same Currane fly angler had 9 juniors in coffees bay yesterday and a few brown trout and yes I failed to report this in yesterday’s notes. 6 boats out today as they were manipulating their skills and sadly no Salmon reported. Now as promised on the flood that wasn’t, the reason I say this is because it was made quiet clear to me in an email that was sent to me yesterday and I quote, Hi Vincent I see your weather reports are going down Murphy’s road because there is big difference between 2mm and 15mm well my response to that is, it was 8mm actually and in the words of the Great Gillie Mr. Jack O’Sullivan there was enough rainfall to activate the Salmon as well as the angler. Wind NW light to fresh followed by good cloud cover and a few showers.