24/1/2024

 

24/1/2024 Storm Isha thankfully left the emerald Isle this morning, local gillie Mr. Dominic McGillicuddy of www.fishingwithdom.com  reports that there were three boats out manipulating their skills out on Lough Currane today and only a few C&R kelts which is great to see. So as the Currane anglers were slack in the Wild Atlantic Salmon we will head down Appleby stream. The year was Spring of 1983, there was nice water coming down the Commeragh river and my Father and I were trolling. Brod O’Sullivan and Vincent O’Sullivan were flyfishing in the Mouth of the Commeragh, come 4 pm they had caught 5 Salmon on the fly and fair play to Brod and Vincent they waved us in because they were heading home, Vincent shouted you will get him, well many a true word spoken in gesture, well we rested the current for about twenty minutes and headed out, my father was flyfishing away, the next thing he collapsed and I said God no he’s gone, my father replied no not quite, there is a Salmon in the boat. I replied, don’t be stupid we haven’t caught one yet, well the next thing I could hear the tail of the Salmon hitting the floor boards, well it took my father 10 minutes plus to dispatch the 14 lbs Salmon and I can tell you we headed straight for the Lobster Bar, well I walked in and Vincent said did you get him ? that we did, I told you that you would, Ah that you did but what you didn’t  tell us that he would jump into the boat, well Vincent’s language was poetic and he stormed out of the Lobster to see and check the fish, well he had one good look at the Salmon to see if there were  any hook marks and there were none and He replied I will second that. Well the story doesn’t finish there because a few day’s later I and my Father headed down the Bungalow and Paddy Carey R.I.P was bailing his boat and his client had a Rolls Royce, I said to my Father, Paddy has a right one, as I said that I was getting out of the car and Paddy shouted out there you are Sir, your man doesn’t need rods or lines, the Salmon just jump into the boat, well his client replied Paddy I know I’m in Ireland but that’s effing ridiculous. So, I can say without any fear of contradiction, No Spin, No Flies, just facts.