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| The Picture tells the Story ! |
31/5/2024.This
June Bank holiday weekend starts with a blankety
blank check book and pen and considering
the sun blazing down on Lough Currane thats not surpising, wind NE light. Now we head
for yesterday’s weather, amount of rain fall 0.3mm, amount of sunshine 2.3, maximum
air temperature 13.5c.
30/5/2024. My
WhatsApple was all quiet be it fly lines or trolling lines this day. Wind NE
light to fresh and variable, followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s
weather, amount of rainfall 1.5mm, amount of sunshine 3.2, maximum air
temperature 15.4c.
29/5/2024.
The Currane anglers were all quiet this day, so the least said the soonest
mended, but as I always say, no spin no fly’s just facts. Now we will head for
gone with the wind, fresh NNW followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s
weather, amount of rainfall 3.2mm, amount of sunshine 0.9, maximum air
temperature 14.9c.
28/5/2024.
I’m early tonight? and here we go again, it’s the same old story and yes you
have it, the Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments and the same
goes for My WhatsApple. Now we head for the Green party, who in my opinion are
all for keeping these so-called farms, all I have to say if the European farmers
treated their animals the same way as fish farms, the green party wouldn’t be
worried about methane gasses because
there wouldn’t be any cattle to be seen. All I can say is put Fish farms on
land /fishfrom.com/ and let the Wild
Atlantic Salmon and Sea trout free of this filthy business. Wind West fresh and
followed by good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 6.4mm, amount
of sunshine 2.5, maximum air temperature 15.c.
27/5/2024. I’m late with tonight’s report so it will be short and sweet. The Currane anglers were all quiet on the SW front, wind SW light to fresh and variable and overcast. Just for the record there is rain this evening, will have all the rain facts in tomorrow’s notes. Yesterday’s amount of rainfall 5.4mm, amount of sunshine 1.4, maximum air temperature 13.3c.
26/5/2024. Going
by my WhatsApple the Currane anglers didn’t take my advice on the WD40 saga, I take
it that the Currane anglers are going to try the 3-in-one oil and I’m not talking of
alcohol, so on that note we head for the weather, wind WNW light to fresh, followed
by reasonable cloud cover and light showers. Yesterday’s weather, amount of
rainfall 10.2mm, amount of sunshine 0.7, maximum air temperature 14.4c.
25/5/2024. All
I have to report, there was a good bit of rain this morning and began to clear
early this afternoon, how much that’s another story, but I will have those
facts in tomorrow’s notes but personally I don’t think it will be a big amount?
Going back to the Currane anglers reels
and lines all I can say is that they were all slack in all departments and I’m coming
to the conclusion that their reels and lines need a good bit of WD40. Now we head
for the Mad Fisherman and his new Boat and his angler of the day, so let the
camara roll on at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nd60aadGdo
Wind SE veered SW fresh and followed by
strong gusts. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine
8.0, maximum air temperature 15.2c.
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| Scariff and Deenish island |
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| Skellig Rock |
24/5/2024. As
you can see by the photos the odds of a Salmon being caught were against my Noble
Currane anglers? And going by my WhatsApple all reels were negative, all I can say
is stay positive, wind light to fresh NW veered SW followed reasonable cloud
cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 6.0, maximum
air temperature 13.9c.
23/5/2024.
We start in the apology department and for good reason, sadly I missed the
Gillie’s text last night, but it’s a great story so let’s put the record
straight. We go back about 25 years give or take, Currane anglers father and son from Germany
came to Waterville to fish, sadly I haven’t got any records on that trip, all I
do know is yesterday they were back out there on Lough Currane and I can tell you
they weren’t out there long while trolling with their Gillie, of Waterville Boats
and at watervilleboats@gmail.com
when their reel went off and fair play to them they caught a fine 8lbs. Salmon
with their gillie, all I can say is, 25 years well worth waiting for My Noble
Gentleman the Salmon. Now Back to today’s fishing notes, Yes, I can say I have
looked at my WhatsApple all quiet on the SW front. Wind light to fresh NNE and
variable, followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of
rainfall 0.4mm, amount of sunshine 1.9, maximum air temperature 14.9c.
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| Hardly a bear cloud in the sky |
21/5/2024. The
weather has full control over the Currane anglers and that’s not surprising considering
we have a low lake, followed by bright sunshine and clear skies and what rain
we have had has gone straight out to sea because of the East winds and just for
the record the total amount of rain so far this month is 29.7mm. Now to today’s
weather, wind NW light to fresh and variable, followed by clear skies. Now to yesterday’s
weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 6.2, maximum air
temperature 14.3c. On that note here ends the Currane anglers metrological service.
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| Ballinskelligs bay |
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| Ballinskelligs Bay |
20/5/2024. As
you can see by the picture it was a perfect day for the sea fishing, need I say
more? In other words you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know today’s
results? Wind, SW light to calm followed by blazing sunshine. Yesterday’s
weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 13.5, maximum air
temperature 18.9c.
19/5/2024. The
Currane Anglers were all quiet on this bright and sunny day with hardly a cloud
in site, followed by a light wind from the NE and veered NW light to calm, so
on that note we will head for the Currane anglers view and for good reason,
Currane angler, Bill responds to Barry’s, Currane view, the stage is yours Bill.
Well said Barry. The truth. People can obscure
and try to hide it, but it always comes out. As far as fish farms are
concerned, they wrecked Loch Maree, then Connemara. Then, with 30 years
accumulated evidence a bunch of greedy shysters sacrificed Lough Currane for a
few dirty shekels. I hope it comes back to haunt them. Most certainly, Karma
will catch up anyone who knowingly destroys the environment. What right have these people to destroy
Ireland’s natural assets for future generations? The tide of opinion is turning
on the Pacific west coast. Hopefully, sense will return to Ireland.
Yesterday’s weather,
amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 7.9, maximum air temperature 16.7c.
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| Mr.Pete Ruffle, Hampshire hog angler of the week |
18/5/2024. I
start tonight’s report in the apology department and for good reason, because I
failed miserably in reporting the Hampshire Hogs Fish of the week and I can say
without any contradiction that Hampshire Hog and Currane angler of the week was
Mr. Pete Ruffle, who caught a fine 11lbs. Salmon with his Gillie and fishing with
Waterville Boats and at watervilleboats@gmail.com
and fishing out of www.cliffordbandb.com
and as you can see by the photo that Mr. Pete Ruffle was the Hampshire Hog
angler of the week and I’m sure the pints were flowing in the Lobster Bar. Now
back to the present and today’s action, all I can report is my phone lines were
as slack as the Currane anglers reels. So on that note we will head to the Currane
anglers view, the stage is yours Barry,
Are there
ANY fish actually in the lake? They used to be catches on most days with about
15 boats out at least. How the mighty has fallen after the introduction of that
bloody monstrosity up the coast. Officials used to say that there was no
scientific proof of a detrimental effect in the siting of a fish farm nearby,
in spite of it already ruining the Connemara Sea Trout fishery. Same on the
West coast of Scotland. Hope everybody who pocketed a few quid in the process
of installation of fish farms is feeling smug and self-satisfied with their
part in the debacle they have helped create. They have ruined what was once the
finest Sea Trout fishing lake in Ireland.
Wind NNE
light, followed by reasonable cloud at times. Yesterday’s weather, amount of
rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 0.4, maximum air temperature 15.0.
17/5/2024. The
Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments going by my WhatsApple. Wind
NE light to fresh and overcast. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall, trace,
amount of sunshine 4.0, maximum air temperature 17.8c.
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| Save our Currane Wild Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout |
16/5/2034.
We start tonight’s news on article sent to me by Currane angler Mr. Bill Bullick
and curtesy of Ulster Angling Federation.
BREAKING
NEWS Globe and Mail Reports - Integrity commissioner launches investigation of
DFO officials over alleged attempts to silence scientists
IAN BAILEY
OTTAWA
PUBLISHED 5
HOURS AGO
42 COMMENTS
The Public
Sector Integrity Commissioner is launching an investigation into allegations
that senior federal fisheries officials attempted to silence scientists
involved in research related to the threat of open-net fish farms to Pacific
salmon.
In a letter
obtained by The Globe and Mail, Harriet Solloway says she has determined a
probe into the conduct of Department of Fisheries and Oceans officials is
warranted. She was responding to concerns raised by Tony Allard, chair of Wild
Salmon Forever, a B.C.-based conservation group that wants to move fish farms
out of the Pacific Ocean.
Such fish
farms are controversial because of the dangers they can pose to wild salmon,
including through disease and parasitic sea lice that can attach to young fish
as they make their way to the ocean from the lakes and streams where they were
born.
Ms. Solloway
writes in the April 23 letter that department officials may have seriously
breached the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector and policy “by
attempting to silence scientists through reprimands, to dissuade them from
communicating with the media and the public about their research.”
She also
writes that she is looking into whether the officials under review attempted to
obstruct or influence the testimony of department scientists before the House
of Commons standing committee on fisheries and oceans.
The letter
says that officials under investigation include Lesley MacDougall, science
adviser and division manager at the Aquaculture Management Directorate, and
Arran McPherson, assistant deputy minister of ecosystems and oceans science.
Ms.
MacDougall and Ms. McPherson did not respond to requests for comment from The
Globe.
Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau made a 2019 commitment to phase out B.C. ocean-pen
farms by 2025 over concerns about risks they present to wild salmon owing to
the transmission of diseases and sea lice to the wild fish.
A transition
report on the policy expected last summer was delayed, though the department
says it remains committed to the policy. Still, conservationists and Indigenous
groups are concerned that the Liberal government is backing off its commitment
to phase out the open-net farms. As of last November, there were 57 salmon
farms on the Pacific coast.
Mr. Allard
welcomed the commissioner’s probe.
“We are
extremely pleased the Commissioner is investigating those responsible for the
crisis of trust in DFO’s science. We’re disheartened her investigation is
necessary,” he said in a statement, referring to the Department of Fisheries
and Oceans.
“We hope the
Commissioner’s investigation will prompt government to the important work of
restoring public trust in DFO science.”
Vancouver
lawyer Sean Jones, speaking for Mr. Allard, said his client had expressed
concerns to the commissioner about DFO managers consistently interfering with
attempts by department scientists to communicate the results of their research
when that research showed that open net-pen feedlots cause harm to populations
of wild Pacific salmon.
Mr. Jones
said that Mr. Allard made the case that the managers, among other allegations,
prevented scientists from publishing their findings, refused to disclose
information when requested under the Access to Information Act and reprimanded
scientists for speaking to reporters.
But the
Fisheries Department defended its approach to issues, even though it declined
comment on the specifics of the investigation.
“The
department continues to take concrete steps to ensure transparent, impartial
and evidence-based peer review and scientific advice for decision-makers,”
Kathryn Hallett, a department spokesperson, said in a statement.
“We take any
instance where allegations of misconduct are received seriously, including from
outside parties. However, it would be inappropriate for DFO to comment on
individual cases.”
Meanwhile,
another DFO spokesperson said the department remains committed to the 2025
deadline for transitioning from open net-pen salmon farming in coastal British
Columbia waters.
“We know
that Pacific salmon stocks are fragile, and that protecting them will have
long-term benefits for the entire West Coast. We continue to work on a
responsible transition plan that protects Pacific salmon, while supporting
workers and their communities,” Jérémy Collard said in a statement.
He said that
federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier and her office continue to have
meaningful conversations with all stakeholders involved, including the B.C.
government and Indigenous communities, “about the next steps in this important
file.”
In her April
letter, Ms. Solloway promised an investigation conducted “as informally and
expeditiously as possible,” and noted her office is compelled to protect the
identity of all parties involved in the probe.
Bronwyn
Johns-O’Hara, communications manager for the Integrity Commissioner, declined
to comment on the decision to proceed with an investigation or any other aspect
of the matter, citing office policies.
15/5/2024.
The Currane anglers were all quiet on this very humid day, wind light to calm NE,
followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 3.7mm,
amount of sunshine 0.1, maximum air temperature
13.4c.
14/5/2024. The
Hampshire Hogs take all the Salmon headlines today and for good reason and here’s
their report from Hampshire Hog Mr. Trevor Dewberry and I quote, Hi Vincent, an
11lb salmon caught on the troll by Pete Ruffle today, with his ghillie, for the
rest of us Hampshire Hogs the less said soonest mended! Trevor. Wind NE light
and variable and followed by good cloud cover and light rain at times. Yesterday’s
weather, amount of rainfall 19.1mm, amount of sunshine 2.2, maximum air
temperature 15.9c.
13/5/2024.The
Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments. So straight to the weather,
wind SW veered SSW light to fresh, followed by good cloud cover this morning
and reasonable cloud cover in the afternoon. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall
2.0mm, just for the record the majority of rainfall fell early this morning, so
will have the full facts in tomorrow’s report, amount of sunshine 5.8, maximum
air temperature14.8c.
12/5/2024. The
Currane anglers were all quiet in all departments on this bright and sunny day,
as you can see by the picture, it tells the story. Wind light and variable NNW.
Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0 mm, amount of sunshine 10.6,
maximum air temperature 19.9c. Staying with the weather, there’s heavy rain forecast
for tomorrow with approximately 20.6mm of rainfall expected?
11/5/2024. There
was an Aurora in the Currane anglers today, all I can say is, there was no Aurora
in their reels, so much for the Northern high lights. Wind SE veered S.
Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine 12.9, maximum
air temperature 20.5c.
10/5/2024. It
was blazing saddles for the Currane anglers today and for good reason, there
was hardly a cloud in site and that’s the reason for my WhatsApple being all
quiet in all departments? Wind South light to fresh. Yesterday’s weather,
amount of rainfall 0.0 mm, amount of sunshine 3.8, maximum air temperature 19.3c.
9/5/2024. We
start with a backdate, yes I’m guilty as
charged, yesterday I failed to check my emails, so my apologies for this, so let’s
put the record straight, the stage is yours Inny Farmer and I quote, News flash, just 4 boats out today a few
brown trout caught on the troll and fly, but one good fish seen landed was either
a salmon or a very good seatrout, caught on the fly. Now back to today’s action,
all quiet on the Southwest front. Wind SSE light to fresh, followed by reasonable
cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0mm, amount of sunshine
3.2, maximum air temperature 15.6c.
8/5/2024. No
reports of any rod benders this day. Wind SSW light to fresh, followed by
reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0, amount of
sunshine 4.8, maximum air temperature 15.5.
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| Lough Currane /The Bog |
7/5/2024.
They say the fisherman’s story can be a good one, sadly the Currane fishermen
had no stories or no comments this day, as you can see by the photos Lough Currane
was calm and on the low side, so you can say the pictures tell the story. Wind SW
variable and light. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0 mm, amount of
sunshine 4.2, maxim
um air temperature 15.3c.
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| Bog |
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| Ballinskelligs |
6/5/2024.
The Currane anglers were all quiet this bank holiday Monday or you could say
that their lines were as slack as my mobile phone. NNE light and variable,
followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall
0.0, amount of sunshine 13.1, maximum air temperature 15.5c. I will finish
today’s notes, on a great quote and it’s about a boat and some boat as you can
see by the photo taken by Mr. Ger Egan, his quote is very appropriate, “My ship
makes my castle look small”.
5/5/2024. The
Currane anglers were all quiet this Bank Holliday Sunday going by WhatsApple. Wind
NNE light, followed by good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of
rainfall 0.0 mm, amount of sunshine 6.2, maximum air temperature 14.0c.
4/5/2024. Straight
to the quote of the day from a Currane angler and I quote, No good just 2 boats
out, you could say it’s going to be a slack long weekend? That sums up today’s
manipulations and as you can see by the photo it tells you everything. Wind light
WSW veered WNW late in the afternoon. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.0,
amount of sunshine 4.6, maximum air temperature 13.7c. 
No Comment
3/5/2024. There
were five boats out today, all trying to stimulate my Noble Gentleman the Salmon,
sadly their lines stayed slack, so on that negative note we will head for a positive note on part two of
the Mad Fishermen’s trip to Lough Currane, the stage is yours Mad Fisherman, at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aEX7oGh0Ew
Now to the weather, Wind, light SW
followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 3.4mm,
amount of sunshine 0.4, maximum air temperature 11.1c.
2/5/2024. Quote of the day comes from a Currane angler and that’s not surprising, and I quote, 0 and those are the facts of the day. Wind variable NE to NW, followed by good cloud cover and showers. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.1mm, amount of sunshine 4.4, maximum air temperature 13.6 c.
1/5/2024. Just two boats out manipulating their skills, sadly their lines stayed slack. Wind SSE and variable light to fresh, followed by reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 8.5mm, amount of sunshine 0.6, maximum air temperature 9.6c. The amount of rainfall for the month of April 124.1mm.
