28/4/2025

 

28/4/2025. Unfortunately, Currane anglers had no catches today. Reflecting on the past, we recall times when Gillie’s operated without outboard motors, sharing memories of fishing days on Lough Currane. The stage is yours Mark.

 

Thank you so much for this Vincent, happy memories.

Seeing Brod's name as a Co author brings back another memory for me.

Fishing with my parents with Michael Moriarty in the 1950's , I thought I would take a boat for myself. The Buttler Arms was packed and all boatmen taken. Billy Huggard said he would see what he could do.

I was introduced to Brod who had just "come back from the building in England " but said he knew the lake and could find a boat.

Next morning we met and set out from the bungalow shore. The boat had been pulled up for some time and was dried out. Brod was bailing away and located the leak.

In those days we fished in tweed jackets and ties. Brod looked up and asked if he could borrow my tie . I handed it over and he stuffed it in the leak!

He handed it back at the end of the day and said it would be fine. It wasn't of course. Brod grew to be a fine ghillie and a marvellous raconteur. Happy memories.

Best wishes

Mark Maley  

Today’s weather, Wind fresh SSE followed by strong gusts and good cloud cover at times. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.1mm, maximum air temperature 14.4°C, amount of sunshine none.