23/2025

 On June 23, 2025, the Currane Catch & Release Salmon and Sea Trout anglers reported no activity in all categories. Consequently, we turn our attention to the weather conditions at Currane. The wind was moderate from the west, occasionally shifting to the west-southwest, accompanied by reasonable cloud cover. It is worth noting that there has been a nice amount of rain. The previous day's weather recorded a rainfall total of 4.4 mm, a maximum air temperature of 17.2°C, and 2 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine. Now we head for the Currane anglers view by Currane angler Mr. Bill Bullick. June 22nd, cloud cover, westerly, Lough Currane within sight of the

P sea. Vincent, you are living through an ecological disaster.

On a positive note, I heard John Murphy speak on the Ireland on the Fly podcast.  John really is a valuable friend of us anglers.  Recent research is going to make the fish farmers struggle in court. Sadly, I suspect they will be aided and abetted by Ireland's corrupt politicians.

                

22/6/2025

 June 22, 2025. There have been no reports of Catch & Release Salmon or Sea Trout from the Currane anglers thus far. With that said, we shall proceed to the weather conditions reported by the Currane anglers: moderate and variable winds from the West, shifting to WNW and NW, accompanied by substantial cloud cover. The weather observations for the previous day recorded a rainfall amount of 1.1mm, a maximum air temperature of 19.5°C, and a total sunshine duration of 2 hours and 4 minutes.

 

21/6/2025

 June 21, 2025. Today was the longest day of the year. According to reports, Currane anglers had a long day with only a few trout caught on the fly, and the Salmon Grilse were generally inactive in the Western waters. The weather today included variable gentle to moderate winds from the south, veering to SSW, S, SSW, and SW, with intermittent cloud cover. Yesterday's weather recorded no rainfall, with a maximum air temperature of 20.4°C, and a total sunlight duration of 6 hours and 1 minute.  

20/6/2025

 On June 20, 2025. There were five boats on the water, and reports indicate that only a few trout were caught. Regarding the wild Atlantic salmon, no activity was noted. The weather forecast for today's Currane anglers is as follows: gentle and variable winds from the Southeast, veering towards the South-southeast and South. Yesterday's weather conditions included no recorded rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 26.4°C, and 13 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine.  

19/6/2025

 

June 19, 2025: Starting with a retrospective date of June 15th, local angler Mr. Bob Priestley caught a notable 4 lbs Grilse while trolling. Dissatisfied with his day's catch on the lake, he docked his boat and visited his friend Mr. Robert Elson, proprietor of the Cresent Bed and breakfast.Together, they ventured out to sea in Mr. Elson's boat and successfully caught two impressive pollocks.    

Bob Preatley all round angler 

 

Returning to the present, today saw the capture and release of a fine 3 lbs Sea Trout. Regarding today's weather conditions at Currane, there was a variable moderate wind from the ESE, which then shifted to SE and SSE, with gusts reaching up to 48 km/h, accompanied by bright sunshine throughout the day.

 

18/6/2025

 

Waterville this evening 

On May 18, 2025, Six Currane boats participated in catch and release (C&R) Salmon and Sea Trout fishing under favourable weather conditions marked by a gentle south-southwest wind. Despite the conducive weather, no C&R Grilse or Sea Trout were reported caught. Nonetheless, the anglers appreciated the sunny conditions. Weather data from the previous day indicated a rainfall of 4.4mm, a maximum air temperature of 17.1°C, and 4 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine.          

17/6/2025

 June 17, 2025: There were no reports from the C&R Currane anglers today. Consequently, we refer to the Currane weather chart, which indicates the following conditions: gentle variable west winds shifting to WNW and NW, with good weather in the morning followed by moderate cloud cover in the afternoon. Yesterday's weather recorded 0.1mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 17.5°C, and 1 hour and 9 minutes of sunshine.      

16/6/2025

 June 16, 2025. Only two Currane boats were operational today, and according to the latest updates, there are no reports from the Catch and Release (C&R) Salmon and Sea department. Moving forward to the weather conditions for Currane: moderate southwest winds, occasionally variable, with reasonable cloud cover at times. Yesterday's weather report recorded 1.3 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.7°C, and 4 hours of sunshine.   

 

15/6/2025

Butler Pool today

 

On June 15, 2025. Anglers at Currane encountered a challenging day with minimal activity observed across all regions. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout appeared relaxed, resulting in limited opportunities for successful fishing? The weather conditions today included a gentle westerly wind and intermittent periods of cloud cover. According to yesterday's weather report, there was no recorded rainfall, the maximum air temperature reached 17°C, and there were a total of 8 hours and 7 minutes of sunshine.

 

                

14/6/2025

 On June 14, 2025. Despite Lough Currane's low water levels, Currane angler Tim experienced significant success while trolling with his gillie, as he managed to catch a fine 5-pound grilse. However, the other boats on Currane did not report any notable activity. Weather conditions for Currane anglers included gentle to moderate winds from the WNW and reasonable cloud cover. The previous day's weather saw a maximum air temperature of 17.9°C and six hours and three minutes of sunshine.

13/6/2025

 

On May 13, 2025, no activity was reported from the anglers at Waterville fishery on Currane. The wind was moderate from the SSW, then shifted to the South, with good cloud cover. The previous day's weather recorded a maximum air temperature of 18.8°C, with 7 minutes of sunshine.

12/6/2025

 June 12, 2025. The Currane anglers experienced another slow day in the C&R Salmon and Sea Trout department. This demonstrates the significant patience of the anglers. Additionally, my ink levels are as low as the lake’s water levels. Now, we turn to the Currane weather chart: variable gentle to moderate wind Southeast veering South. Yesterday's weather included 0.6mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 17.8°C, and 1 hour and 2 minutes of sunshine.         

11/6/2025

 

June 11, 2025. Unfortunately, there are no reports of any catch and release salmon or sea trout from Currane anglers today. The weather conditions at Lough Currane were moderate to fresh South winds, veering SSE, S, SSE, accompanied by good cloud cover. For tomorrow's weather forecast, you may want to consider a recommended bed and breakfast. Please refer to the Tobervilla House video link;  https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EpLtg8F6U/ it   provides an excellent review.

Yesterday's weather recorded 0.4mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.9°C, and 4 hours and 5 minutes of sunshine.

10/6/2025

 June 10, 3025. Currane anglers experienced a gentle variable breeze, ranging from NW to WNW, W, and WSW, accompanied by misty rain. In the Catch and Release (C&R) Salmon and Sea Trout department, there were no reports from the anglers. Therefore, we turn our attention to Vincent Donnelly, known as the "Mad Fisherman," who recounted his trip to Lough Currane. According to Mr. Donnelly, his experience was rather uneventful, shared in the company of his friend, Whisky Jameson.

Click and enjoy.

Yesterday’s weather report stated that rainfall amounted to 1.5mm, with a maximum air temperature of 15.0°C, and no recorded sunshine.

 

 

                

9/6/2025

 

June 9th. Firstly, I apologize to my esteemed readers for any inconvenience caused by the absence of reports over the past three days. Here is the latest update: Over the last three days, there have been no reported catches and releases (C&R) of Salmon or Sea Trout. As noted on Saturday, June 5th, an enthusiastic angler was worming on the Commeragh River at 5:30 am.

 There were no reports today from the Currane anglers regarding any C&R Salmon or Sea Trout as of yet. The wind was fresh from the SW and variable, accompanied by good cloud cover and occasional rain. Now, we will provide insights from Currane angler Mr. Symon Brown.

 

It’s absoluitly not the fish farm as the only prob

Yes it’s one of several

Here are others

1 seals zillions arround Uk ie coast not practicing c and r

2 natural global warming

3 pollution pesticides habitat loss

4 poaching - more than what you imagine yes netting in the bays and that coast and up past Tralee

5 heron gillimot and the likes taking parr etc

6 humans

That’s the best  I can do on all this

It’s all very fast and sudden this decline

But I did say once you get to a very low amount of sea trout or salmon it’s like your near the bottom of the bath tub

The rest runs out to nothing fast

Iv been saying it’s sea trout are much more endangered than salmon for several years yet I believe the ie gov will let you stock wild salmon but not sea trout

There also lieth a big prob !

I hate c and r as you know

! But I can say if I was fishing there this year even though allowed by law I’d put every salmon and sea trout back - sadly due to shoulder  injery I’m out of action ! I suggested a meeting of local anglers to meet asap re what’s going on this year and invite the local

Mp ! The risk is total closure for several years here ! I greatly feel for the local comunity and guides ! To think after 10000 years of salmon and sea trout

We are living this day this year on a total collapse

Jock Monteith I just wanted my friend Jock to know of the sadness here ! He is part of a fight to help and restore wild salmon and sea trout in Scotland

 

 

    

 

 

                

5/6/2025

June 5, 2025. Only one Currane angler was out fishing, with no reports of Salmon or Sea Trout catches. The weather was variable, with gentle to moderate NW winds veering WNW, W, and then WNW.

Thanks to Currane angler Mr. Bill Bullick for sharing his memories and facts about Sea Trout fishing on Lough Currane. Now, we turn to Mr. Barry Vaughan for more insights.

Totally agree with Bill, as for 34 consecutive years visited Currane for a week Sea Trout fishing, 2 to 6 of us in the party. We met Bill and many others from all over Europe too and had some wonderful times. It must be 10 years since we last came, and left a great void in my life, I missed it so much. It’s an environmental disaster, but many just don’t seem to care about that. A crying shame.

Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 3.4mm, maximum air temperature 14.9°C, amount of sunshine 1 minute.

4/6/2025

On May 4^th, June. There have been no reports of any Catch & Release Salmon or Sea Trout. Therefore, we turn our attention to a retrospective view from The Currane anglers. We invite Mr. Bill Bullick to share his perspective on this matter.

Thank you, Vincent, as always.  We should now be in peak seatrout season. Just 10 years ago, boats were coming in with 2-4 trout every day. I know because I was there. Fish averaged 2.5-3lb, with the odd specimen. How things have changed.  All because of the criminal decision to allow fish farms to expand adjacent to Ireland's most valuable remaining seatrout fishery. That scuppered my plans (and my friends' plans) to spend significant periods of our retirement in Waterville. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. Frank & Anne Donnelly were excellent hosts and we really enjoyed the area - with its friendly people and excellent restaurants. We loved the place. I can only imagine how the professional ghillies feel. 😡  

Today's weather conditions for Currane anglers include gentle to fresh winds, variable from WNW to W, WSW, and W, accompanied by cloud cover and occasional showers. Yesterday's weather recorded a rainfall amount of 0.7 mm, a maximum air temperature of 14.7°C, and 5 hours and 1 minute of sunshine.                                    

3/6/2025

 On June 3, 2025. The Currane anglers experienced favourable conditions with a light to fresh variable wind blowing from WNW to NW, accompanied by reasonable cloud cover. Despite these good conditions, there were no reports of any catch and release (C&R) wild Salmon or Sea Trout. It is worth noting that anglers might have considered putting on their C&R Inny hats due to the significant rainfall the previous night. The weather data recorded for the previous day included 21.6mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 15.1°C, and 4 hours and 2 minutes of sunshine.          

2/6/2025

 On May 2, 2025. The Currane Salmon and Sea Trout anglers were unable to fish due to adverse weather conditions. A strong Southwest wind with gusts up to 70 km/h forced the anglers to return to the mainland without any catches. The previous day's weather included 8.2 mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 15.6°C, and 8 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.     

1/6/2025

 On June 1st, 2025. No reports of catch and release of Salmon or Sea Trout were noted from the Currane anglers. Today's weather at Currane featured moderate to fresh winds from the NW to NNW, accompanied by occasional showers. The previous day's weather recorded 4.3mm of rainfall, a maximum air temperature of 16.7°C, and 5 hours and 8 minutes of sunshine.