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