Mr Bumble wrote: » Currane is certainly not a small lake....maybe small by corrib standards but it is a big slab of water......and of course at night......look at the shoreline at night and you'll see just how few eyes actually are on the lough....even in the daytime. The trippers were in for the Charlie Chaplain fest last week and the place was hoppin...every houe on the north shore was lit up....but that was for a week....normally you'll see a dozen houses lit up.....so no, far from a lot of people watching it other than than the wrong ones.....the entire southern shore has about a half dozen houses from the Castle to Capal and about the same all the way back into to the head of glenmore which (i think) is about 11k in and winds along the shore for at least half of that...it also skirts Capal lake which gets a lot of the very big sea trout and I don't know what the story is there....it's very isolated so vulnerable but it is a small lake and I think would be much harder to net. The Eastern shore is entirely unwatched and a net was found early in the morning off burnt island last week. Both rivers have traditionally had a problem....small streams with big volume of fish, A I said, is the bad run from the sea which is throwing a spotlight on the damage the poaching is doing
Mr Bumble wrote: » fish moving today....eight to one boat and signs of more around the lake.....fingers crossed
okedoke wrote: » might head to Currane at the weekend - would appreciate any updates as the week goes on! Thanks
Slasher wrote: » Take a look here for daily updates:http://wwwsalmonandseatroutphotos.blogspot.ie/ Best of luck. Let us know how you get on.
Mr Bumble wrote: » I thought the above was very clear but if not..... Nobody has caught sea trout this year and in rapidly decreasing numbers for the last three years. The juniors have not arrived this year and the 2/3/4lb fish stock hasn't been there in what I would consider normal numbers for three seasons now which is a huge concern....juniors have been decreasing and I'm told that less than 4000 have come in so far which is nigh on a collapse. In a good year 30,000/35,000 sea trout and most of them would be juniors up to 2lb fish. At least half of them should be here by now - even if we're running a month late because of weather. As i said above, the issue IS confused by the very warm weather and some think that there are more fish in the lake than people realise and that they simply went deep. The deepest spot is over 160 feet down and fish always congregate there. Lads have pulled a fish finder across the deeps and seen large concentrations of fish. That hasn't been done this year that I know of. It may be true that the fish went deep during the heat and have stayed there. But i don't think that explains the poor fishing. They were very scarce in May/June before the heat and when the prolonged east wind went away. Conditions were bang on. I fished many days when the wave. wind, air, temperature and cloud cover was perfect and nothing. Of course that could be down to me or any of the zillion other factors which turn what should be a perfect day into a bust. But everyone else is having the same experience. I know the lake well now and the marks. I know where to fish, when to fish and what to fish with, as well as anyone who doesn't live in the area. I would expect to catch on certain days. That hasn't happened for three years. 2010 was the last good year. I've fished the lake (and nowhere else!) a good deal for about 10 years and the fish counter on the butler pool backs up what anglers are saying..... and that's pretty much every one I've met, including the ghillies and I've been down a lot this season. There have been doubts about it's accuracy over the years but it's running properly now fand I'm told it's reliable againThe dry spring is not that relevant with sea lice. Sea temperature and light are the key influences and it was very cold for most of Feb/March/April which would have helped keep lice numbers normal as opposed to the explosive reproduction which happens when water warms up around the cages during long periods of daylight in the summer....sea was cold right up to late June. I've seen quite literally massive runs of smolt to sea every year up until this year. I was catching 10/15 a day very small smolt into July when they should have been gone. There seems to be a good deal of half pound silver fish which could be early returned juniors or late leaving smolt...i'm not expert enough to tell....not sure if anyone is. We're in deep doo if they're this year' smolt are back in the lake early because of something at sea.....Deenish would then become very relevant. Salmon numbers are strong but also prime target for poachers and even more so in the absence of sea trout. The poaching has increased all over the country because of the state we're in and as I said before, nobody was too upset in the area when there was 35,000 fish coming into the lake. Now, with so few fish coming in, poaching has a hugely increased the impact on the angling. Currane could yet prove the master in this. It would be unusual in the extreme if 20,000 juniors came pouring into the lake between now and spawning but far from impossible I'm sure. Septermber could be a remarkable month and if it is, we'll breathe easier and move on but the signs so far are very bad...we'll only know for sure when we see the spawning streams in late November/December. If they do arrive in september, I'll let ya know
Mr Bumble wrote: » From what i've been told, fish caught were in a while. As noted above, check out Vincent Appleby's blog...they seemed to have switched on and that was two days ago..... . Lake temperature has dropped from 17/19 a week ago to just above 16 and dropping. You're timing could be very good. Air temperature to drop over next few days down to 15s and 16s with cool nights. Flush of rain in the next 24 hours would help too and that seems to be on the way. I'm jealous. PS...bring ant patterns....falls all over kerry on and off for the last ten days......might be a tad cool over next few days but ya never know
realrebel wrote: » My favourite fly for currane is the red arsed green Peter tied by a chap in carrigaline, co cork called Jim Sheehan It's a killer of a fly when u get the colours right Another deadly fly is the daddy for September and October make sure u try that too
Mr Bumble wrote: » i'm told he's good alright rebel.....is he expensive???
okedoke wrote: » Good conditions down on the lake - I got a couple of juniors and lost a beauty at the net, about 6lbs All had been in the lake a good while I'd say, not that fresh Daddies and red arsed peter
fisherking wrote: » Any tips for fishing the current foggy nights? I can't stir a fin......
popsy09 wrote: » I got sent a pic earlier of a 14 lb + sea trout caught in Currane yesterday. Anyone else hear of this ?
