Friday 26th May 2017 - Ireland!

Just back from our tour of Ireland. In Galway we had a day botanising on the Burren - finding wild gentians, mountain avens, lots and lots of beautiful plants. Next day I tackled the mighty Corrib, piloted and guided by my friend Philip White. The mayfly had started, but were patchy, and we caught a few smallish fish as well as tickling a few bigger ones. Then off to Kerry where Mrs Morgan and Mrs Lanigan-O'Keeffe continued plant-hunting while I experienced a day of pulling flies on Lough Currane. Conditions were great for fishing a team of flies, and I was gillied by the great Bob Priestley, but no-one was catching salmon or sea-trout. Next day we fished Lough Cloonaghlin - a beautiful mountain lough that must be marvellous when the sea-trout are up. As it was we were content with plenty of small trout and a great view of the pair of sea-eagles that inhabit the temperate-rain-forest island on the lough. [caption id="attachment_1788" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tea-break on Lough Currane[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1789" align="alignleft" width="300"] Bob Priestley gillies on Cloonaghlin[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1790" align="alignleft" width="300"] Currane selfie[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1792" align="alignleft" width="300"] Paul's flies for Currane[/caption]