Lough Currane ( ga, Loch Luíoch),
also called Lough Leeagh, is a
lake in
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
,
Ireland.
Waterville lies on its western bank, close to the
Atlantic Ocean, it empties into Ballinskelligs Bay.
Raheen lies on its southern bank. It covers an area of and is long and at the widest point.
The lake is notable for the Early Medieval monastery on
Church Island. It is associated with had the
St. Finan Cam, who inhabited the island c. 7th century. To the south of the lake is Inis Uasal (Noble Island), an island dedicated to St. Finan. The ''
Annals of Inisfallen'' mention that
Amchad, the "anchorite of God" was buried on the island in 1058.
Angling
The lough is famous for its
salmon and
Sea trout
Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), and is often referred to as ''Salmo trutta'' morpha ''trutta''. Other names for anadromous brown trout are sewin (Wales), peel or peal ...
fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ...
, having a good run of both spring salmon and grilse in addition to regularly producing specimen sea trout with some running to over 10 lb. (4.5 kg) From June the lake contains a prolific number of smaller sea trout, know locally as 'Juners', analogous to the Scottish Finnock.
References
External links
Official site
Lakes of County Kerry
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