Comedy will be fans angling for a few fishing tips at Chaplin festival

THE first annual Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival this week in Waterville will reveal the great film-maker’s secrets for catching the best sea trout, as well as honouring his humour, organisers said yesterday.

Chaplin, who holidayed in the south Kerry seaside town for many years, and whose family still own holiday homes there, was a keen fly fisherman on Lough Currane, a world famous salmon and sea trout lake.

As well as a competition for films in the Chaplin spirit, this week’s packed programme — from Thursday to Sunday — will include a “Funny Fish Foto” competition, to be judged by the actor’s grandson, Arthur Gardin. Wednesday is the closing date for entries.