Sunset Ruined by Lens Flare

[Sleepy_Sentry]

I took the photo below in Honduras last week. It's one of my favorite shots, but the lens flare absolutely ruins in. Any ideas on how to get rid of it? I've tried the clone tool in Photoshop with limited success.

 

[Frequency]

Beautiful image; i loved the light streaks around the sun, without which the image would have lost its punch; thew secondary light patch on the right side alone is unwanted

Regards

 

[KmH]

Lens flare is pretty much unavoidable when there is a bright light source in the image frame.
Any filters added to the front of the lens would add air gaps that would also promote lens flare.

What version/release level of Photoshop® do you have?

You can use the selection tools to isolate the area of the photo you edit. You could use a combination of adjustment layers (curves, vibrance, exposure, etc.) along with a selection.