Wicklow Boat Charters Skipper Kit Dunne reports on a recent increase in Tope catches, still Specimen Hounds, a few BullHuss and Homelyn showing up.

Recent trips including the Wicklow Tope Festival have produced record catches of Tope on inshore and Offshore marks. I had considered we had to travel 5 mile offshore for the best tope fishing but was proved wrong recently when 15 were taken on a mark 2 mile off land. Tope of 156cm and 150cm long were recorded recently while a 37lb fish was weighed onboard on a calm day. Paddy Keogh and Aiden enjoyed a red letter day when they landed 17 Tope between them, all on frozen Mackerel baits. A few casts uptide produced a nice Homelyn, (Spotted), Ray also.

Paddy Keogh with one of his 9 Tope caught recently on-board LISIN.
Paddy Keogh with one of his 9 Tope caught recently on-board LISIN.
A few casts uptide produced this nice Homelyn ray for Kit, tried the sandeel as advised, then got him on a Mackerel tail end !!
A few casts uptide produced this nice Homelyn ray for Kit, tried the sandeel as advised, then got him on a Mackerel tail end !!

Eric Salmon’s crew landed 15 tope and a further 5 BullHuss recently on a 40Metre deep offshore mark. Paul Heffernan landed the best fish and takes the Wicklow Boat Charters Poloshirt. Still waiting for the Spurdog to show but it won’t be long, we hope.

Now theres a Happy Angler, Dr Joe Caffrey was delighted to get back into the swing of things with a few Smooth Hounds.
Now theres a Happy Angler, Dr Joe Caffrey was delighted to get back into the swing of things with a few Smooth Hounds.
Paul Heffernan struggles with his best tope of the day.
Paul Heffernan struggles with his best tope of the day.

Smooth-Hounds are still around and Specimens are still getting caught regularly, I managed to land a 10lb Hound last week at 107cm long while Des Chew of IFI landed a specimen weigh fish in poor conditions last week. When targeted were getting 50+ Hounds a day.

Aaron O Neil shows off his fine double figure BullHuss, one of 5 caught that day.
Aaron O Neil shows off his fine double figure BullHuss, one of 5 caught that day.

Kit Dunne
Lisin

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Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters,
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