Skipper of the Leah, Donal Kennedy reported on a recent trip out of Killala. On Wednesday, 26th June, a party of anglers from County Longford departed Killala Harbour at 9.30am for a fishing trip in Killala Bay. The weather was fine, with light variable wind and some sunshine. A perfect day to go fishing. Mackerel were in good supply with a steady stream coming to the boat all day. As the party drifted across the bay in a slow but steady drift, many species were caught, including ling, with the best weighting approximately 7lbs. Pollock were also a feature of the trip, the best of which were up to 8lbs. Coalfish also appeared in the catches, a number of these were caught with the largest weighing 5lbs.
The boat covered one productive patch of ground which produced some lovely cod, up to 6lbs. Pouting were also caught in abundance and throughout the day
there was a steady catch of mackerel, a vast difference in previous weeks where they were relatively scarce. One of the party landed a fine red gurnard, which when weighed on shore was just 1oz off the specimen weight. To book chartered fishing trips on Killala Bay onboard the Leah, please contact Skipper Donal Kennedy on +353 (0)86 8174509.
