Skipper of the ‘Leah’ Donal Kennedy reports that fishing in Killala Bay at present is relatively slow but steady. Hopes are that the weather remains fine as a lot of white bait and sprat are in the bay in large shoals and the bigger fish are feeding on them and sometimes not taking the anglers baits. On Tuesday 16th July a party on anglers organised by Tom Gillespie, Castlebar, set out from Killala Harbour and were greeted with calm seas and fine weather, perfect conditions for fishing. Mackerel were in a plentiful supply but were generally small. The first drift produced some fine gurnard with three species caught, grey, red and tub gurnard. Many other species were also caught including pouting, coalfish, pollock, cod and ling. The catch of the day was a fine 16lbs ling. To organize chartered fishing trips on Killala Bay, contact Donal on +353 (0)86 8174509.
