Irish Specimen Fish Committee report 2013 issued today
A new record Roach/Bream Hybrid from Monalty Lake in Co. Monaghan and a new record Gilthead Bream from Dingle in Co. Kerry dominate the record fish list just published.
It was a very good year for anglers with large numbers of specimen-sized fish caught and two new records established. High water temperatures during the summer was very good news for many sea anglers with some of Ireland’s more exotic species like gilthead bream and golden grey mullet prominent in the overall specimen fish listings. Specimen smooth-hound and spurdog were also plentiful.
The two new Records are –
- NEW RECORD Gilthead Bream
3.505 kg, Dingle, Co. Kerry, 17th August 2013 –Jeremy Coleman (UK) - NEW RECORD Roach/BreamHybrid
3.376 kg, Monalty Lake, Co. Monaghan, 3rd May2013 –Jason Dingle
A total of 595 specimens were ratified in 2013. The Lee Reservoirs in Cork feature heavily in the freshwater fish listings with Bream, Rudd and various hybrids taken there over the year. Species such as Thick-Lipped Mullet and Flounder from many different parts of the country were prominent in catches of specimen sea fish. Anglers both at home and abroad will be reading the report carefully to plan their angling trips to catch the big fish in Ireland in 2014.
Other important developments on the specimen fish front:
- ISFC Awards Day is being held on 15th February in Dublin
- Tope, Spurdog and Smooth-hound can be claimed as length-based specimens from 2014 onwards
- Dutch anglers continue to dominate the specimen fish listings for overseas anglers
The report is available on the ISFC website www.irish-trophy-fish.com
Invitations to the ISFC Awards Day will be issued to anglers from Ireland next week. If any angler plans to attend please email [email protected] as soon as possible. Overseas anglers are also very welcome to attend also. Certificates etc will be posted to anglers who cannot attend and it is hoped to present anglers in the Netherlands with their awards at the VISMA 2014 angling show in Rotterdam.
Hard copies of the report will be available free of charge from Inland Fisheries Ireland offices in Swords, Dublin next week. For further information contact William Roche, ISFC Sec at 01-8842600.
The report is available on the ISFC website www.irish-trophy-fish.com
