Charter skippers Donie Geary of John Boy, James Linehan of Deora Dé and Kevin Murphy from Bellavista report on the fishing out of the Costa del Cobh where charterboat and small boat anglers are enjoying beautiful weather and some excellent fishing…
Bellavista small boat fleet…
The Smiths and the Ling rocks have been fishing really well. There is a great size to the pollack the anglers are getting on soft plastics. It’s almost a fish a drop with what seems like a huge number of pollack between 4-9lb with the odd bigger fishing turning up now and then. Cod, ling,congers, wrasses and gurnards are also out there, all depending on what gear you fish.
It’s not just fishing around the reefs and rocks that is going well either. We have had some great shark fishing over the bank holiday weekend. Just yesterday on of the boats had 12 sharks. The previous trip there were as many as 16 circling the boat at one time!
Kevin Murphy
Bellavista Angling Centre
The Charter boat Deora Dé…
I had a group of 9 novice anglers on Monday, including a few that had never fished on a boat before. They were blessed with lovely weather having been worried about the Met Eireann orange weather rain warning issued for the midlands and north of the country. We were escorted out of the harbour from the Dog Nose by a pod of dolphins and then the group became very excited when we encountered a large group of basking sharks feeding around half a mile outside the harbour mouth. We got a few mackerel here while viewing the basking sharks lazily feeding away. Then we headed off to our choice of fishing grounds. Even though there was a large 4.2m tide we opted to stay on the drift for the day as it was a reasonably slow drift. The group ended up with a tally of 17 different species for their efforts. The species caught were Mackerel, Cod, Pollack, Poor Cod, Whiting, Coalies, Haddock, Cuckoo Wrasse, Grey Gurnard, Pouting, Herring, Red Gurnard, Ballan Wrasse, Launce, 3 bearded Rockling, Ling and LSD. For their next trip they are now planning a conger hunt!
Jim Linehan
Deora Dé
The charter boat John Boy…
On Friday last I had my regular Henderson Group for their first outing of the season. As they prefer the bottom fishing we went to the Smith’s area south of Roche’s point. After a few stops on the way to get fresh mackerel we decided to do a few drifts for whiting and cod. Fishing was not hectic but steady. We eventually went to anchor and had a good evening landing 12 conger, a few over 20 lb. and some nice pollack on the jellyworms.
On Saturday I had another regular group from Dublin and Laois we headed for the Ling Rocks. After catching our bait at Roche’s point we fished for the sand North of the Rocks. from the start we had a steady catch of whiting, ling, and about a dozen red gurnards. After a few hours we went and drifted on the rock and again the fishing was very brisk. We finished up with about 25 ling, some fine pollack and a single cod of about 7lb. But the highlight of the day for the boys was the sight of about 8 Basking sharks inside Cork harbour.
On Sunday with the same group we went to the Smiths but the fishing was not as exciting as the previous day. We had a selection of conger, ling, pollack, coalies. We fished the harbour in the evening and had a few rays and doggies.
It was nice to see a group of anglers going home sun kissed and looking forward to their next trip in July.
Donal Geary
John Boy
Go fishing…
Deora Dé
Deora Dé is a fast modern charter boat, built to the skipper’s own specifications and exceeding the current safety standards. Species of fish caught include: Blue Shark, Mackerel, Pollack, Cod, Whiting, Conger Eel, Ling, Wrasse, Gurnard, Garfish, Dogfish, Coalfish and many more!Full rod & tackle hire available with free tuition given. Free tea & coffee onboard.
Jim Linehan
Base: Cobh Operational area: 30 nautical miles of Ballycotton – Cork Harbour – Kinsale.
Telephone: +353 (0)21 4863445 or +353 (0)86 4091389
E mail: [email protected] Website: www.charterangling.com
Bellavista Angling Centre
Book a self drive boat from Bellavista Angling Centre – Ireland’s premium angling centre in Cork Harbour. At Bellavista we know angling! We have been providing angling holidays for many years. Over the years we have evolved and changed and constantly updated our fleet to meet the needs of our returning customers. Our fleet is a mix of modern boats and powerful engines fitted with state-of the-art electronic equipment. The boats are perfect for getting you and your crew to the fishing grounds with speed, safety and comfort.
Kevin Murphy
Bella Vista Hotel and Self Catering Suites, Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)21 4812450
Email: [email protected] Web: www.bellavistahotel.ie
John Boy
Geary Angling Services is owned and operated by Donal and Mary Geary. We offer Shark, Wreck and Reef Fishing for Blue Shark, Conger, Ling, Pollack, Turbot and Rays among others. Based out of Cork Harbour gives the John Boy access to the cod grounds towards East Cork. East Cork Fishing is some of the best on the south coast of Ireland. Geary Angling Service’s operate from the Historic Town of Cobh which is the second most natural Harbour in the world, and is just a short drive from Cork Airport, and also from Cork City via Rail and Bus. The Rosslare Ferry port is just 2.5 hours drive. We also pick up in Monkstown, Crosshaven, East Ferry and Cork City by prior arrangement.
Donal Geary
Base: Cobh Operational area: 30 miles out of Cork Harbour
Tel: +353 (0)21 4812167
Email: [email protected] Web: www.sea-fishing-ireland.com
