Evan McGovern reports on a charter fishing trip with Kit Dunne out of Wicklow…

Smoothhounds
Smoothhounds

We travelled to Wicklow in the early hours of Saturday to meet “shore&boat” Facebook group members from Cork, Dublin, Belfast and Scotland.  We were fishing onboard the Castle Maiden, skippered by Kit Dunne.

Smoothhounds to 5lb were caught by all on board
Smoothhounds to 5lb were caught by all on board

 

We started the day fishing for smoothhounds and everyone had fish to 5lbs.

At the next mark it was all tope
At the next mark it was all tope

 

We moved mark and anchored up again targeting tope.  We had about 30 tope to the boat.  We were kept busy and again, everyone had fish. About ten of the fish were in the 20 to 25lbs range

Lots of tope were caught too
Lots of tope were caught too

 

There was a nice bonus Huss and a big tub gurnard as well.  Great day out and well worth the journey.

Plenty of the Tope were in the 20-25lb class
Plenty of the Tope were in the 20-25lb class
Bonus tub gurnard
Bonus tub gurnard

Go fishing…

Angling Charters are offered on a full-day, half-day and evening trip basis and can be tailored to suit your needs. Two boats available –Lisin andCastle Maiden. All levels of anglers are catered for. Anglers will benefit from your skipper’s angling experience and local knowledge with advice and guidance on-hand at all times.

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Kit Dunne
Wicklow Boat Charters

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