David Edwards, skipper of charter boat Tigger reports from a wet and blustery Cork today:
The weather has once again led to a number of cancellations but when it is good enough to get offshore, the sharks are turning up in big numbers. Average size is a little down on previous seasons but numbers are significantly up with several trips producing a first fish within 10 minutes of starting our drift. Wednesday saw anglers from Florida getting amongst the Blues and Jacob Larson not only smashed his shark PB with a 2 meter Blue but also landed a Porbeagle which is a first for Tigger. Porbeagles were around in numbers off the West Cork coast some years back but commercial pressure saw them disappear, so it was very satisfying to see this fish swim away after a quick photo.
Inshore fishing has been improving with larger cod and ling now showing on most trips. Plenty of smaller species are around and mackerel seem to have settled down again and we are having no problems getting enough for bait and a good feed afterwards.
Ling up to 20lb are being caught inshore on some of the smaller tides with several good fish being lost due to light traces being used when targeting other species. September and October usually throws up the biggest fish inshore and offshore so lets all hope for some good settled spells.
David Edwards
Tigger
Clonakilty Coastal and Deep Sea Charters
Go fishing…
Tigger is a purpose built Procharter 31 angling boat, powered by a 330HP diesel engine and equipped with all necessary safety equipment. Reef and ground drift fishing is generally the most productive method with the potential to catch in excess of 20 species if you adapt your lures and baits accordingly. From mid June through to October it’s usually possible to target the blue shark fishing that is predominatly between 10-15 miles off the estuary. All sharks are released and recent seasons have seen larger species such as mako and threshers being sighted more frequently.
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