Fishing from Union Hall, Tom Collins, Skipper of Loch an Iasc, has been getting amongst the Sharks and Skate in West Cork…

Porbeagle shark
Porbeagle tagged andready for release

19 June: Porbeagle and blue shark today for our super crew from Belfast.

162lb specimen skate for Micheal Hennessey
162lb specimen skate for Micheal Hennessey

21 June:  We had a 162lb specimen skate for Micheal Hennessey in the boat today.  That’s the West Cork Triple completed this week, Porbeagle, Blue and Common Skate. What made the day even better was getting a really big skate of over 200lb later having gotten the Triple.

common skate
Huge, monster of a skate – 219lb. This super fish wins Loch an Iasc Catch of the Week

23 June: More skate today including a lovely fish of 179 for Nick Ward.

Tom Collins
Loch an Iasc

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The Loch an Iasc is a fast worker 36 built in Valentia and refurbished in 2005 under department of marine supervision specifically for angling charters and whale watching. She is licenced and insured for 12 passengers and carries a P5 licence which allows her to operate within 30 miles of designated ports. For customer comfort there is inside seating for 12 passengers and it has a toilet as well. The Loch an Iasc is powered by two Caterpillar 3126 engines giving a total of 700 horsepower which means that our customers can get to fishing grounds faster or when the whales and dolphins are offshore you will get more time with them. In 2014 Tom Collins invested in new electronics and fitted new led lighting for night shark fishing trips. Tom has found in the past that lots of light at night attracts baitfish which in turn brings in the big predators. For information on trip from the Reen Pier in Union Hall, County Cork, contact Tom Collins at +353 (0)87 – 279 2983.

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