Michael McVeigh reports from Downings, County Donegal:

Good fishing this week for our Dutch guests, spurdog were turning up in good numbers with specimens up to 112cm recorded. We’ve also had reasonable numbers of tope and our second good common skate of the season – a fine fish of 135lbs or so.

Joost and a Specimen Spurdog of 112cm
Joost with a 135lbs Male Common Skate

One of the highlights from last Sunday was a specimen tub gurnard of just over 2kgs, super fish.

Specimen Tub Gurnard of 2.006kg
Reasonable numbers of Tope on the Limeburner
Three spurs at a time

 

Michael McVeigh
Rosguill

Go fishing…

Fisherman’s Village Lodge provide B&B Accommodation in Downings, County Donegal. We offer Bed and Breakfast accommodation overlooking the scenic Dooey Strand.

Our modern 43′ Aquastar, The Rosguill, offers Sea Angling and Diving Boat Charters in an area renowned for unsurpassed sea fishing and scenic or wreck diving. The boat operates from Mulroy Bay, near Downings in North West Ireland.

The Fisherman’s Village Lodge
Downings, Co Donegal

Telephone: 074 9155080 / +353 74 9155080
eMail: [email protected]
Web: www.rosguill.com