Kieran Collins of Baltimore Angling reports on how his bluefin tuna season is going…
30 September: We had the Marine Institute out Wednesday and Thursday looking to put satellite tags on some Bluefin Tuna to gain invaluable scientific data. We hooked 2 fish on Wednesday, getting one Tagged. Thursday we tagged 3 more fish. All fish swam off strong after being tagged. Delighted to play a part.
02 October: Today was day 5 for us on Bluefin Tuna this season and while it started off slow it came to life with plenty of feeding action around lunchtime. We ended up with 5 hook-ups and 4 fish tagged ranging from 390lb to 545lb. The weather is going to keep us in for a few days again.
Go fishing
Notes
Radiance
Skipper: Kieran Collins
Base: Baltimore Operational area: 30 miles
out from Baltimore.
Authorised blue fin tuna boat 2024
Notes: Wreck fishing, shark fishing and common skate fishing are three kinds of sea angling that Baltimore is famous for, but most of the popular sea angling species of Britain and Ireland are found in these waters. And off Baltimore they are joined by a number of more exotic species, courtesy of the Gulf Stream. Fishing like this is no more than a distant memory in so many other places once famed for their sea angling.
We are involved in tagging programmes with Inland Fisheries Ireland – in which we are tagging shark and common skate.
Sea angling from Beara to Galley Head
