Rare catch for Causeway Boats

With this weekend’s strong offshore winds we’ve been kept tight to the coastline seeking a little bit of shelter, Our fishing along a reef at Portballintrae produced this odd looking boy!

He’s a triggerfish a strange oval-shaped, flat body fish with very hard and rough skin.

Globally there are around forty species of triggerfish, with most being brightly coloured species which are resident in tropical waters. However, only the grey triggerfish is to be found in our waters.

Our Northern Irish sea’s are quickly changing, because as recently as 2005 a triggerfish being caught on the southern coast of England made the national evening TV news!