The bluefin tuna season finished with a flourish off the south coast last week, with some sensational action for the boats involved.
Tony Santry of Kerry Angling and Tuna Charters reported some unbelievable tuna fishing in the Kingdom County of Kerry over the last few days of the tuna season – having not seen action like it in a long time. His crew had some great battles and every customer that got off his boat at the end of their day truly felt like they had been in the ring with Mike Tyson. There were very few small tuna around, with the larger than average fish providing a real test for any angler. Craig Walsh had an unforgettable day, he fought 4 tuna in the space of 2 hours with fish ranging from 60 to 95 inches. On the final day, once again Tony’s crew had some serious fighting action with two fish of 90 and 102 inches. Very well done to Jim and Dave on catching these fantastic fish and this was their first crack at it. What a great way to close a season.
Seahunter Charters also had some smashing action fishing south of Youghal. In two days they tagged four fish out of six hook ups and saw plenty of action in the surrounding waters.
