Gavin Tivy, Skipper of the charter boat Sea Hunter out of Youghal, has been getting out amongst the bluefin tuna this month when the weather has allowed.
They started the catching on 09 October with some big bluefin tuna caught and released with the largest measuring 90″, approximately 560lb. This were followed by another top Tuna day off Youghal just a couple of days later. There were lots of busts and plenty of bird activity. The boat had 4 hook up and got 2 fish to the boat. One was a monster of 101”, estimated to weigh 660lb.
Weather took its toll for a while, but on Wednesday, 22 October, his willing crew had 2 fine bluefin tuna early on. The first was estimated at 220lb and the second at 300lb. They fished on and as luck would have it they met another couple of bluefins before the day was out. These were slightly smaller at around 195lb and 205lb.
All the fish were measured, tagged and released as part of the TunaChart programme.
Go fishing…
