Skipper Luke Aston is finishing up his season now, with some fishing of his own to do,but he rounded off the season in some style! Regular client Mark was in for 10 days and benefited from the weather settling after Storm Amy. He landed plenty of fish, but it was a hat trick of BIG fish that stood out. First off was a bluefin tuna. Luke says he doesn’t often fish for these fish, but they took advantage of good conditions and landed a super fish of 202cm, estimated at over 300lbs.
Next up they tried for a sixgill shark, but the first day they went after these big boys, it was another leviathan that took the bait – this time a (not so) Common Skate. The female fish was 203cm long, with a wingspan of 157cm. Impressive!
Finally, a sixgill shark did make an appearance, and what a fish it was. Mark played the monster for an hour before they could bring it alongside to marvel at it’s sheer size – over 13 feet long and estimated at 1200lbs+. An amazing fish in Irish waters – an amazing fish anywhere! What a hat trick for Mark, we bet he’s already booked in for next year!
Many thanks to Luke for his regular updates from Clare throughout the season; we’re sure we are not the only ones who have enjoyed reading his reports. We look forward to more great catches next year..
Go fishing…
Clare Dragoon
Clare Dragoon is a LOCHIN 366 powered by 650HP engine, skippered by Luke Aston and operating out of Carrigaholt Co. Clare…
I have some offers up on my web site www.fishandstay.com and if anybody is interested in putting a trip together please do get in touch. Also I Twitter from the boat on @fishandstay and try to update my face book page www.facebook.com/CarrigaholtSeaAngling fairly often!To experience some of the best deep sea fishing available in Ireland contact Luke.
Telephone: +353 65 9058209 or +353 87 6367544
