Skipper of the Silver Dawn, David Edwards reports on a trip at the end of last week…
A late start on Friday was in order to allow for the overnight wind and heavy rain to pass.
Once again, the sharks were very slow to arrive and with only one clear run and one bait bitten in half, it was down to Paul Kirwan to finally get one onboard for tagging as we were about to pack up.
We did get a lot of other species when we able to fish the bottom, besides Whiting, Blue Whiting, Gurnard and Spurdogs, Paul had a Megrim that went back fine and Pat Ward had his first ever Hake. We rarely see these on-board Silver Dawn so it was brilliant to see.
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Silver Dawn
41′ Rodman 1250. Twin 430 HP Engines
Skipper: David Edwards
Licence: P5 Licence
Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area:60 miles to sea from ports from Kinsale to Portmagee
Authorised blue fin tuna boat 2025
Notes:The range of fishing found within close range of Courtmacsherry is superb, with trips producing anything between 6 and 15 different species as a norm and in excess of 20 is possible if anglers are prepared to change methods and use different baits and lures throughout their trip. As a rule mackerel, pollock, cod and ling are usually encountered but several species of wrasse along with whiting, pouting, coalfish, bull huss, conger and many more are often added to the catch.
If you do choose to head offshore to sample the superb shark fishing available within 10 miles of Courtmacsherry, there is a very strong chance of encountering blue sharks and an increasing chance of bringing a porbeagle shark to the boat.