Heatwave heats up the fishing in west Clare

Skipper Sean Maguire reports that last week’s fine weather produced a fantastic week at sea. Fishing was excellent, with a good selection of species....

Wind and waves but still plenty of fish in Shannon Estuary

The weather has been a bit less kind this week since the heatwave ended, with windy conditions making boat angling tricky. A new group...

Great mixed fishing on the Clare Dragoon

Skipper Luke Aston and his guests have had a fantastic week at sea on the Clare Dragoon. The reef fishing has been exceptional, with...

Great weather, great fishing on the ‘Isle of Aran’

Skipper Sean Maguire reports great fishing off the Clare coast this week, with plenty of fish moving and feeding hard. Pollack and spurdpg were...

Great reef fishing action in Clare

Mackerel were scarce this week, so Sean Maguire's crew on the Isle of Aran out of Carrigholt used the plentiful coalfish for bait instead,...

Good mix of species in west Clare

The weather this past week has been pretty windy, with fishing in west Clare restricted mainly to the Shannon Estuary. On the Clare Dragoon, skipper Luke...

Good fishing even in the wind off Clare coast

Despite windy conditions this week, good fishing continues to keep guests happy on charter boats in west Clare. Sean Maguire on the Isle of...
Angel shark

Some good fishing off Clare coast and a surprise catch

Charter boat skippers out of Shannon Estuary are getting out more, now that winds and sea conditions have improved... Anglers fishing with Sean Maguire aboard...

Baby shark.. doo doo.. daddy shark – Big and small in west Clare!

Skipper Luke Aston says the weather has been playing havoc of late, with a lot of trips restricted to the estuary. Fishing in the...

Dave’s dawn raid lands bass in Clare

This report came in from bass angler David Galvin detailing some recent success in County Clare: It was an early start in the hunt for...