Clare Dragoon fires opening shot of the season

Luke Aston of Carrigaholt Sea Angling reports on his first trip out on the Clare Dragoon this year: ­ Well, we got back fishing last Friday...

Looking Back – Jack Shine, an extraordinary angler

With little or no angling taking place at the moment, we thought we'd cast a line through the archives for a look back at...
Pollack

Anglers catch their fill off the Clare coast

Charter boat skippers Sean Maguire and Luke Aston report on the fishing from Carrigaholt... The Clare Dragoon had a bit of a pet day on...

Baker’s dozen a lucky number for the Clare Dragoon

Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but not for the Clare Dragoon, as Luke Aston reports that this year is the thirteenth...
Bluefin Tuna

Bluefin tuna tagged off Cork, Clare, Sligo and Donegal

Authorised fishing charter boats taking part in the TunaChart catch-tag-release fishery have had bluefin tuna all along Ireland's Atlantic coast. Boats in Cork, Clare,...

Pollock on the menu for Clare charter boat

Sean Maguire of Fishing Adventures reported some good fishing for pollock in the Shannon estuary area over the past week. Blustery conditions made travelling...

Weather improves for charter boat anglers off Clare coast

Charter boat skippers Sean Maguire and Luke Aston having been out on the water in the last few days. Sunday was a fantastic day on...

Clare coast off the mark for Bluefin, Donegal Bay still fishing well

It's not easy for a skipper to switch from their 'bread and butter' fishing - be that wreck and reef fishing, targeting shark species...
A fine pair of pollack from a Clare coast reef on the Clare Dragoon

Clare coast charter boats getting good ground fishing and sharks

Sean Maguire and Luke Aston had some fine days out on their charter boats in the last week.   In the last few days Anglers on...

Good charter boat fishing continues off the Clare coast

Sean Maguire reports that anglers on Lady Gwen II had a couple of blustery days to contend with at the weekend. Nevertheless there was...