Sea angling reports

Sea fishing reports from shore and boat.

October sharks and spurdogs on Galway Bay

John Fleming reports the a rare October flat calm produced a few Galway Bay sharks recently…     We had a rare flat day here on the Atlantic...
From Left; "True Light" skipper Gerard O'Malley, Bob Gawn, Isle of Wight and Phil Skinner, Dublin.

Sean wins Helm Skate Festival with record-breaking fish

John O'Connor reports from Westport on the hugely successful Skate Festival hosted from the Helm Bar and Restaurant last week. On the first week-end in...
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A tough day on the water after a tough month for kayak anglers

Tim O'Heirlihy reports on the Irish Kayak Angling Clubs October meet and final sea gig of the year... The Cork leg of the Irish Kayak...
Wendy Salmon and Yvonne Harris

Anglers report flounder and bass at Wicklow beach

Wendy Salmon and Yvonne Harris from Greystones fishing Ennereilly Beach, Wicklow last saturday. Fishing with fresh lug both anglers had a few hard won...

Specimen sized bass for angling guide Sid Jones

Sid reports on his recent bass fishing trips: My bass fishing over the last couple of weeks has been a bit further down the south...
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Ruari Coleman wins Newcastle leg of South Shore league

South Shore Sea Angling Club held the most recent leg of their League at Newcastle at the weekend. Paul Mason reports... 02 October: Weed was...
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Good sharking on Galway Bay when weather allows

John Fleming reports that there is some good sharking to be had in Galway Bay when the weather is playing ball... The blue shark are still...
Alan Rooney with his first pollack, caught aboard the Enterprise out of Kilmore Quay, on a Ramrods Boat Angling Club outing recently

Ramrods on Tour – new club brings boat angling to the fore

Dave McGregor and Paddy Geraghty are bringing fishing to the masses - well, the few so far anyway! They've set up a fishing club...
A fine Wexford bass caught by one of a party of Welsh anglers on their annual visit

Welsh visitors get the tides right for Wexford bass

Sean Jordan, bass guide in Co. Wexford, was in touch with a report on the annual visit of a group of Welsh bass anglers. Returning...

Athlone conference to hear findings into genetic diversity of our brown trout populations

Inland Fisheries Ireland involved ‘Citizen Science’ anglers in new research project; registration for conference still open Inland Fisheries Ireland in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast...