Late season sport off west Clare coast

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November 21, 2024

Skipper Sean Maguire had a friend over visiting from Holland last week, and they took advantage of the settled weather to get out fishing. It was a lovely calm autumn day, and sea conditions were perfect. Fishing was good early in the morning on the ebb tide, but slowed a little as the sun rose on the flood tide. They got plenty of fish regardless, with pollack coming aboard three at a time at one stage! It just shows if you get suitable conditions, fishing can be great late in the year.

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Isle of Aran

Fishing Adventures on Séan Maguire’s Isle of Aran, a Lochin 33 charterboat which operates 15 miles from Kilbaha, Carrigaholt, and Kilrush.

Whether you want to go to the Atlantic Ocean for a large selection of species, including different types of shark, or fish the estuary for ray conger tope etc, Fishing Adventures will cater for whatever fishing you desire.
Telephone: +353 (0) 877508758 or +353 (0) 894431182
Email: [email protected] Web: www.fishingadventures.ie

Big pollack and lots of ling for the Fiona Tee

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November 21, 2024

With the bluefin tuna season now closed, Killybegs Fishing Trips are focusing on some late season mixed fishing.

The Fiona Tee made use of the calmer conditions of late and anglers were rewarded with some fine big pollack and lots of ling. Mackerel were also still going according to the skipper.

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Fiona Tee

Address: Moneygold, Grange, Co. Sligo.
Telephone: +353 (0)87 6224348
Email: [email protected]

Web: https://www.killybegsfishingcharters.ie/

Pike are still biting in Boyle

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November 21, 2024

Bodo Funke of Angling Services Ireland was out on the water again in search for Midland pike. This time together with regular guest Michael from Germany. The accomplished lure angler paid the Boyle area a late season visit this year and wasn’t disappointed catching a good number of pike best at 103cm over his 3-day visit.

Bodo and Michael had 25 pike for the boat fishing two different venues…not bad for mid-November!

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Bodo Funke, Angling Services, Ireland

Pike, Game and Coarse fishing Guide

Notes: Angling Services Ireland are based in Boyle, Co. Roscommon, in the North-West of Ireland, an area with many superb angling opportunities.

The Proprietor Bodo Funke holds the Marine and Countryside Guiding Certificate (achieved with distinction) and his expertise and local knowledge will be to your avail when you go on a guided angling trip or angling holiday with Angling Services Ireland. Pike fishing, Fly-fishing for Pike, Game fishing for wild Brown Trout, Float- tubing, Coarse fishing. Salmon fishing and Sea-angling can be organised.

Address: Angling Services Ireland, 3 Canal View, Deerpark, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Telephone/Fax::+353 71 9663580 or +353 86 6011878

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.anglingservicesireland.com

Superb November fishing in Galway Bay

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November 21, 2024

Sunrise casts a golden light on boats in the marina

A beautiful but bitterly cold morning greeted a few of us in Rossaveal this week, as we boarded the Maighdean Mara charter boat for a day afloat in Galway Bay. The target was pollack, for research sampling, so skipper Kevin pointed the boat west for some rough ground where he expected to find them.

It has been a very mild November up to this week, and water temperatures out the bay were a positively balmy 12.8C. A lot warmer than the -1 air temps we set out in, but the calm conditions meant it felt quite mild. We started on some shallow ground, about 14 metres, and from the first drop coalies started coming aboard in twos and threes. It was tremendous sport, with some really hard-fighting fish, and some nice cuckoo wrasse in among them, but not the quarry we were after.

Stunning colours on this male cuckoo wrasse

As we drifted on to deeper, rougher ground, pollack started to make themselves known, their explosive takes were unbelievable. A move to deeper reefs (30m) produced a steady take of pollack, mixed with the odd coalie, cuckoo and ballan wrasse. Fishing slowed over low tide, but when the tide turned the pollack came back on the feed in a massive way, with fish coming over the gunwale in a steady stream. Between 5 rods, there were 70-80 pollack caught, a similar number of coalies, quite a few ballan and cuckoo wrasse, and a couple of pouting too. All agreed that by any standards, for any time of year, it was exceptional fishing, and remarkable for November!

Skipper Kevin shows the crew how to do it

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Sweet Tooth Pollack

Your correspondent brought along a bag of fruit jelly snake sweets from a well-known discount supermarket chain (cough, Lidl!) and shared them around. One of the crew wondered aloud if a fish would take one. Well, we cannot say it will always work, but the pollack were so hungry yesterday that two drops with a fruit jelly snake produced two pollack! Future outings may involve a comparison with other brands before we can recommend this one…

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Galway Bay Fishing

A regular Galway Bay Safari is from 9am to 6pm. The Maighdean Mara will pick up your party from the pier at Spiddal, County Galway. The boat is yours for the day, though of course skipper Kevin will advise you where the best fishing is to be found. Tackle hire is free.

Address: Galway Bay Safaris, An Boluisce, Spiddal, Co. Galway.

Telephone: +353 91 553888 or +353 86 8547890

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.galwaybayfishing.com

Tuna season ends with a flourish on south coast

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Paul O'Reilly

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November 21, 2024

The bluefin tuna season finished with a flourish off the south coast last week, with some sensational action for the boats involved.

Tony Santry of Kerry Angling and Tuna Charters reported some unbelievable tuna fishing in the Kingdom County of Kerry over the last few days of the tuna season – having not seen action like it in a long time. His crew had some great battles and every customer that got off his boat at the end of their day truly felt like they had been in the ring with Mike Tyson. There were very few small tuna around, with the larger than average fish providing a real test for any angler. Craig Walsh had an unforgettable day, he fought 4 tuna in the space of 2 hours with fish ranging from 60 to 95 inches. On the final day, once again Tony’s crew had some serious fighting action with two fish of 90 and 102 inches. Very well done to Jim and Dave on catching these fantastic fish and this was their first crack at it. What a great way to close a season.

Some of the action aboard Kerry Angling and Tuna Charters

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Seahunter Charters also had some smashing action fishing south of Youghal. In two days they tagged four fish out of six hook ups and saw plenty of action in the surrounding waters.

Seahunter Charters

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Irish Deep Sea Charters only had one more opportunity to get out after tuna before the season closed and they made it count, hooking up to an energetic 190lb bluefin. It came alongside pretty quickly, but wasn’t ready to give in yet. It then did its best to get under the boat then for the next 10 minutes, but eventually, they got it alongside, tagged, recovered, and released.

That’s a wrap for the 2024 tuna season, one that was disrupted for long periods due to the sustained high winds that we experienced throughout the season. Roll on 2025.

Smashing pike fishing with Irish Fishing Tours on Lough Derg

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Myles Kelly

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November 20, 2024

Paul Bourke and Senan Stanley, well known angling guides, are getting some great pike fishing on Lough Derg this month. Paul reports…

Big Powerful pike are smashing our lures hard this November, so hard in fact this one even broke my favourite rod in half! It’s unusual for a rod to break like this. Might have struck the fish a small bit hard – thought it was bigger!

Also enjoying testing some new handmade lures, including some over 50cm! the pike seem to like them.

Thick in all the right places! ☺️🐷 This one hit the lure in shallow water, great condition, very powerful on the jerkbait gear! — Thick in all the right places! This one hit the lure in shallow water, great condition, very powerful on the jerkbait gear!

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Irish Fishing Tours

Address Garrykennedy Tipperary Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 87 1953554 Email: [email protected] Website: irishfishingtours.com

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Pike to 122cm for Cody as he smashes PB with Go Fishing Ireland

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Myles Kelly

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November 20, 2024

116cm pike - Cody Costello - Go Fishing Ireland

Cody Costello smashed his personal best twice in one day during a recent pike fishing session in Co. Cavan with Chris Barry of Go Fishing Ireland.

Pike activity was quiet at the start of the day, with smaller fish notable by their absence.

Then things changed. His first fish of the day was a 116cm beauty, a new PB by some distance. But the best was yet to come. Later that afternoon Cody was trying out a new rod and went one better with another stunning fish. This time measuring 122cms. First fish on the new rod!

Both of the fish were taken on lures. Congratulations Cody – an exceptional catch by any standards and a day to remember.

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Contact Chris in Co. Meath for fly fishing lessons, angling tuition and boat fishing trips in Ireland’s east.

Go Fishing Ireland

Address Macetown Navan Meath Ireland Mobile Phone: +353 86 8055337 Email: [email protected] Website: Go Fishing Ireland

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Good pike at Lough Allua but better to come as temps fall

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Myles Kelly

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November 20, 2024

Greg Latour of Tir na Spideog is seeing a few pike caught on Lough Allua and expects things to improve with this cold spell…

While we had a good few pike around the 100cm mark in the last couple of weeks the big grannies are still not showing in numbers. With the predicted forecast of temperatures around 0°C , this should change soon…

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Pike Fishing Ireland

Address Tír na Spideoige Inchigeelagh Cork Ireland Phone: +353 26 47151 Email: [email protected] Website: pike-fishing-ireland.com

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Sarah Lynch wins first round of Cobh SAC’s Light Lines competition

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November 20, 2024

The first leg of Cobh SAC‘s ever popular Light Lines Competition was fished on Sunday. IT’s a hugely popular event that saw 38 anglers take to the sea around Cork Harbour on 6 charter boats.

Species of fish caught were Dab, Flounder, Plaice, Whiting, Poor Cod, Pouting, Thornback Ray, Dogfish, Grey Gurnard, Tub Gurnard, Weever, and Red Bream.

Sarah Lynch had a great day onboard Camden Mist and takes an early lead in the league.