David Norman of West Cork Bass reports on a recent pollock trip:
Had a lively Kayak Pollock lure session with Dublin-based Will Fludgate last week just before the calm weather ended. I knew from the outset we were a little bit up against it with the approaching weather system that slowly began to arrive mid-trip as forecasted, which I had factored into the fishing plan in terms of sheltered locations which ultimately saw Will boat and release some decent lure caught Pollock. We would have liked a few more but as always safety is the #1 consideration and we just couldn’t stick around in the more wind exposed areas.
Will has already booked a Bass trip for later in the year so watch this space to see how he gets on!
Keep Casting
Go Fishing
David Norman is a Clonakilty based Bass Fishing Guide and Coach specialising in Shore Based Lure Fishing & Workshops.
Notes: Having intensively fished for Bass (Catch & Release) on the West Cork Coast plus all of the recognised Bass fishing counties of Ireland I want to share with other like-minded anglers the thrills of responsible lure fishing for Bass on a One-to-One basis over a limited number of trips throughout the key times of the Bass fishing Year, which for me is June – Sept, sometimes earlier or later depending on how the weather is behaving…
I can offer a range of options around key tides, to include night fishing, in a safe and environmentally conscious manner including bespoke workshops to help build knowledge and confidence
Vincent Appleby reports on the week’s fishing on the Waterville System:
22/6/2022 The Waterville Fishery was quiet on all fronts this day as the sun blazed down. Wind NNE first thing this morning then veered North, come afternoon the wind veered into the NW light, max speed 10 mph.
23/6/2022 Lough Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts and the Waterville fishery badly needs a good flood. With any luck our prayers may be answered going by the forecast? Wind light to calm with good cloud cover in the morning and come afternoon bright and sunny.
24/6/2022 At last the Waterville Fishery gets a good flood this day. For the Currane anglers and their manipulations, it was all quiet on all fronts. Just for the record will give more on the flood in tomorrow’s notes. NW fresh average speed was 21 mph with gusts up to 33mph.
25/6/2022 I will start today’s notes on Lough Currane where there was some great action in the fly department, renowned Currane angler Mr. Brian O’Rorke caught a fine 6 lbs. Grilse and finished his day off with 3 fine Sea Trout, while fishing with his Ghillie. Now we head for the trolling department, renowned Currane Fly angler Mr. Tommy Duggan of Kilkenny, decided to troll across to the fly-fishing department with his Ghillie and in doing so caught a 5 lbs. Grilse. Now as promised we head for fake news? and for VNN fake news and yes it did make a good flood but as you can see by the pictures, they say fake news, so on that note how much rain did fall, well you would be amazed, Valentia Observatory recorded 41.6mm of rainfall, so that tells how much the land took and staying with the weather again it rained all today so eventually, we got our flood. Wind W and veered WSW fresh to strong, average speed 25 mph gusts up to 38 mph. and raining all day.
To flood or not to flood…?
26/6/2022 All the Salmon and Sea Trout headlines go to Fly Currane angler Mr. Tom Nugent of Kilkenny and for good reason while fly fishing with his Ghillie, caught a fine 2lbs Sea Trout and finished his day off with a fine Grilse on the troll. Just for the record, it was reported that there were a few Anglers on the Commeragh but no reports on their efforts. Now we head across to the Inny and there was one angler fishing hard but caught nothing when I passed by. Wind fresh to strong NW average speed 20mph. Gusts up to 32 mph. followed by showers.
27/6/2022 The Currane anglers were all quiet on all fronts this day. Wind WSW and very variable, average speed 25 mph. gusts up to 39 mph. Just for the record Kerry is on a yellow warning.
28/6/2022 Another flood hits the Waterville Fishery early this morning and in the words of the Lonesome Boatman and at www.fishingwithdom.com and I quote, filthy and rising mad and dirty out as far as the Sister’s, as you can see by the videos, that sums up today manipulations. So on that note we head for the Currane anglers view on his fishing trip to Waterville, so take it away Brian the stage is yours.
Hi! I’m the latest “Renowned Currane angler” on Vincent Appleby’s Post!! I’d just like to say, what a great weekend we had just now, despite the weather!! Frank n Anne Donnelly were our hosts at Lakelands; Frank took me fishing into Copal Bay, I’m afraid to no avail on Sunday, but The Shy Man was my star for the weekend – took me out twice, but Saturday was the highlight in that I caught my 1st salmon in 50 years on the fly!! In Commeragh Bay I rose one v early on, possibly the same one, then went on to catch a coupla nice sea trout!! Went back over the same water as earlier and, bang he was on!! The Shy Man rowed furiously out into the bay and we successfully landed the nice 6LBs grilse, 10 mins later!! A great day!! We were entertained gracefully in the Lobster Bar on two nights – the Lobster and crab dishes were ‘par excellence!’!! The Guinness flowed as did the serenading efforts of one of our group (he shall be nameless)!!!
It was probably my best fishing trip in my 30 years travelling to Waterville, having been a dapper for most of those, my esteemed hosts and ghillies have been persuading me to master the art of salmon fishing, so I have now come of age, I feel!! Hopefully there’ll be plenty more!!
Thanx again to the Donnelly’s, the Hughes’s and of course to ‘The Shy Man!’ AND of course, to Waterville! We’ll be back down in September, pg!! B.
Richie Ryan of Eire Bassfame has had some good fishing on cork Harbour this year (when the weather did its part). So when his son Seán was visiting he made the most of the relatively calm weather we had in Cobh on Monday morning.
Out they headed to the peaky marks that the pollack love and while it was not a flat calm by any means the conditions were very favourable for throwing a fly. Young Seán put one over on his Grand Dad when we produced this super fish. It’s always great to see a big pollack, and even better to see a big pollack caught on fly. But when it’s a big pollack on fly for a young angler – that really is hard to beat.
Why not try fishing from the first licensed saltwater fly-fishing boat in Ireland in the second largest natural harbour in the world? Your guide, Commander Richie Ryan Retd. , has built up a huge knowledge of bass fishing, over the last 30 years.
Notes: With a purpose built boat he is insured to carry up to 3 anglers. Bass and pollock on the fly are the main target species.
Young and old are welcome and if you have no knowledge of fly-fishing, other methods are available. Richie has been responsible for a vast number of clients catching that elusive first ever bass.
Rory Cahill and his dad were fishing aboard Rusheen an Orkney 520 near Clifden in Co. Galway. The tide was falling with fishing quite slowly so Rory reverted to trolling a single deep diving lure to tempt something out of the deep water.
Heading for home this pollock hit the lure hard and took plenty of line as the drag was set loose.
Rory Cahill, aged 8, with a fine 70 cm pollock caught on a slow troll using a rapala deep husky jerk.
A quick phot and released—plenty of bragging and story telling for Rory! A beautiful day on the water!
Mark Gannon from Courtmacsherry Angling reports that a Dutch group led by Bob de Huis and accompanied by Jan and Willem had a great week’s fishing from Courtmacsherry. This group had to cancel a previous booking due to the pandemic so it’s great to hear they were back to Courtmacsherry again.
The conditions for their week were excellent with light winds. The group had great sport on light tackle with pollack to 10 lbs and good conger fishing at anchor.
When the tides were slack Seán skipper of the Lady Louise anchored on an inshore wreck and the fishing was superb with 35 ling to 22lbs, 30 Conger to 30 lbs with a good few pollack gilling.
Small boats and shore
Self drives are doing well inshore with a client from Cork having a great session on dabs and thornbacks and bass fishing is also producing some nice fish. From the shore reports of Giltheads from Burren pier with Bass and flounder also appearing.
The weather has deteriorated for the next while so we await for another good spell to get offshore.
Go Fishing
Charter boats and self drive boats in Courtmacsherry
Courtmacsherry Sea Angling Centre offers charter boat fishing and inshore small boat hire.
Lady Patricia
Aquastar 38′. 370 HP Skipper: Mark Gannon Licence: 819 Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry
Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.
Lady Louise
Aquastar 38′. 370 HP Caterpillar Skipper: Sean Maxwell Licence: 818 Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area: 30 miles out from Courtmacsherry
Authorised blue fin tuna boat 2026
Notes: Mark has two Aquastar 38’s, Lady Patricia and
Lady Louise. Specialising in wreck fishing, Mark’s boats have consistently provided specimen fish over the years. Shark, reef and general inshore angling also on offer.
Inshore small boat hire
With our Self Drive boats several different activities can be enjoyed. Our self drive 16′ Boats are equipped with 8 HP Yamaha 4 stroke engines. Equipment includes:
• Set of oars
• Life-Jackets
• Anchors
• Charts of local area
Paul Kirk from Dundalk & District SAC had a day to remember when fishing up in the Carlingford Lough area recently. Opting for an early morning start, he departed at 4am on well-known local angler Joe Mulholland’s boat. They began the morning by fishing for mackerel in 3 of the usual spots without success. They did manage a few small coalies and gurnards, which they kept for bait, but couldn’t get a bite on them. Then they tried some leftover frozen mackerel from last year, but that also failed to get any interest from the tope. Eventually, they managed to catch a few mackerel, 7 in total. They quickly switched to the fresh bait, each putting on a mackerel flapper. The fresh bait did the trick, as soon after, Paul’s rod bent over into a 68 lb whopper of a tope, which was tagged and returned in good condition. They caught six more tope averaging around the 35lb mark, and all were tagged and released as part of Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Marine Sportfish Tagging Programme.
Lough Sheelin angling report June 20th – June 26th 2022
“If it is not exactly like you thought it would be, you think it’s a failure. but what about the spectrum of colors in between”.
Sara Evans
Last Saturday’s Irish Times featured results of a ‘30 years of change’ survey, ‘Sign of the Times’ – 1991 Vs 2021 and in it, it reports that the popularity of fishing has fallen from 3 per cent to 1 per cent. It feels as if the researchers have based this on last weeks fishing scenario on Lough Sheelin, where boat numbers dwindled to just one or two and being on the water most days felt like the Marie Celeste.
Hitching a ride – Sheelin’s Welshman’s Button
The longest day of the year, the summer solstice, fell last Tuesday, June 21st and although this date is celebrated globally it can also now feel like sitting at the top of a slide – heading downwards, towards shortening evenings and encroaching darkness. To take our minds off this thought and to celebrate our own mid-summer’s day, the weight of the week was caught by Dublin angler Mark Dancy – a beautiful hefty 7lb trout on a small brown sedge, late in the evening, near Stony.
Murrough fishingA 6.5 lb sedge trout
It is difficult to get good angling returns when few anglers are fishing the lake but nonetheless there were catches recorded, all of which were sizable fish, most over the 5 lb mark and most caught after 11pm.
Aquatic roadway
The weather was mild, muggy, and humid in the earlier part of the week which rose hopes that there might be some blood worm fishing to be had. Blood worms are one stage in the life cycle of the buzzer or midge. Lough Sheelin has lots of this non biting midge fly which are very apparent along shorelines on warm days. The midge lays her eggs on the surface of the water, up to 3000 in a gelatinous egg mass which sink to the bottom of the lake. In up to one week, these eggs will hatch out into small worm-like larvae which are known as blood worms. During the larval stage, the larvae will become pink and eventually red. This colouring comes from the haemoglobin in the midge fly’s blood. This iron-containing compound allows the larvae to breathe in the low oxygen conditions in the silt or muddy bottom of the lake. The blood worms are C-shaped and move in a swimming like motion that includes wriggling in figure of eight hoops. The next stage is the pupae which rise to the surface to emerge in the adult form. The interesting thing about Lough Sheelin, is that during the right weather conditions, it is the blood worm that rises to the surface of the water instead of staying down below and pupating as what normally happens. Until recently Sheelin was considered unique in this phenomenon but there are a few other trout lakes where this unexplained occurrence happens.
It is still a little early for blood worm fishing on Lough Sheelin, usually we are talking about mid July and we do need a prolonged period of humidity. The best areas for the blood worm is around Corru, Goreport, Bog Bay and the Sailors Garden.
Success at Church
During the week, daytime temperatures rose into the early 20’s with some days carrying this heat on into the night. As the weekend approached conditions changed to unmanageable strong and blustery South to South westerly’s coupled with cold. Water temperatures read 16.44 degrees at 0.5 metres and 16.33 at 12.5 metres. Temperatures between top and bottom varied by 2 degrees on Friday but after the weekends windy turbulence which churned up the lake, this was reduced to just meniscal differences between the depths.
The Mightly Murrough
There were plenty of sedges around and there were windows of opportunity for anglers who persevered. There was a marvellous hatch of the biggest sedge – the Murrough, on Wednesday night. It is difficult not to be fascinated by the cased caddis part of the sedge lifecycle – a protective armour of minute sticks, stones and sand grains, bound together by silken threads. Not all caddis larvae lash their silken tubes to rocks and armour them with handy fragments. Others spin silken nets to filter feed or swim freely, with a strand of silk to stop them drifting. Such illuminating differences distinguish the family groups among some 50, 000 trichopteran species across the world. Sedges or Caddis flies could take a prize for their variation of species. They are the most diverse insect order whose members are exclusively aquatic.
A quality Sheelin trout
Many people think of the adult sedge flies as moths, but ‘trichoptera’ means ‘hairy wings: moths and butterflies have fragile scales to create their wing patterns. Walk along Crover shore on a warm evening and the numbers of sedges fluttering about along the edge of this lake is impressive.
To anglers, they are always ‘ the sedges’, from the plants that they often cling to, imitated mostly as small brown sedge patterns with large scruffy ones for the Murrough. While sedges will hatch sometimes right through the day as temperatures go up, the heaviest hatches tend to be in the evening and even on the tough days (which are numerous here) as the light goes, this is sometimes when these flies really get going. Responses from the Sheelin fish are slow but there is always that chance of a take. Anglers reported the odd tug but very little surface interest by the trout. We are still talking about 90% sub surface feeding.
Starting point
Only one morning featured a good hatch of caenis. Caenis fishing is precision fishing at its best and is definitely for the angler with good eye sight and who doesn’t mind a 4am start. Usually size 18-30 caenis patterns are the ones to go for and you need near perfect conditions of a slight surface ripple and warmth.
The Fisherman’s curse – CaenisCaenis dun and a caenis spinner (spinners have the longer tails)
Day time fishing was all on the blind and anglers reported trout feeding on fry in the shallows.
Resting at Ross
Lough Sheelin is a very challenging lake, there is nothing easy about this wild brown trout fishery. Here are some essential requirements to achieve any degree of success:
Availability – the angler must be out on the water a great deal in order to avail of the small windows of opportunity as they arise.
Ability to think – Lough Sheelin requires a great deal of careful study.
Stealth and patience – Sheelin trout are boat shy, particularly after the invasion of boats from the mayfly season, so careful stalking is vital and avoidance of shadowing which will spook our spotted quarry.
For anglers who want ‘instant’ Lough Sheelin isn’t the place to be. A difficult stretch of water but when you do strike gold, that will be the one you will never forget.
Into the nightThe custodianGreen PetersSheelin’s yellow dung flyThe edge of reasonUphill climbThe King
And now back to our survey – Inland Fisheries Ireland is asking anglers to fill in a survey which plans to capture anglers’ knowledge and hands-on experience to help track changes in fish stocks and ecosystems. The new method is called FLEKSI, which stands for Fisher’s Local Ecological Knowledge Surveillance Indicators. The results of this survey could shape future plans for this lake, but we cannot do it without the anglers who fish these waters.
This survey is easy to do, takes a maximum of 10 minutes (unless you want to add extra in on the comments section) and is important. We are asking anglers to have their say by taking the time to complete this survey. The link is on the IFI website and if contact details are submitted that person will be automatically entered into a draw for angling tackle (one voucher at €200 and two for €100) but this is entirely optional. If anglers are having difficulties with the online version, please contact IFI where the local staff at Sheelin are more than willing to help out.
Nocturnal gatherings – Sheelin sedges
The Catches
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Under a thundery sky
Competitions
McDonald Cup 13th of August, contact Thomas Lynch @ 087 9132033
LSTPA Stream enhancement competition 2nd of October, contact Thomas Lynch @ 087 9132033
Interprovincial Championships 20th of August
The Heather Fly – Bibio pomonae
Best patterns for the week
The Chocolate Drop, Red Tailed Peter, Claret Dabbler, Stimulator, Klinkhammer (green and in yellow), Gosling Mayfly wet (size 10), Nymphs – Pheasant Tail, Diawl Bach, Hare’s Ear and Olive in sizes 12 and 14, Mini Muddler as a top dropper, Greenwell’s Glory, the Gosling (good as a top dropper), Wickhams Fancy, Bibios and Dabblers (Claret, Olive and Green as top droppers), , Golden Olive Bumble, Spent Gnat and Buzzer patterns, sizes 8-12, Kate McLean, Zulu, Sedgehogs, Murrough, Green Peter Sedge Fly, Cinnamon Sedge, Hare’s Ear Sedgehog Fly and Grey Flag Sedge Fly,
The Flies
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Gary Reid's All hackled bibio
Allan McLaren Hutton Bibio
Billy Boland deadly little fella
Billy Boland's Klinkhammer
ClanGoat muddler Ken Kennedy
Hanging in - flies by Gary Reid
Green Peter hairwing (variant) inspired by Frankie McPhillips
Getting to grips - Damien Willis
Fly by Damien Willis
JIm Sheehan orange sedgehog
Jim Sheehan's olive sedgehog
Joe Butler Solider Palmer
Ken Kennedy Muddler great in a big wave
Ken Kennedy the Fiery Brown Merky Midas, great now that the sedges are hatching
Ken Kennedy
Kieran Sherlock Detached daddy
Sam McGowan flies
Sam McGowan's killer patterns
Sam McGowan's Daddies
Sam McGowan's summer patterns
Sam McGowan flies
Sam McGowan Green peter and Cinamon sedge patterns
Sedgey type snatchery thingy size 10 Wullie Munn
Please remember anglers to abide by BYE-LAW 949 which strictly prohibits from June 14th, 2017 onwards:
The taking of any brown trout of less than 36 centimeters.
For a person to fish with more than 2 rods at any one time.
To fish with more than 4 rods at any one time when there is more than one person on board the boat concerned.
For a person to take more than 2 trout per day.
All trolling on the lake from March 1st to June 16th (inclusive).
To fish or to attempt to take or to fish for, fish of any kind other than during the period from March 1st to October 12th in any year.
July and August are typically the busiest months of the year for angling, so it’s a good time to remind ourselves about the national regulations that are in place to protect pike and coarse fish.
As every angler here knows, angling has become a very popular leisure activity and sport in Ireland, with over 325,000 adults* enjoying it. According to an Amárach Research omnibus survey in 2021**, 18% of adults who have not tried angling before are “likely” to try it in the future.
“Historically, Ireland has been known for its salmon and trout fishing, but the country is also being hailed internationally for its pike and coarse fishing. However, the national regulations around pike and coarse fishing might not be as well known,” according to Suzanne Campion, Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Head of Business Development.
She said: “There are conservation measures in place to protect pike and coarse fish under national byelaws. It is very important that every angler, including first-time anglers and experienced anglers, becomes familiar with these pieces of legislation to avoid any potential fines or prosecutions.”
A wild Irish tench from a Co. Roscommon lake
Important Bye Laws
Under the national Pike Bye Law (no. 809/2006), there’s a ‘bag limit’ of one pike in any one day. This means that an angler can only keep and take away one pike and must carefully return any other pike caught to the same waterbody, safely. The same bye law also prohibits the killing of any pike that measure longer than 50 centimetres. In these cases, the pike must be returned, safely, to the same waterbody.
Under the Coarse Fish Bye Law (no. 806/2006), there’s a bag limit of four coarse fish in any one day, meaning that if an angler catches more than four course fish, those must be returned, safely, to the same waterbody. In addition, any coarse fish that measure longer than 25 centimetres cannot be killed.
Meanwhile, there are other regulations that apply to all anglers, regardless of what type of species they are fishing for. For example: it is illegal to fish in Ireland with more than two rods; it is illegal to transfer live roach from one waterbody to another and finally, the use of live bait when angling is prohibited. Breaches of fisheries legislation could result in fixed penalty fines, seizure of fishing equipment or criminal prosecutions.
Catch and Release
‘Catch and release’ is a conservation practice that is supported by Inland Fisheries Ireland, whereby a fish is handled responsibly and put back into the same waterbody, safely. When fishing for coarse fish, the use of large keepnets is encouraged; it is also recommended that pike and carp sacks are used to weigh the fish, before returning them safely to the same waterbody.
Campion added: “For anyone interested in angling or trying it out, there is an extensive network of very active clubs, associations and federations all over the country that organise coaching, events and competitions. There’s also a dedicated website for angling in Ireland at www.fishinginireland.info with very helpful information about regulations and bye laws, directories and resources.”
* Ipsos MRBI, commissioned by Inland Fisheries Ireland
**Amárach Research: online omnibus survey carried out in July 2021, with questions supplied by Inland Fisheries Ireland using a sample size of 1,000 adults in Ireland.
Full wording of Bye Laws
Pike
The Pike Bye Law No. 809 (2006) provides for the following conservation measures:
a bag limit of 1 pike in any one day
prohibits the killing of any pike greater than 50 cm in length
prohibits the possession by any person of more than 1 whole pike less than 50 cm or more than 0.75 kg of pike flesh, this provision does not apply to a person storing pike or pike parts subject to conditions
prohibits the possession by any person of more than 12 coarse fish for use as bait subject to conditions.
There is no prohibition on the number of frozen sea baits a pike angler can have for the day’s sport.
Coarse Fish
The Coarse Fish Bye Law No. 806 of the year 2006 provides for the following conservation measures · a bag limit of 4 coarse fish in any one day
prohibits the killing of any coarse fish greater than 25 cm in length
In addition, these other regulations are in place:
It is illegal to fish with more than two rods
It is illegal to transfer live Roach from one water to another
Earlier in the week, it seemed that summer would make a first real appearance (at least here in the north-west) but unfortunately, this only lasted for a day until more windy and showery weather reached us from the Atlantic. However, the unsettled weather brought some badly needed rain to some northern and western parts of the country while most other areas remained on the “dry side”.
Over to trout fishing, where after a poor mayfly season flyfishing hasn’t really improved and is still quite slow. In the north-west, anglers on Loughs Conn & Cullin were struggling with windy conditions and the unseasonably cold weather which was reflected in the poor fly life observed. The picture was the same on Lough Sheelin, where trout anglers experienced yet another tough week with very little surface activity reported.
The last farewell…Sheelin’s Ephemera danica
Staying with Lough Sheelin, Ireland on the Fly podcast spoke to Eamonn Ross from the Lough Sheelin Trout Protection Association about this year’s mayfly season and other interesting topics. Whilst flyfishing on the Western Lakes doesn’t seem to be very effective these days, other methods produced great results. On Lough Corrib, Toni Kurman enjoyed some fantastic Ferox fishing together with his clients, while angling guide Jasper Mathews was also successful on the troll.
Nice Corrib Ferox
With regard to river trout fishing we received a wonderful report from Keith Millar who recently moved from South Africa to Co. Cork together with his family. What a little gem they found just on their doorstep… Find out here.
Fishing out of Courtmacsherry with West Cork Charters, Bert McGregor will definitely remember his 70th birthday catching blue whiting, blue shark and a 45 lbs. blue skate, which makes our “Catch of the Week”.
Blue skate, a variety of common skate…an individual species opinion is divided. One this is for sure though they are a lovely looking fish
New club record thick lipped mullet for Gavin Dorrian
Other News
The 2021 Irish Specimen Fish Reports has been published and is available on the ISFC website www.specimenfish.ie. Hard copies of the report are available free of charge from Inland Fisheries Ireland offices nationally. Over 470 specimen-weight fish were caught by anglers from venues throughout Ireland in 2021 including a new Irish record set by Jim Clohessy from Cork who smashed the existing record for Stone Basse when fishing off Cork Harbour.
And now the weather
Tonight, rain will continue in western parts , potentially turning heavy and thundery at times with a continued risk of spot flooding. Further to the east, it will be clearer with isolated showers. Tomorrow will be an unseasonably cold, windy and wet day. Heavy rain will continue over the western half and will spread across the country throughout the day. Highest temperatures of 11 to 17°C, coolest in the west, in fresh to strong and gusty southerly or variable winds. The outlook for Sunday and the beginning of next week is for more unsettled weather with widespread rain turning heavy at times. Daytime temperatures will remain on the cool side ranging between 3 to 17°C.
The Brazen hussy II has been out a few days this week when weather permitted, and skipper John Fleming has been putting his guests over some nice fish.
Pollack aplenty was the story on Saturday, with plenty of mackerel also caught, providing good bait.
Pollack
Monday was a dour day, with northerly winds and overcast conditions. The wind favoured sticking close to the north shore of the bay, where they picked up plenty of bull huss, conger eel, pollack and mackerel.
Bull hussBull hiss
Tuesday, however, was a beautiful day with warm sunshine and slack winds. The offshore reefs produced a nice few fish, although fishing was not as hectic as hoped for.
A grey gurnard for this lucky anglerPollack
Go Fishing…
Brazen Hussy ll
Skipper: John Fleming Licence:1011 (11 passengers and 1 crew) Base: Rosaveal, Spiddal, Galway (Depending on species) Operational area: Rosaveal, Spiddal and Galway up to
20 miles to seat
Notes: A regular day is between 9am- 6pm from either
Rosaveel, Spiddal or Galway depending on species being sought after. Fishing
on the inshore reefs for pollock, cod, ling, wrasse, conger eel and mackerel
can be reached in 10 minutes from departure, while our offshore reef marks
are within 45 minutes of departure. Our ground fishing for tope, spurdog,
ray, bullhuss, turbot, plaice and the giant common skate can all be reached
within the hour which ensures the most amount of time is spent fishing.
The shark season usually starts at the end of June and runs into late
October, this is the ultimate angling addrenaline rush with these hard
fighting blue and porbeagle sharks all being tagged and release safely.
Package deals available
David Norman is a Clonakilty based Bass Fishing Guide and Coach specialising in Shore Based Lure Fishing & Workshops.
Lady Patricia
Lady Louise
