10/6/20 Few boats out today, sadly their Common denominator was 0 the same could not be said for their blood pressure, in other words the Currane angler is suffering with Curraneitis. Wind Northeast light to calm with good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 14.6 centigrade.
11/6/20 The Currane Anglers meteorological report for today’s proceedings, wind strong East with good cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 13.2 centigrade. That sums up today’s proceedings.
12/6/20 Again the weather forecast are the headlines this day, wind East light and overcast, with the sun breaking through at times. On the Currane anglers enthusiasm, the least said the soonest mended, they say a dripping tap can drive you to the drink, all I can say is the Currane water levels are falling as fast and the same goes for the anglers enthusiasm, Cheers. Wind as already stated, yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.2 centigrade.
13/6/20 Currane all-round angler my Father, Mr. E.G. Appleby RIP would have been 92 today, so Happy Birthday Dad, gone but not forgotten. Well Currane Anglers had two Genuine complaints this day, firstly low water and secondly the air was very thundery and eventually the thunder struck the Currane waters late this evening, on the rainfall no comment as of yet. Wind NE to calm. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.0 centigrade.
14/6/20 The Currane Anglers are no fans of the Rocky Films as you can imagine as the weather has full control of all proceedings on Lough Currane and today was no exception, with humidity at 83% and thunderstorms. All I can say is one has to give credit to the Currane anglers who are dogging it out there in these drought conditions. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 0.9 mm. Maximum air temperature 17.7 centigrade.
15/6/20 Sadly today Lough Currane lost another great fly Angler to the Heavenly Waters, Cork and Waterville Currane Angler Dr Tim O’Connor RIP sadly passed away yesterday. On behalf of our Chairman and all the members of the Angling association and all the good people of Waterville, Kerry and Cork our Sincere Sympathies to all his Family and friends. To those good people who did not know Tim, well here is some of his angling history and relationship with the Waterville Fishery. Tim’s Family can go back the best part of 100 years, I can say, Tim himself fished 70 of those 100 years give or take. Thankfully to technology i.e. Digital cameras and the paparazzi we have a good few photos of Tim’s great days on Lough Currane, I can just hear Tim say to his Gillie and good friend Tom O’Shea, you can ring the paparazzi. Well Tim you may be gone but you will never be forgotten as a dedicated Doctor and angler. May He Rest In Peace.
16/6/20 Yesterday’s Currane manipulations all quiet on all fronts. Wind Southwest and very cloudy. Now back to today’s efforts plenty of good views of rocks, a few Currane anglers were looking like the Phantom of the opera, far better to be wise and safe than sorry. Wind Northwest. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 17.9 centigrade.
The rivers and lakes of Waterville drain a large catchment and are regarded by many as the foremost Salmon and Sea-Trout fishery in the country. The lake system is well developed with access to boats and guides being readily available to the tourist angler. The Sea-Trout caught here are renowned for their size and quantity. For more details see
Lough Sheelin Angling Report June 8th – June 14th, 2020
‘Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It’s not even clear if catching fish is actually the point’
John Gierach
Low pressure was the driving force behind the weather pattern for this week, producing challenging fishing conditions of below normal temperatures and fresh and blustery north east to westerly winds. Angling numbers dwindled as the unfavourable meteorological conditions persevered which was matched by sparse rises of trout.
Last Monday, June 8th saw further easing of Covid restrictions which included an increase on travel of up to 20km, freeing up more anglers to fish Lough Sheelin but seemingly the trout here went into their own lockdown, staying down deep and refusing to surface.
Hope springs eternal
The Irish have a rather unusual affection for the weather, it is one thing we love to hate and has us continually checking what’s in store when we could pretty much guess that it’s going to be ‘partially cloudy with scattered showers’, generally it’s the hope and anticipation of what’s going to happen that keeps us glued to what Met Eireann has to say. But weather is that bit more important to the trout angler as weather is everything with brown trout and for this week it caused a seriously negative blip in what has been, up to now, some pretty good fly fishing.
Lough Sheelin’s mayfly season naturally tapers off around the middle of June but nonetheless there were still some hatches of the greens and some dances particularly around Crover and in Walker’s Bay although the fall of spent was sparse with a poor response from the trout as evening temperatures dropped and wind directions and speed continually changed tying the anglers here into knots of frustration.
The last of the mohicans
Going through the week, on Monday between 4 – 6pm when there was some heat from the sun, plenty of fly went out and some good trout catches were recorded. It was a narrow window which was missed by our office workers as evening temperatures crashed to as low as 4°C with a corresponding lack of surface fly and our piscatorial friends going into aquatic hibernation. There were some hatches of Murrough but no response from the fish. Tuesday mirrored Monday in that there was a good hatch of mayfly between 4 – 6pm with an odd fish moving but the evening became cold and bleak and although there was a nice mix of fly life around 10pm there was poor interest from the trout. Similarly there were some reasonable numbers of caenis off Kilnahard shore but no fish on them. Some catches were recorded for Wednesday when there were moderate north westerly winds blowing but the majority of success were restricted to before 6pm and a downpour around 9pm effectively pulled the plug of optimism for all anglers as the odd take on the murrough just stopped. The gulls here were working hard, hammering any fly before they even got into the bushes. The rest of the week was plagued with night chills, changing wind directions and bright hot sunny days which made fishing here extremely challenging.
Contradictory as it might sound Lough Sheelin is entering a very exciting phase, the ‘cream of the crop’ in the fishing calendar – the sedges. Most if not all anglers I know use the term sedge but interestingly in Terry Hellekson’s book ‘The Encyclopedia Of The Fly Tier’s Art’, he refutes the use of this word by saying ‘you might hear caddisflies mistakenly referred to as ‘sedge’ flies. Sedge is actually a marsh plant. Its application to the caddis might have originated from the fact that the adult caddis often cling to sedge grass along the water’s edge. I will be happy to lead the campaign to eliminate the term ‘sedge’ from any reference connection to the caddis fly’. This is an entomologist’s view and undoubtedly the correct one but for simplicity we will stick to the name sedge.
Murrough and mayfly
Huge emphasis has always been put on the mayfly and mistakenly way down the line comes the underappreciated caddisfly or sedge. Perhaps it is because Ephemera danica presents a more picturesque profile as compared to the caddisfly which is not the most beautiful or delicate of bugs. Of all the aquatic insects that fish have to forage on, caddisflies are the most abundant of them all. Caddis are part of the Trichoptera group of insects, with over 14,500 species recorded with thankfully only 20 for Sheelin or we would all get horribly confused. Adults are moth-like insects with hairy wings which are folded back along the body. Unlike moths, they have a fine set of hairs on their wings instead of scales. Some species, like the Grousewing (common in Sheelin, where huge numbers hatched last Monday) have very long antennae. Sedge flies go through egg, larva, pupa and winged adult stages, all stages of which are potential food to a cruising trout. Most caddis larvae dwell in cases they construct for protection. These ingenious little sedge larvae might be the world’s first carpenters and stonemasons.
A cased Caddis made from shells
These case builders generally construct their portable homes from fine gravel, sand, twigs, vegetation or other debris found at the bottom of the lake. The photograph in this report shows the insightful use of shells meticulously arranged for their outer protective wall. Most sedges hatch during the evening and at night time and unlike mayflies they don’t spend much time hanging around the surface after changing from pupa to adult. It is when the adults return to the water to lay their eggs, often skittering across the water’s surface that some exciting angling moments can be enjoyed. The traditional sign that the trout are on sedge is a slashing rise so using an Elk Hair Caddis skittering them across the surface can sometimes provoke a violent rise.
A good hatch of Grousewing sedge on June 8th
We are at the cusp of the sedge fishing but there is lots going on besides the sedges, there were good hatches of caenis in Kilnahard and West of Church Island, trout are feeding on daphnia in the open water, there are still the remnants of the mayfly season so that’s the greens as well as the spent, the buzzers are there in sheltered warmer bays and there are the terrestrials (beetles, moths, daddy long legs and a variety of flies). The fish have also started to feed on the pinheads – roach and perch fry. Water temperature at 16°C are a little high for good surface trout feeding.
This week's bugs and critters
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Ephemera danica
Welshmans Button
Who are you
The real and the artificial
The last in the line up
The mighty murrough
Nut Tree Tussock
Murrough, follow the leader
Hoverfly
Heptagenia sulpurea, dun and spinner
Dragonfly
Downlocker
Bibio species
An alder fly observer
A Sheelin terresterial
A Sheelin buzzer
A freshly hatched female murrough, June 8th
Under pressure
Although this week was the epitome of frustration there is a lot to look forward on this lake – long warm days, lots of trout, plenty of fly life and where nature is bursting a gut to put on a show.
22 trout were recorded for this week, with the heaviest trout at slightly over 4lbs caught using a Spent Gnat pattern at Holywell.
Trout caught averaged 2½ – 3½lbs .
Most fish were caught using a wide variety of spent gnat patterns. The most successful spent patterns were those that were dressed so that they lay close to and quite flat on the surface of the water.
Fishing the greens and spent usually happened in late afternoon and ended around 6pm. The sedges made their appearance at dusk but the numbers were sparse.
The fish success this week were mostly using spent and mayfly patterns with traditional patterns featuring in the returns – Wulffs (Grey, Royal, Green and Yellow), Emerging Mayfly, Melvin May, Ginger & Olive May, Goslings, Mosley May, Grey Flags, French Partridge, Green Drake, Cock Robin with Claret Bumbles, Golden Olive Bumbles, Bibios, Klinkhammers, dry Buzzers (sizes 8-12), Grey Duster (size 10), Spent Gnat patterns, Stimulators, Dabblers (Green, Golden Mayfly and International), the Octopus, Welshman’s Button, Chocolate Drop, Muddlers and small dry sedges. There were some good hatches of Murrough but due to the unfavourable weather, the trout showed little interest.
Fluff to chuck
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The real deal - a Murrough pattern for Sheelin
Spent pattern
Spent and spent
Ready for off
Mayfly pattern
June patterns
Getting acquainted
Grey Wulff
Bumble pattern
A selection of spents
The places that produced catches were down along the Western shore of the lake, Stony Island, at the back of Church Island, Merry Pt., Wilson’s pt, Inchacup, Chambers Bay and from Kilnahard down to Crover, Crane Island, Bog Bay, and Sailors Garden and into Goreport, Lynch’s Pt, Derrysheridan and Derry Pt.
Sheelin scenes and selection of catches
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Trout of over 4lbs early morning on spent
Waiting for the fall
Murrough water
June catch
Lough Sheelin, June 11th
Into the night - a murrough fish
Having a break
Gina Tanczos with her Sheelin trout
Chambers Bay, June 8th
Going back, a 1.5lb on spent
Catch & release
A June catch
3lbs 2oz on spent
3lb on spent gnat
Lough Sheelin - a trout anglers paradise
4lb Sheelin trout
Moving on
5.5lb on spent
Lough Sheelin, June 2020
3lb 2oz release
Setting up
A catch & release policy is actively encouraged on the lake at all times
John O’Grady releasing his fish
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.
After one of the longest droughts in recent memory, and certainly the driest spring, the heavens finally opened on the Erriff Valley yesterday, with thunder and lightning giving an hours-long spectacular show and giving the valley a much-needed downpour. Water levels rose to almost 2 metres on the gauge at Aasleagh Bridge, falling slowly today giving ideal fishing conditions.
A radar image from Sunday, the red crosses (lightning strikes) showing just how intense the thunderstorms were on the Erriff. Image from www.met.ie
First Fish
Father and son duo Stephen and David Hunt were quick to take advantage, and they landed the first and second fish of the season off Beat 9 this morning. Peter was first in, taking a fresh silver grilse from the Garden Pool on a size 10 Posh Tosh. David was next to score, landing a 2kg ranched fish from the Falls Pool on a size 10 Golden Cascade.
The fish counter is showing a good run of fish taking advantage of the flood to make their run upstream. Depending on water levels, hopefully this is the start of a good grilse run and fishing to match. The gauge is reading 1.4 now and hopefully a few more heavy showers will hit the valley this week. Lord knows anglers are glad to see the rain again!
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While we all spent most of the past two months confined to within a short distance of our homes, at least we had some fine weather to keep our spirits up and see us through the tough times. Now that we have been given a bit of freedom to travel and maybe get out fishing again the weather has taken a turn for the worse with the past week bringing below average temperatures that had some of us switching the central heating on again! In the past few days the cold has been accompanied by some heavy downpours which will hopefully bring some much needed fresh water into many of our river systems.
Charter boat fishing was first out of the blocks with the relaxing of the travel restrictions and it’s great to have our first porbegle report for the year sent into us. Ian O’Shea and fishing mate Aaron managed to land a porbeagle after three failed attempts last Monday and that makes it the first shark capture of the year reported to us.
The first porbeagle of 2020 for Ian O’Shea
It was also great to hear of the seasonal return of blue shark to Irish waters this week. These much travelled species spend their lives wandering the open oceans and usually arrive off the Irish coast in late May as the water temperature warms up. They will spend the summer months patrolling the Irish coast before migrating south again in the autumn. Cork based charter skipper Dave Edwards managed to land the first blue shark of the season for angler Conor O’Reilly who he had brought out fishing in return for Conor doing some work on his boat. The shark tipped the scales at 94lbs and so that should have covered most of the debt… Dave also landed a porbeagle shark during the week making it a fine start to the sharking season. Not to be outdone on the sharking, Sean Maguire also managed to get in on the porbeagle action off the Clare coast as he combined some sharking with mixed species fishing to send his Polish clients home with smiles on their faces after a good day out.
First blue of 2020 for Conor O’Reilly (left) with skipper David Edwards
Small boats also saw some action in Cork Harbour as there was some good fishing for bass, cod and pollock with local angling guide Richie Ryan even managing to land a cod on the fly.
Tench fishing comes into it’s own in May and early June and it is most often associated with calm summer mornings and evenings expectantly watching a waggler slowly dip, wobble and slide away from you. But anglers have to deal with the conditions dealt to them and Andy Burnett didn’t let the cool breezy conditions he faced on an early morning session in Roscommon faze him at all. Ditching the waggler for a feeder, he proceeded to cooly and breezily land tench after tench after tench as he made his way to a haul of approx 120lb of tench averaging 5lb with at least five of those topping the magical 6lb specimen size. I’m sure Andy has a sore arm after filling a bag like that and he wins this weeks Catch of the Week for his magnificent haul.
A big catch of tench for Andy Burnett from a Co. Roscommon water. Andy caught 24 tench for over 120lbs.
The low water levels have hampered salmon fishing around the country and salmon anglers will be hoping that the recent rain will freshen up the parched rivers and encourage the salmon to move up through the systems. There have been a few fish caught on Carrowmore but Currane anglers suffered under the low water conditions as no fish were caught for the week.
For all the hopeful salmon anglers out there IFI have made salmon licences available from their online shop. The licences will be sent directly to your phone/computer where they can be printed off. Tags wil follow in the post and anglers can fish C&R while waiting for the tags to arrive.
The mayfly hatch is petering out on most of our loughs now and the recent cool weather did nothing for anglers hoping for any late spent gnat fishing. The gnat tend to prefer warm evenings with gentle breezes and these were in short supply in the past week leaving many anglers hopelessly peering into the tree tops longing to see some gnats in their mating dance. They were to be disappointed for the most part but some Sheelin anglers managed to stick out the cold evenings and were rewarded with the odd fish for their troubles and, as is the norm for Sheelin, there were some big fish amongst them.
Gary McKiernan with his 67cm trout
We are all still operating under the Covid-19 restrictions which is limiting our movements around the country. We urge anglers to adhere to all government guidelines relating to Covid-19 in the hope that we can continue our path towards recovery. IFI is continuing to review the government advice as it comes out and publishing a roadmap for return to the water which gives guidelines on what anglers can expect at each stage of our recovery.
Many charter boat skippers, angling guides and guesthouses will have gaps in their schedules over the coming months due to cancellations from foreign tourists so this year could be a good year to get out there and take advantage of their angling knowledge and sample some of the best fishing Ireland has to offer. IFI have a list of charter boats and angling guides on their website and, as restrictions relax over the coming weeks, now would be a good time to make an enquiry.
A reminder to sea anglers – as part of the Irish Marine Recreational Angling Survey, IFI in consultation with stakeholders have developed a behaviour and attitude questionnaire to inform about the state of sea angling in Ireland. If you consider yourself a sea angler, regardless of your level of ability or enthusiasm, we would love to hear from you.
And now the weather….
Generally cloudy Friday, breezy with showery spells of rain, heaviest in the north and east; long dry spells will develop this evening. Highest temperatures of 14°C to 20°C. Heavy rain will extend from the southeast tonight affecting much of Leinster and Munster overnight while long dry spells will occur across Ulster and Connacht. Lowest temperatures of 9°C to 12°C. Some sunny spells on Saturday, but overall cloudy with scattered showers and light northeast breezes. Rather warm and humid with highest temperatures of 17°C to 21°C. Mild and humid overnight with lowest temperatures 10°C to 13°C in light breezes. Sunday will be warm and humid with sunshine and heavy thundery showers across the western half of the country with spot flooding and local hail. Highest temperatures 18°C to 23°C, in mostly light westerly breezes.
Monday and Tuesday will be warm and humid with hazy sunshine and scattered heavy thundery showers moving east. Highest temperatures 17°C to 22°C. Generally dry, calm and locally misty overnight with lowest temperatures of 10°C to 13°C.
Safe fishing to all this weekend and tight lines, especially here in Ireland.
Séan Maguire of the Lady Gwen reports that he is back on the water catering for smaller sized groups.
His first trip out this week saw his anglers landing cod, whiting, coalfish, pollock, and a few more species.
Cod
Whiting
Pollack
They also had a fine porbeagle shark to top off a great day’s fishing, but unfortunately a bit of something was smeared on the lens. But well done to these lucky Polish anglers who had a great day out with Séan.
Go Fishing…
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Small boat anglers from cork Harbour having getting a few bass recently. A mix of methods has been working on the bass, with some decent numbers of schoolies to about 2.5lbs being reported. Soft plastics, vertical jigging, top water lures and fly have all accounted for fish.
Pierre with a Cork Harbour Bass
Good sport has also being enjoyed by those targeting pollack and cod, too, have made an appearance in catches. Jim Clohessey and Kevin Murphy were enjoying being back in action with some lovely fish landed.
Jim with a decent Cod
In some places cod are showing well with fish to a decent size being taken. And Richie Ryan even managed to hit them on the fly again.
Richie with a cod on fly
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Eire Bass – Richie Ryan
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Vincent Appleby reports from the shores of Lough Currane:
3/6/20 As we all know the Waterville Fishery is extremely low in the water department and today’s North-Northeast wind certainly did not help the Currane angler’s enthusiasm, which is quite understandable but Thankfully this reporter is currently one boot ahead, just. That sums up today’s notes. Wind as already stated, bright and sunny all day but as you can imagine today was much cooler thanks to the North East wind. Yesterday’s weather 20.2 centigrade.
4/6/20 Again the weather is the talk amongst the Currane Anglers and for good reason, one minute its roasting, the next minute it’s the complete opposite and today was no exception, with a strong and Gusty North-Northwest wind blowing, whether your Salmon or Sea Trout Anglers, the present conditions are an anglers nightmare. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature 16.2 centigrade.
5/6/20 Today there was a Strong North-Easterly wind, followed by violent gusts at times, as the Currane Anglers headed out for today’s proceedings, I can tell you by the end of their day it was quite clear the wild Currane Salmon made their proceedings loud and clear that they were keeping their mouths shut. The same could not be said for the Currane Anglers, which is not surprising you could say the anglers need the patience of a St. Well that sums up today’s manipulations. Yesterday’s weather amount of rainfall 1.7 mm. Maximum air temperature 13.9 centigrade.
6/6/20 Another wild day as a cold North-Northeast wind hammers the Southside. What is that I hear you say, what about the Currane Anglers manipulations this day? All I can say in their defence is they tried their best and sadly all they caught was more frustration with the lack of action and that is your ration on today’s proceedings. Wind as already stated, just for the record good cloud cover followed by some showers. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 1.8 mm. Maximum air temperature 14.3 centigrade.
Bright and breezy on Currane
7/6/20 We start on the same theme as yesterday in all departments except for the wind was not as strong but the same old direction. So we will go back in time in memories past in the Specimen Sea Trout department, a clean sweep in 1995 all I can say is, I hope when the new Government is formed eventually they will get down to work on protecting the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout out at sea, especially the Salmon that are in lock down, please remember Minister’s it’s the good Irish People’s Salmon and Sea Trout Irish Heritage that is being liquidated. Just for the record what I have written is my own personal opinion. Yesterday’s weather, amount of rainfall 3.6 mm. Maximum air temperature 11.1 centigrade.
8/6/20 There are a few Currane anglers manipulating a flie and a lure this day, but as you can see by the photo the elements are certainly against the Currane Anglers. Wind North-East light to calm with reasonable cloud cover. Yesterday’s weather. Maximum air temperature 12.7 centigrade.
9/6/20 Wind West light and overcast all day. The Currane Anglers may be struggling, and their enthusiasm might be low, mind you not as low as Lough Currane. Yesterday’s weather, maximum air temperature of 14.4 centigrade.
Bangor Erris Angling reports for week ending 23rd June…
Well done to local angler Alex Lloyd who landed this fine springer yesterday which he sportingly released. This was his first time on the lake and more unbelievably his first time fly fishing!
His father tells us he was 4 years fishing before he caught his first Fish. There were other fish caught on the lake by local anglers – 4 in total. 3 of these were released.
There was also 1.5 lb fresh Seat Trout landed by Martin Reuland who also got the first Salmon on the lake earlier this year.
Go fishing…
Please note that Carrowmore Lake is a Brown Tag Fishery! For fishing on Carrowmore Lake contact Seamus Henry on +353 (0)97 83487 or visit www.bangorerrisangling.com
First blue of 2020 for Conor O'Reilly (left) with skipper David Edwards
It seems that shark reports are like a city bus, you wait a long time for one and then two come along at once.
On Monday, Ian O’Shea and his fishing mate Aaron went out again after three previous failed trips; this time Aaron came up trumps and got his first porbeagle. After a quick photo they went back to social distancing onboard Ian’s boat.
The first porbeagle of 2020 for Ian and Aaron
Conor O’Reilly caught the first reported blue shark of 2020 on Tuesday; a good fish of approximately 94lb which came aboard Dave Edward’s boat the Silver Dawn. Dave hasn’t started chartering yet for this season, he only brought Conor out as a thank you for assistance with some work on the boat, he expects to get back chartering soon though. They also had a smaller fish at 60lb and both fish were photographed, tagged and released under the Marine Sportfish Tagging Programme.
Needless to say, angler and skipper resumed social distancing after photos were taken.
First blue of 2020 for Conor O’Reilly (left) with skipper David Edwards
If you want to try your luck at catching and tagging a shark or two off the Cork coast you can find more information on the Silver Dawn and other Cork based charter skippers below.
Silver Dawn
41′ Rodman 1250. Twin 430 HP Engines Skipper: David Edwards Licence: P5 Licence Base: Courtmacsherry Operational Area:
Authorised bluefin tuna boat
Notes:The range of fishing found within close range of Courtmacsherry is superb, with trips producing anything between 6 and 15 different species as a norm and in excess of 20 is possible if anglers are prepared to change methods and use different baits and lures throughout their trip. As a rule mackerel, pollock, cod and ling are usually encountered but several species of wrasse along with whiting, pouting, coalfish, bull huss, conger and many more are often added to the catch.
If you do choose to head offshore to sample the superb shark fishing available within 10 miles of Courtmacsherry, there is a very strong chance of encountering blue sharks and an increasing chance of bringing a porbeagle shark to the boat.
