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CHARTER BOAT
FISHING
IN IRELAND
around
around the the coast
coast offering
offeringthe thewhole
wholegamut gamutofofoffshoreoffshorefishingfishingexperiences.
experiences.
AA list
list of
of all
all registered
registeredand andinsured
insureddeep deepsea seafishing
fishingboats
boatsis is available
available here:
here:
www.fishinginireland.info/charterboats/index.htm
www.fishinginireland.info/charterboats/index.htmwhile whilea aGoogle
Google map map of oftheir
their
locations
locationsisisavailable
availablehere: here:https://tinyurl.com/yynzh9zj
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Charter
Charter boatboatfishing
fishingcan cancater
caterforforallalllevels
levelsofofangling
angling experience
experience andandit isit one
is oneof of
the
the easiest
easiestwayswaystotoget getstarted
startedintointofishing
fishingif ifyou
youareare newnewto to
thethesport. ForFor
sport. thethe com-com-
plete
plete novice,
novice,thetheskipper
skippercan cannormally
normallyrent rentyouyoua arod,
rod, help
helpyou yougetgetsetset
upupandand showshow
you
you thethe ropes
ropessosoyou youwillwillbe becatching
catchingfish fishononyour
yourown ownbefore
before long.
long.ForForthethe moremore
experienced
experiencedanglers, anglers,you youcan canchat
chattotothe theskipper
skipperand and make
make a plan
a plan onon
whatwhat species
species
you
you want
wanttototarget
targetand andhow howbestbesttotofish
fishforforthem.
them.ForFor thethe
specialists
specialists whowhochase
chase those
those
large
large trophy
trophyfish,
fish,most
mostskippers
skipperswill willhave
havea arangerangeofofmarks marksand and a knowledge
a knowledge of of
thethe
best
best methods
methodstotofish fishthem
themthat thatwill
willhelp
helpyou yougetgetthat
thatspecimen
specimen fish.
fish.
Charter boat fishing is also a very social experience
Charter boat fishing is also a very social experience and is lively and is lively andandinteresting
interesting
even
even before
beforeaaline lineisiscast;
cast;the theskipper
skipperwill willassemble
assemblea agroup group of of
anglers
anglers who whomay may
or
or may
may not notknow
knoweach eachotherotheratatthe thebeginning
beginningofofthetheday, butbut
day, who whowillwill
certainly
certainly be be
well
well acquainted
acquaintedby bythe
theend endofofit,it,especially
especiallyif ifthey theyhavehave hadhad sport
sportwith a specimen
with a specimen
fish
fish oror two.
two. The
Theskippers
skippershave havewell wellequipped
equippedcraft craftand andmany
many willwill
have
have come come fromfrom
several
several generations
generationsofoffishermen,
fishermen,their theirknowledge
knowledgeofofthethesea seais is
as as
instinctive
instinctive as as
breathing.
breathing. AA lot lot ofof local
locallore loreisispassed
passedononduring duringthetheday dayand and even
even more
more in the
in the
evening
evening when whenthe theboat
boatisistiedtiedupupand andthe thescene
sceneshifts
shiftstoto
aa waterfront
waterfront pub…
pub…
There
Thereisismuch
muchmore
moredetailed
detailedinformation onon
information thethe
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION www.fishinginireland.info
www.fishinginireland.infowebsite
websiteand onon
and thethe
TheThe island
island of of Ireland
Ireland hashas longbeen
long beenrecognised
recognisedasasone oneofofEurope’s
Europe’spremier
premier sea sea angling
angling accompanying
accompanyingGoogle
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destinations and and thethequality
qualityofofitsitsdeep-sea
deep-seafishingfishingcontinues
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shores
shores fromfrom allall
overover
thethe globe.With
globe. Withitsitsroaring
roaringsurf
surfbeaches,
beaches,miles
milesofofawe-inspiring
awe-inspiring sea
cliffs
cliffs and and hundredsofoftranquil
hundreds tranquilbays
baysand andbackwaters,
backwaters,the thecoastline
coastline atat over
over 3000
3000 km
longlong is among
is among thethemost
mostvaried
variedand andspectacular
spectacularininEurope.
Europe.TheThe diverse
diverse nature
nature ofof the
CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION &&SAFETY
SAFETY
coastline
coastline coupled
coupled withIreland’s
with Ireland’sunique
uniquegeographical
geographicalposition,
position,onon the
the edge
edge of of the
the Eu-
It is important
important to tocheck
checkwith
withyour
yourskipper
skipperatattime timeofofbooking
bookingasas toto
what
whatclass of of
class licence
licencethey
they
ropean
ropean continentalshelf,
continental shelf,where
wherethe theinshore
inshorewaters
watersare
arewarmed
warmed by by the
the North
North Atlantic
Atlantic
hold and and confirm
confirm that
thatthey
theyhavehavefull
fullinsurance.
insurance.ThereThereshould
shouldbebenono problem
problem to to
getgeta copy
a copy
Drift
Drift means
means thatthatthethe nativemarine
native marinelife lifeis isextremely
extremelyrich
richand
andvaried.
varied. All
All this
this makes
makes for
of insurance
insurance by byemail.
email.AllAlllicences
licenceshave
haverestrictions
restrictionsononthe
thedistance
distancethethe
boat cancan
boat travel
travelfrom
from
perfect
perfect fishfish habitat,
habitat, andandvisiting
visitingsport
sportfishermen
fishermencan canexpect
expectsomething
something inin the
the region
region of
port which
which could
could either
eitherlimit
limityour
yourfishing
fishingor,or,more
moreseriously,
seriously,pose
posea adanger
danger to to
youryoursafety
safety
8080 species
species to to
aim aimat,at,sosoanything
anythingfrom froma ablenny
blennyofofaafew
fewgrams
grams toto aa bluefin
bluefin tuna
tuna of
if the
the boat
boat strays
straysoutside
outsidethe
thedesignated
designateddistance.
distance.On Onboarding
boarding thethe
boat
boatyouyou
should
should check
check
overover400400 kgkg cancan bebe encountered!
encountered!
that thethe licence
licence isis displayed
displayedon oneither
eithersidesideofofthe
thewheelhouse
wheelhousein inanan official disk
official diskform.
form.TheThe
IRELAND’S
IRELAND’S CHARTER
CHARTER FLEET
FLEET full licence
licence must
must also
alsobe beavailable
availablefor forinspection
inspectionononboard.
board.The main
The mainangling
angling boatboatlicences
licences
Ireland’s
Ireland’s reputationasasa aprime
reputation primedeep-sea
deep-seafishing
fishingdestination
destinationisis founded
founded onon the
the qual-
qual- are P3 P3 (you
(you may
mayfishfishup
uptoto5km
5km(3(3miles)
miles)off offthe
theland)
land)ororP5P5(which
(whichare
arenormally
normally limited
limitedat at
ity ity
of of
its its charterboat
charter boatfleet.
fleet.Usually
Usuallythese
theseare
arepurpose
purposebuilt
builtvessels
vessels of
of 99 metres
metres (30 48km
48km (30 (30 miles)).
miles)).Full
Fulldetails
detailsareareavailable
availableat:at:
feet)
feet) andand over,
over, capableofofcarrying
capable carrying1212passengers
passengersup uptoto48
48km km (30
(30 miles)
miles) offshore.
offshore. http://www.dttas.ie/maritime/english/passenger-boat-regulations-0
http://www.dttas.ie/maritime/english/passenger-boat-regulations-0
Therearearecurrently
There currentlyover
over100,
100,toptopquality,
quality,state
state certified,
certified, charter
charter boats
boats dotted
dotted
It should
It shouldbebe noted
notedthat thatallallanglers
anglersgoinggoingtotosea seaininsmall
smallboats
boats (less
(less than
than 7m)
7m) must,
must, by IRISH SPORT
SPORT FISH
FISHTAGGING
TAGGINGPROGRAMME
PROGRAMME
law,law,
wear
wearlifelife
jackets
jackets atatallalltimes.
times.AllAllpassengers
passengersononboard boardaalicensed
licensed charter
charter vessel
vessel must Many Irish
Many Irish charter
charterskippers
skippersandandaanumber
numberofofprivate
privateindividuals
individuals participate
participate voluntarily
voluntarily
havehaveaccess
accessto toanan emergency
emergencylife lifejacket
jacketandandallallcharter
charterboats
boatswill
will carry
carry these
these onboard.
onboard. National Marine
in a National Marine Sportfish
SportfishTagging
Taggingand andConservation
ConservationProgramme
Programmeoperated operated by by
However,
However, due due to to
riskriskofofdamage,
damage,skippersskippersmay maynot notmake
makeemergency
emergency lifejackets
lifejackets availa-
availa- Inland Fisheries
Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Ireland.TheTheprogramme
programmeisisdesigned
designedtotocollect
collectdata
data ononthethe habits
habits andand
bleblein normal
in normal (non
(nonemergency)
emergency)situations.
situations.It Itisistherefore
thereforestrongly
stronglyencouraged
encouraged that that anglers
anglers movements of
movements of those
thosespecies
speciesdeemed
deemedtotobe bemost
mostsusceptible
susceptibletotoover-fishing,
over-fishing, particularly
particularly
bring
bringa suitable
a suitable lifelife
jacket
jacketwhenwhencharter
charterfishing
fishingand andwear
wearititatatall
all times
times when
when onboard.
onboard. cartilaginous fishes
the cartilaginous fishes(sharks,
(sharks,skates
skatesandandrays)
rays)which
whichare
arevery
veryimportant
important to to
thetheIrishIrish
Anglers
Anglersshould
should also
alsocheck
checkthetheweather
weatherininadvance
advanceofoffishingfishingand
andwear
wear appropriate
appropriate cloth-
cloth- angling industry.
angling industry.Fish
Fishare
aremeasured,
measured,sexedsexedand
andmarked
markedwithwith
aa numbered
numbered finfin
tagtag before
before
ingingforfor
thetheconditions
conditionswhile whilethosethosethatthatsuffer
sufferfrom fromsea
seasickness
sickness should
should consider
consider taking
taking being returned
being returnedalivealivetotothe
thewater.
water.TheTheinformation
informationgathered
gatheredis is then
then transferred
transferred to to a da-
a da-
medication
medication to to
limit its its
limit effects.
effects.For Forfurther
furtherinformation
informationononsafety safetywhen
whenangling
angling please
please visit: tabase at
tabase at the
the Inland
InlandFisheries
FisheriesIreland
Irelandheadquarters
headquartersininDublin.
Dublin.Tags
Tags have
have beenbeen returned
returned
www.fishinginireland.info/safety.htm
www.fishinginireland.info/safety.htm all over
from all over the
the Atlantic
AtlanticOcean
Oceanfrom fromplaces
placesasasfar
farafield
afieldasasBarbados,
Barbados, Long
Long Island,
Island,
Azores, Canary
the Azores, Canary Islands
Islands and
andthetheMediterranean.
Mediterranean.Anglers
Anglersare arerequested
requested to to assist
assist
THETHE
TIDES
TIDES skippers, where
skippers, where possible,
possible,ininreturning
returningallallcartilaginous
cartilaginousspecies
speciesandand other
other unwanted
unwanted fishfish
TheThe
IrishIrish
coast
coastexperiences
experiencestwo twohigh
hightides
tidesand
andtwo
twolow
lowtides
tides inin every
every 24
24 hour
hour 50
50 min- to the
alive to the sea.
sea. Results
Resultsfrom
fromthe
thetagging
taggingprogramme
programmehave haveshown
shown that
that several
several species
species
uteute
period.
period. Tide
Tide
tables
tablescan
canbebepurchased
purchasedfromfrommost
mosttackle
tackleshops
shops inin coastal
coastal towns,
towns, ships in danger
are in danger of of over
overexploitation
exploitationinintraditional
traditionalangling
anglinggrounds.
grounds.
chandlers
chandlers or or
bybycontacting
contactingDublin
DublinPort
PortCompany,
Company,Port
PortCentre,
Centre,Alexandra
Alexandra Road,
Road, Dublin
Dublin 1.
Email:
Email:
info@dublinport.ie.
info@dublinport.ie. Website:
Website:www.dublinport.ie
www.dublinport.ieTel.Tel.+353
+35311887 8876000
6000
WEATHER FORECASTS
WEATHER FORECASTS
Weather
Weather forecasts are
forecasts contained
are containedin inallallIrish
Irishdaily
dailynewspapers,
newspapers,and
andmarine
marine fore-
fore-
casts cancan
casts bebeheard
heardononRTE
RTERadio1at:
Radio1at:06.02, 06.02,12.53,
12.53,16.55
16.55&&23.55.
23.55.You’ll
You’ll find
find
RTÉRTÉ
Radio
Radio1 between
1 between8888and and9090ononFM. FM.Comprehensive
Comprehensiveweather
weather reports
reports are
are
also shown
also onon
shown RTERTE
1 television
1 televisionatat18.50,
18.50,21.25 21.25andand24.00.
24.00.
Detailed
Detailedforecasts cancan
forecasts also bebefound
also foundononthe theMet
MetEireann
Eireannwebsite:
website:www.met.ie
www.met.ie
REGULATION,
REGULATION,
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATIONAND
ANDCATCH
CATCH& &RELEASE
RELEASE
There
There arearerelatively
relatively fewfewregulations
regulationsregarding
regardingseaseaangling
anglingininIreland
Irelandbutbutthere
there
areare restrictions
restrictions ononsome somespecies
specieswhich
whichanglers
anglersneed
needtotobe beaware
awareof. of. AA State
State
licence
licence is required
is requiredto tofishfishforforseaseatrout
trout(&(&salmon)
salmon)and andaaspecial
special licence
licence isis
alsoalsorequired
required to to
fishfish
forforbluefin
bluefintuna.
tuna.Bass
Bassare
aresubject
subjecttotosome
somerestrictions
restrictions on
on
season
season and and size. Porbeagle
size. Porbeagleshark, shark,common
commonskate,
skate,white
whiteskate,
skate,undulate
undulateray ray &&
angel
angel shark
shark areareallallconsidered
consideredendangered
endangeredand andshould
shouldbe bequickly
quickly returned
returned
to to
thethe water
water when
when caught.
caught.ForFormore
moreinformation
informationononangling
anglingregulations
regulations see:
see:
www.fishinginireland.info/regulations.htm
www.fishinginireland.info/regulations.htm
WeWe all all
havehave a responsibility
a responsibility totoprotect
protectand andconserve
conserveour ourfisheries
fisheriessosothat
thatthey
they
cancanbebe enjoyed
enjoyed bybyfuture generations.
future generations.Stocks
Stocksofofmost
mostseaseaangling
anglingspecies
specieshave
have
beenbeen in decline
in declineforfor
many many years
years and
andcancannonolonger
longersustain
sustainanglers
anglerstaking
takinghome
home
all all
thatthattheytheycatch.
catch. ForForthat
thatreason,
reason,wewewould
wouldask askthat
thatall
allanglers
anglers consider
consider
practicing
practicing Catch
Catch&& Release
Releaseforforthethemajority
majorityofoffish
fishthey
theycatch.
catch.Record
Record anyany
trophy
trophy fishfish
with a quick
with a quickphoto photoandandthenthencarefully
carefullyreturn
returnthem
themtotothethe water.
water.
Remember:
Remember: #CPRsavesfish
#CPRsavesfish
IRISH
IRISH
SPECIMEN
SPECIMEN
FISH
FISH
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE FURTHER
FURTHER INFORMATION
INFORMATION
Catching
Catching a ‘specimen
a ‘specimen fish’
fish’is issomething
somethingthat thatmany
manyanglers
anglersaspire
aspiretotodo, do, and,
and, because
because Angling
Angling Information
Information
of of
thetherange
range of of species
species available,
available,charter charterboat
boatfishing
fishingisisone
oneofofthetheeasiest
easiest and
and best
best This guide
guide provides
provides aa basic
basicintroduction
introductiontotocharter
charterboatboatfishing
fishingin inIreland
Ireland andand provides
provides
wayswaysto to
achieve
achieve thisthis
goal.
goal.The TheIrish IrishSpecimen
SpecimenFish FishCommittee
Committee(ISFC)(ISFC)isisan
an independent
independent a map
map ofof some
some of of the
thekey
keycharter
charterboat
boatports.
ports.However,
However,there
thereare are aa number
number of of
resources
resources
bodybody thatthat
setssets
a threshold
a thresholdsize sizeforforeach eachfish
fishspecies
speciesand andverifies
verifiesandandpublicises
publicises thethe where
where youyou can
can find
find more
moredetailed
detailedandandup-to-date
up-to-dateangling
anglinginformation.
information. Firstly, there
Firstly, is ais a
there
capture
capture of offishfish
larger
larger than
thanthat thatthreshold
thresholdsizesize(i.e.
(i.e.specimen
specimenfish)fish)caught
caught on on rod
rod and
and dedicated
dedicated angling
anglingwebsite
websitewhich
whichhas
hasmore
moredetailed
detailedinformation
information onon individual
individual fisheries andand
fisheries
lineline
byby anglers
anglers in inIreland.
Ireland.The TheISFC ISFCalsoalsoratifies
ratifiesIrish
Irishrecord
recordrodrodcaught
caught fish.
fish. Those
Those who service
service providers
providersat:at:www.fishinginireland.info
www.fishinginireland.info
capture
capture oneone of of these
thesefishfishneed
needtotosubmit submitaaclaim
claimform
formtotothe
theISFC
ISFCand,
and, onon ratification,
ratification,
We have
have aa number
numberof ofbrochures
brochureswithwithmore
morein-depth
in-depthinformation
information available
available from
fromourour
offices
offices
willwill
bebe awarded
awarded a certificate
a certificateatata aspecial specialawards
awardscermony
cermonyheld heldevery
every year.
year. Many
Many
and online
online at
at http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/
http://www.fishinginireland.info/sea/
skippers
skippers areareexpert
expert atattargeting
targetingspecimen specimenfish fishand
andcancanassist
assistthetheangler
angler with
with submit-
submit-
tingting
a claim.
a claim. TheThe ISFCISFC also
alsoproduces
producesa ayearly yearlyreport
reportcontaining
containingaalist listof
of all
all the
the speci-
speci- If you
you are
are planning
planning on onfishing
fishingininNorthern
NorthernIreland
IrelandororononthetheFoyle
Foyle and andCarlingford
Carlingford catch-
catch-
men menfishfish
caught
caught during
during thetheyear yearand andtotogetgetyour
yourname
nameininthis
thisreport
reportisis aa milestone
milestone for ments
ments on
on either
either side
sideof ofthe
theborder
borderyou
youshould
shouldconsult:
consult:
manymany anglers.
anglers. ForFor more
more information
informationsee: see:http://irish-trophy-fish.com/
http://irish-trophy-fish.com/ www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/outdoor-recreation-and-sport/angling
www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/outdoor-recreation-and-sport/angling
and www.ufishireland.org/
www.ufishireland.org/
IFI also
also produces
produces aa weekly
weeklyAngling
AnglingUpdate
Updatewhichwhichprovides
providesup-to-date
up-to-date reports
reports on on
what
what
anglers
anglers are
are catching
catchingand andwhere.
where.You
Youcan
cansign
signupuptotobebeemailed
emailed thethe
weekly
weekly Angling
Angling Update
Update
by
by emailing
emailingcontact@fisheriesireland.ie
contact@fisheriesireland.ie
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FISHING
General/Ground Fishing
Most angling locations have a mix of dif-
Biosecurity ferent types of ground that provide op-
portunities to fish for a range of species.
A sandy bottom is the preferred habitat
Aquatic Invasive Species and fish pathogens are readily transferred from one water-
for most flatfish such as plaice and also
for rays, smooth-hounds, spurdogs & tope.
Other species such as pollack, ling & con-
course to another on angling tackle, boats and protective clothing. These can be very
ger prefer to inhabit fouler ground such as
rocks and reefs where they hunt smaller
fish as prey. Each habitat and species will
damaging to resident fish stocks, the aquatic habitat and the general environment. We require different tactics from the angler
and one of the great attractions of charter
fishing in Ireland is the sheer variety you
would ask that all anglers inspect and clean their gear prior to travelling to Ireland to fish. can get during a day’s fishing as the skip-
per drifts or sets the boat at anchor over
various different angling marks.
Full information on prevention of invasive species is available on our website at: Wreck Fishing
Wreck fishing in deep water marks can be
www.fisheriesireland.ie/Research/invasive-species.html very productive and there are many chart-
ed wrecks off the Irish coast, some lying in
water over 50 fathoms deep. Many more
wait to be discovered and the angler who
Or via Invasive Species Ireland at is in a boat fishing such a wreck for the first
time can experience unforgettable sport. A
Mulroy
good number of these are merchant vessels
For a more detailed Google map scan the Downings
http://invasivespeciesireland.com/cops/water-users/anglers/ and u-boats from World Wars One and
Two bringing a historical aspect to a day on
the water. Others are ships that went down
QR code or use the following web link:
https://tinyurl.com/yynzh9zj
Magheroarty
in storms or through other calamities at sea. Kincasslagh
Arain Mhór
All have their story that the skippers are
Disclaimer
Arranmore Is.
only too willing share along with local in-
sights and more. It may take an hour or more
to reach these marks, but the time is worth Charter Boat Port
Portnoo
Every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy in the compilation of this publication
it because of the size of the conger, ling,
pollack and coalfish which are boated from Rossbeg
them. Anglers who specialise in this fishing
and associated maps and web pages. Inland Fisheries Ireland cannot accept respon-
use rods in the 20/30lb class and reel lines
of 30lbs test, and such gear may be hired
from many charter skippers. Mullinasole
sibility for errors or omissions therein. Some sporting activities may by their nature
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Shark Fishing
Shark fishing is very popular during the sum-
be hazardous and involve risk. It is recommended in such cases to take out personal mer months. There are five species of shark
which anglers may contact in Irish coastal wa-
ters. They are the mako (Isurus oxyrinchus),
Porturlin
Rosses Point
accident insurance. While many operators would have public liability insurance it is thresher (Alopias vulpinus), six gilled (Hexan-
chus griseus), porbeagle (Lamna nasus) and
the blue (Prionace glauca). Of these, only
always advisable to check with the establishment or operator concerned as to the level the latter two are caught with any degree
of regularity in Irish waters, the others being
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of cover carried.
mainly accidental catches, although there is (Blacksod)
reliable fishing for six gilled from off the Co. Carlingford Lough
Clare coastline. Drifting and chumming are
the methods used to fish blue sharks and por-
beagles. The bait is usually a whole mackerel Clare Island
Acknowledgements
fished on a wire trace under a balloon. On a
good day as many as 20 fish can be caught
and released. There are many other inshore Derryinver
species like tope (Galeorhinus galeus), spur-
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fishing to the charter boat angler particularly
along Ireland’s east coast.
Photos courtesy of: Michael McVeigh, Bram Bokkers, & Shane O’Reilly. Bluefin Tuna
At time of going to press (early 2019) an ex-
citing new opportunity has arisen for big game
The document includes Ordnance Survey Ireland data reproduced under OSi Copy- anglers in Ireland with the advent of a legal
recreational fishery for bluefin tuna. Specimen Barna
fish including a European Record were landed
right Permit No. MP 007508. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Ordnance Survey in the 1990s and research fishing has turned up
some truly awesome fish in recent years. Special-
Ireland and Government of Ireland copyright. © Ordnance Survey Ireland.
ist charter boats with all the required gear are
ready to target that fish of a lifetime… For full
details on where you can take part see this link:
www.fishinginireland.info/sea/bluefin_tuna_
This brochure can be made available in alternate formats upon request. fishing.htm
Saltwater Fly Fishing
Charter boat skippers don’t normally cater to
fly anglers but more are recognising the unique
sport this form of fishing can offer. Species to
be targeted include bass, garfish, pollack, mul-
Carrigaholt
let, scad and mackerel. For the more adventur-
ous angler, enquire with your skipper about the
possibilities of fly fishing for sharks such as blue
shark and spurdogs. Once these predators are
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chummed to the boat they will willingly take a
fly, but be warned tough rods and large capacity
reels are needed…
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IRELAND/NORTHERN IRELAND
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countries: the Republic of Ireland (also known as Valentia
Eire or Southern Ireland) and Northern Ireland,
which is part of the UK. As a result of this, there
are three separate agencies that control fishing
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