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Angling adventures around Ireland
2020 Year in Review
So well where do I start. 2020 has been a pretty odd year but it wasn’t without some good times. Im not going to focus on what we went through, and are still going through, but I will focus on the better times we had. Im not going to go Continue Reading
2019 Year Review
2019 turned out to be the best year we have had for fishing both at home and abroad. We hope for this to continue for 2020 but I will get to that a bit later. Starting at the beginning of the year I decided to head southwest with a buddy Continue Reading
Brazen Blues
The message came in, “8th of August , sharking with Flemming”. Alan had organised a trip out on the Brazen Huss II for some blues. I had never had a blue so I was more than happy about this. As the 8th started creeping closer I watched the weather closely Continue Reading
Donegal Trip 2019
Well as May came around Ian and myself decided to do our annual trip to Donegal. Watching the weather and trying to organise days off work we had a few days to spare so we jumped at the opportunity. I drove from Cork and arrived in Galway to collect Ian, Continue Reading
Spur of The Moment
This was the first adventure of the year. After a winter full of cod and whiting I wanted to get something more interesting. Myself and a buddy decided that we would try target some huss and maybe the odd plaice and bass down west cork. With accommodation organised and the Continue Reading
Fishing Vega Island Part 2
The adventure continues…… The Following day we make phone calls to Widero for updates to bags, no sign of them. So we tried to find a few marks and try fishing the pier behind the house. We were told of some great Dab fishing and the chance of a Halibut. Continue Reading
Fishing Vega Island Part 1
Well after an eventful 7 days in Vega I can only say that I have been won over. What a place. Even with all the luggage troubles we had, it really was amazing. We all arrived in Dublin airport at for the first of our 3 flights to final destination Continue Reading
Spotting the Spotted ones
So the plan was set, the times where decided and the tides looked perfect. Only issue, the weather. The west coast of Ireland is renowned for never having unpredictable weather. We watched the weather and called it. Its time for Donegal. I drove 3 hours to Galway to meet with Continue Reading
Thorns and Undulations
Tralee bay is a renowned spot for targeting multiple species of Ray. Stingers, Painted, Undulates and Thornies are all taken from the shore on a regular basis and some anglers trying to get all 4 species in 24 hours, now that would be an achievement. With the water temperatures down Continue Reading