Author Archives: rory

About rory

I'm a captain with over 40 year experience, I operate a charter boat from Dingle Ireland.

Weather Improves at Last

The months of May & June were poor weatherwise, mostly SW winds of F5+, no good here. But we had a few days. In early June we fished for a few days but things were very slack,   very few … Continue reading

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Friday the 13th !

Friday the 13th is supposed to be an unucky day. Not for Phil James and his anglers from Wales. Wednesdays wind was too strong for fishing F7 Southwest so we posponed to Friday. The morning was flat calm bus as … Continue reading

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Easter Weekend

The weather was great for the past week and the weekend was no exception. On Friday we had some fishers from China, studying in Dublin. We had a short trip and caught some Pollack and a few Markarel, see photos. … Continue reading

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Tough Day

For the past 3 weeks the fish have been difficult to find, fishing for 2 hours without a result is, a little frustrating. After all it is called ‘Fishing not Catching’. Eventually we came ona weak mark on the fishfinder … Continue reading

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Last Sunday

Another great fishing day. Within 4 miles of the harbour we had tried yesterday without ant luck, so today we set out for the deeper water south of the Blaskets. The tide was ebbing with us as we left, when … Continue reading

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Last Week,March

We had great weather last week with light winds and slack tides. We set off from Dingle as usual with a mixed crew of fishermen, some experienced & some learners. The morning was blowing about F4 but by afternoon the wind … Continue reading

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1st Outing 2011

We set out from Dingle at 10am last Sunday the 6th March. On our way out we were escorted by Fungi, the Dingle Dolphin. Heading west, I tried out my new fish finder a Furuno FCV Digital. Just west of Ventry … Continue reading

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Spring 2011

At last the days are getting longer. Now is the time to pull the cobwebs off the rods, shine the lures, renew the lines and look foreward to a new fishing season. I recently bought a pair of deep diving … Continue reading

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Winter 2010

We have been hit with sub zero tempratures for the past two months. Snow in the Southwest very rare. This put fishing activities to a halt due to the icy roads etc. The harbour in Dingle had a thin covering … Continue reading

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Late October

We endured 5 weeks of poor weather and were hoarbour bound but on the the sea calmed on the 20th. Aboard were a group of french fishermen from Brittany. After the bad weeks the fishing was poor to start then … Continue reading

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