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advice for fishing on galway bay

#1 Post by smiliejp »

hi im starting out in january sea fishing on galway bay and im looking for some advice on sea rigs.ive picked on a penn gto230 reel and 7ft 20-30lb rod.does anyone have any good locations to get started ive a gps ,any tips are welcome thanks
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#2 Post by ennagail24 »

Hi,
what type of boat? how far out are you going? where are you launching from?
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best thing to do is get a charter
that way you will know where to fish and get some free advice
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#4 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

taz wrote:best thing to do is get a charter
that way you will know where to fish and get some free advice
i can highly recommend
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Would highly reccomend him too.
Was trying to get a trip out with him this week but he is getting a new engine put into the boat and wont be running trips till march i think!
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Re: advice for fishing on galway bay

#5 Post by JimC »

Maybe a PM to Peter Kinsella might be a help. He fishes Galway Bay regularly.
There is interesting info to be found here: (load into google earth) http://www.infomar.ie/surveying/Bays/Galwayv1.php
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#6 Post by smiliejp »

Jim from Cork wrote:Maybe a PM to Peter Kinsella might be a help. He fishes Galway Bay regularly.
There is interesting info to be found here: (load into google earth) http://www.infomar.ie/surveying/Bays/Galwayv1.php



thanks ill check it out
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#7 Post by stevecrow74 »

I was given a mark yesterday in the inner bay area, not far out that is supposed to hold some good fishing, and i know of a few other marks close to the city that would be worth a shot..
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where abouts is the mark?
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Ive been out on the yak the last couple of days, been very very quiet. Gonna go have a look for some Huss tomorrow.
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#10 Post by steve wilton »

ive had a boat moored in the bay and fished it for the last 3-4 seasons,foud a couple of good spots for ray and tope within the inner bay ,bullhuss and smoothhound and a few pollock,fishing best around the arann isles but the last few summers because of the weather didnt get out to them to often(from boat to isle approx 20 miles) and plenty of large swells.the boat will be back out in april keep in touch and will meet you out there
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Im always hearing of these marks for ray and tope in the south east part of the inner bay, but never read any reports or seen any caught. Wanna swap some marks Steve? Fishing mostly the north side of the bay but motor over to the ledges and clare the odd day.
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Big Dave wrote:Im always hearing of these marks for ray and tope in the south east part of the inner bay, but never read any reports or seen any caught. Wanna swap some marks Steve? Fishing mostly the north side of the bay but motor over to the ledges and clare the odd day.

where about would that mark be?Near New Quay or Kinvara?
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#13 Post by Big Dave »

All the Tope marks have been around Newquay, never taken the boat or kayak in that far (Fishing out of Barna) but have tried from the shore with little success but the water fairly runs through the marks i fished hard to hold bottom.
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#14 Post by flounder5791 »

try fishing out from renville peir u will catch mackerel dogfish and bull huss and da odd tope in the summer. species 2011; rockling turbot whiting flounder bass
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#15 Post by dangler »

steve wilton wrote:ive had a boat moored in the bay and fished it for the last 3-4 seasons,foud a couple of good spots for ray and tope within the inner bay ,bullhuss and smoothhound and a few pollock,fishing best around the arann isles but the last few summers because of the weather didnt get out to them to often(from boat to isle approx 20 miles) and plenty of large swells.the boat will be back out in april keep in touch and will meet you out there
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