
Bellavista self-drive boats
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Bellavista self-drive boats
Great to start posting on SAI. Had a dutch group here (in Cork Harbour) for the weekend so will have reports coming for you all in the next day or two!!! 

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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
Welcome, & excellent. Looking forward to hearing all aboout the exploits.
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Good stuff!
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Ye I'm certainly looking forward to reading the reports as we will be going down in September.
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
ya we seen your boats on in convoy,they looked great.
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
It looked lovely down East on Sunday a flotilla of small boats dragging good Pollack and Cod on board.Bellavista wrote:Great to start posting on SAI. Had a dutch group here (in Cork Harbour) for the weekend so will have reports coming for you all in the next day or two!!!


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Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
Ya the Dutch caught plenty they really enjoyed it... reports and pics up tomorrow!!!! 

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I could see the smiles 200mtsBellavista wrote:Ya the Dutch caught plenty they really enjoyed it... reports and pics up tomorrow!!!!


Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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As promised reports are here!!!!
Bellavista Angling off to a flying start last weekend when we welcomed a group of Dutch Pike anglers from Tightlines.nl accompanied by by Henk Simonsz. As pike fishing is closed for the month of May in Holland so all 12 anglers were keen to see if sea-angling would live up to all they had readin the dutch magazines and on forums......
Day 1 Saturday 19th May:
Fishing was tough in a choppy sea... but the lads did get to christen their pike rods and soft plastics. NO BAIT!!!!
Bellavista Angling off to a flying start last weekend when we welcomed a group of Dutch Pike anglers from Tightlines.nl accompanied by by Henk Simonsz. As pike fishing is closed for the month of May in Holland so all 12 anglers were keen to see if sea-angling would live up to all they had readin the dutch magazines and on forums......
Day 1 Saturday 19th May:
Fishing was tough in a choppy sea... but the lads did get to christen their pike rods and soft plastics. NO BAIT!!!!
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Bellavista self-drive boats
Day 2 Sunday May 20th:
The fleet of Bellavista boats left from Marlogue with Kevin and Jim Clohessey to fish off shore reefs within 4 miles of Roches Point in super conditions, again NO BAIT!!!
A slow start on a dropping tide was more than made up for when the tide started to flood with some excellent cod & pollock caught (up to 90cm!!!). There was also some small ling, grey gurnads and pouting about! All of them falling for the colourful soft plastics...
To say these anglers were happy is an understatment..... SEVERAL have even asked for prices for September!!!
The fleet of Bellavista boats left from Marlogue with Kevin and Jim Clohessey to fish off shore reefs within 4 miles of Roches Point in super conditions, again NO BAIT!!!
A slow start on a dropping tide was more than made up for when the tide started to flood with some excellent cod & pollock caught (up to 90cm!!!). There was also some small ling, grey gurnads and pouting about! All of them falling for the colourful soft plastics...
To say these anglers were happy is an understatment..... SEVERAL have even asked for prices for September!!!
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Day 3 (the final one
) Monday 21st May
8 A.M full of excitement from the previous day the lads headed back to the off-shore reef and caught some fine Cod (up to 95 cm!!!!) and also caught some nice pollock. The afternoon was to prove difficult and we moved 6 miles to another reef which produced lots of fish but not to the quality of the previous day....
However in pike and zander terms it was a busy day and one these anglers will never forget!!!
Light gear, NO BAIT and CLEAN boats...
A great way to start the season !!!!!
The next group will arrive Saturday!
Watch this space.......

8 A.M full of excitement from the previous day the lads headed back to the off-shore reef and caught some fine Cod (up to 95 cm!!!!) and also caught some nice pollock. The afternoon was to prove difficult and we moved 6 miles to another reef which produced lots of fish but not to the quality of the previous day....
However in pike and zander terms it was a busy day and one these anglers will never forget!!!
Light gear, NO BAIT and CLEAN boats...
A great way to start the season !!!!!
The next group will arrive Saturday!
Watch this space.......
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
Great fishing. What does it work out for boat hire for the day & boat hire for two days and b&b? Id be very interested
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Nice report!
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You would be better off contacting them yourself rather than on here.chilly123 wrote:Great fishing. What does it work out for boat hire for the day & boat hire for two days and b&b? Id be very interested

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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
I was checking out the Bellavista website and couldn't find any info on prices etc, just a number to call. Is there anywhere where you can see their standard prices upfront?
O! Great pics and report guys
O! Great pics and report guys

Species 2012:
Cod, Whiting, flounder, coalfish, bass, pollack, sea trout, poor cod, pouting, dogfish, sea scorpion, 3 bearded rockling, blonde ray, painted ray, turbot.
Cod, Whiting, flounder, coalfish, bass, pollack, sea trout, poor cod, pouting, dogfish, sea scorpion, 3 bearded rockling, blonde ray, painted ray, turbot.
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats French Anglers 25-05-2012
French Anglers Friday 25th May 2012
Pasacl & Alain took advantage of the Bellavista Self-Drive Boats on their way back to France. They faced easterly winds up to 15 knots but being French lure anglers who claim sea bass up to 7 Kg’s back home a 1.5 meter swell would not deter them from going to catch some Irish Pollock and cod!!!They used an array of soft plastics from the black minnow family on their day out….. They were so happy with what they catch that they are coming back in September for a full weeks fishing and will also take two more anglers with them!!!
Dutch also here this weekend reports early next week….. Watch this space!!!!!
Pasacl & Alain took advantage of the Bellavista Self-Drive Boats on their way back to France. They faced easterly winds up to 15 knots but being French lure anglers who claim sea bass up to 7 Kg’s back home a 1.5 meter swell would not deter them from going to catch some Irish Pollock and cod!!!They used an array of soft plastics from the black minnow family on their day out….. They were so happy with what they catch that they are coming back in September for a full weeks fishing and will also take two more anglers with them!!!
Dutch also here this weekend reports early next week….. Watch this space!!!!!
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We had the Versantvoort group from Holland who did two days charter with Mr. John Barry on the Cuán Bán from Cobh(Staying in self catering apartment in Bellavista) on Saturday May 26th and Sunday May 27th 2012
Saturday 26th May
Bad fishing and worse weather nothing to report...
Sunday 27th May:
Great day's fishing some fantastic cod, pollock and even the odd conger!!!
2 new Dutch groups have now arrived one doing 2 days charter 6 days self drive and 4 days lake fishing fro pike so much more to follow!!!!!
Saturday 26th May
Bad fishing and worse weather nothing to report...
Sunday 27th May:
Great day's fishing some fantastic cod, pollock and even the odd conger!!!
2 new Dutch groups have now arrived one doing 2 days charter 6 days self drive and 4 days lake fishing fro pike so much more to follow!!!!!
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Re: Bellavista self-drive boats
ha kevin welcome aboard the site.. im sure by my experince with you some years ago i sure there will be some good reading on the post... welcome to you and your team.......
SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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welcome along kevin, great to see you in here, im sure things will just keep going from strenght to strenght for you, it's a fantastic service you and your staff provide
I have been down a couple of times so far and cant wait till i lift the phone and book in with you again
just a word of warning to anyone staying in the bellavista the drink goes down very easy after a long days fishing
and the chinese food is great 
here is a pic of an 8.5 lb pollack from the last trip

I have been down a couple of times so far and cant wait till i lift the phone and book in with you again

just a word of warning to anyone staying in the bellavista the drink goes down very easy after a long days fishing


here is a pic of an 8.5 lb pollack from the last trip

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Species Target (1) Anything will be a Bonus.
BallyBrack SAC.
Efsa Ireland.
BallyBrack SAC.
Efsa Ireland.