Valentia Island/Portmagee Channel on a Dinghy

[firetiger7]

Hey lads,
I will spend a few days around Valentia Island in Kerry and will bring my dinghy.
Has anyone fished the channel around Valentia Island in a spring tide from a boat? Is that possible or are the currents too strong for smaller boats there?
Would appreciate some help!

[JimC]

No bother. What HP have you got?

[Go Big or Go Home]

Many swim it and kayak it

[firetiger7]

Thanks for your help, I think someone edited his few days ago? I was still out camping, Valentia is a great place to fish!! We had good conditions and my 6HP engine had no issues with the tides. Bray head is such a great place, we will def. go there again. Lots of pollock and mackerel

[JimC]

Great stuff! It's a lovely part of the world. Great to see you got plenty mackerel!

[firetiger7]

It is indeed! We camped a few nights there and got very lucky with the wind, with exception of the first night.
Only a few Mackerel around Bray Head on small slow Jigs, most of them took the feathers around Beginish Island in the evening hours.

[ihaveissues]

What size is your dinghy?

[firetiger7]

It is only 3.3m, just enough for two anglers but still fits in the car, the aluminium floor makes it very stable when standing. I put a Lowrance Elite 9 on it, makes it a little fishing machine!