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SEA ANGLING FROM DOWNINGS |
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Downings,
on the north west coast of Ireland,
has become the major hot spot for sea angling . From the heart racing thrill
of 100+ lbs. Blue Sharks, the energy sapping effort of wreck fishing, the
skills of variety hunting, the finesse of fly fishing and the raw power and
energy required to tackle the huge Giant Bluefin, they are all available
here. Tyrella Nash with one of her three I.G.F.A. world record certificates, with her father Joe, with his 5th. And her nephew Jeremy with his junior record. All caught from the "MARI PATRIA" |
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Latest News: Nov. 2004. Well the angling season is over and already we are looking
forward to the next one. Shark
fishing was again very poor and I didn’t have a single one aboard this year, The
first time ever that this has not happened.
However the general fishing was good, we had a total of 32 species and
again a fair few specimens were captured in the area. The bluefin season was reasonable, for
full information on captures etc. go to: rosguill.com |
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My Boat the
MARI PATRIA is a 34ft. steel angling boat with a 120h.p. Ford 6 cylinder
engine. Electronics include GPS,
video fishfinder, echo sounder, 2 VHF radios, GSM phone. Fully insured
and fitted with a complete range of safety, fire fighting and first aid
equipment. There are still three charter boats still working out of Downings. Anyone interested in angling from here can contact me and I will be happy to give any information and advice required as well as putting people in contact with these skippers |
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Some
pollack, ling and coalfish from a day wreck fishing on HMS Audacious. |
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112
lbs Blue shark caught by a 70 year old retired butcher, Jack Van der Post,
from Holland (2nd. from left). This was his ever first shark. |
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FIPSM world boat championships were a great success. For more info go to www.downingsbay.com |
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Details of angling over the past couple of years are given at the following links. Some of the years aren't finished yet but don't worry we'll get them sorted out in the next year. If anyone has good photos taken on the Mari Patria in the past decade please Email a copy in JPG format for inclusion. |
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