Monkfish from the shore
Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:52 am
Just wondering lads if there is anywhere good for getting monkfish from the shore? I've heard the Cork coast is the best but anyone know of any marks?
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:14 am
Tralee
But no one going to give you much info because of the problem of netting
But no one going to give you much info because of the problem of netting
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:04 am
forget about tralee anyway.
they used to be pretty plentiful but in recent times they've been decimated even from the small boats they seem to be a thing of the past.
they used to be pretty plentiful but in recent times they've been decimated even from the small boats they seem to be a thing of the past.
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:32 pm
Cheers for that lads. Might as well just go on dreaming 
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:54 pm
dunno about cork or anywhere but up this way there are a few at the mouth of strangford lough, but i think you need to be boat fishin for them
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:13 pm
The bottom of Belfast Lough used to be carpeted with Monkfish. The commercials always caught tons but I never saw one caught on rod & line. That was 20 years ago.
Re: Monkfish from the shore
Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:09 pm
dan wrote:dunno about cork or anywhere but up this way there are a few at the mouth of strangford lough, but i think you need to be boat fishin for them
nobuzz wrote:The bottom of Belfast Lough used to be carpeted with Monkfish. The commercials always caught tons but I never saw one caught on rod & line. That was 20 years ago.
I think you guys are getting mixed up with angler fish , the commercials call them monkfish but they're actually angler fish (which belfast lough holds the british and irish records for).
The monkfish is a totally different type of fish ,was there not one caught last year from galway bay by a guy boat fishing not far from the shore .