Storm wrecked Triggerfish - Kilkee Strand 8/11/2009

Walked Kilkee Strand today after the violent storm yesterday. Found 11 storm wrecked triggerfish and one Wrasse.
I did not even get one Trigger on rod and line this year although scuba divers reported them on the reefs in August.

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In relation to the post topic.. January 3 years ago while digging bait i found 3 washed up at Ringsend , one was still alive !

On a lighter note ross at least you didn't say you caught all the triggers

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In relation to the post topic.. January 3 years ago while digging bait i found 3 washed up at Ringsend , one was still alive !

the marina around the yacht club in dun laoghaire looks ideal for them, surprised they havent showed up in good numbers yet.

ive seen puffer fish in the marina so no reason why we couldn get a few more dif species starting to show

In relation to the post topic.. January 3 years ago while digging bait i found 3 washed up at Ringsend , one was still alive !

the marina around the yacht club in dun laoghaire looks ideal for them, surprised they havent showed up in good numbers yet.

looks ideal for a lot of species, but why even mention the marina as there is no fishing allowed there.
showed up in numbers, have they showed up at all up here bar a few washed up in ringsend
3 years ago i found a brand new shrimp pot washed up in ringsend defo something going on global warming was the first thing i taught when i found it then i said some fisherman that dont know his splices :

Are we sure these fish are not dumped out of a net as no good to sell and only come ashore in a storm.
We get fish and birds washed up on Tramore strand that are dumped out of nets.

very good point basspoint acording to lahinch aquarium triggerfish are solitary creatures and very territorial so the chances
of 11 of them in the one spot would be rare id go with dumped off a trawler

very good point basspoint acording to lahinch aquarium triggerfish are solitary creatures and very territorial so the chances
of 11 of them in the one spot would be rare id go with dumped off a trawler

Me thinks that triggerfish ain't their speciality Anytime I have encountered them they were in shoals of a dozen or more. It's a scream watching em scavageing the bait particals spat out by a conger shaking it's head on the surface or particiles washed from a dubby bag etc they behave almost like a shoal of pirana feeding on the slick

i would not exactly say solitary fish twinkle !
check this out


http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4dT0OI9KqU

but they can be agressive !


http://youtube.com/watch?v=WLl8dJUVij4

certainly stand corrected lads fair play i was only going on reading this http://www.lahinchseaworld.com/triggerfish/
id say they give a great account of themselves when hooked with our waters warming id say it wont be long before all our native species are gone and replaced with our warm water friends and fiends also i note that triggerfish growl when taken out of the water wasent there a post on this from dun laire about a fish growling i think we said it looked like a scad must go back and check

WATCH THIS AND CRY

http://rinnashark.forumakers.com/conser ... 6.htm#2233

In relation to the post topic.. January 3 years ago while digging bait i found 3 washed up at Ringsend , one was still alive !

the marina around the yacht club in dun laoghaire looks ideal for them, surprised they havent showed up in good numbers yet.

looks ideal for a lot of species, but why even mention the marina as there is no fishing allowed there.
showed up in numbers, have they showed up at all up here bar a few washed up in ringsend
3 years ago i found a brand new shrimp pot washed up in ringsend defo something going on global warming was the first thing i taught when i found it then i said some fisherman that dont know his splices :

reread my post john, i never said they showed up in numbers, i said why havent they. regardless of wether you can fish the marina or not it would be nice to see them

just reread it eric and you said,(surprised they havent showed up in good numbers yet)
to me that would mean they have showed up the only thing i left out was (good) but what does good mean,
i think if one got caught that would be good well at least it would be a start
you never know the way the marina is going they might start doing day angling permits on the empty berts

i have heard it quoted as evidence of global warming that trigger fish are now showing
up in Irish waters but I remember pulling lobster pot strings under loop head in the late 1970s
full of Triggers so i wouldn't say there has been any change.

There are always triggers washed up on kilkee beach and other west clare beaches on the
first autumn storm

Because the water temps are much lower in the irish sea than the s/w coast maybe not
as many triggers live there?

certainly stand corrected lads fair play i was only going on reading this http://www.lahinchseaworld.com/triggerfish/
id say they give a great account of themselves when hooked with our waters warming id say it wont be long before all our native species are gone and replaced with our warm water friends and fiends also i note that triggerfish growl when taken out of the water wasent there a post on this from dun laire about a fish growling i think we said it looked like a scad must go back and check

Thanks lads for all the feed back on this Topic. Triggers grind their teeth producing a "growling" sound when landed!
I have rarely caught single fish, they usually turn up in shoals.
jw is correct in that they usually turn up dead on West Clare beaches, Kilkee and Doughmore after the first Autumn storm.
I have seen many dead Triggers over the years on these beaches.

Anyone catch them on fly tackle??

In relation to the post topic.. January 3 years ago while digging bait i found 3 washed up at Ringsend , one was still alive !

the marina around the yacht club in dun laoghaire looks ideal for them, surprised they havent showed up in good numbers yet.

Al reckons he saw one here during the summer. he was sober at the time too.