Hake fishing

has anyone any advice on catching hake.... have never caught one but have seen plenty of big one being taken by commercials out off portavogie and the mouth of strangford lough, any advice would be helpful.

thanks
dan

hi dan,

ive been worrying about this problem too for a while now. i do most of my fishing
off the clare coast where there is light commercial fishing with some fabulous
catches of hake are landed, but almost none on rod and line. These are caught
in gill nets on the bottom

Ive heard they may feed nocternally on baitfish higher up in the water, maybe
a night trip would work

wow it would want to be very calm weather for an overnight off clare this time of year dont think i would chance it
reminds me of that tommy clancy song peter keagan and the wind

hi dan,

ive been worrying about this problem too for a while now. i do most of my fishing
off the clare coast where there is light commercial fishing with some fabulous
catches of hake are landed, but almost none on rod and line. These are caught
in gill nets on the bottom

Ive heard they may feed nocternally on baitfish higher up in the water, maybe
a night trip would work

cheers mate

hi dan im planning a trip in my boat to cork shortly for hake i have a mark to try if you want you can tag along along with haddock in the plans as well

We some times get Hake out of Tramore Co. Waterford Sept/Oct when we are fishing for whiting they like to hold around baited pots but you need to be bang on top of the shoal have seen a boat catching them and another boat tied to the stern and not getting any.
I have toyed with the idea of putting down a pot of bait leaving it for a couple of hours and then having a go just never got around to doing it.

I had a 1/2 dozen this year out of Cork Harbour up to 3 lbs - all on mackeral. Mind the teeth - 10 times worser that Whitning.

we had one around 2 lb in cork a couple of years ago mackeral baited hokkai rig about half a mile off ballycotton island first and only one i have ever seen.

hi dan im planning a trip in my boat to cork shortly for hake i have a mark to try if you want you can tag along along with haddock in the plans as well

The commercials from Cork Harbour used to steam south west of the seven heads for hake when they had a hake fishery which might tell us something I get the odd smallish one from time to time but haven't targeted them specifically, you need to go out deep for real success

cheers lads

Dan

I seen my first one this year, a 13lb pollock spat one out on the deck of the rooster out of baltimore. didn't know what it was at first till nick pointed out the black mouth on the inside
paddy