Hi Dave,
I have to say you picked a nice day for it and I know what you mean about the clarity of the water in the Bay, my mate took me around there in his boat to show me slips and places to pull up in case I caught out in rough weather,
I was amazed to look down into 20+ft of water and see crabs and baitfish doing there thing, the sea was flat calm on the day much the same as I see in your picture,
He was also going to show me a couple of marks around the islands but the heavy fog early on the day put a stop to that plan, we didn’t complain about that as we were getting a few mackerel / dogs and a thornback so the day turned out grand,
In one of your pictures I think I can see what looks to be the shape of 2 islands would they be inishmore and inishnaan ??
I have never been on any of the islands but this year I plan to make up for that by spending a couple of days fishing over there around June/July and most likely a couple of nights sleeping in the boat,
Would you have any idea of where best to launch from… more to the point where I could leave my van and trailer safe while I’m over there, because more then likely if the fishing is as good as my mate tells me the 2 days may turn into a week,
I would be willing to pay a box of fish to any good land owner to let me park on his property,