Caught a small tope off Tramore strand last night.

Hi all,

We caught a small tope from the beach in Tramore last night. Caught him with lugworm.

Im new to sea fishing and the fright we got. A shark of all things, any he went back safe. I was wondering how common is it to catch one from the shore like this.

Thanks

Welldone Jonny it is quite common,aswell as smoothhound's from the shore are you sure it was not a Smoothhound,
but grand never the less well done on catching it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck

K.C

Id say given it took lug your tope was a smoothound, still a sought after catch so well done.

it could have been a vegitarian tope when you say it was small how small my idea of a small tope is 20lb a small smoothy is 2lb

Thanks for the replies. Ya it may have been a smoothound so, I looked at a few images and it looks very similar. Must bring the camera next time.

Keep fishing!!

welcome to the site and sea fishing,well done on the fish what ever it was,this site is good for the identification of fish http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/inde ... teddogfish

The net men take small Tope out in Tramore bay but only in a very rough sea they are there but its about 30 years since anglers fished for them in the Rinnashark harbour at the end of the beach because they just were not to be got close in .
Hope it was a TOPE.
Lots of Bullhuss and Ray but on fish bait and not many use fish bait on Tramore beach.
still good to see new anglers turning up perhaps you might join one of the local clubs in Tramore.