Galway Bay 23/7/11

People: Me

Duration: 0800 to 1700

Tide: Up then down - neap

Weather: Dull all day

Bait: Mackerel

Rigs: Feathers, pirks and paternoster

Results:Mackerel, pollock, cod, haddock, red band, tope, wrasse and whiting.



Not exactly hectic fishing but a nice selection of species. Mackerel were scarce and tope plentiful.
First red band and haddock of the year.

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Peter,

Thanks for posting those quality shots of the Red Band, I never even heard of it, what length is that fish and what did it take?

Cathal.

Id bet a live one wud make a great bass bait they'd see it a mile away!

mad looking thing,,,first i have ever seen of one,,good report

Beautiful fish! Great to see someboby catch something out of the ordinary. well done! www.britishwildlifeandnature.wikia.com/ ... _Band_Fish

'Thanks for posting those quality shots of the Red Band, I never even heard of it, what length is that fish and what did it take?

Cathal.'

Was about 40cm length. It took mackerel strip baited feathers near to the sea bed = 25m depth.
P.