clew bay mon 30th april

[jw]

I've spoken to Mary Gavin-Hughes of Clew bay angling.
http://www.clewbayangling.com/home.html
Her boat is free monday 30th april (unfortunately booked on the 28th/29th)

I appreciate weekdays may not be good for most people, but is anyone interested in a days boat angling in clew bay?

[kieran]

Hi

Maybe, might have two for you but will have to check with the social diary / job jar etc! What's the charge per head?

[Mr_Green]

i might be on 4 that jw.. i will let u know closer to the time...but if some1 else wants the seat let em have it...

[jw]

the boat is 420 for the day so if we had 5 lads that would be 84 each. I think jd might be able to make it?

if people are fairly definate they can make it I'll go ahead and confirm the booking

[jd]

Anyone on for this still?

[jw]

from
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/shor ... yo%201.htm

Clew Bay was the most famous Skate fishery in the UK and Ireland. It suffered a drastic decline due to commercial over-fishing and a failure to implement catch and release in past decades. Thankfully the Skate population has stabilised and may even be recovering albeit very slowly. In late 2002, Alan Yates caught a skate estimated at 200 lbs further south near Clifden on John Brittain's boat. The "sad news story" of the loss of Skate from Clew Bay has served to overshadow the remarkable fishing available in this unique ecosystem, as evidenced by these shore marks, some with their own pages... there are over forty species available and twenty in a day off a boat is definitely possible. Clew Bay is definitely a significant nursery area and we would ask all local and visiting anglers to practice catch and release in order to ensure the future of the fish stocks.

at the moment i've only maybes....nobody is definate

[Mr_Green]

sorry lads it dont look like i will be able... other than timing i would have loved to go... :(

[dbrock]

from
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/shor ... yo%201.htm
Clew Bay is definitely a significant nursery area and we would ask all local and visiting anglers to practice catch and release in order to ensure the future of the fish stocks.

at the moment i've only maybes....nobody is definate

the last time i fished there the skipper wanted everything kept for the guys who did the lobsters we were even unhooking fish of the side of the boat just to let em go ,, i wont be fishing with this certain skipper again wont name names either

[Mr_Green]

so how many are on for this? i just want to work out costs of boat/petrol and such...

[jw]

hi dave

at the moment jd and myself seem to be the only definates, so i was thinking it might not go ahead. With yourself that would be 420 divided by 3.

anybody else like to come along?

john

[jd]

I have to be out at this stage.

[Mr_Green]

ah sure mayb another time then...seems to be really bad timing john :( ...sure i would be well up for it in a few months or so man...go after a few tope and such

[jw]

yep looks like its not going to happen...moral of the story - there's no point trying to organise a trip like this on a weekday as everyone will be working