First trip of the season , with Puca now berthed in Kilrush, Co Clare for the summer
Launched in Carribean sunshine and made the 18 mile trip out to loop head, stopping to watch the dolphins for a while
The fishing was very poor. We covered a lot of ground looking for mackerel for tope bait which proved very elusive
After failing to come across more than a few solitary stragglers we ran back up the estuary and fished with a selection of mackerel and small whiting as tope baits.
Again, no runs
On the whole, very poor fishing with just whiting and a few pollack to 5 pounds to provide any sport.
On returning to the berth we chatted with another returning boat who had found mackerel and couldnt understand our fishlessness
Strange tides and bright sunshine probably killed the fishing, but it was a glorious day out
Kev