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ISFC Annual ReportsHundreds of big fish taken by anglers in 2009
Hundreds of big fish, or “specimen fish”, were caught by anglers fishing in Ireland in 2009 according to the full colour Irish Specimen Fish Committee report issued today. Carp, mainly taken from The Lough in Cork City, and Sea Trout, from Lough Currane in Kerry dominated the catches in freshwater. Exotic species such as Golden Grey Mullet, mainly from Cork Harbour and Cuckoo Wrasse mainly from the Antrim coast, and more conventional species like Cod and Spurdog, dominated catches of sea fish. As the winter weather takes hold anglers both at home and abroad will be reading the report carefully to plan their angling trips to catch the big fish in Ireland. One New Irish Record was established and the report has all of the details about all specimen fish taken by anglers this year. A total of 531 specimens were recorded in 2009 which is an 8% increase on the 2008 total. The New Irish Record is:Six-Gilled Shark – Joe Waldis from Switzerland - new record of 480 kg taken off Carrigaholt, Co. Clare on 16th June 2009 Other news on the specimen fish front:
The report is available to download now [.pdf 1 MB] Hard copies will be available from Central Fisheries Board offices in Swords, Dublin in early 2010 For further information contact Dr. Willie Roche, ISFC Sec 087-6620479. Download the ISFC Annual Reports |
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