Sea lice are a huge problem to salmon populations around the world, but they are trying to solve that problem in Europe. Researchers released 280,000 tagged salmon smolts into 10 rivers in Ireland and Norway, according to BBC, and 39 percent of the deaths of those fish came from sea lice. Mortality of the wild salmon [...]
Ireland Fishing
Biggest Salmon in 20 Years Caught in Ireland
There has not been a bigger salmon caught in the Bangor Erris club water in 20 years, according to Fishery Manager, Seamus Henry. And Anthony J. Barrett’s fish could hold that record for quite awhile. Barrett was fishing the stretch of the Owenmore River when he landed the 17.13-pound Atlantic salmon. According to FishingIreland.Info, this is already Anthony’s second salmon [...]
Tremendous 300-Plus-Pound Bluefin Tuna Landed in Ireland
Two trawlers from Dingle, Ireland were using a fishing seine system, looking for “ordinary tuna” when something extraordinary swam into their nets off the coast of the Emerald Isle. A 308-plus-pound bluefin tuna found its way among the albacore shocking the crews and those at the docks. There is a small quota for commercial fishermen [...]
Welsh Angler Turns Down $5,000 to Keep Record Trout in Ireland
Ceri Jones made the news in May when he landed a 24-pound brown trout, which is the biggest trout landed in Ireland in 118 years. And that trout is going to stay in Ireland. Jones has decided to have the fish mounted and handed it over to Tigh Bhurca in Clonbur in western Ireland. According to [...]
The GoFISHn Line–The Best Catches and Fishing News: Kayaking Over Whales, British Frankenfish, and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoFISHn updates from the past week: Unbelievable Video: Kayaking On Top of a Whale Shark – You never know what you’re paddling above… Bizarre Poaching Case for Fake Fishing with Supermarket Trout – Who needs to catch fish [...]
Largest Trout in 118 Years Landed in Ireland
Trout and salmon are cherished in Ireland, and the biggest brown trout in 118 years has been landed in the Emerald Isle. Ceri Jones, a Welshman, was fishing Lough Corrib in Galway, Ireland when he landed the 24 pound brownie. The fish should be the largest ever caught in Lough Corrib and officials believe it [...]
Basking Sharks off Ireland: Great TED talk on research to understand these giants
These peaceable, big fellas are plankton feeders, and they congregate in large numbers off Ireland's southern and western coasts, where biologist Simon Berrow is collecting data with a sponge and mop handle that may allow scientists for the first time to understand more about their lifecycles, numbers and migration patterns. Basking sharks are the second [...]
Farmer’s Field Flooded with Mackerel in Ireland
If only Gordon Flinn liked the taste of mackerel, the accident that occurred on his farm might been a blessing.A truck overturned and spilled tons of mackerel onto his lawn. Crews are working to clean up the mess, which left mackerel two feet deep in some places. "It really was like something out of the [...]
Irish Specimen Fish Committee Celebrate Four New Records for 2011
This looks like a fishing celebration that I would never want to miss.The Irish Specimen Fish Committee just released their report for 2011 and it included four new fish records for roach/rudd hybrid, blackmouth dogfish, spur dogfish, and thin-lipped mullet. According the Irish Times, their awards ceremony will take place on March 3. Another ceremony [...]
Record Tuna Caught on the Fly in Australia
There's a new longtail tuna record for 16-pound tippet thanks to Mark Weeks and his guide, Mark Bargenquast. Weeks was in Australia from Tokyo, Japan when he landed the 40-plus-pound longtail off the Fraser Coast. His fish breaks the standing record by more than 10 pounds. Bargenquast, owner of Fraser Guided Fishing, put Weeks on the fish in [...]
