One very happy angler making his inaugural Kilmore Quay visit was Marshall Mainwaring.
Dick Hayes, amiable skipper of charter vessel “Enterprise” listened to the boys wishes for the day and worked out a plan, first catch some mackerel then head east to fish the reefs inside of Carnsore Point.
Rod and reel hire is available.
Subsequently hundreds of sea angling trips by both groups and individuals have been taken, many by first timers based on recommendations, to not only south Wexford but also Cork Harbour and the Beara.
Welsh anglers love coming to Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, some of the reasons for their repeated visits being a grand welcome, good fishing, familiarity and trust of the charter skippers ability, and craic in the pubs and restaurants of an evening. The reason these Welshmen and others come is for a different sea angling experience to what they get at home, Kilmore Quay offering a wider range of species amid a challenging sea angling environment of deeper water, stronger tides and rougher ground in contrast to the shallow, sandy estuarine ground the lads frequent across the pond. For Further Reading Click On: Reef Fishing off Kilmore Quay.
See also: Angling Marks, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland. “60 feet below us, rocky bottom boys”, skipper Eamonn Hayes intoned, “fish marking over kelp beds, keep bumping those leads”. “Kelp below”, intoned Eamonn Hayes, stalwart skipper of Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford based charter boat Autumn Dream, in unison 10 Welshmen focused harder on working their jig rigs 10 fathoms down, on cue rods curved and danced to the tune of hooked pollack and codling interspersed with ballan and colourful cuckoo wrasse. Angling & Cruises.
Reef fishing off Kilmore Quay can result in lots of lost terminal gear if you are not aware of specific angling techniques, it was clear that the boys had done their homework. Lines up came too quickly, never mind though, a high stool accompanied by a creamy pint and a bowl of chowder awaited in Mary Barry’s. declanbates@eircom.net, Skipper: Eamonn Hayes The Welsh Pleasure Anglers and Kayakers Association members are good friends of Kilmore Quay, returning every year to sample the hospitality of Siobhan and Pat in the Quay House B/B and the superlative fishing enabled by top skipper Eamonn Hayes. Vigilantly working the rig by constantly tapping/lifting and feeling the contours of the sea bed produces more takes from fish while minimising tackle losses, Kilmore’s reefs offering no mercy towards lazy or inexperienced sea anglers. They offer a variety of services including: Deep Sea Angling, Trips around the Saltee Islands for all the family, Equipment rental, Survey Charters and Scuba Diving Charters. Tags: Angling, Autumn Dream, Boat fishing, codling, Deep Sea Fishing, Eamonn Hayes, Fishing, Ireland, Kilmore Quay, Pollack, Sea Angling, Sea Fishing, Wexford Posted in Fishing Diary, Sea Fishing | Comments Off. A fine establishment well run by husband and wife team Pat and Siobhan McDonnell, the Quay House caters for anglers providing equipment storage, bait refrigeration, and catch freezing facilities. Contact Details Below. Evening cruises around the Islands are also available from all charters and highly recommended. We also provide advice and guidance on our local area and popular tackle. At three bells Dermot called lines up and we headed for harbour, not so fast this time as a north east breeze had picked up creating a chop. Anglers drifting across the various reef marks east and west of the Saltee Islands jigging rigs baited with ragworm, sandeel or mackerel are producing individual catches in excess of 30 prime fish for an eight hour trip excluding steaming time. Characterised by strong tides that deflect off these and other raised pinnacles which never show, the seas especially west of the Saltees can become very confused and dangerous in contrary winds. Kilmore Quay Harbour, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Centre stage in this appreciation is Alan Duthie, visionary chairman of the Welsh Pleasure Anglers and Kayakers Association, Alan has championed Kilmore Quay and Ireland since a presentation of tourism angling given by this writer in Burry Port, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire back in September 2009. info@kehoemarine.ie Was this the reason fishing was slow on that beautiful sunny day in a three month long summer of continuous gorgeous sunny days. Our charter vessel 'Karen Ann' operates out of Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford.
Short evening fishing trips are available along with trips around the Saltee Islands to see the seals and fantastic bird life. Safety boat and dive support, survey and water sampling can also be arranged.They have an extensive range of satellite fish finding and navigation equipment.
With skippers Eamonn, Dick and John D conversing throughout the day as to catch returns, then moving as applicable bites remained steady and correspondingly the species count mounted. /kehoemarine
Kilmore Quay circa 2014 is fishing very well at present across a range of species from codling and pollack to ballan and cuckoo wrasse.
Were the fish stuffed to the gills with food and not interested in our offerings, who knows? Sea fishing off Kilmore Quay gets going at Easter and really takes off from June lasting well into October if the weather holds. f: + 353 53 912 9803 Tourism sea angling as a viable offering needs fish as a key element of a unique experience to successfully attract paying customers. On occasions as one peered into the depths the water would glitter and shimmer as herring fry swam by no doubt pushed up by the mackerel preying on them at will. Short evening fishing trips are available along with trips around the Saltee Islands to see the seals and fantastic bird life. It’s not even nine in the morning and we are catching mackerel, drifting a half mile off the Burrow shore west of Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, John Devereaux skipper of charter boat Celtic Lady II placed us over the mother load. The trick to success at Kilmore Quay is to employ a 20 lb class braid set up with just enough lead weight (usually eight to twelve ounces) to keep the angler in contact with the sea bed while his/her line is working straight down below as against being streamed out by tide and drift. info@kilmoreangling.com Initially employing standard size feathers it became apparent that the mackerel were small and not taking, swapping to sadiki rigs solved the problem and enough bait was secured in jig time. As they say, it’s not rocket science………..
“Ready up boys where drifting over some kelp”, instructed “Autumn Dream” skipper Eamonn Hayes, seconds later members of the Pleasure Anglers and Kayakers Association were leaning into head thumping resistance 60 feet below, as codling up to six pound weight took a shine to the Welsh Dragons lures.
The sea appeared chock full of herring fry evident by gannets dive bombing and occasional schools of mackerel driving myriad whitebait onto the local beaches only to be left hopping and gasping in a silver carpet as the waves receded. Skipper: Declan Bates Jokes, banter, craic, and of course the fishing made the day go too quickly.
Please note: All boat & angling trips are subject to weather conditions.
In tandem the powers that be should work equally as hard to maintain and enhance this wonderful inshore resource ongoing for it’s the reason people like Karel and Jean choose Ireland as a holiday destination. A feature of the day was good numbers of two year old codling, if these are allowed grow bigger by commercial interests then there is a future. Yes, Gerry and I attracted a few more codling, Dermot’s rig however proved irresistible to the pollack. Skipper: John Devereux
‘Autumn Dream’ is skippered by Eamonn Hayes, and is a large, powerful 38ft offshore boat. A great way to spend a summer’s evening. In total 21 Welsh sea anglers from the Swansea/Llanethli/Port Talbot area made the trip, seven of which were fishing in Ireland for the first time.
Not large but numerous, codling averaging 1.5 lbs with pollack slightly bigger, most anglers at days end boating forty plus fish (predominantly returned alive) the heaviest being a codling of 5 lb weight. The once famous fishing grounds off Greystones, Co. Wicklow followed a similar pattern before the fish disappeared. They leave daily from Kilmore Quay, County Wexford. They are all insured, licenced and fitted out to a high standard with a full range of marine electronic and safety equipment on-board. t: +353 87 213 5308 On this occasion, for the second time this summer Alan Duthie and a group of 15 anglers from the Swansea area descended on Kilmore Quay with intent to not only fish the reefs for pollack, wrasse and codling but also hopefully catch a few bass.
Kilmore Quay has recently been made a Centre of Excellence for Angling by Failte Ireland. Not to be deterred skipper Eamon Hayes worked his socks off placing the boys on a succession of drifts which yielded regular catches of reef pollack interspersed with an odd codling, coalfish, small ling, and wrasse. Sea fishing off Kilmore Quay gets going at Easter and really takes off from June lasting well into October if the weather holds. Group leader Alan Duthie prepares the lads well holding up to four pre-travel meetings where every aspect of the visit is explained and an information pack outlining the fishing and other relevant details is handed out.
Knowledgeable friendly skippers, understanding accommodation providers, pubs, restaurants and scenery, its why I keep going back.
Kindly invited to fish aboard Autumn Dream the weather could not have been more pleasant with a gentle south west breeze hardly ruffling the surface, in contrast though a strong four meter tide ruled out fishing more productive marks west of the Saltees. The Harbour Office provides the following facilities : Harbour Office Opening Hours: Summer 8:00am–8:00pm Mon-Sun Winter 9:00am–5:00pm Mon – Fri, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Fresh water – available at all berths- free, Electricity – available at all berths- prepaid card €5, Showers / Toilets – located in the harbour office – €1, Slipway – 24hr access during all stages of the tide, Wi-Fi Broadband – free – contact harbour office for current login password, Pump out station – located at bottom of main gangway.
Relative abundance is how I would describe the sea fishing off not only Kilmore Quay but the south and south west coast of Ireland in general, one has to place an honest perspective on the resource.
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