Ireland spearing 2008 - Page 2

sunfish · #16 January 21st, 2008

Hi Togo, some pollack and bass can be found from March but they are harder to find then and the pollack are smaller. If I haven't been in the water in winter then by March I can't wait any longer for fresh fish. Crabs and lobsters are around then too of course.
I normally wear a 7mm suit but this year I'm going with a 5mm. Most UK divers wear 5mm and water temperatures are similar here.
I get a few scallops but the only place I know with a lot of them is a marine reserve where taking them isn't allowed!
Don't know about vis in Dublin area but in summer here and in calm weather, it varies from 7m to 14m. In spring the plankton keeps it lower.
I do some rod fishing for mackeral as I love to eat them and bass fishing passes the time when I can't dive.

foxfish · #17 January 21st, 2008

You dont half get up early Sunfish?

Huan · #18 January 21st, 2008

I had a guy come in last week with a fish that he wanted to identify, pulls a fish out of a bag and it was a small Greater Amberjack.
Only small but quite interesting that he caught it just west of Castletownbere in November.

fcallagy · #19 January 21st, 2008

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Originally Posted by Huan

I had a guy come in last week with a fish that he wanted to identify, pulls a fish out of a bag and it was a small Greater Amberjack.
Only small but quite interesting that he caught it just west of Castletownbere in November.

Interesting find huan, and good to see you about.

Huan · #20 January 21st, 2008

Yes It was an interesting fish to see here.
I am still about, hopefully I will be able to start diving again this year, off to Brittany in May/June probably bring my gear and try and start again, I see breathholds of 30 seconds or so!!

sunfish · #21 January 21st, 2008

I'm astonished to hear that Huan. Lets hope there was a whole school of them and lets hope that when they get back South again they tell the dentex how nice it is up here. If amberjacks start coming regularly that'll be brilliant.
Foxfish, I work three thirteen hour nightshifts as a security guard. Thats why I can manage to dive three days a week. It also means I wake and sleep at erratic hours whenever I can fit it in.

foxfish · #22 January 21st, 2008

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togo · #23 January 21st, 2008

Hey guys do you get any cuttlefish in Ireland??? I really like this stuff on BBQ with olive oil and garlic.

They're start coming in April in France

I often see dogfish rod fishing, is it good to eat or they just put them back in the water??

Cheers Togo

sunfish · #24 January 25th, 2008

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Originally Posted by togo

Hey guys do you get any cuttlefish in Ireland???

I often see dogfish rod fishing, is it good to eat or they just put them back in the water??

I've not seen cuttlefish much but it's probably because I dive in the wrong places. There are often a lot of cuttle bones on the beach so they must be there somewhere. What kind of ground do you find them on?
Dogfish are edible but the rest of my family won't eat them so I don't take them. If you want one you can catch it by hand - no gun necessary. Last one I shot was a greater spotted dogfish weighing over 12lbs and more than half of it ended up being boiled up for my dogs.

foxfish · #25 January 26th, 2008

You find cuttle's in the same area as you would hunt flatfish as for dogfish -
You can treat the bigger dogfish varieties in the same way as ray & conger, once caught the fish is best skinned then allowed to rest in the fridge. Unusually these types of fish that excrete waste products through their skin (ammonia) are best left for two or thee days in the fridge to allow any ammonia to disperse out from the underlying flesh. I say unusually because most fish are best eaten fresh but smooth-hounds, dogfish, conger etc are an exception.

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fcallagy · #26 January 26th, 2008

I have never seen a cuttle myself in Ireland but have seen a sepolid which I mistakenly thought was a baby cuttle. Dogfish are very tame and could be caught by hand as sunfish said but I don't think many would bother. They are usually cool fish to watch anyway.

foxfish · #27 January 26th, 2008

Perhaps I should of added - I personally wouldn't spear a dogfish in fact I have never speared one but we do get the odd deep hooked one while rod fishing & that ends up in the pot.

fcallagy · #28 January 26th, 2008

never thought it foxy i wouldn,t have a problem with someone that did if they liked the taste inparticular. as an aside I am getting my camera back next week I think after it got dropped they were able to repair it but at a cost of 100 pounds apx but it could have been worse i might have had to buy a new one.

Marcin · #29 January 31st, 2008

Hi
I am new in ireland and looking for some information.
Do i need any licence for spearing (in sea/freshwater) ? Are there any fish number limits ? where I can find any information about it
regards
Marcin

fcallagy · #30 January 31st, 2008

Hi Marcin, Welcome to DB,
Not a spearo so i may be corrected on this but unless the gun is pneumatic it doesn't need a license. You cant spear in freshwater here afaik its illegal. You can't spear salmon anywhere and there is a 2 bass per day and 45cm min catch limit on bass they are also out of season I think during may during the spawning season but I,m not sure if its may or another month some of the other guys may correct the above info.
Where abouts are you based and going to be diving ?

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