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Belmullet international open boat competition28th and 29th of August 2004
results from the above competition
Stone Bridge S.A.C annual open boat competition
previous competion results
Specimen Fish from Belmullet

 

Sea Angling   Specimen Fish from Belmullet



Species 

 

 

Irish Record

Date

Irish Record Location

Number of Specimen caught in Belmullet

Specimen Size

lbs-ozs

Angler Fish

42.985kg

03-Nov-85

Belfast Lough

 

40-00

 

Bass

17-13

21-Oct-00

Doughmore Strand

 

10-00

 

Black Sole

6.32 lb

28-Dec-86

Ballycotton

 

2-00

 

Bluemouth

2.4lb

26-Jun-02

Caherciveen

 

1.98

 

Brill

9-08-00

08-Sep-84

Causeway

 

5-00

 

Coalfish

31.45 lb

18-Aug-02

Leap

15

15-00

 

Cod

42-00-00

??-1921

Ballycotton

1

20-00

 

Conger

72-00-00

01-Jun-14

Valen2tia

 

40-00

 

Dab

2lb-5.5oz

2-Oct-02

Cork Harbour

7

1-08

 

Dogfish, Spur

21.25lb

10-Aug-02

Dun Laoighre

5

12-00

 

Dogfish, Greater Sptd.

23-12-00

29-May-82

Valentia

3

3-08

 

Dogfish, Lesser Sptd.

36620

26-Jul-82

Valentia

3

16-00

 

Flounder

4.91 lb

21-Aug-79

Ballyteigue

 

3-00

 

Garfish (Belone Bellone)

3-10-04

16-Sep-67

Kinsale

 

2-04

 

Garfish (Belone Svetovidovi)

1.11 lb

05-Aug-94

Courtmacsherry

 

0-14

 

Gurnard, Tub

12-03-08

08-Aug-73

Achill

32 

5-00

 

Gurnard, Grey

3-01-00

21-Sep-67

Rosslare

4

1-08

 

Gurnard, Red

3-09-08

17-Jul-68

Belmullet

21 

2-00

 

Haddock

10-13-08

15-Jul-64

Kinsale

9

7-00

 

Hake

25-05-08

28-Apr-62

Belfast Lough

10-00

 

Halibut

156-00-00

23-Jul-72

Belmullet

50-00

 

Herring

0.425 kg

11-Jul-86

Rathlin Island

 

0-12

 

John Dory

7-08-00

12-Aug-84

Kilala Bay

 2

4-00

 

Ling

48lb-8oz

29-May-00

Courtmacsherry

1

25-00

 

Mackerel

4-02-00

18-Sep-79

Ballycotton

2

2-08

 

Megrim

1.85kg

26-Jul-87

Kilala Bay

1-12

 

Monkfish

73-00-00

01-Jun-80

Fenit

1

50-00

 

Mullet, Grey(Thick Lip)

9.10 lb

08-Jun-72

Killybegs Pier

5-00

 

Mullet, Red

n/a

nil

nil

 

1-00

 

Plaice

8.23

23-Jan-82

Ballycotton Pier

 

4-00

 

Pollack

19-03-00

?-1904

Ballycotton

11

12-00

 

Pouting

4-13-08

02-Apr-83

Kilmore Quay

3-00

 

Ray, Thornback

37-00-00

28-May-61

Kinsale

 

20-00

 

Ray, Blonde

36-08-00

09-Sep-64

Cork Harbour

1

25-00

 

Ray, Cuckoo

5-11-00

03-Aug-75

Causeway

 

4-08

 

Ray, Electric

40kg

24-Aug-02

Crosshaven,

 

20-00

 

Ray, Homelyn (Spotted)

8.28 lb

28-Sep-83

Cork Harbour,

11

5-00

 

Ray, Undulate

18-00-00

11-Jun-77

Fenit, Kerry

 

14-00

 

Ray, Painted

17.21 lb

29-Aug-94

Garryvoe,

 

10-00

 

Ray, Sting

64-00-00

06-Jun-93

Tralee

 

30-00

 

Ray's Bream

6-04-04

26-Aug-78

Valentia

 

5-00

 

Red Sea Bream

9-06-00

24-Aug-63

Valentia

4

4-08

 

Rockling, Three Bearded

3-01-00

11-May-90

Dunmore East

 

1-12

 

Scad

1.97 lb

06-Sep-86

Clonakilty

 

1-08

 

Shad, Allis

n/a

nil

nil

 

4-00

 

Shad, Twaite

2.87 lb

05-May-85

St.Mullins

 

2-02

 

Shark, Blue

206-00-00

07-Oct-59

Achill

100-00

 

Shark, Mako

n/a

nil

nil

 

200-00

 

Shark, Porbeagle

365-00-00

?-1932

Achill

 

150-00

 

Shark, Six Gilled

154-00-00

28-Aug-68

Kinsale

 

100-00

 

Shark, Smoothhound

16.58lb

25-Sep-00

Carne

 

7-00

 

Shark, Thresher

n/a

nil

nil

 

120-00

 

Skate, Common

221-00-00

?-1913

Ballycotton

 

Protected

 

Skate, White

165-00-00

07-Aug-66

Clew Bay

 

120-00

 

Skate, Long Nose

n/a

nil

nil

 

80-00

 

Smooth Hound

13-12-00

27-Jun-91

Five Mile Point

 

7-00

 

Stone Basse

10-13-00

02-Aug-89

Kinsale

 

8-00

 

Tope

66-08-00

15-Jul-79

Carlingford Lough

40-00

 

Torsk

10-11-00

17-Sep-95

Port-na-Blagh

 

6-00

 

Trigger Fish

4.83 lb

30-Sep-95

BallyDavid

 

3-04

 

Blue Fin Tuna /Tunny(Giant>350lb)

968 lb!!!

05-Oct-01

Donegal Bay

 

100-00

 

Turbot

34-00-00

09-Jun-82

Cork Harbour

6

18-00

 

Whiting

4-14-08

19-Mar-81

Kenmare Bay

3

3-00

 

Wrasse, Ballan

4.3 kg

20-Aug-83

Clougher Head

4-12

 

Wrasse, Cuckoo

2.01 lb

09-Aug-92

Carnsore Point

16

1-04

 



Some of the above information may be out of date.

 
Belmullet international open boat competition28th and 29th of August 2004
results from the above competition
Stone Bridge S.A.C annual open boat competition
previous competion results
 

 

 

With over thirty  varieties of fish known to inhabit the waters off the shores of the Barony of Erris, the sea-angler is rewarded with the best all-round sea angling waters in Ireland "Think of a fish and it can probably be caught off Belmullet"
David E. Houghton, Angling Journalist.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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