fishing reports
What's been caught and seen
Below are some of the reports from charters out on Silver Dawn showing what’s been caught and what we’ve seen from both Irish and International press.
2023
- 4 September: 52 Blue Sharks and a lot more on the Silver Dawn
- 14 July: Lucky porbeagle gets new lease of life from West Cork Charters
- 3 July: Super skate a welcome alternative to blues when the wind blows
- 23 June: Sharks, specimen pouting and rarely seen Rissos Dolphins thrill West Cork anglers
- 29 May: Settled sea makes specimens on distant wreck accessible for Silver Dawn
2022
- 7 October: Weather kicks in as bluefin tuna fishing kicks off in Courtmacsherry
- 30 September: Big bluefin for Silver Dawn crews
- 22 September: Buckets of blues and loads of ling for anglers on Silver Dawn
- 19 August: 51 Sharks in 24 hour trip from Courtmac
- 12 August: Blue seas, blue skies and blue shark in West Cork
- 21 July: Family fun on the Silver Dawn
- 24 June: Birthday Boy Bert boats blue skate, blue shark and blue whiting
- 14 June: Silver Dawn gets first blue of 22 – that’s three years in a row
- 30 May: Ling to 37lb and Skate to 150lb for Silver Dawn
- 12 May: Yahoo News: Minke Whale puts on Jumping Show off Cork Coast
- 11 May: RTE: Minke Whale steels the show off the Cork coast
- 11 May: ABC News: Minke Whale spotted off Irish coast
- 9 May: Cork Beo: Whale puts on spectacular 26 jump show for scientists studying sharks off West Coast
- 13 January: Pollack, ling, cod and smoothhounds to start the year in Courtmacsherry
2021
- 31 August: Albacore tuna and specimen ling for anglers out of Courtmacsherry
- 13 August: Highs and low of shark fishing for West Cork Charters
- 5 August: Specimen shark and ling for anglers out of Courtmacsherry
- 27 July: West Cork charter boats make most of the fabulous weather in the last week
- 16 June: First blue shark of the season and some super ling for anglers on Silver Dawn
- 14 June: First blue shark of the year reported from West Cork
- 8 June: Fishing improving for West Cork Charters
2020
- 3 December: Blue blue Christmas for West Cork Charters
- 1 December: Late season blues for West Cork Charters
- 19 August: Up to 22 blue sharks a day on Silver Dawn, inshore fishing steady
- 30 July: Catch of the Week: Sweet 16 for a fabulous 50
- 22 July: Catch of the Week: Silver Dawn’s extended licence put to good use with monster ling on the wrecks
- 22 June: First blue sharks of year
- 11 June: First sharks of the 2020 season reported off the Cork coast
2019
- September: Fox News video story: Fisherman catch bluefin tuna
- September: Daily Mail: Anglers land giant tuna
- September: Irish Post: Irish fisherman catches monster 8ft tuna
- September: Independent: Man catches monster tuna
- September: Super mix of species for Silver Dawn including albacore and bluefin tuna
- August: Tough weather and tough shark fishing off Courtmacsherry
- July: West Cork Charters Silver Dawn busy at sea
- June: Catch of the week – Blue sharks and huge porbeagle for West Cork Charters
- June: Rare seven foot, 300 pound shark caught off West Cork coast ‘biggest in years’
- May: Rare killer whale spotted off the coast of Cork
- May: Incredibly rare killer whale attack seen off South West coast