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.
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