Huge blue shark over 100lb landed
A trip on Irish charter vessel Kiwi Girl out of Mullaghmore, proved successful for local rod William Wallace after he landed this huge blue shark weighing more than 100lb.
The experienced sea angler was fishing in Donegal Bay off the West Coast of County Sligo, an area which has seen numerous shark captures this year including a 199lb specimen caught last month. This shark was landed from a proven mark in the bay before being tagged and released by skipper Declan Kilgannon.
Anyone interested in a guided trip on Kiwi Girl should call 035 08761 00111.
Top chef Michael Roux Jr lands 131lb blue shark
World famous chef Michel Roux Jr proved that he’s also an accomplished angler when he caught his biggest ever shark - this impressive 131lb ‘blue’.
Michel, who judges the hit BBC two series Masterchef ‘The Professionals’, was part of a group of UK anglers that shared the capture of 23 blue shark while aboard Nick O’Sullivans Celtic Wildcat, out of Milford Haven, Wales.
He boated the two biggest predators, with a 125lb specimen accompanying his new personal best, which was caught using a whole mackerel.
“Michel is a really great angler as he grew up going fishing with his father and he was a real pleasure to share such a fantastic day’s fishing with him and the rest of the guys,” trip organiser Mark Ward told Angling Times.
To find out more about fishing aboard the Celtic Wildcat visit: www.celticwildcat.com or call: 01646 600313
Blue sharks off Guernsey top great day
Greg Whitehead had every reason to smile as a day off the west coast of Gurnsey saw him boat his first ever blue shark in the shape of this 50lb-plus fish.
He was fishing with his friend Rik Le Ray aboard his own vessel, ‘Blue Fin’, and the duo attracted the attentions of the predators by introducing a smelly concoction of mashed fish known as chum to create an attractive column of scent in the ocean.
Mackerel livebaits were the winning baits and Rik also got in on the action when he landed the biggest shark of the trip that was estimated to have weighed over 80lb.
“It was mind-blowing to see the fish stalking inside the chum and then make a beeline for our hookbaits,” Greg told Angling Times. “I’ve never seen fish move so quickly and with so much aggression.”
160lb blue shark on first outing
Barry Edwards’ first ever shark trip resulted in a series of huge blues - this 160lb specimen the highlight.
The Southend-on-Sea-based rod was in a party of four anglers which shared a total of 51 predators during two days with renowned charter skipper Andrew Allsop, out of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire.
Barry, 45, also beat specimens of 144lb, 124lb and 110lb in his eight shark catch aboard White Water, using frozen mackerel baits over a chum slick. Previous to this the biggest fish he had caught was a 54lb conger eel.
“We took it in turns to hit runs and the first one I got turned out to be 144lb. It just carried on one long run for ages and I think I was playing it for about 40 minutes. On the second day I had a few smaller ones before the 160lb shark. And just as I was reeling the very last bait in at the end of the day I got a take from one of 110lb.”