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THE ISLANDS OF CLEW BAY

Remnants of a bygone age hump backed glacial deposits known as drumlins are scattered throughout Clew Bay forming a delightful archipelago and a topic for continued discussion as to the exact number of islands, it is 365 one for each day of the year. The calm inshore waters among these islands produce Ray, Bullhuss, Monkfish, Dogfish, Conger, Pollack and  occasional Tope. Large Skate over 45kgs are caught with a fair degree of regularity. All fish are tagged and returned alive as part of a programme to help conservation and research. The surf beaches and rocky inlets dotted around the bay produce Flounder , small Turbot , wrasse, Conger , Ray and occasional Bass. The shores of these islands have never been fished, however over the past two years The Helm Shore Festival has been fished on them and the results have been

Phenomenal with over 10 species been landed and individual anglers producing Catches of 20 fish or more. CAN YOU IMAGINE A CLUB OUTING WITH ONE ANGLER PER ISLAND The Helm are now offering you an opportunity to fish these islands We will arrange to have your group landed on an island of your choice, and collected again that evening, A minimum of 6 anglers are required.     <-- click on images